The Chord Crimes of Intermediate Guitarists!

[@nicolasheinz8414]

I love that you are not overproducing. Just a guy playing guitar, doing what he discovered. One take, not every not 100% perfect, but good teaching

[@mattfranceschini]

Really glad you enjoy it!

[@vasiapatov4544]

Agreed, really refreshing when a video has less takes, and is a continuous conversation, rather than what most videos do and have a take/camera-cut for every sentence (which requires less effort because they don't have to keep a flow going, they can just stitch it together)

[@maxryder9321]

He has short hair in the thumbnail but long hair in the video

[@mattfranceschini]

I have long hair in both, it’s just tied up in a bun in the thumbnail! Sometimes when editing videos I forget to take a screenshot for the thumbnail and I have to reuse an older one!

[@ChrisMcCoy-dm5ce]

Isn't editing great

[@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv]

​@@mattfranceschinihair like that is inherently bad for you and your family

[@MrRawrgers]

@@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv pls explain to me how

[@l0wl1f3]

​@@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qvyeah failure is stored in the keratin it's like science

[@chrismuratore4451]

Classical and video game arrangements taught me immediately to build my chords through voice leading

[@mattfranceschini]

Totally!

[@andrewdensmore4176]

@@mattfranceschini just to add to this i'm pretty sure the mario 3 map music does this exact thing with 1 4 5

[@Six3rdy]

That's actually kinda bussin'. Learning how to play from video games arrangements is awesome!!!

[@adamkentisaac]

@@andrewdensmore4176 Grass Land is a masterclass in major 6ths and 7ths. Neil Young used the same technique on Harvest Moon.

[@nateh9917]

This is essentially Peach Pit's lead guitar style and it took me a couple years to learn how to really do it myself fluidly, and this is literally the exact video I wish existed then. This is a great explanation

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@BabyUnderPressure]

So cool to see Peach Pit callout in the wild! This video basically speed runs (in a good way!) how I eventually connected the major/minor scales to different chords shapes! And peach pit songs really do make you hone in on triad embellishments

[@TheHeadlets]

Peach Pit rules

[@GreenmanWood]

Christopher Vanderkooy is one of my favorite guitarists.

[@nateh9917]

@@BabyUnderPressure Their lead guitarist is probably the most influential person on my style, particularly the triads/embellishments like in Drop the Guillotine/Up Granville, and the double stops all over Tommy's Party

[@merrick1384]

whatever vibe youre giving off I love it.

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you dig it!

[@giannimassaro4636]

I stumbled on this video in my recommended and it has honestly changed my guitar playing more than any other video in the last 10 years. I feel like NOBODY is talking about this style of playing, but this melodic technique is such a huge characteristic of guys like John Mayer, Nick Valensi, and John Frusciante. That’s what makes their lines so engaging!

[@mattfranceschini]

Ah man, thank you so much for the kind words and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@tobyhallitt7923]

It’s very John Frusciante, stuff like the chorus of Dosed is exactly this. I think he got a lot of that stuff from Jonny Marr, who is really the master of this type of playing I guess

[@cinematicvoid1334]

And Sean angus Watson! I struggle finding someone who teaches in the same genre as him

[@donindri]

You could click bait this with “The stuff the other guys don’t want you to know “, and it would not be click bait! I would advise any new or young players to take lessons from you. Thanks for posting

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed it!

[@jakewhitehead4911]

Don’t give the KZbinrs ideas like that smh

[@camdenwyeth316]

I don't think anyone doesn't want you to know this, so yes it would probably be clickbait

[@wagonet]

Triads, has changed my entire playing

[@mattfranceschini]

They're so powerful!

[@josuastangl7140]

100%. Really understanding and getting behind triads changed my playing immensely.

[@SRHMusic012]

Yep, same here. They were easy to dismiss for a long time in favor of scales and all sorts of more complex chords, but they are one of the keys to understanding the instrument and music. Cheers

[@kyleolin3566]

Learning triads led me to chord inversions and they add so much by doing so little. Less is more.

