Guitar Power Chords and Substitutions

[@SzurekST]

It took just 3 videos of yours to blow my mind to another universe. I always knew that music theory was great, but i have never seen anyone presenting it in such easy to understand and easy to practice fashion. Thank you.

[@seandaniel23]

+BigSzuST That's awesome to hear! I appreciate the support and I'll keep em coming!

[@ladoz666]

+BigSzuST i second that, been playing for 10 years without even thinking about theory, and this guy shows up and connect the dots ive been stacking up for years :)

[@MetalDoraemon6]

Kim Laden same here

[@carolinetaha154]

you my friend are the best teacher i have ever come across.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@robmds8256]

i agree you bigtime! I thought Steeve Stine is the best till i found this a week ago! Thank you so much Sean i have learned a lot specially the 2 video about 100 chords in both E and A string 😎 cheers mate!

[@seandaniel23]

So awesome to hear! Thanks for the kind words :)

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

Caroline Taha I recommend him to so many people.

[@bean_can]

Wow, as a beginner who's only been playing for like 3 months I could understand almost every topic in this video perfectly. What a fantastic demonstration, nice job.

[@seandaniel23]

+Virtua Thanks. Sounds like you're making some good progress in a short time, keep it up!

[@luisbispo5636]

i play most punk rock covers with a tons of power chords and really, i've never thought of this substitutions. this could make some songs more interesting. thanks a lot. keep rockin !

[@seandaniel23]

Great to hear! Keep on rockin yourself!

[@alextaylor2677]

I've been stuck playing open chords and power chords for awhile now so this helps me out a lot. I feel like I've entered a whole new realm of creativity! Thanks!

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear! Keep rockin it!

[@أقوى_من_الأمس]

I spent a week looking for someone who teaches these stuff. thank you

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@papajeff3510]

Never heard of power Chords...you have just blown my minds off...a big thank you...

[@seandaniel23]

Always happy to help!

[@MrOllidaman]

i honestly cant believe that you dont have more views, one of the best channels on youtube i ever found, thank you!

[@seandaniel23]

+Oliver Said Thanks so much for the support! I'll keep em coming!

[@skutty5773]

Great lesson man . You consistently give the absolute best lessons on youtube . A simple and understandable explanation . Definitely a born teacher . Thanks a lot.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for saying so!

[@PandaUTC]

Thanks, this is improvising, even did a onenote notebook while listening, practice makes perfect everyone< thanks again for the great improvisation on music theory

[@davidb4509]

I LOVE how you use music theory to teach. It makes it so much more professional and easier to understand. Plus, you use good correct terminology. Thank you!

[@kennethmabus381]

Finally " THE LESSON ". You can spend hour's listening to guitarists n teachers go on about chords. Ive watched all your 100 chords in 8 min. GREAT. But electric guitar trainee gets lost in the FREQUENCY (Kenneth). Then here it is. Play electric guitar voicings! Grab a major, minor, a power chord up n down the neck knowing the notes of E,A,and D strings. Made it so understandable! This best lesson ive seen. 5 times Ive watched play up and down fret board in any key in 15 min. ADD FAA DFF. Even if you know them shapes. What is it your playing? Thanks so much for this lesson and all of your others!

[@seandaniel23]

Thank you so much for your comment Kenneth! I'm not playing a particular song, just an example of using power chords. Glad you like the videos!

[@kennethmabus381]

Oh i know your teaching A5. I was speaking to what is it theyre actually playing in the videos up fretboard in 15 min in any key.

[@delcapslock100]

Your videos are really helping me get music theory that I've avoided for a long time. Any plans to explain the modes?

[@seandaniel23]

+delcapslock100 Yeah I'll definitely get to the modes soon, I've got a few more chord ones that are next on the list but stay tuned!

[@JCs-Music]

Well, I got a lot more out of this video than I was expecting. You always deliver, but this one really opened up some doors on how and why music theory IS important. Feel a lot better about committing the time to learning it. So much information out there that it's hard to tell WHAT NEEDS to be learned. Let alone how to do it.

