Mixing moveable chords and licks (Part 1)

Spruce up your rhythm playing by mixing in some simple, cool licks.  Learn the best notes to use, where to find them on the neck and when and how to play them; all whilst effortlessly moving between chords. Start to sound like a pro. 

What will we be covering?

This is Part 1 of two sessions.

There are lots of ways to make your rhythm playing sound really cool – one is to mix in some fill licks.

Pro guitarists intersperse licks and riffs effortlessly between chord changes. The blend produces a sound that captivates an audience and makes it more interesting and enjoyable for the player (especially when you’ve got mutiple bars of the same chord!).

You’ll note that we’ve used the word ‘moveable’ in the course title. This means that whatever you learn can be transposed to other keys; ideal for building into the songs you like to play.

In this session, Part 1, we’ll focus on two areas:

  • review some basics, namely: CAGED, barre chords, Cycle of 5ths, diatonic chords and the major and minor scale patterns/boxes and then move on to learning some basic licks with chord examples that you can move around the neck. These sheets are available NOW.
  • learn and play some licks by looking at the notes to use, where to find them on the fretboard in relation to the chords you’re playing.

In Part 2 we’ll look more extensively at how to apply these essential must-know techniques and focus on lots of examples along the lines of: Old love (Eric Clapton), No woman, no cry (Bob Marley), Make you feel my love (Bob Dylan, Adele), Ain’t no sunshine (Bill Withers) with maybe a Blues 12 bar.

 

Who’s this session suitable for?

Beginner+ to Intermediate acoustic and electric guitar players.

These sessions are layered to allow players of different levels to learn and play along together.

Beginner+ players should  know basic open chords and be able to strum through a tune or two (don’t worry about any mistakes – yet!) with either the fingers or, ideally, a plectrum.

Intermediate players should be using barre chords, be able to strum using a plectrum and  picking out a few basic scales in at least one position.

 

Materials

The materials cover lesson PDF(s) and access to a Zoom recording of the live session.

Generally you’ll receive any PDF(s) just before the session but this time we have Reference Sheets available before the course covering: CAGED, barre chords, Cycle of 5ths, diatonic chords and the major and minor scale patterns/boxes . These are available NOW.

You’l also get access to a Zoom recording of the complete live session.

 

Homework

The session is 60 minutes long; don’t expect to master everything during the session. The tutor will go through as many key parts as possible, demonstrating them and discussing the associated techniques and know-how.

The real work is done by you afterwards. Armed with the materials (PDFs and video  recording), you’ll have all the tools to work on things at your own pace.

 

Booking a place and buying options

When you book you’ll have two options:

1. You want to join the live Zoom session.

You’ll receive the joining instructions on the day. Being live, you’ll be able to put your own questions directly to the tutor during the session. Choose option 1, Live session and materials.

2. Maybe you’d like to attend but can’t make it on this occasion?

You can buy the materials and receive them after the session (i.e. lesson PDF(s) and access to a Zoom recording of the live session). Choose option 2, Materials only.

 

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    £20

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