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- Rocking ChordsLEVEL 2Discover the endless possibilities of playing a couple of open chords over a cool sounding track.
- Diatonic ChordsLEVEL 1Discover the pattern of how chords are built and determined in a major key.
- Sliding ChordsLEVEL 5Let's explore the possibilities of creating new chords using slides and open strings.
- Relative ChordsLEVEL 2Learn modal progression based on the natural major scale.
- Outside ChordsLEVEL 5"Outside Chords" is the lesson one of the course Angular Phrasing. Learn how to make outside chords
- Beginner Guitar ChordsLEVEL 1Learn how to play basic chords on the guitar. Lesson is suitable for complete beginners.
- Introducing Barre ChordsLEVEL 3Your first steps in the world of Barre.
- Dominant 7 ChordsLEVEL 1Learn how to play most commonly used 7th chords (Dominant 7 chords) such as A7, E7, D7 and others.
- Adding Color to ChordsLEVEL 3An introduction to chord colors.
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INTRO
Welcome to the 3rd lesson in this course. Now we are taking our first look at chords. First, what are chords? Well chords are groupings of notes that are played together to give a combined sound. They are usually made up up 3 notes (known as a triad) or more. The most common chords are Major chords and Minor chords. These are usually the first chords learned on any instrument.
Contents of this lesson:
VIDEO 1: MAJOR CHORDS
VIDEO 2: MINOR CHORDS
VIDEO 3: BARRE CHORDS STARTING ON THE E STRING
VIDEO 4: BARRE CHORDS STARTING ON THE A STRING
VIDEO 5: BARRE CHORD TECHNIQUE
VIDEO 6: WHY IS LEARNING CHORDS IMPORTANT TO ME? I JUST WANNA SHRED!
VIDEO 7: HAND POSITION
VIDEO 8: PRACTISE CHORD PROGRESSION
VIDEO 9: FINAL THOUGHTS
We will take what you've learned with your guitar pick and start making some music! Are you ready? Let's begin.From this course:
- Parts, Tuning & NotesLEVEL 1Absolute beginners lesson teaching parts of the guitar, notes and how to tune the guitar.
- Using a Guitar PickLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on guitar pick choices and how to pick your first notes.
- Dealing With DistortionLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on playing power chords, muting, distortion and tone setup.
- Riffs & Ear TrainingLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on playing riffs, basics of alternate picking, slash chords and ear training.
- Scales & Basic LeadLEVEL 1In this lesson we will open the door into the world of scales and basic lead guitar playing which make use of the scales.
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