Guitar Chords Lesson • Joe Robinson • Part 1

[@Joe_Robinson]

Hope you enjoy this free lesson! 💥🎸✌🏻 If you are looking for guitar inspiration, my Joes12 program is currently 50% off. This is a deep deep dive into all things guitar & now is the perfect time to jump in. www.joes12.com

[@udayanmustafi3963]

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[@marksc1929]

Subscribed Joe 👍

[@robertlee8042]

He’s so good at this. So gentle.

[@hasannawazofficial]

Very helpful! Million Thanks ♥️

[@dieselman7453]

Thanks joe !! Brian

[@birddogsforever9135]

Joe - I really enjoyed seeing you with TE in Duluth, MN a few weeks ago. Please come back to the MN area again! I look forward to watching you in the years to come!!!

[@robertwallace8533]

One can never go over these basics too much. You explain it very well. Thank you.

[@Joe_Robinson]

I appreciate it Robert!

[@PsevdoNimB1]

Thank You!

[@eliaslopez2587]

Can’t wait for the next video!! Thank you!!!

[@brigittetorres9745]

❤️🎶❤️ You make apprentice guitarists happy 😃 thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🙏🙏

[@melodiduezguen]

thank you for sharing!!

[@jennymay4720]

Yes Joe, I got the first minutes down okay, but as you are a genius, may have to listen to this for a while before my brain cells start to understand it. However, Just what the Dr ordered..Many thanks for sharing your brilliance. Glad you are back in your happy place. So happy to see you smiling,

[@peohannesson8743]

Fantastic lesson. Just fantastic for clearing up the music theory explanation swamp that so many well meaning teachers and books get stuck in. Less words and clear demonstrations with sound and visual is Gold👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ggodle0728]

Super love this new series. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@zoltanblazsik9461]

So looking forward to these lessons! Thanks a lot Joe! :) Cheers from Hungary!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks Zoltan! Let me know if you have any questions! Hope to return to Hungary someday. I've played in Budapest a few times over the years. All the best with your playing! ✌🏻

[@Dave-gf3kd]

Awesome! never seen such a simple AND comprehensive explanation!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Appreciate it Dave!

[@jamespula8034]

So true. Not all knows the cords, notes etc 👍🎶🎯

[@MikeWhite-bw9ne]

You're an incredible player and a stellar teacher Joe!! Thank you!!

[@melodyhanna9321]

Joe thank you so much for this. These free lessons are so incredibly helpful. I hope to see you and Tommy Emmanuel perform in Mississauga this November :)

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks Melody! Looking forward to that show!!

[@youbeknowin]

Awesome lesson man, I enjoyed your teaching style/ pace in this vid a lot... looking forward to the part 2 and beyond. I am Also super geeked to see tommy emmanuel and yourself perform live in a couple months here, just got tix earlier today! To be honest I did not know your name before today but ive been a fan of Tommy’s for a few years now, and after seeing you were playing shows w him I of course googled you immediately - and you’ve got a new fan in me for sure! Your playing is unique and silky smooth and just a lot of fun to watch. Anyhow - Thx for the lesson and keep the music flowing my friend 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@Joe_Robinson]

Awesome Ben! See you at the show ✌🏻

[@ionpavel1310]

What would be some of the steps of arranging a song from scratch?And if the song is pretty simple what could we do to embellish it a little? Btw awesomely packed lesson...much appreciated!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks very much! I think the songs that best translate to solo guitar are those with a strong melody. Once you have chosen the song, the first step would be finding a good key to play it, second is combining the melody and the chords, third is working on the groove and breaking the piece down into bite sized chunks, final step would be fine tuning the arrangement and playing it over and over very slowly to lock it into your muscle memory. I like to use Guitar Pro for arranging, and I love finding songs with a good melody AND a good bass line. I teach all this on my Guitar Synergy channel, maybe I'll make a KZbin video about it too. I'll try to make a future video about taking a simple song and embellishing it. Thanks for the question!

[@leon5370]

This is very helpful to me.Let me have a better grasp of strings.thank you joe!

[@jonswartzguitar]

Always a pleasure Joe, thank you for your time and sharing your expertise.

[@harshitchawla8068]

Hi Joe! I'm currently going through your Udemy Lessons (finished Beginner except for Blackbird) and am currently in between the intermediate one. These KZbin videos just feel like the cherry on top, thanks a ton for sharing your knowledge! 🙂

[@Joe_Robinson]

Awesome!! All the best with your playing ✌🏻✌🏻

[@gayleadams596]

Thanks, Joe. This is really helpful. I really appreciate you sharing your talent with us.

[@user-oy3ke6up4o]

Thank you very much for your lesson! You are a good teacher!

[@legendmelville2124]

Been watching you since AGT.. Flawless talent

[@arvidbjork99]

Thanks for sharing! And also nice Fjällräven cap :)

[@ricardopardal3389]

Thankyou, Joe ! Your lessons always fantastic !

[@Joe_Robinson]

Glad you like it Ricardo!!

[@mohammedkamalal-massalamy9446]

Thank you sir ❤️

[@christhorpec]

Very helpful, thank you

[@kpsgamers3156]

thanks Joe. its help me a lot.

[@kangabamandes8639]

Next please do a lesson on chord progression

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

It's early matey I tripped over my Mulga boot Nice reminder I'd best get back into teaching

[@wesmcgregor7715]

Thanks for the free downloads Joe...I have 2 of your udemy courses, and a Truefire course... good stuff....! So why don't I see your name at Tommy Emmanuels guitar camp in Nashville next month? Just signed up for it..... and excited about it.... it would be great if you were one of the guest artists....!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks Wes! Enjoy the camp! I might stop by if I am in town at the time, I've taught at 3 of Tommy's camps in the past, they are an amazing experience!!

