More chords with Ben Lowrey

Chords.....

O.K! Listen ...Those first few lessons were really just an induction to make sure you understand the basics. Now you're in tune and familiar with strings, frets, fingers and tab, it's time to learn the next most important thing. Chords. A chord is when you strum lots of strings instead of just plucking one note. If you would like to be able to play songs, you are going to have to learn some chords. It's like saying, if you would like to drive a car, you'll have to fill it up with fuel. There's no escaping it. I divide guitar playing into two categories. Rhythm and Lead. Rhythm is strumming and chords. (usually multiple strings at once) Lead is riffs and solos, (usually playing one note at a time). Some people enjoy strumming chords, other prefer learning licks and riffs, so throughout this eCourse I am going to give you a taster of both. If you are a singer, it's likely that you will want to strum chords whilst you sing. If you don't sing, it's likely that you will want to play riffs and lead. Both are important, so it's best to be skilled at both. It has long been an 'in joke' among musicians that some bands such as Status Quo and even The Beatles only use three chords to play songs. This may be an exaggerated claim, but it is true for a lot of songs especially in the genre of Rock n Roll. When you say "I'm going to play a song by using just three chords"_, it feels the same as saying, "I'm going to have a conversation by using just three words"_. It seems rather ridiculous, but the truth is, when we are learning guitar, it's nice to learn something simple which still ends up sounding good. So....we are going to learn chords E A and D. It's possible that you already know these chords, if so, I encourage you to watch the mini-video-guitar-lesson anyway, because you may still pick up some useful information to increase the quality of your playing. Remember this eCourse is designed for beginner guitarists, but each new segment focuses on different techniques so there is plenty for you to learn which will challenge your playing ability even further. Also, you're welcome to browse the archive where you will find over 100 full-length-video-lessons of advanced techniques, bar chords and interesting chords sequences of songs such as "Hotel California by the Eagles", "Wonderwall by Oasis", and many more. So...Would you like to learn some chords which will allow you to play songs?, Ok Good. To BROWSE THE ARCHIVE where you will find over 100 of the most popular guitar songs as full-length-video-guitar-lessons , you'll find everything from Oasis to Bob Marley, click www.vGuitarLessons.com/archive And to Watch Your MINI-VIDEO-GUITAR-LESSON "introduction to chords"_ (I suggest you do watch it!) click the download link above or below. I'll see you in a few days in the next segment where we'll learn the next important skill...The Killer Strumming Pattern Which Will Make You Sound Like A Pro! Ben Lowrey P.S. Remember I'd love to hear from you personally so if you have any feedback about our vGuitar Lessons, send it with a pic of you and your guitar to students@vGuitarLessons.com and we may put it on the homepage.