Learn Beautiful Chord Shapes | Open Voicings

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I've been avoiding music theory for these past tw years i've been playing the guitar cause it seemd boring to me but you just make it look and sound sointeresting thank you for that

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yes, but music theory allows you to learn how to play more chords and patterns, scales, all that, so you can express yourself more. as others have said, most guitarists just learn the C A G E chord patterns and move them around the neck. there's always more to learn on instruments

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Paul, I have been lurking on your channel for a while now but this explanation of triads and alternate voicing was so great I had to subscribe. Love your style my friend, keep sharing and we will all keep learning

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I've been teaching for 15 years and I feel you are calming, direct, and just a perfect teacher man. Keep up the good deeds and work and may God continue to bless you

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[@matthewlennox7577]

This is great! As an ambient guitarist, chords are always a huge step towards finding harmonies that are so expressive.

[@wyattsharp2675]

Guitarist of 18 years, and the way you explain theory is so peaceful and intuitive. Thank you

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When you added the Major 7 I got chills. Lovely lesson. Gave me some great ideas for a song my band has been working on! Thanks!

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[@pranshukumar3145]

A reverb tone makes these chords even more beautiful. I love playing them with the reverb tone on!

[@lawsmak]

i have spent about an hour playing this video over and over again and learning alot of stuff.Thanks so much for adding to my guitar knowledge.am so grateful.

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[@Koliflower]

THIS is the lesson I've been needing! it's simple yet so useful! When trying to write a song on guitar it's so hard to make it sound unique and interesting and this is something I will definitely use! I'm kind of a beginner btw.

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"Lovely shapes" I couldn't call them better than that ❤

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Ive been playing guitar for years but never actually took the time to study the fretboard until paul's videos opened my eyes and inspired me to do so, his teaching has opened so many new doors and improved my playing big time and I am very grateful...

[@frostbyte4544]

One of my favorite open voicings is this Emaj9 that I kind of discovered for myself while trying to replicate the chords from Radiohead's Idioteque on a guitar. From low E to high E, it goes: 0-11-x-11-x-11 It has this awesome, mystical feeling to it, which is probably enhanced a bit by the fact that it's missing the 5th (optional for jazz chords, afaik). You can also do a really eerie Emin9(maj7) by lowering the III: 0-10-x-11-x-11 Try it!

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Wut

[@leone4310]

That is not an Emaj9 tho, you play E-G#-A#-D# no nine in there.

[@MinimalEncourager]

Building upon your chord... try this! Barre the first 5 frets with your index finger so you can play this: 0 - 11 - 13 - 11 - 12 - 11 !

[@MinimalEncourager]

​@@leone4310 The notes of his chord are E G# x F# x D# . It's an Emaj9. Jazz musicians often leave out the fifth (B).

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I think Mr Paul Davids is actually the best online guitar tutor - so Bravo Mr Davids for no fuss detailed to the point instruction.

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This is the most relaxing guitar lesson ever!

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Your joy for the instrument really translates. I was intrigued throughout, looking forward to more.

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The musician is calm and teaches consistently and clearly. Very good.

[@stevewilson7915]

Thanks Paul. These open voicings have a magical beauty that gives me goose bumps. I will have hours of enjoyment exploring these and learning the guitar neck at the same time. Can't thank you enough. Cheers, Steve

[@IncompleteStranger]

I’m at the one year mark of playing guitar, and I’ve been saying I don’t need to learn any theory at all. Well after about 3 months of trying, I can BS my way through most solos thanks to endless backing tracks for practice. After this one video and hearing these beautiful chords, I know I need to go back and pick up all I missed. Amazing playing man, you’ve changed my playing so much in just 10 minutes.

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You always have the nicest tones. All your guitars sound stunning. Great video,and some beautiful chord shapes.

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Its crazy that a lesson like this is free to access here on YT. I'm beginner at electric guitar and how Paul explain things is just easy to understand if you add hands-on practice.

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I love how joyful you are in this video! I’ve been playing like this for a really long time, especially the technique of playing the third on the next string an octave higher and the fifth to frets lower on the string after that, found it on my own and found it was such a beautiful sound without ever knowing it was an open voicing. I love these videos of yours because they broaden my understanding of my own playing and help me see the next step to take in order to keep on learning. Also I love your voice, it’s so smooth!

