Hello and welcome. So this series of short video guitar lessons is
going to be about guitar chord progressions. Now everyone talks about
guitar chord progressions and moving from chord to chord. Of course I
want you to be able to move from chord to chord and do it easily and do
it confidently but there are a couple of things that aren't often
addressed but are extremely important.
The
first of which is how you connect two guitar chords in a way that
really catches your listeners so they perk up like a deer's ears. They
perk up when they hear something so interesting as the way you're
connecting your guitar chords. The second thing that attracts attention
is when you put mood into what you're doing, when you really approach
and fill your music with an emotional quality.
First let's bring
our attention to a way of connecting guitar chords. We'll start with the
simplest and then we'll get a little more complicated as we go. This
first is called the walk-up and we're going to go from the bottom of the
G chord to the bottom of the C chord step by step. So that's it. The
technique is simple but the implications of this technique are wide
which you'll find out as you keep exploring guitar chord progressions.
Now
the second thing I want to bring your attention to, and again this is
going to really bring to life your playing, is investing what you play
with character. How do you approach the notes? For example, we can
approach the notes confidently. I even missed confidently. We could
approach it tentatively. I hope no one is listening. You can do it fast
like you want to get it over with or you can dwell on every note like
it's meaningful. A hundred and one ways you can go about doing it and
those are what I want to introduce you to this round.
A
few things, please. We're going to be doing videos every week so
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Secondly, I would like
you to leave a comment about what you would like to see addressed
relative to learning guitar chord progressions. If you're really brave,
leave a video comment with a walk-up invested with a mood; something
totally unique. In that way, I can give praise and give feedback and the
whole learning community can see what other people are coming up with.
Third,
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will see you soon.
Remember, enjoy the process of learning. It can be great, great fun.