[@seandaniel23]

I hear ya!

[@alejandrocruz-lemus9603]

Your channel has helped me understand more about guitar than any other, much love man

[@seandaniel23]

I appreciate you saying so! I'll keep em coming!

[@spencerzvoiceover]

I resonate completely with these positive comments. You're really making a difference man, keep it up and THANK YOU!

[@seandaniel23]

+Spencer Pearman Thanks so much for the support man! I'll keep em coming and let me know if you have any questions or video ideas!

[@coltonbdiscgolf]

Bringing extra comprehension into my playing! Thumbs up from a happy learner!

[@seandaniel23]

+Colton Blanchard Happy to help my man!

[@Hieysk]

So nice I watched it twice. Very easy way to understand, really dig your teaching technique.

[@seandaniel23]

So great to hear! I'll keep em coming!

[@minthuko8871]

Great lesson. Very useful!!! Thanks for sharing usefulness of power chords substitution.

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@anthonybergeron4713]

Sean, I'm 35 years old. I've been playing guitar off and on majority of my life. I would say I'm a very decent rhythm guitar player. I struggle with lead and a lot of color chords due to my shorter fingers unfortunately. But, anyway.. I didn't really know a whole lot about music theory or any of that stuff. Just a few years ago when I had time.. I started looking up a few videos on here to better myself on guitar. I've watched countless videos from Justin @ justinguitars which out of the many I had seen he was by far the best one. Man, I have to tell you.. I was looking something up to learn techniques on playing diminished chords. I struggle with that. I came across one of your videos. I can't tell you enough how helpful and enjoyable your videos are. I'm serious man. I'm not sure what you do for a living or if you market any of this stuff.. But, I've learned a lot from you in the last few days. I've discovered that to better myself I basically had to get back to some basics.

[@anthonybergeron4713]

Your explanations of things in your videos simplified it so much for me. Most videos have me going cross eyed after the 3'rd min into them. Idk if you'll actually read this comment so I in some way I feel like one these " cliche" you tube morons to be typing all of this. But, I just wanted to thank you very much. I never comment much on stuff and surely not this much talk. But, you've helped me tremendously. Thank you man and have yourself a great week!! T.J. Bergeron Slidell, Louisiana..

[@seandaniel23]

Hey Anthony thanks so much for taking the time to reach out! It means a lot and I definitely appreciate the kind words! So good to hear that the videos have been helpful. Definitely never hesitate to ask if you have any questions or good ideas for future videos :)

[@francescofalcis4764]

Exactly what Anthony Bergeron said! I don't really make comments but, as someone who has been playing on and off for years and finally taking the chance to play guitar more seriously (since I'm an adult now and have a bit of money =D ). I just wanna say your videos really helped a lot, just what I needed for guys like me. I sincerely thank you! =)

[@savannahpatterson5259]

I'm 15 and have been playing guitar for about two years. I've always just played basic chords and basically, my guitar playing was just boring. Your videos have honestly helped me so much. I understand things better and just feel more confident in my playing. I've recently started taking a music theory class and its very exciting anyways I just wanted wanted to say I appreciate your videos greatly :)

[@seandaniel23]

+Savannah Patterson So cool to hear Savannah! Thanks for reaching out and congrats on rocking your music theory class!!

[@dineshgounden1046]

Your theory helps us all man these lessons are solid gold

[@dayjeenhomeschool1369]

Thank you, Sean, GREAT lesson. Have a wonderful day.

[@condoose5591]

Excellent vid! I'd often wondered why open chords sounded so shitty on my little amp... It all makes sense now PLUS I've learnt more about power chords in one video than in the last 4 years of book & internet learning. I found your buddy Ian 2 or 3 weeks ago and finally started to understand the basics of soloing, now I've found you! Between the 2 of you it's like my learning has made the "jump into hyperspace" Many Thanks :-)

[@seandaniel23]

+Con Doose so great to hear man! Glad you're digging the videos!

