Looking at the difference between Major 7 chords and 7 chords. 4 note chords the next step up from traids

Adding extra notes to a chord adds new colours to the sound. Sus (suspended) and Add chords get used all the time in music.

Root and 5th is a great advanced guitar strumming technique. It adds a simple bass line to your rhythm part. Check out this lesson for more.

Space in music is as important as the notes that are played. It’s what gives music and guitar rhythms groove.

Counting is such an important part of playing any musical instrument, So important when it comes to creating rhythms & grooves on the guitar

1 Octave open position D Major Scale. Great to learn this and tie it in with the D Major Chord so add colour and runs to your chords.

Looking at a 1 octave A major scale starting on the root note of the open position chord.

Let's look at a one octave G major scale. Starting on the root note on the G major scale.

Learn to play a 1 octave C major scale in open position. I'll also show you how a chord is a summary of the scale you are playing.

The makeup of the Major Scale. Using the easiest way possible I can to explain it without getting too bogged down in theory.

TAB (Tablature) is a simple way of reading sheet music for stringed instruments. I will explain how to read it on guitar.

Let's look at a couple of strumming patterns using quarter and eighth notes.

Looking at the D major chord 'D' and the D minor chord 'Dm' and the difference between the two chords.

C Major for a beginner is tricky to play. It requires the 3 techniques I spoke about in the fretting hand video to be near on perfect.

Learning how to read a chord is a valuable lesson. You will see these in many guitar lessons, books or be handed one by another musician.