Virtual Star Guitar Lesson 12
How are those chords coming along? Are you getting the strumming thing down? Make sure to practice daily. The more you practice, the easier it will be to switch between chords when strumming a song. Let’s continue with our chords. Today we are going to try a little strumming piece complete with a guitar solo. Take a look at this tablature.
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If you read over this tab, you can see that it is based on our familiar strumming pattern of half note, half note, quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter. That same pattern is used throughout the song. We will start off with a G Major chord, followed by a D Major chord, and then we will alternate between the G and D a couple of times. Give it a try along with me.
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Ok. That sounds good. Why don’t you give it a try by yourself.
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Now let’s make it more interesting by adding a guitar solo. I am going to play the guitar solo to start out with. You will continue to play the chords. Ready to give it a try? Remember, you will keep playing the chords just like in the previous example. I will play the guitar solo over your chords. Ready to give it a try?
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Excellent! Our band is shaping up nicely. Is this making more sense now? The tablature of strumming chords is what we refer to as the rhythm guitar. We also want to play a solo over these chords just as I did on the last example to complete our song. Take a look at this tab.
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You didn’t forget how to play the notes in the G Major scale have you? Hopefully you have been practicing the scales and scale examples daily. If not, time to go back for a review! The solo uses notes that you already know. Give it a try along with me.
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Now try it by yourself.
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Now it is time for you to play the solo while I play the chords. Try it first along with me. Remember that this time you are playing the solo not the chords.
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Ok. Now it is time for you to solo by yourself. I will play the chords and you play the solo. Ready!
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Awesome! You are turning into quite a guitar soloist. Is this guitar thing starting to make sense? Think of how much you have learned and how far you have come. We will continue our studies in the next lesson.
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