Rock Triad Rhythm Guitar Lesson
A new subscriber to my ‘Ask the Teacher’ service asked for a rhythm guitar lesson. This is what I came up with. It works out three-string ‘triad’ shapes to breath new life in to a well-worn A-G-D-A rock progression. Check it out.
I hope this is along the lines of what you had in mind, Noah. Have fun, guys!
Storm
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Rhythm Guitar Options
Creating guitar parts that compliment those of other musicians you are playing with will make you a very popular guitarist! Following are some of the options I think of when creating rhythm guitar parts onstage or in the studio.
Rhythm Guitar Options
- High to Low
- Fast to Slow
- Active to Sparse
- Groove vs. Fills
- Clean to Dirty
- Chords to Notes
- Sustain to Staccato
- Simple Harmony to Complex
- Play ‘with’ vs playing ‘against
Creating parts that are in contrast to what others are playing lends a sense of space that is musically pleasing. Additionally, the use of contrasting elements make unison parts sound that much more powerful when they do come in!
Keep these rhythm options in mind next time you are writing rhythm guitar parts and see if they don’t move you in new directions.
Beginning ‘Arpeggio’ Picking Lesson
I believe arpeggios to be some of the most beautiful sounds we can produce on the guitar. The word ‘arpeggio’ simply means broken chord. On the guitar, the notes of a chord can be played in a melodic fashion (think of the beginning melody to ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’) or in a chordal fashion where the notes overlap and ring together. The latter is common in guitar accompaniment and is used in this lesson over the chord progression to ‘House Of The Rising Sun’, made famous by the Animals. Take a look.
The part is played with a pick. Accompaniment arpeggios can also be played finger-style, which we explore in an upcoming lesson.
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I teach individual and group guitar lessons online (since 2001) and have taught guitar for 17 years. I was a founding faculty member of ...read more