[@josuastangl7140]

@@kyleolin3566 Absolutely, just learning triads and their inversions completely opens up the fretboard. It truly made the biggest leap in my playing in recent years.

[@nomticholas]

One of my biggest problems (as a struggling intermediate guitarist) is knowing where notes are and how to construct chords. This way of thinking means that I can find a chord on the neck using the CAGED system, and then just look for those other notes to pile on in a way simpler way than I would normally go about it. Thank you and great video!

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad it was helpful!

[@haseebejazmusic9125]

You've made playing melodies over a harmony on the same guitar really simple to understand, thank you!

[@mattfranceschini]

Really glad it helped! Happy playing!

[@pinklemon-m5v]

“Harmony is multiple melodies happening at the samme time” - dope

[@ghhdgjjfjjggj]

OOOOOOOOOOOH my god... This just blew my mind. I think I finally understood something that I've been stuck on for years. I was trying to memorize ALL the chord shapes that existed, and that is IMPOSSIBLE, but I realized I just had to learn the triad shape, and then add fingers to it and it becomes sus4, 9, 11, 13, etc... Thank you so much for your practical info, this was gold.

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you found it helpful!

[@RockYourTeeth]

This is great. I learned this a few years ago and it totally changed how i see the guitar.

[@mattfranceschini]

Yes!

[@emmakelly3354]

I'm not even exaggerating when I say I've been looking for a video like this for 7 years. Admittedly, I wasn't looking very hard. I've been at a plateau with my guitar playing for sooo long. Thank you!!

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad I could help!

[@awesomesauce1095]

your videos are just so genuinely life changing and always full of quality information!!! this is incredible thank you for sharing

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you're finding these lessons helpful!

[@Southboundpachyderm]

That strat... Is gorgeous. Fuck I love that matte finish with the blue and gold hardware.

[@mattfranceschini]

Thank you!

[@TheScottGillies]

Been playing gor about 20-years, this is such SOLID advice for all guitarist. Some of my favorite stuff to play os when I tale a song and make it fancier with these sorts of techniques 🖖

[@mattfranceschini]

Amen!

[@luffyfutty]

this is exactly the type of lesson i love to learn from.. great quality of teaching, keep up the great work 😊❤

[@mattfranceschini]

Really happy to hear you're finding this helpful!

[@SomaCoyote-z8l]

I've mostly played bass but have been working on my guitar technique, this is so helpful!! thank you!

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you found it helpful!

[@stilldeadrecords]

Hello i play guitar and have for years i don’t know chords (except power) but have been doing what you displayed for a long time and it really does add necessary flair especially when solo writing on the guitar. Nice job explaining this concept.

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@standardmax4373]

Great video! Awesome explanation and demonstration

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you enjoyed it and found it to be useful!

[@jasongraham4425]

I like your approach. I’m not an even an intermediate guitar player anymore but there’s a reason I still clicked on the video. I always look for a fresh perspective on things and sometimes with I had a good teacher in the beginning.

[@mattfranceschini]

I appreciate that!

[@CouncilOfTheWolf]

Ok, as a beginner, this actually opened up my mind. It will take some time for me to get there though. G major is still sending my pinky to the hospital.

[@mattfranceschini]

Really glad that you were able to make some sense of it and have a bit of an aha. Stick with it and eventually you'll laugh at how difficult you used to find the G chord!

[@jordanjmdjmd74]

Good stuff. I always gravitated more towards playing my own stuff than covers. It definitely helped my creativity. Feel like a decent number of people fall into the technical side too much, but i guess that's more a choice on what you wanna get out of it. You seem pretty creative, keep on keeping on 💪

[@wrngsurgeon]

I’m so happy this is catching on as I’ve had to deal with people stuck in the past musically too much percent of the time

[@mattfranceschini]

🙏🏻

[@zebanie]

Such a great lesson so well explained.