[@jacobmorin6490]

Wow Sean, love your lessons! Very helpful and practical, you're a phenomenal teacher. Thanks a bunch

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks Jacob! I'll keep em coming!

[@simongummer4515]

god wish I found your channel a year ago.. you my friend are a great teacher . keep the lessons coming

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much, will do!

[@simongummer4515]

Sean Daniel hi Sean love the videos...could I get your opinion on a guitar upgrade...? I've been learning for a while now on a Yamaha Pacifica 112v and would like to upgrade to a slightly better guitar ( must say I love the Pacifica though) I am torn between a g and l tribute fallout ibanez talman tm302 or maybe a Yamaha revstar rs420 only not sure if these would be a significant upgrade..some advice would be great by the way I can't get to try either of these before I buy

[@seandaniel23]

Congrats on deciding to upgrade! Full disclosure I haven't played the talman or revstar, but I have played a G&L tribute and I'm a big fan. Plus in my personal experience the quality control has been better from that company than the other 2 imo, so you probably have a better chance with the G&L if you can't play it first. Good luck!

[@hiddenpersuader2681]

Been playing for 5years now and going. I have an alvarez regent 80s model...very good action and sounds good.

[@seandaniel23]

+Jeff Crampton very cool Jeff. Sounds like a solid guitar!

[@RenegadeReno]

Great! Very helpful video! Makes it easy to understand. Thanks so much!

[@seandaniel23]

+Alexander Antonov Happy to help. Let me know if you ever have any questions or video ideas!

[@edmundlylehassell7489]

This was very helpful, I've always struggled with theory but this is definitely helping me learn

[@seandaniel23]

+Edmund Lyle Hassell Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I play a lot of rhythm guitar these days and use power chords and moveable barre chords instead of open chords since the lead guitarist plays open chords and this thickens the sound and also makes chord changes way easier especially for faster songs.

[@seandaniel23]

Very cool Renaissance Man!

[@t-bonewolfe4097]

Don’t know how I missed this great lesson, glad KZbin pointed it out to me. Whatever happened to this wonderful textured guitar? I’d love to see its return.

[@seandaniel23]

It'll make an appearance soon!

[@bestboy897]

great ideas man i consider myself an intermediate and find these lessons quite helpful and unique, thanks

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching Fazeel!

[@wadyley-n9c]

So underrated, you deserve more subs man. Thanks for the comprehensive lessons.

[@seandaniel23]

I appreciate it man! I'll keep em coming!

[@spdgoat1]

Fantastic video. Can't wait to incorporate some of these into my playing.

[@seandaniel23]

+Joe Kepley Thanks for watching and good luck!

[@cheeseburger1884]

This is gold. THANKS!

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching.

[@kavishadanwatte210]

Great vid. Great lesson. Great teacher. U have my gratitude.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much Kavisha!

[@Schrodj1]

great work man! Opened my eyes to a lot of stuff. Very nice delivery.

[@seandaniel23]

+Ragnar! Happy to help, keep rockin those power chords!

[@richardbartlett7315]

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

[@adamtelford9764]

You’re the best teacher Sean, thanks so much:)

[@andrewptob]

Nice Tele. My personal favorite guitar choice.

[@seandaniel23]

Can't go wrong!

[@JF-xx5kn]

More great ideas! Thanks for the lesson, Sean!

[@drockny]

Really like that idea at 7:17 in composing songs.

[@seandaniel23]

Right on man, thanks for watching!

[@riteshrawat4703]

Great video. Could you please make a video on ear training?

[@seandaniel23]

+Ritesh Rawat Great idea!

[@A1Rguitarist]

This is super helpful, thanks Sean!

[@seandaniel23]

+A1Rguitarist Great to hear, happy to help!

[@patrickhogan9411]

That was great! You don't waste any time! Thanks.

