Basic chord trick | Inversions + voice leading

I wrote a nice little exercise that shows you how to use voice leading and how to play all the most common triads in all three inversions on the entire neck.
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I quit for 20 years and now I play for 2 hrs a day. It's been about 5 months. I love the vids where he starts simple and adds a little bit every few minutes. I get so hyped keeping up with a few rewinds. Then he keeps going and I don't know if I will ever finish a single video. Lol I got silk strings for my acustic. Easier on my wimpy fingers and quieter. Kind of dull though

[@GRJ-uz7kf]

Two things that held me back for years: 1. Thinking of chords as shapes. 2. Thinking it was necessary to play as many of the notes in the chord as possible.

[@deeveeuhs]

100% agree! That was a great realization for me too. It’s these simple things that hold back guitar players. Chords are a combination of notes but here are some basic shapes to help you figure out where those notes are at is what I wish I would’ve been told early on. I think it was a combination of binary thinking and gate keeping by money hungry teachers that caused this.

[@davidcoller5033]

Yeah, that second one...

[@luig4431]

What is interesting is that these shapes can be explained and derived from the CAGED System to find where they are lying which is still a pain for me

[@noodlemans]

Same. I always felt I had to finger the entire shape. It was only when I started learning triads and caged that it all started clicking for me. I still don’t have it memorized in my fingers but at least conceptually I understand my fretboard now.

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If I had a teacher like you, I would never have stopped having lessons.

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Mr Scrofulous haha I absolutely agree with you my friend!

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yep. i'd second that. also, its never to late to start again.

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me 2 ahahah

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Don't worry, I am making teh most of what Paul has to offer. I had lessons as a callow youth and he was terrible, taught me nothing. I was keen as mustard, and practised everything I was given, which was not much. Taught me chord boxes and not much else. Bastard!!@@cmdraftbrn

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You also would've realized you were gay way sooner than you did! Just kidding, my dude. The thought made me laugh so I figured I'd share.

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This 13 minute video has hours of practice within it. This is a great lesson and really gives the ball to all guitar players and song writers to apply this technique to their writing. Amazing

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OMg this is 4 yrs ago i feel like a time traveller

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I agree.

[@rickthomas393]

THE most musical, beautiful sounding exercise I’ve heard in 50+ years of practicing. An “exercise”, more beautiful than many good songs!

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THE single most important guitar tutorial on KZbin. Actually explains and demonstrates the concept that all of the other channels reference.

[@professorsc213]

I've always loved and have been fascinated with the endless possibilities of triads on the guitar. Been teaching guitar for 45 years and have had so many students who have had terrible teachers. You sir are an amazing and excellent teacher! Your students are very lucky to have you as an instructor.

[@FlorianGuitar85]

Wonderful triad lesson! Of course, can't put out a video on Christmas without telling stuff about Gsus. Frohe Weihnachten, lieber Paul :)

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That was such a bad joke I had to share it with my wife! Thanks!

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@@guncreep9905 what a big joke by words, isn't it :-) Schöne Winnachte from over the Rhine out of Kehl!

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@@florzneb62 tu m'étonne ! Ja klar ! Tjah, wer hätte daß gedacht das es mal internet gibt! ?! Wir hamm schon Glück heute zu leben !!! Mach's gut ! ✌😉👍 und... vive la France 🇫🇷 😂

[@jmezr1]

I’ll be revisiting this video over and over. This is what I’ve been trying to grasp. Thanks

[@bigugly1911]

I took 8 years of piano. This is the first time I've seen anyone explain chord inversions on a guitar. I will be working on this until its second nature. Very useful. A good pianist will move as little as possible to follow a chord progression, and when done right it sounds huge.....same on guitar. I just didnt know how to do it until now!!! Thank you. My favorite guitar teaching/music theory instruction channel on KZbin. Have a great day

[@JuicyLeek]

As someone who played piano before guitar, I had the same feeling! Chord inversions are trivial on a piano -- I think some Grade 1 songs use them! But this is the first time I saw an explanation for guitar.

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This guy's a natural teacher with a fantastic grasp of music theory. Anything you learn here will stay with you forever. Keep going Paul. We need you.

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Wish i had a teacher like you yrs ago. was classically trained, learned pieces, fingerings, but not applied theory to the instrument. Your lessons are gems to me. Things are making sense now. Thank you Paul!

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Despite all your preaching about Gsus, our chord and player, this was a great video ;)

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hahaha this comment is underrated!