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@dnier-]

What a beautiful color for a guitar

[@mattfranceschini]

Thank you!

[@michaelc5373]

This could actually be a pretty good start for introducing double stops as well. Just getting used to playing notes while also playing chords is a monumental breakthrough for a lot of beginner guitarists. I'm sure this will help tons of people

[@mattfranceschini]

This definitely has some connections to double stops!

[@kraptastic333]

Agree I came in looking for better improv on Travis picking

[@EliasReda]

These are some serious and valuables information. Kudos to you for not only telling people what to look for in the fretboard but also why it makes sense from a theoretical standpoint. One of the things that opened my eye to the fretboard is that, in guitar, you can play the same stuff in different positions, it is up to you to choose based on what the composition requires. Which is perfectly illustrated in this video in addition to the harmony lesson.

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the kind words!

[@KtheOperator]

Love the way you teach. Liked and subscribed

[@mattfranceschini]

Thank you!

[@JeredtheShy]

We definitely need to change up the way we approach guitar. The guitar has crucial advantages - it's lightweight, very portable, easily stored, pretty cheap, yet very powerful - that keep it in the mix and still attract young players to the guitar. But the era of guitar rock is over, and people often find themselves influenced by music with no guitars in it at all. How do I "learn the song" if the song I've been listening to is EDM, or trap music? By figuring out the chords and melody they're using, and arranging it for guitar, which used to be advanced guitar work, but I think now that practice needs to move much further forward toward the new player, and changing the way teachers approach chords is a big part of that.

[@mattfranceschini]

This is something that I think a lot about. It's funny you mention EDM etc because almost all of my younger students don't listen to music with guitar in it and I spend my time transcribing electronic music for the guitar!

[@themysteriousfox3767]

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you. :D

[@mattfranceschini]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@schizophreniagaming4058]

I never really understood feel until this video, thx for this. (I call it feel as the “color” adds extra emphasis to what the player wants you to feel)

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FinnLovli]

really really good lesson !! helped switch my guitar playing mentality a lot, thank you

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad it helped! Thanks for the kind words!

[@robr2303]

Very inspiring...love your passion

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for watching!

[@mat992]

Thanks, I try to spice up simple and more complex progressions I’m jamming like this all the time

[@mattfranceschini]

Awesome!

[@andyharpist2938]

YOu have a great point...but rightaway advocate for highly theoretical "sus4s, diminished majors, fifth major triads" and so on and so forth. Immediately leaving behind, embroiled in jargon, the majority of players who you are encouraging to just experiment.

[@greenygg3498]

Hey man, congrats on 4k+ subs!

[@mattfranceschini]

Thank you! Slowly but surely climbing the ladder!

[@cabreiraisa]

i was always that guitarist who thought "fuck music theory" and refused to go beyond the shapes i already knew, but it was just fear of facing the difficulty. this video was extremely useful for me, so that i could see the neck of the guitar without fear and feel like playing around with it. thank you so much for bringing this in such a friendly and clear way!

[@mattfranceschini]

Really glad this video managed to find you then! Happy I was of some help :)

[@vandanaswaraj8110]

I have been waiting my whole life for someone to say this exact same thing. Me, as a guitar amateur frustrated with learning basic chords couldn't put it into words

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad to hear that you found my take on it helpful!

[@WillLockyearArch]

brilliant! really educational.

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@cenok420]

fantastic and practical lesson. Thanks!

[@mattfranceschini]

Really glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@crigonalgaming1258]

You are a great guitar teacher, buddy! Subbed!

[@mattfranceschini]

Thank you!

[@brendendonald9809]

This is fantastic and very instructive thanks king

[@mattfranceschini]

You're welcome king!

