This is a free rhythm guitar lesson by Peter Vogl. In this lesson we will learn a simple chord progression. We'll learn the chords, cover some picking and strumming techniques, and discuss how to play with musical intent. These are techniques that you can apply to other songs you know.
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Let’s learn the chords we are going to use - D/F#, to a different version of a G chord, actually G6, Bm, Bm with an A in the Bass, GM7, A7sus4, and A7
To play these chords in rhythm, I am going to use a pick. I am going to play arpeggios, one note of a chord at a time.
Now let’s discuss a phrase I like to use: “playing with musical intent”. You can play all the right notes in all the right rythmns and still not play much music. Muscial intent means creating music, a mood, a character, or an experience - leading the audience down a path. You do this by using musical tools - in this case dynamics, accents, and pushing and pulling with the beat (more or less what we call phrasing). I can get louder, softer, accent the bass note, push the rhythm a hair faster or slower.
E Color Chords by Peter Vogl is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson covering how to play color chords or chord substitutions. In this video we'll cover some of Peter's favorite chord subs in the key of E. In every key there are favorite shapes that players use and some work better in one key than others. We'll cover the chords themselves and also logical progressions from one chord to the next. Included in the download is a .pdf with chord charts for over 50 chords. $4.99
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