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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a 2 chord jam in 4 positions up the neck of the guitar. This is a great way to become familiar with the neck while working on strumming.
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Let it shine, let it shine…
Foundational stuff. The last one at the top end has a really nice voicing, Jerry-esque.
Yes, got that same Lovelight vibe!
I was thinking the same thing.
Such a great lesson…learned so much!
How do you jam ?
I love all kinds of rhythm. This is a nice way to practice playing chords in different positions. It has an Allman Bros feel to it.
This lesson helps me, Thanks Brian.
Whoa, the spirit of Bob Weir is all over this one, great work Brian. I personally would like to see more lessons focused on playing really innovative rhythm guitar, like this one. Now, how about something in 9/8 or 11/4 time? IMHO, Weir never gets the credit he deserves for his part of the Dead’s unique sound.
Groovy Man
Your starting to get good at these lessons Brian.
By the time we get to 1000 you should be half way there.
Stay Alive
Muchas gracias Brian, sencillamente genial
I have a request for the big 500.
Could you do to this progression what you did in ep497
create a very simple melody and then a simple improvisation on
that melody and then a 2nd more advanced improvisation on the melody.
Pretty Please!
Ditto on that Robert! To make it more challenging I am using this lesson to practice arpeggios over the different chord shapes rather than strumming the chords.
Just a thought in the meantime…
This was exactly my thought too. Each position I went to I was thinking about the local pentatonic and thought it would be great if you did some follow up that worked in links from the pentatonic… for advanced maybe even discussing some major scale tones (chord tones/arpeggios) that are outside the pent. I’ll clearly be doing this on my own. But, just an idea on something that might make a comprehensive follow on.
Ugh… *licks* from the pentatonic
I expect Brian already has something special lined up for episode 500
Always looking forward to every weekly lesson. Thanks for another useful lesson!
Thanks for a jammy rhythm lesson this week! I’ve made EP409 part of my jam repertoire with friends. This will be nice addition to play and jam with friends. Also, having a lot of fun with the triad rhythm in EP343 and that funky meters EP457. Many thanks!!
Just a suggestion. Wouldn’t it be better if you used the sixth and fifth string to identify most chords since the basic form of the chord, the 1 of the 1,3,5 is the base note of the chord. Also if you memorize the notes on the 6& 5, you know ALL the other notes on all strings. Just know the two-up-two- over method of finding the octave. So learning 6 & 5 means you now know 3&4. The same holds true for strings 1&2 but add one when going to or over the b string.
I love it! Thanks Brian
Thanks for getting me to remember Travelin` Shoes by Elvin Bishop…and waking up my right hand
Thanks again for a great lesson. 🙂
Enjoy playing that, top !
Brian, I needed this. Thanks again for the way you teach. Like all the different rhythms you teach and go down the neck examples. Different rhythm patterns. You da man!!!! Thank You,Thank You,Thank You. Dave
Brian could you tell me why i cant select a bar of music (or more bars) from the interactive tab and it play back in time. Its always slightly out. Its very frustrating.
This is a technical nitpick your lessons are brilliant.
You sound really excited about this lesson Brian. And your next lesson is number 500!!! Amazing that you are still so enthusiastic about teaching after all these lessons. Thanks a lot.
Great lesson in strum patterns and moving the chord patterns.
Thanks Brian
All the years I’ve played, I neve “really” learned how to strum properly. This kind of lesson will help! HOWEVER, I am a “counter”. So, looking at the tab, it appears to me the counting is:
↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
For this particular pattern. Am I seeing it right?
Thanks
phil
Correct! Since the tablature uses 16th notes, you would want to use the 16th note count.
HI Brian
I have just been focusing on rhythm recently and as mentioned above love the 409 Jam Band track. I need to get my fluency way up and here is another great rhythm lesson to help me on my way. A fine finish to the 400 series. No doubt you will have something special for your coming half millennial. Many congratulations for your wonderful success to date.
JohnStrat
Great Lesson. maybe we can get a lead lesson to play on top of this.
Brendan
Heard it before thanks for figuring it out using caged
Brian, what is the lesson you said that you will link to teaching ALL of the notes?
This is the lesson https://youtu.be/ToGcyA7-tus
Thank You. That Video is very helpful.
Thanks Brian. This is a great lesson. After working the triad lessons, major and minor in all keys, this lesson was an eye opener for me. It was like the whole fret board opened to me.
Brian – you will probably have to do every key for us now – haha
I see what you did there, Brian … a fret board lesson that you snuck a rhythm lesson into. Pretty dang smart, amigo.
Brian, Good to hear you took a break in the action and took a few dancing lessons with grass skirt!!! Hope you had great time. Time to get back to AM time. Hope you got all relaxed.Everybody needs to take a break when they can. Looking forward to EP500. also new year picking and grinning with AM crew. Dave
Watermelon Man!
Really looking forward to getting stuck into this lesson! Following on from the ‘making goals’ session you shared, learning the fretboard was my main aim- so this is just perfect! Really cool tune too- thanks Brian!
Where’s the link to learning the notes on the first 3 strings?
Oops! I found it! Thanks Laurel C!
Love the bass line Brian..
What make / model is that guitar? Me likey.
What a fun little thing to play! Also thanks for the reminder to squeeze and release! Also helps to remember note names on neck — Thanks!
Really great! Thanks for the lesson. Very helpful.
It’s really neat to strum down up, then press the strings when you want to. Thank you for always having good lessons.
Fun song but this would be a lot easier to learn if you would include the stroke direction information in the video and music.
Great lesson Brian! I have always wanted to know how to open up the fretboard!