[@seandaniel23]

+Patrick Hogan Gotta get right down to business! Thanks for watching :)

[@patrickhogan9411]

+Sean Daniel Hell, I didn't just watch, I SUBSCRIBED!! You're doing some good work. Thanks.

[@seandaniel23]

My man! Thanks for the support, I'll keep em coming!

[@dborg56]

Nice teaching...learned a lot..

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching! Gotta love those power chords.

[@BlearyLine7]

Very cool lesson!

[@seandaniel23]

+BlearyLine7 I'll keep em coming!

[@grandmasterpk9607]

Thanks sean you are great!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@HomelessInvader]

This video was great, Definitely subscribing. Thanks!

[@seandaniel23]

+HomelessInvader Awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@abe3775]

Teach me sensei!!!! These feel like the notes off a log book of a good experimental scientist!!

[@Connorharding180]

well after 8 years of guitar playing i never knew this lol :) cheers man really gonna put this in my song writing :)

[@seandaniel23]

+connor harding Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@hiddenpersuader2681]

Thank you for that. Very much appreciated! Im still trying to find new things to do on guitar.

[@seandaniel23]

+Jeff Crampton There's always something!

[@MordorkKhemrak]

Thank you Sean Daniel that you let us download your guitar player show....

[@seandaniel23]

+Mordork Khemrak Happy to be of help! Thanks for watching!

[@MordorkKhemrak]

Thank you Sean Daniel that you reminding me, since i like the way your demonstration of playing a guitar chords. because i use to be a musician when i was a youth teen...

[@OverseerVizier]

thank you for this lesson.. really really helpful!!

[@wassupjg]

never trust anyone with two first names...just kidding, these videos are very professionally made, much appreciated sean

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for reaching out! I'll keep it up!

[@cctz_1]

Neat. I used those 'minor power chords' for a song cause I saw Metallica used them in many songs and I loved it's sound. Now I get why it works

[@miidniite5510]

Great video, it was very helpful to me. I have a bit of trouble trying to find those "just right" chords even though I've been playing for a while. I think I get turned off by some of those alternate voicings because they sound a bit off to me, but I think I might be able to incorporate them now.

[@seandaniel23]

+ChrisMidnight That's great to hear, good luck and thanks for watching!

[@miidniite5510]

Thank you, and I'll definitely stay tuned for more vids

[@slash8844]

Great lesson man!! Keep em coming :)

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much. Will do!

[@rohanghosh1793]

excellent.. suspended chords and more please

[@seandaniel23]

I'll keep em coming!

[@geladeira123]

thanks a lot Sean! From brazil

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help! Cheers from the US!

[@Slaine_OP]

loving your videos bruh. subscribed :)

[@seandaniel23]

Welcome to the party!

[@samfar28]

I m rewatching ur videos to look at the collection of ur guitars

[@seandaniel23]

+farha sameer Hope you're digging the vids!

[@samfar28]

Oh yes..have written a song and encorporating ur brilliant ideas for chord sequence.just love your videos..whenever I find myself not doing much with guitar playing I come back to learn something new...somethings which I didn't understand earlier are clearer now..

[@martinevans7771]

great lesson thank you

[@seandaniel23]

+martin evans No prob, I'll keep on making them!

[@MusicManFernando]

Excellent lesson.

[@rays2794]

Great lesson

[@arnoldpaulssali5622]

great videos hope you do more electric guitar lessons

[@seandaniel23]

Of course!

[@KRW628]

Jeez, Sean; where were you when I was taking guitar lessons in '64? Subscribed.

[@seandaniel23]

Welcome to the party Michael!

[@Life-Row-Toll]

Can you figure an _Alpha Chord_ or even an _Inverted Alpha Minor?_

[@DudeStuff69]

Dude, outstanding explanation!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching Donald!

[@united19702]

great,,,bravo ...really nice

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@biodrengen]

Great Videos!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@deanharris6398]

You are an f'ing musical genius! I have been learning guitar for only a month or two. I feel pleased that I get the gist of what you are saying though. Is there anything about music theory you don't know?! Love all your vids, great work!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for checking out the vids Dean!

