Rhythm Guitar Secrets: Techniques to Level Up Your Playing

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

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[@Virtual-Media]

this guy's like having a best friend, pro guitarist who has the patience, knowledge and willing to share inside info on how to sit in on a pro session.. Calm and cool the whole way through.. ✌️❤ Brother

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! That's great to hear!

[@rybgpo]

I’m a middling player and have gotten good mileage out of the following: Another variation on an easy D chord is x0077x. Play it with the middle and ring finger. Turn your hand slightly and move the ring finger up one fret to xx078x and it’s an easy G chord. Pretty easy to go from the D x0077x to the A at x0765x. Or just x00650 for another quick A position. Or slide from that G position above to x009(10)x and it’s a quick passing A. Another favorite D is x00(11)(10)x. All of these lend themselves to arpeggiation.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Yeah I love that D chord too! Thanks for posting.

[@portuguy]

It's 1am. I'm a beginner guitar player. My phone send me the notification fkr this video, but ive never heard of this channel. I'm also Canadian so I opt to check it out. A few minutes in and I'm subscribing and itching to wstch another, but it's 1am and I have work in the morning. You did such a wonderful job explaining things, and I had a couple aha moments. Thank you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Much appreciated! Lots more on the channel and more coming 🙂

[@teleplayer7081]

These are exactly the lessons needed for many people. There is so much more to rhythm guitar than people are understanding when it comes to playing electric guitar along side of someone playing acoustic. Take for example, many of these classic 60's rock songs. Watch the rhythm playing on these electric guitars and you will see exactly what I'm talking about. Thank you so much for your videos. More like this definitely needed :)

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you that's great to hear! Indeed that's true about a lot of the classic songs and the rhythm guitar parts.

[@eldorado111]

Another fantastic lesson Blue and a visit from our little guy at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="33">0:33</a>. Many, many thanks! :)

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Ringo always tries to get in there at some point :)

[@Dave-gf3kd]

INCREDIBLE! “Kind of” had a sense of these things, but to hear them explained so clearly is very “confirming” helpful!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Glad it helped!

[@simonpratley3301]

You explain this so well Blue. Thank you 🎸

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Much appreciated!

[@CalvinLimSH-ld5le]

Thanks for the advices how to play open chord and triads at different position of the guitar for more than one guitarist playing in a band.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@marcoooijer9893]

Fun rhythm is so challenging! Great tips! Thank you! Or, you could do what the late, great Michael Karoli (from Can) would sometimes do: not play, just stand there on stage, until he thought he could contribute something to the song. I wish I had come up with that brilliant trick myself years ago.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Indeed, not playing is sometimes a good option for a verse :)

[@13IanH]

Yet another lesson that hits the spot. I just realised how much of your stuff I’ve found to be really helpful, so have joined your Patreon. Cheers 😊

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Wonderful! Let me know if you have any questions, you can message me there on Patreon 😎

[@Ian_KH]

Some great advice for a bass player looking to improve his rhythm playing. 👍

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it was helpful!

[@donald-parker]

All good points. EVH was a master of this. Often only playing 3 or 2 notes in the rhythm sections really helped make his simple 3-piece band (plus a vocalist - but just 3 instruments) sound huge. You rarely saw him playing big-ass 6 string barre chords or full open position cowboy chords. I think too many guitarists in a band play the same way they do when they are playing by themselves and trying to create a full accompaniment sound with just the guitar.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! EVH is a good example of that for sure.

[@house_church]

Lots of psychology here, too. Many things we never really thought about. Much thanks!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it was helpful! Lots more guitar lessons on the channel and our Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

[@johnstone3152]

Fantastic lesson!! More please

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

More coming thank you!

[@Jon1359]

Thanks!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks for the extra support!

[@Grabthar]

This is fantastic! Answers so many questions for this beginner! Thank you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it was helpful! Lots more videos like it on the channel and our Patreon group :)

[@teleacousticplayer9386]

Love this....teaches soooooo much!!! Thank you!!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it was helpful! Lots more on the channel 👍

[@vincentlevitt]

You teach really well man

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!! 😀

[@trusarmor4957]

the intro is informative and AMAZIN'

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!

[@jackfromthe60s]

Excellent tips. Thanks!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching!

[@FirstLast-nn2bj]

Another great lesson as always!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you again!

[@josealbaposse]

Gracias x el vídeo Blue!!! Fabuloso!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Gracias Jose!!!!

[@dalecooper5841]

Simply brilliant...

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!!! 😀

[@markc2427]

Great explanation! Thank you

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@yargyl]

Thank you! Such good content

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.

[@jasoncolap]

Brilliant

[@martinsavage6838]

Great lesson.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! 😃

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also my favorite year is 2010 2011 2014 also 2016 to be honest in general ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! You too!

[@shaunfradd5890]

Another great video

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@titorashid9144]

Good idea.Tnks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@70snuttodd95]

Really cool 🎉

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks 👍 new lesson here almost every Saturday 🎸

[@NiekkieNick]

Great channel!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you're enjoying it. More coming :)

[@lulubellers]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="760">12:40</a> is something that I understand. 🎉

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome thanks for watching 🎸

[@trusarmor4957]

i know its sorta silly but can you do a vid on .. where to wear your guitar .. some of these are hysterically low. but i do realize when I stand up, i gotta adjust my strap or its like wearing a neck tie.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Interesting idea, thank you! It would be a little different for me, but I've been thinking about doing a Q&A video soon and maybe I include it in that.

[@marcoooijer9893]

Just experiment, I have it before my belly-button, someplace. You could twist the guitar for lead parts, better,sccess to the high or low frets...

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

From what I remember - a lot of players back in the 60s and 70s kept the guitar quite high with a strap - and I tend to do the same as it makes it very comfortable for playing higher up the neck. It also helps when I'm playing pop or folk to have the neck horizontal and when I switch to jazz, I just rotate the neck up for easier access to big barre chords.

[@PR-BEACHBOY]

Frankly I just played one of my acoustic guitars for the first time in years and think the the open chords are easier to play on an acoustic that are Barre chords. (At least for me)

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Definitely open chords are easier, and especially on acoustic. I agree.

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

Freaking useful!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad to hear it!

[@BrothaAustin]

Whats the name of your band?I want to hear yall

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

We have a small band - bass, 2 acoustics and myself on electric - and we try to keep the sound 'as wide as possible' with one guitar on open chords, one including a fair bit of melody/soloing - and myself on barre chords higher up the neck; I'm usually playing between the 5th and 15th frets, with a simpler rhythm and a fill here or there - and then chorus's will usually see us all on the same shape, at the start, to make it boom!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That's a good idea when you have multiple guitars. No need to all play the same thing :)

[@robertschiffhauer1679]

Same key,different tone.👍🎸

[@SinXiziBoT]

Great lesson as usual , but I'm still at lost to why do you have a pile of books on the floor 🤷

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Too many books, not enough shelves.

[@johncarlo7395]

If it's a secret like the title suggests, why are you telling everybody, I wouldn't like to tell you a secret, you'd tell everyone, I'd be in the divorce court tomorrow.

[@attiliosylvio2799]

Thanks!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you for the extra support!