[@wellnesswisdom-vi2sb]

Matt, thanks for the lesson...like your layed back style. I also love the reference to keys...Good to break out of the pattern approach and make the guitar sound more musical...I get it. Appreciate the insights.

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and for the kind words!

[@kanaziras]

Thing is, if you have vocals over it, or lead melody + bass (which actually determines the chord), then in many cases you can't play chords like that, because most of time you interfere into a melody of a lead instrument and you get some awkward and not so nice harmonies. This kind of playing is more for guitar + vocals (or some other lead instrument) where you solely accompany lead, so you can play a bit more freely to add some flavor.

[@mattfranceschini]

Like I said in another comment, a lot of this video is mostly just showing what is possible. I would never play all these extensions this fast in a real musical context. The biggest thing was to introduce the concept and show what was possible in playing with melodies while playing chords. Maybe a follow up is due in a more practical application!

[@yoelcapoful]

100%

[@Mejoree113]

You say that, but music is full of countermelodies. Like he said, pianists are constantly filling out music with arpeggios, counter melodies, and moving parts. If you have orchestral accompaniment there may often be multiple counter melodies happening alongside a vocal melody. You might even have multiple vocalists harmonising or even singing completely different melodies. Heck, fingerstyle guitar is ALL about embellishments and counter melodies, no good acoustic/fingerstyle player would stick to block chords in every (or even most) songs. That doesn't mean you can't play stuff like this, it might be less necessary, or you might have to be a lot more thoughtful about your note choice or phrasing, but it is certainly something you can still do!

[@kanaziras]

@@Mejoree113 so you just basically said what I said, but differently, haha! I was just a bit more "negative", and you were bit more "positive" with wording.

[@Mejoree113]

@@kanaziras Kinda, your comment says you can't play like this in most scenarios, but I think you can play using this technique in pretty much any scenario, the style or note choice will just change depending on context

[@wretch1]

Awesome tutorial. Totally usable and practical. A very rare thing these days. You have a new subscriber.

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for the kind words and for the sub!

[@carlop.1353]

Ok... I thought that this video would just talk about basic theory and things that i already learned in youtube. But thats not the case. I am dead serious when i say this video changed my mind about guitar! Im a brazilian begginer/intermediate guitar play, and since the moment that i bought my guitar i decided that i would learn music theory and compose before i learn songs. This approach of yours is different, is easy to understant and shows important concepts, and i can say that it will help me very much. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo! Cheers!

[@mattfranceschini]

Thank you so much!

[@drewchamberlain9825]

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead plays rhythm just like this. It's incredible what he did back in the early 70s, working in and around the other instruments of the band. A lot of his style came from listening to McCoy Tyner who happens to be a jazz pianist. Really interesting stuff. I recommend anyone to take a listen to weir and his chord shapes if you're interested in a lead/rhythm hybrid style

[@mattfranceschini]

A fantastic example!

[@jerryholder6999]

Good chat and good ideas. Feels like we were hangin' out and talkin' guitar.

[@mattfranceschini]

That's exactly the feel I'm going for with these lessons! Thanks for watching!

[@GrantWright-t3r]

Hello Matt, just brilliant !.. Have been playing guitar for too long to admit lmao.. But ,NEVER looked at it in this way before !.. Have always found Chords and their relevant voicings a little on the daunting side, subconsciously avoiding them where I could.. It actually also gives a rudimentary introduction to Chord chemistry.. Stellar job, mate !.. Extremely well done.. :)

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks! Glad the video resonated with you!

[@povilasl5383]

you should definitely make a video about chord connectors. what I mean is how to practice and play little melody lines in between the chords. Lets say we have a IV-V-iii-vi chord progression and we dont want to just strum through it but also to add some notes in between - and to voice lead them properly (the most difficult thing ever). To me it seems very difficult - because it requires extensive knowledge of the fretboard

[@mattfranceschini]

Some "guided comping" lessons are in the works! I did upload this video recently, which deals with some of this concept though about finging notes around the fretboard to play around your voicings that might be of some use kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmWpamevnqhkY68&lc=UgzXnpl4GzCDWbfFdZ14AaABAg Thanks for watching!

