Mini Guitar Lesson - How To Play Two Great Chord Progressions You Must Know To Be Able To Progress To Becoming A Great Player!
Posted by Kay Stanford Jr Kastum at 12:01 PMIt's Mike from Killer Guitar Tips with another Mini Guitar Lesson for you.
Hope you've been PRACTISING your guitar. To be a great guitar player it doesn't just happen it evolves with practice, but its not enough just to practice, you need to practice the right things! I know this sounds blatantly obvious but you'll be surprised at how many people simply practise what they like to play even though this could be teaching them BAD habits.
You're now in the select 5% of people who will practice the correct methods and techniques that will help to catapult your guitar playing into hyperspace... CONGRATULATIONS you are in the minority simply because you are talking the time to read this article.
So stay tuned...
Let's get straight on with this mini guitar lesson...
We'll start of with a really cool chord progression that's really cool to play pentatonic riffs over the top of when you're jamming with a friend, with no effort at all it will make you sound like a great player!
So here it is, it's real easy... Play one bar of each chord A, G, D, and A. Now keep on playing these chords over and over while your friend makes up a solo using the Am pentatonic scale at the fifth fret!! It sounds great.
Now try swopping roles. You play the solo in Am and your friend play the chords. Whilst you play, just listen to yourself sounding like a top pro guitarist!
You can now turn up at and jam night or venue with this progression in your bag of tricks and get up with your friend and sound really cool. It just takes a little practice and for best results try it with a friend.
Moving on from this we will take a look at another great little chord progression that is the backbone of many great songs. It is a 4 bar sequence that repeats itself over and over again and is commonly known as the 'turnaround'.
So here goes, let's take a closer look:
1st bar is G, the second bar is Em, 3rd bar is C and the last bar is D.
You need to play this rhythm of 4 beats to a bar. Repeat this turnaround over and over again to your hearts content.
Its a great jam sequence of which you can get your friends to jam along to in the key of G.
Oh, and dont forget that my full guitar audio/video program is loaded with lots of amazing chord sequences that will allow you to lay down great sounding rhythm guitar that will astound your friends and rock your audience.
Hope you've been PRACTISING your guitar. To be a great guitar player it doesn't just happen it evolves with practice, but its not enough just to practice, you need to practice the right things! I know this sounds blatantly obvious but you'll be surprised at how many people simply practise what they like to play even though this could be teaching them BAD habits.
You're now in the select 5% of people who will practice the correct methods and techniques that will help to catapult your guitar playing into hyperspace... CONGRATULATIONS you are in the minority simply because you are talking the time to read this article.
So stay tuned...
Let's get straight on with this mini guitar lesson...
We'll start of with a really cool chord progression that's really cool to play pentatonic riffs over the top of when you're jamming with a friend, with no effort at all it will make you sound like a great player!
So here it is, it's real easy... Play one bar of each chord A, G, D, and A. Now keep on playing these chords over and over while your friend makes up a solo using the Am pentatonic scale at the fifth fret!! It sounds great.
Now try swopping roles. You play the solo in Am and your friend play the chords. Whilst you play, just listen to yourself sounding like a top pro guitarist!
You can now turn up at and jam night or venue with this progression in your bag of tricks and get up with your friend and sound really cool. It just takes a little practice and for best results try it with a friend.
Moving on from this we will take a look at another great little chord progression that is the backbone of many great songs. It is a 4 bar sequence that repeats itself over and over again and is commonly known as the 'turnaround'.
So here goes, let's take a closer look:
1st bar is G, the second bar is Em, 3rd bar is C and the last bar is D.
You need to play this rhythm of 4 beats to a bar. Repeat this turnaround over and over again to your hearts content.
Its a great jam sequence of which you can get your friends to jam along to in the key of G.
Oh, and dont forget that my full guitar audio/video program is loaded with lots of amazing chord sequences that will allow you to lay down great sounding rhythm guitar that will astound your friends and rock your audience.
About the Author:
About The Author Mike Jones: Mike has been teaching and playing guitar as a professional for over twenty years. Over this time he has created a amazing and unique speed learning guitar course that brings the beginner through to accomplished player in the shortest possible time. To find out more about Mike's amazing techniques and to receive some free tips and tricks why not go to his website at: Guitar Lessons