How To Play More Impressive Chords on Guitar

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks for watching! You can grab the e-booklet with all the chord diagrams as well as a bunch of other stuff over on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/andrewclarkeguitar

[@shoots007]

this guy has to be one of the best teachers on KZbin, at least imo. Many thanks for that, really simple and highly useful!!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Really appreciate that 🙏 Thanks for watching :)

[@njiscott2399]

@@andrewclarkeguitar you got it bro!

[@srvdmc2163]

Game changer adding some sparkle to my rhythm playing!! Thank you, Andrew!! Perfect timing as I have recently begun using more open strings (and spread voicings) to enhance my rhythm playing and separate me from other guitarist in my band!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's great to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@motur77]

Thank you for uploading so much lessons. Best guitar teacher

[@joerymer8640]

Another fantastic lesson, dude! And another big Thank you, sir! Man, I totally had to laugh, I was thinking this looks like CAGED at the very same time you said it! Nice! If you haven't seen his CAGED videos, your missing out.

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

Great video, Andrew Clarke. Looking forward to your next upload! I smashed that thumbs up button on your content. Keep up the awesome work! I'm curious, how do you think incorporating alternative voicings and extensions might further enhance the harmonic richness in these keys?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks! Alternative voicings and extensions are a great way to get more out of the diatonic chords within a key. In many ways that's what we're doing in this very lesson. Moving from here into 7 and 9 chords is a great place to start.

[@Jet-k2y]

As always, thank you for the lesson. That was really Kool how you use your thumb helped me to understand the open chord progression a little easier. I still need to play a long with it to catch it better because I've just been watching and listening first. But eventually I should start to make since of it GOD bless you my friend you are such a great thanks again love ya Adam. JET 🦇

[@Jet-k2y]

Oops forgot to TEACHER, great teacher

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Nice! Glad you enjoyed it and appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!!

[@J.P.Studios]

I love the minor pentatonic scale

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Me too.

[@DDE_ADDICT]

Cool never tried that before.

[@RB-cb4fv]

Love this trick, first encounter of this for me was songs by Foo Fighters and Manic Street Preachers (Australia)

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Nice!!

[@RB-cb4fv]

Also on the Manics, No Surface All Feeling has that approach for the verse.

[@maybearmando]

Is this something that I should be trying to learn as a beginner to intermediate player, or should I come back to it later?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I think it's totally worth learning as an upper beginner or early intermediate. Just maybe stick to one or two keys at a time. You don't have to learn it for every one all at once.

[@maybearmando]

@@andrewclarkeguitar Thanks for the response! Videos have been super helpful and I've made rapid progress thanks to you.

[@maggiesoulbird]

I was just asking myself that same question lol

[@kalin6789]

Hi Andrew - great lesson! Just curious what software you're using to make the diagrams and chord symbols?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks! I use Affinity Designer for Mac.

[@kalin6789]

@@andrewclarkeguitarthanks - made a huge difference in my workflow so far. Love how you’re using it and appreciate how much work you put into your videos!

[@silverpockets9]

andrew clarke u are the prettiest guitar teacher hahah

[@HonestlyHolistic]

Wait, why do you always play 1, 5, 6 and then 4 for the chord progression? Do they sound the nicest together or could you also add a 2 in there?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Good question! 1 5 6 4 is one of the most popular chord progressions in pop music. I like to use it as an example because it's so recognizable. You can absolutely add the 2 or 3 wherever you want. Any combination of diatonic chords will sound great and has been used in countless songs over the years.

[@HonestlyHolistic]

@ thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@Jet-k2y]

I meant your welcome

[@Jet-k2y]

Your Andrew

[@JesusSavesJohn3verse16]

Excellent 😄 Thank’s so much my friend 😊 The Lord’s love + grace be with you His Hope + peace, in Life, and beyond the grave Hope you are all well and resting in Jesus saving love + grace 😊 Warmest Love + blessing’s friends 😊

[@LuvhandleR]

Omitting the diminish chord will come to bite you in the ass later.

[@SamBrockmann]

BOO! It's such a cheap hack to leave out the diminished chord.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

The 7th chord in a major key isn't used too often when constucting basic chord progressions, which is the focus of this lesson. Was there a shape in one of the keys in particular that you were hoping to find here? I'd be happy to describe the shape or point you toward a video where I teach it. Thanks for watching!

[@SamBrockmann]

@@andrewclarkeguitar , great. Stop being condescending. You got lazy.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@SamBrockmann If you read my response and found it condescending, then engaging with you here is pointless. There is absolutely no reason to be rude when I'm coming here in good faith to make sure you still get the most out of the video when you felt something was missing. I put a lot of thought into my lessons and nothing about what I do is lazy.