[@dan31red]

Great video bro!

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you liked it!

[@edluacoles]

Dude this is the video I’ve needed to see for so long, I’ve been so stuck on shapes without being able to conceptualise what’s wrong

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad this video found you then! Happy playing!

[@rayyanaltaf9279]

thankyou man, really informative and helpful video. Like you said, having all the knowledge of the voicings and triads isnt enough sometimes. This video was a great help!

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad it was helpful!

[@mikeratledgeguy]

learning how to accompany myself playing jazz has definitely helped me with this!

[@mattfranceschini]

100%!

[@danielrennie8444]

Great lesson great videos! Thanks a lot. I do think that when you’re adding color to the IV chord (F in this case) that you should be aiming for a #4 instead of a sus4 because the sus4 tone is non diatonic (so B instead of Bb). Not that that’s always bad and maybe that’s the kind of sound you’re going for. But in general it sounds better in context of the whole key, not just on a chord by chord basis. Even though it sounds clashy with the root in isolation, it works really well with the whole key as a passing tone. Thanks again for the great lessons!!

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for the kind words! I intentionally didn't go into the #4 because I wanted this to be as beginner theory level friendly as possible and though that some might get confused with the addition of a #4. Definitely a beautiful extension to add!

[@feedrdev]

Thanks! Useful for those moments when you don't have a looper and are stuck having to play chords and melodies at the same time :)

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yikelu]

I've been doing this subconsciously the last year or two. Probably just got bored playing chords the normal way. Learning CAGED helped a lot ... started playing chords without changing position in order to help me better connect with the chords in lead lines. Well the next logical step was to just start throwing in harmonies on lead lines ... and the next step to that was to throw in melodies on rhythm lines.

[@mattfranceschini]

Yes!

[@conorpearson2639]

Awesome video man!!

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you liked it!

[@bazoinks5519]

what a lovely video. thanks!

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Nicely explained and played ❤

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks!

[@jamescerone]

Bob Weir style. Triads with shifting harmony on top!

[@mattfranceschini]

Totally!

[@spiceybadger]

Nice video. Tell me more about all the switching options on your pickguard please!

[@mattfranceschini]

I do a full breakdown on the guitar here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3q9qoOOf7msbZo

[@spiceybadger]

@@mattfranceschini Nice thank you

[@JacobMoen]

Excellent! 😄

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nikbuchowski]

that's one beautiful guitar

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you agree!

[@danielgalvin9120]

Appreciated the video man cheeky bit of practice done from this exercise, especially fun with different chord inversions

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Tawa611]

Great video, great channel. Suscribed! As a intermediate guitar player who Is learning triads, this is really helpful to put them in practice with my compositions.Im gonna investigate more of the theory of voice leading and apply it to my practice routine, thank you! I just remembered that my favourite guitarrist (Syu/Shusuke Ueda) plays just like this!!! Watching the young guitar videos I just noticed that he plays a lot with harmony and it's chords.Just as a pianist!

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the sub!

[@Tawa611]

@@mattfranceschini You gained it!

[@Nickshreds890]

Hello fellow Galneryus fan !! I looove the chord progressions that Syu writes too!! It's brilliant to hear jazz chords and unique chords in Galneryus songs ! I think New Legend , Angel of Salvation, Future Never Dies, Cause Dissaray, Alsatia . I know a lot of their songs and am a massive fan and love to try to play their songs. Rock on my fellow musician !!!

[@alexl7464]

Think you hit the nail on the head with this video, certainly the way I have view and play guitar I definetly need to expand on my theory, I'll blame it on guitar tabs making me lazy!😂

[@mattfranceschini]

Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dipwad]

Great video, great teacher

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words!