[@daviemcf]

Great video Joe...very capitvating!

[@christianaja_guitar]

It’d be awesome to see a video where you arrange a song live if possible

[@phildalton5643]

It took me many years to learn on my own what you just taught in 15 minutes! Thanks so much for your help.

[@Joe_Robinson]

I really appreciate it Phil!

[@Chedi57]

Joe the Free chord diagrams with TAB does not seem to open with the link above. I have used the link before and it worked. Thanks

[@Zundapp64]

Greetings from the hometown of Fjällräven :) When will we hear you in Sweden ?

[@Joe_Robinson]

Hope to be back in Sweden again soon. I need to see my friend Emil again!

[@juanalcantara8639]

This is amazing Joe. I've been getting so much out of your online lessons and your Joes12 program has also completely changed the way I practice. I was wondering about the relaxed left hand technique which you've mentioned in the last couple of vids. Do you also do this when soloing and playing fast licks? I just wondered how you go about this because of phrasing techniques involved in soloing and playing licks like bending.

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks so much, I’m glad you are in Joes12. Yes, I’m always trying to keep the left hand as relaxed as possible, no matter what I’m playing

[@BuddyNova]

❤️❤️❤️

[@runnershigh7573]

Is this your signature guitar from maton? Think about to buy one... 😁 cheers Roger 🇨🇭

[@Joe_Robinson]

Cheers Roger! Yes it is! They are great guitars!

[@HodgkinTattoo]

You and Tommy better come back to Aus for shows when the shit show down here is over!

[@stefanpavel4013]

Thanks for the great lesson! If I may ask: What kind of chords could we use to replace the major/minor chords and make a song sound more interesting? I'm asking because I often make arrangements of regular songs using maj/min/ some 7ths and dim chords but I feel stuck and cannot seem to fit in those great chords that I play in Chet Atkins/ Tommy songs!

[@DrJoshGuitar]

It really depends on the melody and situation. You want the melody note(s) on top most of the time. If you're playing solo, you'll often want the root on the bottom (though not always) and the 3rd usually needs to be in there somewhere in order to give it the sound of major or minor. The 5th is optional (meaning you can leave it out). You can experiment adding other notes for "color" like the 6th, 9th, and 11th. In some situations you can add notes outside the scale like the sharp or flat 5 and sharp or flat 9 (especially on dominant chords).

[@Joe_Robinson]

@@DrJoshGuitar👍🏻

[@Joe_Robinson]

There quite a few musicians I work with who really believe a major chord should be a major chord and if we start adding extensions to chords in songs where it isn't appropriate it just feels wrong. I tend to agree - for me the creativity comes in finding more interesting inversions of the chords and bringing out melodic elements of the progression. If you take a song like I'll See You In My Dreams and work on playing the chords in 4 note voicing in as many different combinations as you can, that is a great exercise. Start on the top 4 strings of the guitar, then the middle 4, and then the bottom 4. Then try to play over the whole progression within 4 frets or so. It's a great exercise for finding new ways to play the chords of a song. Hope that makes sense. Maybe I'll make a video about this. Thanks for the question! Joe

[@ledzeprulz]

Hi Joe, why do you say Eb and not D# when counting up the notes? I know they’re enharmonic notes but wonder why you referred to D# as Eb when all your other accidentals were sharpened. Thank you for the video!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks! If I were playing a G+ chord, I would think of the raised 5th as a D# but if I’m playing a Cm chord I would think of the flat 3rd as Eb. It depends on the context of the note. The key sig of Eb has 3 flats, the key sig of D# is hardly ever used because it would have so many accidentals. I play a lot of tunes in the key of Bb and Eb, it’s a great key for horns so a lot of standards are written in those keys.

[@ledzeprulz]

@@Joe_Robinson thank you for explaining, that makes a great deal of sense. Also, big thank you for taking this route on your KZbin channel - you’re an incredible player and it’s great to have you breakdown music theory, too! As a fellow Aussie, you’re making us all so damn proud of your accomplishments - it’s so fitting that you’re playing with Tommy. I’m sure you’ve got plenty planned but I thought I’d write up a few content ideas for your future theory lessons: - modes and their chords - reharmonising (even how to spice up classic chord progressions) - cadences (tritone subs, French/German/Italian 6ths) - practise exercises (would LOVE to know your routines!!) That’s all I can think of - I hope I’m not overstepping boundaries! Thank you for all your doing :)

[@Joe_Robinson]

@@ledzeprulz those are great suggestions, I really appreciate it!!!

[@fantaizy4]

Great guitar lesson, I enjoy it, what model of Maton guitar are you playing?*****

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks! This is my signature model, the JR Signature

[@fantaizy4]

@@Joe_Robinson Sound GREAT!*****

[@casuallycovered2437]

Hey man currently I am on the market for a new acoustic in a 1000$ range what would you suggest?

[@Joe_Robinson]

I would look for a used Maton SRS

[@jameswhiteford9419]

You don't mix sharps and flats. Either they are sharp or flat.

[@Joe_Robinson]

Did I say something incorrect in the video?

[@jameswhiteford9419]

@@Joe_Robinson yes you were mixing sharps and flats when you gave the names of the notes

[@Joe_Robinson]

​@@jameswhiteford9419I don't think that is particularly important, but you are right, the technically correct way to list the notes would be E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A# etc. I think the important thing is to memorize where the notes are on the fretboard.

[@henryfaulkner6051]

Are You Left Handed..?

[@Joe_Robinson]

I am right handed!