[@garyjford1981]

I love open chords. I try to use them as much as I can esp the add9, 6th, maj7 and a few 11th and 13ths - it just adds so much character and can breathe real life into a song that just isn’t quite ‘there’ with standard chords.

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Straight from school onto this video.... this is my priority

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Wow. Taking what seems complex and making it seem simple! Thank you. Don’t know how anyone could thumbs down this...

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Thanks Paul, this was just what I needed, inspration-wise and technical-wise. Perfect!

[@spectralmelodies5979]

After 22 years of playing I'm still not tired of open voicings.

[@GenesisMuseum]

There's even a lot of usage, fun, learning, etc by adding notes to chords that you don't (yet) know how they fit in....just hear how they sound and if you like-em, then find which note (4th, major 7th, etc) you added.

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Rick Beato calls these spread triads, but you take them to another level.

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This is just fantastic, Alan Watts of guitar tuition, keep calm and keep it open

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Ahh - genius!! I’ve been playing guitar for years now & was getting bored; never thought of experimenting this way. Thanks so much for the inspiration 😊 love your guitar’s tone too!

[@RobertSaxy]

This is my basic approach to writing on guitar, it’s all about the voicing. Great content as usual and great teaching style

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What's mind blowing is the fact that this is free and no other music channel in youtube explains these in granular detail. There's just no other channel to compare.. ❤️

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Thanks Paul Davids for all your videos and sharing your knowledge!

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Love your lessons. They improve my guitar playing and help make it beautiful

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You just blew my mind. I've been wanting to learn these types of chords for years but I never knew what they were called. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

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[@pizzleybear8562]

I'm now finally starting to understand how chords are constructed, thank you so much Paul!

[@AndreyPeychev]

Great video, Paul! You've summarized the technique beautifully. For those that want a little more advanced application of it, I recommend checking out the work of Agustin Barrios (e.g. La Catedral, 2nd movement).

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Have been playing guitar for years, finally understood where the 7th and 9th comes from. Thanks!

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Great video, as usual. I wonder if you might do a video outlining some tips for those of us that are thinking of teaching guitar? Lesson layout, and possibly tips for teaching kids. Keep up the great work, I love your channel.

[@sanjayplays5010]

I've been looking for an explanation on this for yeaaaars. Finally, I've found it! Thank you Paul, for such a brilliant lesson

[@badasunicorn6870]

Finally! All the other videos made voicing sound so confusing and vague, as if it was some abstract thing. Thank you!

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Real definition of the word beautiful

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Ik leer hier zoveel van, dank je Paul!

[@erikb.8758]

sounds beautiful and very simple explained... thanks :) I can identify these chords in several songs I've heard. very moody and this would also work for ambient, with an expression/volume pedal

[@johncarlonava7601]

Beautiful notes, beautiful tone.

[@simoneorlando1017]

The last three cords looked like "The Eagle Will Rise Again" by The Alan Parsons Project. Very beautiful video!

[@AlfW]

Wow this is your best "theory" video for me because I always experimented on the guitar and "found" these chords but never found out what they are called in theory (and thus I had no real ambition to learn the theory). Now it all got a name and I can link it to the other stuff. Thank you!

[@carlosmatos9848]

Good lesson. I love taking common cowboy chord progressions like I, IV, V and substituting different voicings.

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Best explanation of this I’ve seen. You’ve got a new subscriber.

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Great explanations. Now open voicing makes sense.

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I feel like I could show this to someone I was teaching and they wouldn't be that lost but it's also not boring for me, great tone too!

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Very helpful Paul thank you so much

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Best guitar channel on the web...cheers

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This tone is actually gorgeousssssss

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Very good lesson and very good teacher . Thanks a lot!!!

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Your way of explaining this is great, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

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This guy is amazing, all of his playing chords are so great!

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As a rhythm guitarist, this is very helpful!

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Very useful lesson. Refreshing dusty knowledge and adding some new dimension and encouragement on them. Really huge thanks dude! Please keep on showing how simple in fact are those hard sounding things.

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Has to be the best theory session you can find online.

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Omg those chords in the beginning are gorgeous

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Hi Paul! Truly beautiful chords! Your videos are so inspiring, you've made me pick up the guitar again and it feels better than ever playing it. Thanks for showing me the way back to this incredible instrument!

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The beginning progression makes for something nice to jam over in C#m.

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