[@displaychicken]

JS Bach is the GOAT of harmony and he didn’t really think in terms of static chords at all. He wrote precisely as you describe, multiple melodies occurring simultaneously. The melodies interweave and they happen to form underlying chords, but those chords are in constant motion due the way he approaches them.

[@mattfranceschini]

Every day I marvel at the beauty that Bach managed to create! Absolutely agree, what a master of harmony and melody!

[@displaychicken]

@@mattfranceschiniBach, guitar, and Redbull Racing? Are you my long lost brother?!

[@mattfranceschini]

Hahaha I just might be!

[@taliyahataliyah06]

Yes!! That’s actually called polyphony and was really common during the baroque period. Just listen to any piece from that time lol. Bach was just a GENIUS at it. I’m a violin student and I love playing any piece by Bach because I learn so much from them

[@yomuin5389]

I mean I think you're spot on at the beginning. You aren't taught what notes are in a chord, or it is told as a factoid. It's usually an afterthought. I've been playing for years now, never too seriously though, and you just don't feel a pull to understand the fretboard. I've personally become interested in writing more nowadays than playing, probably because if I write, I can think in harmonies and then translate it to whatever instrument I find suiting. Whereas if I play, I'm stuck with blocks. When you look for tabs, it shows you the number, the place of the fret. I find myself wishing it didn't say "3" but "C" or maybe 3C. Good vid though.

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for watching!

[@georgerichardson7728]

Very helpful , thanks

[@mattfranceschini]

You're welcome!

[@barrycoulter6951]

Awesome! Thanks for the insight and the ‘how to’…!

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad it was useful!

[@WOLFGANGPANDER]

Cool vid, Matt! I am self taught and i immediately took a dislike to standard tuning because it's difficult for beginners to experiment with chord voicings. I learned with open D, Open Csus2 and other cool sounding open tunings!

[@mattfranceschini]

Interesting!

[@robgreen5943]

Why are those tunings easier for beginners to experiment with?

[@WOLFGANGPANDER]

@robgreen5943 because chord shapes are less dexterously taxing. In open C for example you just strum all 6 strings open and you have a beautiful sounding c major with regards to voicing and inversion. Compare that with the standard tuning c major chord shape.

[@Nickshreds890]

I am subscribing because this video is extremeeeeely useful!! :) thank you so much! This reminds me of chord progressions in Japanese rock and metal music . They are much more comfortable using minor 7, major 7, add 9 , jazz chords and more. Thank you so much for this video

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you found the video to be helpful and useful! Thanks for the kind words and the sub my friend :)

[@methyod]

Not to nitpick, but I want to push back against your use of the phrase "jazz chords". They're not jazz chords unless they're in a jazz tune. The idea that jazz "owns" all of the fun and interesting chords, and that when we use them in other styles we're just borrowing the from jazz, is limiting and restricting in non-creative ways. Proper jazz harmony is weird and difficult to wrap your head around and takes a ton of practice if you want to do it right. Using chords with fun extensions doesn't have to be weird or difficult at all. I think that if we collectively stop referring to all chords more complicated than a triad as jazz chords, people will be more open to using them in other styles of music, and that would be awesome.

[@mamutakada]

great stuff, i believe the strokes made the whole career out of this. together with bunch of others. i understand you might have used all the extentions to prove the point but i'd like to add it is good to remember that, at times, less is more. i am not sufficiently good to do it myself, but thinking about it, a good thing with those extensions is to think how they are related to the next chord one plays. i feel that enhances voice leading in some way. can't wait to get better at triads and try this theory myself :D thanks for another good lesson!

[@mattfranceschini]

Yes the swarm of extensions was just to demonstrate in an over the top way to get the point across. You are right in that playing like that in a real musical setting is a great way to not get invited back!

[@remyzsacka8670]

What sounds excellent often is leaving a chord tone of the previous chord as you change to only resolve it anywhere AFTER the one, gives that "i know what i'm doing" vibe to an embellishment haha

[@mattfranceschini]

Hahaha!

