Don’t play your MINOR Chords this way either (try them like this instead)

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In this follow up lesson to my ‘’Don’t play Major chords this way’’ video from a few days ago, I'm showing you Minor chord shapes that you can use to get smoother voice leading (meaning that each note moves as little as possible to the next chord).
*If you haven’t seen the Major chord video, you can find it here: • Don't play your Major ...
Minor chords are trickier, because most of the alternative shapes we find to our regular barre chords end up being unusable or are not very practical.
In this video, we will cover:
- Finding all our options with the CAGED system with our minor chords first;
- Then, opening a whole new world by exploring inversions for our minor chords;
- And lastly, I will show you a beautiful and smooth 8-chord progression using both minor and major chords!
If you practice this chord progression and these chord inversions, you can improve your finger independence so much of the fretboard!
Hope you will enjoy this lesson as well :-)
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This is the Ambient Guitar youtube channel of Canadian multi-instrumentist Antoine Michaud. Through original ambient music, chordal guitar lessons and tips on guitar pedals, Antoine is looking to educate and inspire aspiring ambient musicians to learn everything about the world of ambient guitar and chordal voicings on guitar.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

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[@theemperor3741]

I cannot stress how much this helps. this is legit the missing piece to my chord progressions thank you so much

[@shatnerhairpeace1897]

You are an excellent teacher. I suspect that you could teach any topic - music, math, history, etc. This is what you were born to do - teach !!!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

In fact, I was an elementary school teacher and did teach all of these topics :-) thanks a lot!

[@robertdenney519]

Thank you for sharing both this and your major chord video. You present them clearly. I am excited to delve into the process of improving my voice leading.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

You're very welcome!

[@edcrutchfield3447]

Mr. you are teaching something SPECIAL 🎸

[@Catonius]

I am impressed by your performance. -GSP

[@Williamk492]

You are a fantastic teacher! I am blessed that I discovered your channel today. I wish you all the best! 😉☀️👍🏻

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thank you, William!

[@kevinh4042]

This is awesome. Had heard of inversions but never understood the reason I'd want to learn them. This video explains but also demonstrates the benefit of studying these, which really helps motivate me to bump it up on my agenda of stuff to learn.

[@TheLostHarmony]

Can't wait to try these! Thanks for the lesson Antoine!

[@larryseyer]

Excellent information. Thank you!

[@wolfmetal22666]

This is pure gold!!!

[@paulbalogh4582]

Great stuff- thanks again!

[@snakemont]

Thanks! Really digging this theory lesson! You explain like a King! Thank you!

[@minja38]

Thank you for the tutorial!

[@user-xx8qe9hr9n]

You open my mind man! I learned all this things but i not knew how to use them

[@markdoughty8780]

Some useful ideas here in regards to opening up the fretboard and chord inversions - thanks for the upload and tips.

[@thesimte]

Excellent tips with clear examples of applied usage (even if for more advanced players.) Thank you, Sir!

[@jackallenproductions]

KZbin algorithm recommended a few of your videos to me now. I have to say, your content is by far the best in the way of guitar lessons & techniques. Super appreciate the minimal fluff, you get straight to business and focus on what is salient. Thanks & look forward to future uploads.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thanks Jack, I appreciate it!

[@l2k55]

Fantastic, got to start practicing playing with my fingers. I'm already hooked. Checking out your other material. Thanks

[@banjopink4409]

You play those very beautifully.

[@sanjugholley]

Very nice lesson and u really have a very attractive voice...And here i am not talking about your voice leading but ur voice....

[@reggiebdog]

Nicely presented. Good feel for neo soul guitar.

[@girlgeniusnyc272]

I love your videos! You are amazing. I am such a beginner that it takes me a long time to digest everything!

[@B9ashtima]

I saw your major chord video and got useful tips and I like how you explain it. So I'm watching this one and giving you a like here too. Thank you !!

[@okeyninja952]

Masterful !

[@raydiasdj]

Great. Thank you

[@micha0634]

Once again: Thank You!☺️😉

[@makingmusiconline2309]

Again, an excellent lesson to learn, thank you! Particularly loved the voice leading around 10:00 ,,,, beautiful.

[@nicholighkun]

These sounds super smooth! Thank you for sharing!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My pleasure!

[@julesbrunton1728]

Remember folks the two standard "bar chord" shapes are just the open E major and A major shapes refingered to make the first finger simulate the nut ..you can do this with every open chord shape. The open G major is fun..damn hard in the first few fret positions but way cool to play up the neck

[@mikael.cherin]

Definitively saving these two lessons! You sir, are great!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Glad you like them!

[@scooter5005]

I will try your course. Thank you for providing these very interesting videos

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My pleasure!

[@bobsiburton861]

Just lovely..

[@barringtonmclean554]

Totally genius

[@casseurpoisseux]

Salut Antoine, Je découvre tout juste ta chaîne ☺️. Super, les conseils! Merci

[@olivierhallard3379]

Merci! Very useful...

[@Sharpened_Spoon]

Wowwwwww thanks Antoine!!

[@monmixer]

Cool, thanks

[@AlexVonCrank]

Merci mon Ami!!

[@Bonzvy]

seriously you made me playing guitar again. everything I know is self-taught and it can be hard to stick to it. but thank your videos I see results and that motivates me! Thank you so much!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

So cool! Thanks for watching!