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[@taterfight]

This is crazy... I spent time last night linking all of the triads together along the neck. I told myself that the next step was to determine which note on each triad is the 1st, 3rd and 5th. This is a perfect exercise for me at the perfect time! Thank you Paul!

[@dougarnold7955]

I'm feelin' your pain, same effect on me. Great lesson!

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All i gotta say is thanks Paul. Your nickname should be the "plateau smasher"

[@timcotterill3952]

Fascinating. I’ve got many of the basic cowboy chords down pat, same with A, D, E, G & C bare chords. My strumming is ok. I’m happy with my finger picking... well that always needs work. I’m composing my own music. But, I’m bored. bored, bored. And I think this idea, is just the ticket to get the old gears turning. Something new, something fresh, for me any way. Thanks Paul, another great video.

[@gagefoster4901]

This is the best lesson ever if you're stuck on cowboy chords with no picking experience, you already pretty much know the chords but it opens your eyes. Thank you!!

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I can listen to you play guitar ALL DAY! Absolutely beautiful music.

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I wish I understood the guitar how you do, you make it always seem easy. I have so much to learn, and I greatly appreciate all of your time. It's great that anyone can learn anything from people like you who excel in a field and compile your years of experience and research into videos. I love learning, and every video you produce teaches me something new.

[@oviangstudio]

These kind of sus chord voicings is what i want to be hearing from the guitarist when I'm on the piano playing gospel worship music... The voicings gives room for you, the bass player and the singers.... Nice lesson ❤

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[@calvin12112000]

Correct me if I am wrong. I think the fingering you say for Dm at around 11:40 is incorrect? It should be Dsus2 - 12 9 10 Dm - 12 10 10 Dsus4 - 12 12 10 This is the fingering you played. Otherwise. Excellent video.

[@thomaschilds8781]

This was a fantastic video, but this bit flummoxed me for ages. Partly because the numbers didn't match the fingers but also because this bit was rushed.

[@MildredStain]

Glad someone else noticed this too. I was starting to second guess my transcription. Great exercise!

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@@thomaschilds8781 yes yes, flummoxed me as well Thomas

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@@thomaschilds8781 Flummoxed, what a brilliant word!

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Great exercise, and great teaching. Thanks, Paul! -Jared

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Sir, you are the cutting edge of guitar playing, instruction, & innovation. Many thanx for what I learn from y'all!

[@bestboy897]

One of the best lessons ever.

[@rickthomas393]

Paul, I’d love to hear YOU apply this exercise to other gorgeous progressions like: 1) Pachelbel Canon in D, or, 2) Hotel California, etc., etc. But as a top-notch teacher, I can just hear you saying...”good idea!, figure those out yourself, the rewards will be satisfying”(?).

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So basic, so simple and so EXTRAORDINAIRE ! La progression sounds so nice ! Thank you so much !

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[@kingoimkenya]

As always, superbly taught.

[@jdallosmusic]

Such a great lesson to encourage the student to really think about the notes they are playing rather than just memorize shapes! It requires some patience and practise but is great for really getting to know the fretboard. Thanks for the thoughful lesson!

[@jadonx]

Reciting the triad notes as you play them on those 3 strings D,G and B is a great way to memorize the fretboard notes. I do this with C major key chords in root order for simplicity e.g Em, F, G,Am,B dim, C, Dm. The 1st,5th and 6th string notes are easy to learn.

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Great exercise Paul. Outstanding content.

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Some people are just born to teach.I am stealing your ideal for a finger picking song. Thanks.

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I have played guitar for quite a few years, I love your videos, it has shown me so much that I have never even considered learning before, thank you for taking the time to make these videos! Have a great Christmas

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This is really a fantastic exercise on many levels. Made me think and put into practice a lot of theory related to chords building. Pushes you also to learn notes on the fretboard.

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Thank you for these videos!!! As someone else said, I had already figured out lots of these chords and scales, but you really help me to understand them! Especially as I'm self taught and usually just experiment with what sounds good, half the time having no idea what I'm actually playing!

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Learning inversions helped me more than any other lesson in the context of writing nice sounding melodies. I was stuck and they showed me the way

[@JuicyLeek]

I didn't learn the whole song, but the takeaway here for me was how to do basic 1st and 2nd chord inversions on a guitar. As a piano player this is trivial to do on a piano, but it's much less obvious on a guitar. Thank you again, Paul :)

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This is so cool!! Thank you Paul!!