[@mamutakada]

@@remyzsacka8670 please bear with me, I am not very good at this. Can you use a real example? Does it mean i.e. you play IV chord (FAC) to V (GBD) but keep C instead of, i.e. D, to play I chord (CEG)?

[@remyzsacka8670]

@@mamutakada Absolutely that’s a good example. It would give that Sus 4 flavor to the G chord when it comes in and then you can go to D or B. And then going to C so you stay on B as it would give a Maj7th sound to the C chord and bring tension to resolve to C. The idea is to always consider one of those possible notes that dwell over as a potential 7th,9th,11th or 13th for the next chord. Hope this helps! More jazzy idea when two chords share some notes : when going from like Am to E7 (minor i to V7. Let’s say when Am is about to end you’re playing the E note which is the fifth of Am but also the root of E7: that could be a pretty uninteresting choice, but if you chromatically go from that E to a D (E Eb D) you made a cooler melody and landed on the seventh of E7, which is a more interesting sound given where you started.

[@mfmatthew420]

Nice!! Thanks!!!

[@mattfranceschini]

No problem!

[@aingoglia1946]

I love the method of exploring. the complication for me is using hybrid picking. taking it for granted that the guitarist is comfortable with that might be a mistake. I like at the end where you strummed the chords but you have the ability to mute the other strings. Again, I love the concept but implementing it would take other skills.

[@mattfranceschini]

Totally fair! Hybrid picking is its own can of worms for sure but to that point of going with the spirit of exploration, you could always use your triad exploring to work on hybrid picking as well!

[@CorridoC]

You’re a good teacher my man I appreciate the video

[@mattfranceschini]

I appreciate that! Glad you dug the video!

[@peterg6695]

Excellent video, thank you!!

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Taporeee]

Definitely look at applying Barry Harris's approach techniques transposed for Guitar, for enhancing this too

[@mattfranceschini]

Barry’s methods are fantastic!

[@Taporeee]

@@mattfranceschini Thank you for recognising! As someone new to guitar, the algorithm blessed me with his incredible piano lessons recorded by one of his students. For me, with no "formal" background, it just made sense to me Hope you do videos on how you use his philosophy. There is another excellent youtuber that has a full course on what guitarists can learn from the great man.

[@rabbirelax]

Excellent!

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks!

[@musikamusika1736]

As a bassist, I was always amazed at how many guitarists always just strum the chords. Don't they get bored of it? I record the guitars for my music, and always try to come up with some creative patterns, instead of just banging the chords mindlessly. Sometimes, I come up with a cool bass line, and play that pattern on a guitar, open. sounds cool from time to time.

[@mattfranceschini]

Guitar doubling a good bassline is an awesome texture!

[@sheeti4467]

The hair in the thumbnail isn't lining up with the first few seconds of the video

[@mattfranceschini]

Good eyes! Sometimes when editing I forget to grab a screenshot of the footage to use for a thumbnail so I’ll reuse a screenshot from another video.

[@sheeti4467]

@@mattfranceschini ah haha. Also, just wanna say your videos are awesome man. You and Marin Music Center are probably my favourite guitar teachers

[@edgarnava4431]

Hair, like chords, is not static. 😎

[@sunkintree]

When you take this far enough, chords almost cease to exist in the way you think of them. Its not "we are in a bar of Bm now" but "we were in Bm for a split second and now we are somewhere else, who knows, its not important" that is, the chords become signs on the road that you pass rather than rest areas you stop at. Its not the most popular method these days (because imo it takes more effort and people want to be lazy) but results in much better music. You dont have to think in these block chords. Reduce your thinking to melody lines with intervals colliding, and as more instruments join in the chords will create themselves without you needing to think much about them. This was a major hurdle for me to break through because for a long time I felt boxed in by this bar-by-bar chordal thinking

[@mattfranceschini]

Totally!

