http://www.intimateaudio.com In Part 2 of this Songwriting Video Series, I demonstrate how familiarity with different artists’ playing styles (James Taylor, Chet Atkins, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Paul McCartney, John Frusciante, Jimi Hendrix, and more) can shape a progression (the chord sequence from Part 1: C – G/B – C7/Bb – F/A – Fm/Ab – C/G – G – C) into something that has an actual vibe, usable for the basis of a real song. The point is, rather than being overly concerned with learning things “note-for-note,” try using the INSPIRATION of your own guitar heroes to get BEYOND “THE CHORDS” and PERSONALIZE their sound by varying voicings and right/left-hand approaches.
To go deeper, many of the techniques and approaches used in this video are featured in my book POWER PLUCKING: A ROCKER’S GUIDE TO ACOUSTIC FINGERSTYLE GUITAR:
Dale Turner
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Just saw this (I'm right up-to-date on things) – nice job, Dale! Thanks, man; it inspired me to mess around with some substitutions!
The best class ever
It certainly does help. It makes me want to keep exploring chord voicing and creating new progressions in different styles. I think that's he big purpose of this video which is really cool. For acoustic instrumentalists this can be also very useful.
Radness, Aman!!! So cool you saw this one! Doing this kind of thing is sooooo fun 🙂 I hope you get some cool ideas out of it! THANKS man!!!
What a great lesson.
Can't believe I am watching it right now…. Should have watched this when you uploaded it. Darn it but anyways it is amazing Dale!
Cool!! Thanks axombanh! Mighty glad you dig this–it was fun! Hope I can bash out more stuff like this on YouTube, one of these fine days, lol… Hope all's well–and RAWK ON!
Invaluable Dale! There are some things money can't buy…..
@nikkostrato Nikko!!! You are cracking me up!!! Actually, I intentionally withheld this vid till after you graduated… Otherwise I wouldn't have met you! 🙂 Yer RAWKIN"!!! PS: How's it goin', gigmaster???
@JoyBasu Thanks a TON, brosef!!!!
awesome!!
@aaron7688 WEIRD! I added a comment to this a day or two ago, and it didn't show up… Oh well :-0 THANKS for the bladdy nice words, Aaron–I'm not worthy!!!!!!! how the heck have you been??