[@emmanuelwolf6568]

I'm definitely going to try this as I'm getting in a rutt with my playing at the moment.

[@tangentz0007]

who isn't? especially if you watch youtube videos and copy stuff.

[@jackthebroken2084]

You have the longest fingers I have ever seen. Holy.

[@user-ni1td3yd7w]

cool! time to practise))

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

you can do this!

[@simpleliving662]

thank you! new subscriber here!

[@sT0RMY823]

nice !

[@samuelyseta1825]

Awesome content , young man! New sub here

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Welcome aboard!

Really good advice, sadly my hands (and especially my pinky) are too small and it's physically impossible for me to play that chord shape, will keep trying other inversions for sure :)

[@karolstevenvillacarillo1036]

why is this underrated

[@franciscoloyola9863]

Thanks i learn more but i need new guitar like that can i too...

[@vinnyoorsprong62]

the way you see it, when to use a Major and when to use a minor chord. what is the important goal of a Major and /of a minor chord.? thanks for your answer.

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} ....aahhh col..great job bro..!!

[@heiah]

Sry but what on earth are you talking about?

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

​@@heiah oh....well...sooo shweeet means I love the content....and LIONS NAMED LEO..in my music world wide.....you tube spotify aplle etc,,,and aaahh cool....great job bro...is a compliment to the brother in the video....I thought THAT was obvious.....and no need to be sorry...much love.

[@tolkiyay3085]

@@tracezachdaniels4264 did you have a stroke?

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

@@tolkiyay3085 hmmmm...iDK....why..?

[@daviddrake8019]

Is the ambient chord course the same as the spread triads you mention? I didn’t see link for the spread triads course.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Yes, it's the same course. The ''Ambient Chords'' I refer to are spread triad chords. Sorry for the confusion!

[@GaylordBonnafous]

This open Cm has been used by The Cure, it's the opening chord of the song "The Figurehead".

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

The best chord progressions to use are the ones that work best with the song.

[@themiamatrix]

As soon as I see guitarists with fingers that long, I don't even try to copy them

[@jguerr562]

Helps to have hands that can palm a basketball

[@spudwave3661]

Salut Antoine, autant j'ai compris t'as vidéo sur les Majors chords mais là j'suis perdu avec les inversions

[@spudwave3661]

Poce bleu cependant

[@animeshtiwari1855]

Very nice but difficult to play not easy to remember

[@orkay4499]

What is invertion or what ever it calls actually?

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

A D F F A D D F A etc.

[@mondg6051]

For you it is easy how about the others

[@stellaaldas8133]

I'm still a beginner, I want to know the name each fret

[@rickswancott1]

Fingers like a Aye Aye!!

[@punkrocktv8229]

I love to remove the bass notes....makes it even easier

[@84nomas]

His fingers are longer than my arms

[@tonyboyhume3878]

inversions are great but you really dont need to play this many strings to sound good. another poster was right. play what is most comfortable for you and gradually explore some more tricky things.

[@skintslots]

Your fingers are gigantic. A lot of us have much smaller fingers and cant do some of these stretches. I have to use my pinkie for D minor 3rd fret for example. I also dont play electric so dont have access further up the fretboard.

[@sylvester9959]

The chords looks very stretchy, however playing at end neck should be possible

[@LemonMeIon]

You could just cheat and capo the 6th fret too

[@dougc84]

Eb? What is this, jazz? :)

[@YouTw1tFace]

Normal chord-> 1,3,5. Inversion -> 3,5,1 inversion 2-> 5,3,1

[@onemoremisfit]

I think Tedesco might have called these hip chords.

[@hilalsinno]

Bro 😎 way too advance for me...but cool sounds

[@larrycatusalem3601]

inversions is good, but it depends on music u play

[@kelumperera........]

thank you,,,,plzzzzz you facebook link

[@lasahe4440]

No? Why?

[@michaelmarcuola1684]

Très intéressant mais on peut pas voir ta pomme ! 😎😁

[@katotornado4312]

I’m confused

[@MrMusic1950]

Sorry but the intense reverb is too much for me to listen to.

[@aneogi]

The chord progression sounds like private investigations from dire straits!

[@carldulcie364]

lets make chords as hard as possible might as well play piano spread voicings are much more accessible but they sound awesome on guitar

[@LemonMeIon]

Honestly you can play all of this much easier by capoing on the 6th fret, but he's trying to teach barred shapes that can be moved anywhere

[@janstrhal7520]

Heslo, First, you Very symphatic Guy, but if you say how comfortable is playing chord over Four frets ( Gg on 11 fret ) i must laugh watching your extremly Long fingers, no many of us have these remember IT!

[@OldDawg-mc3dy]

Great to show different ways to play major and minor chords but total crap to say DON"T

[@robguitarwizard]

Having 50 year old short arthritic fingers doesn't help!

[@TheMasonator777]

I like your videos, but I don’t think the negative titles serve them very well. Why tell people, “don’t play this, don’t play that.” Why not? Poor communication at the absolute front of what you are trying to present, which I do appreciate as good content. Just my opinion, but it reminds me of shitty music teachers I’ve had, and you are a good music teacher. First impressions go a long way.

[@hunt386]

Why not play the same bar chord but skip the lowest 5th. This is much easier.

[@nageebabd-alrahman1536]

Hello my friend video is very good 👍🌹♥️