[@sG_Chimera]

Might book a lesson in the next few weeks. I was a much better player years ago and lost that knowledge / creative spark. Definitely have interest, just have to budget while saving for a house.

[@mattfranceschini]

I'd love to meet you and work on some guitar! I also completely understand trying to budget for a home purchase. If you have any questions about lessons etc don't hesitate to reach out through my website!

[@bydurand]

This dude is awesome

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@guitar9310]

Great content!!!😊

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@wigman1962]

Yall gotta check out cory henry solo on lingus he is doing that but in a advanced way

[@chrism4948]

Good tutorial. Thanks.

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@tolfpeck]

ur the goat for this

[@mattfranceschini]

You're the goat for watching, thanks!

[@jeanmanning2105]

You’re a genius bro!

[@mattfranceschini]

You're too kind, just sharing some knowledge is all. Thanks for watching!

[@MARLEYSKE]

Great information brother I appreciate this!

[@mattfranceschini]

So glad it helped!

[@absurdlyfree]

Are those switches coil splits? Probably the coolest mods I've seen on an HSH strat.

[@mattfranceschini]

Nailed it! Theres a full video breakdown on this Frankenstein guitar here if you're curious! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3q9qoOOf7msbZosi=vKPXJ5TBI5-v9Qtm

[@coastercook]

Thanks for the lesson

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for watching!

[@whendricso]

Thank you for the cool & friendly attitude. This makes me want to hang out and jam. Great lesson, too! We want more videos like this! Take it easy brother 🎸

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words! No plans on stopping the videos anytime soon!

[@keithwellerlounge74]

This is good advice and something I try to do, but there are gaps in my knowledge here. I wouldn’t know how to find a triad and I can’t imagine knowing every note on the fret board that well that I can find 3 notes by remembering the note names (letters) in a split second. How, in your brain, do you find a triad without needing to work out what the 3 notes are? Also, when you are talking about adding the 5th or the major 7th, how are you finding those? I know if I’m playing the classic major barre chords it might be quite simple to remember where the 5th would be on the scale, but again, I wouldn’t know where to start with knowing this for every triad or chord shape on the neck. (Also if anyone is kind enough to reply to this could they give my comment a little upvote as it’s the only way I can get notifications on KZbin lol)

[@mattfranceschini]

Hey Keith, this is going to be a long reply but you've asked some great questions here! 1.) Finding triads quickly my brain is just hunting for the root note. Seeing as all of the shapes are repeatable on a given set of strings my only worry is where the root is and then my brain fills in the major, minor or diminished shape around that etc. All this takes is practice, I have a ton of video lessons on my channel showing various methodical ways to practice triads! 2.) A lot of theory knowledge and time spent practicing and applying it to the guitar. Unfortunately I don't really think there are many shortcuts to this. The only one would be to sit down with any triad, say a major chord in root position and just explore where the notes available to you to add would be. If you stay on the same set of strings and the same inversion, no matter where you go the added notes will have the same relationship to the root and that can save your brain a little bit of RAM. 3.) You mention not knowing where to start on learning the notes of the fingerboard and this is something that I see a lot with all of my adult students. There's no perfect way to learn the fingerboard and it's not something anyone can give you permission for. You just have to start dedicating 5 minutes or so a day to exploring various parts of the finger board. Just thinking about it 5 minutes a day will have you feeling more confident. It's really difficult to start and most people don't manage to sit with the discomfort of doing this and therefore most people play the guitar without ever knowing what notes are where. You have the power to change that! You just have to do it :) Hope this helps, and happy playing/practicing!

[@lautro666]

great video

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad you liked it!

[@mikec3749]

I've been self teaching myself guitar for 2 years now and this video really helped reinforce that I am on the right track. I love experimenting with chords and chord progressions exactly like you taught here!

[@mattfranceschini]

Glad to be of reassurance! Happy playing!