[@VForbes]

Excellent!

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@vorpalCortex]

very cool, got to go watch all you stuff! oh, and what telecaster is that? love it!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks! It's an american standard that I had chalk-painted. Definitely a cool look, planning on doing a tutorial someday on it.

[@bradylavy9592]

I thought you were gonna to play wonderwall when you did your progression. Lol. Great lesson!

[@seandaniel23]

I wouldn't do that to ya ;)

[@skullface63]

Thank you sir Ü are great Teacher!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for saying so!

[@skullface63]

I learned Many things from your videos Sir Sean 🤝

[@marcelruzicka9000]

Great lesson, but you still have to know which chords you are allowed to play within a major or a minor scale.

[@seandaniel23]

Always good to know

[@DeadLurkerZ]

What guitar are you using in this video? It's beautiful!

[@seandaniel23]

+Psycho Mantis Thanks! It's actually an american standard telecaster that I had chalk-painted. It's a pretty cool technique that gets used on furniture a lot, but I thought it'd be perfect for what used to be a kind of blah-looking jade metallic tele. It's pretty easy because you don't have to sand off the existing finish and then you just seal it with wax. Just google 'chalk paint' if you're interested, it's an easy project that can turn out great.

[@thomasmason7524]

That's a beautiful guitar, could you tell me what's the exact name?

[@jesussaveslovesyou4533]

Nice info man

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much

[@tonydark6]

I don't understand everything but this is really cool.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching Tony!

[@DavidLozano]

Great video. Good info, wish id of had years ago lol

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@sjoerdzwerver9798]

Good stuff ! For me , as arelative beginner, often too fast !

[@mnowaczek8480]

Sjoerd Zwerver Go watch some Marty Schwarz then

[@Wolfythereviewer]

This is awesome.

[@suhayo3042]

wow you really are amazing...

[@HaxorSerialKiller]

super helpful

[@seandaniel23]

+HaxorSerialKiller Thanks again for the support!

[@danielzuend1859]

so cool to learn this

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@lawrencefidel4228]

Thank you for this!

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@Riccardo_Filippo]

thanks a lot man!

[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

[@CarlWinter-oy8uf]

At 1:50 your A5 power chord -- that diagram is misleading -shows the NUT? (Black bar) then the 4th fret? --surely the 5th fret low E string shud be labelled 5TH FRET ? Why show the nut? indicating 1st fret --area !

[@jswen2477]

thats is so informative...

[@seandaniel23]

+Chris Aguilar Thanks for watching Chris!

[@kaitlinrios9795]

does this work for any string?

[@seandaniel23]

Everyone except the G going to the B string.

[@garygowland4738]

Nice.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeanclaudeuwimana6778]

When can power chords be applied?

[@seandaniel23]

The beauty is they work over any chord in a scale, whether it's major or minor.

[@jeanclaudeuwimana6778]

Thank you so much Sean Daniel you do a great job

[@Misko1987]

awesome, thanks.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@bluesbrother2678]

Now I finally understand why I sound like shit on my Telecaster, it is mostly because I have been playing acoustic style chord shapes. Thanks again!

[@seandaniel23]

+Blues Brother Happy to help! Yeah if you start using some different voicings for chords, you'll have that tele screaming!

[@nicolasheinz8414]

Please give me the name of that guitar @sean daniels

[@seandaniel23]

Fender American Standard Tele with a custom paint job by my mom.

[@Phlinn96]

the finish on that telecaster is pretty sexy.

[@seandaniel23]

+OutoftheblueNinja Thanks! It's pretty easy to do actually. Chalk paint.

[@JCloyd-ys1fm]

I was trying to show a student power chords, and he didn't like them. It totally broke my heart.

[@seandaniel23]

That's heartbreaking :(

[@pedritoortiz5017]

Ahh your Tele sounds so göd

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!