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Nice, gentle, easy introduction to CAGED.

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I could just solo over it forever and never get bored🤘

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Right.

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This is so beautifully simple and brilliant.

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Awesome exercise, Thank You 🙏

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Fantastic lesson Paul very clear and understandable Thanks.

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Perfect video I've been waiting for, I've wanted to expand my chord options besides Barre and open chords

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so far, i haven't gone past the A m chord, but willing to continue. Great lesson, thank you.

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Wow, how timely for me. I've been working on triads and was realizing the realtionships. Wasn't quiet there yet, so this tied it up in a nice package for me. Thanks, always love you're videos.

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Your lessons are seriously fantastic.

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Thanks very much Paul. This is a very interesting practice routine ... Lots to learn here!!!! Thanks again.

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Great lesson Paul. High quality information here !

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Hey Paul, thank you for this video. I've been hitting a plateau in learning guitar these past few weeks, this opens up a whole lot of possibilities!

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Geweldige les. Precies wat ik op dit moment nodig had. Dankjewel Paul!

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Still watching these videos in 2024. Such an amazing teacher.

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Nice lesson! This guitar course can make you multiple times better than when you just play between chords! Merry Christmas!!!

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I’ve found my perfect teacher! Every topic you touch it gets in my brain and finger clearly and fast! Obviously with some practice! Thanks Paul!

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Sometimes sounds like Bach's prelude in C. Really cool

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This video helped me...a lot! Thanks for that! Wish I could have you as a teacher, easy to understand,easy to work with! Have a happy new year man!

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I DONT CARE IF THIS IS AN EXERCISE...THE SOUND YOU PRODUCED WITH THIS SEQUENCE PROGRESSION...WAS SIMPLY AMAZING...!!!

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Merry Christmas Paul!

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A seven course meal to be savored and digested slowly and completely! Thank you Paul.

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[@turkmusik]

I just wish that there was a complete course in voice leading for guitar. I would definitely pay for that. But no one offers it, not even TrueFire.

[@bykers81]

Just what I needed man. I’ve been teaching myself piano only to learn one song ( a tribute to my Mum) so I’ve been learning inversions etc. Guitar is a little different as inversions can happen naturally, I’ve only just started learning different ‘root’ positions like you are describing. But using ‘sus’ chords in place of Major or minor chords is a bit alien to me but getting there. There are so many patterns to see and utilise on the guitar it feels almost impossible to picture them all but you seem to do it seamlessly. I’m actually travelling through France, Belgium and up to visit my Brother in Lelystad, Netherlands sometime next year...I’d love to meet you if possible, even just to buy you a coffee (but mostly to skim some guitar knowledge from you 😎). Many people have the usual guitar hero’s - Clapton; muddy waters; Richards etc but the dedication you put into your craft is second to none and I applaud you.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

You know basic chords are just EVERY OTHER NOTE.....right??? Do know how easy it is to play every other white keys on the piano???:Lmao K....just pretend your on the piano You're playing de C note with your left hand... and play whatever the FFFFk note with your right...it's dosnt have to be every other note...... Then....Play the G note.......with whatever the FFFFFFL white keys. Then the A note....with wahtever the who Then E...with whateva then A...with whomeva then F then G, Then D then B then C You can play the G#..right before the A note....O lay...O lay.lol if you're brave...play the F# right before G

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it's amazing how any subject I may search to learn, you have it covered. Favourite techer! Chears from brazil!

[@WalyB01]

Nice way to walkt through the circle of fifths (if you conitue the 4th to --> 2nd relation) really cool excersize

[@thesecondbird2379]

Thanks for a great exercise! It forces me to focus and keep track of where I am in the chords.

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This is what I was looking for! Thanks Paul, love the wedding pic in the back btw! :)

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Great content Paul, great guitar teacher. Keep it this way.

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This is so good. Thank you

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Paul, you are seriously awesome.

[@KyOte13]

thank you so much for this, its so useful and finally put some terms to the chord shapes i hear in the music i listen to and wanted to learn

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this video is really eye opening! thanks a lot Paul!

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thanks for that wonderful lesson mate. really apprecite the knowledge you share for those of us who can't afford time or money to go to a music school

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You just changed my life

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Merry Christmas Paul! And everybody of course !

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Merry christmas! Thank you!

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Merry Christmas brother

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hey thanks a lot sus chords are amazing they sustain but they also create tension they can help build into greater things. They help spice up simple progressions and they helped us also see and experience different emotions awesome man thanks