If you're looking for a fun new chord progression. Or if you're a beginner who wants to get better at strumming, learn an extra chord, or better your chord transitions - this video is for you. A bit more: I've created a melody. Using the chords C-G-Em-D. I share it with you and then break down the chords and finger position of each chord. As we go through the melody, we also talk about how to best hold your fingers to make your chords sound as full as possible. I briefly touch on how we're using our E Major "chord shape" to create an interesting and new sound. With that sound we begin our melody and disect the parts of our tune! When we're starting out, it's paramount that we "want" to play. I hope this resonated with you and allows for just that! I'm open to all feedback and will provide finger position diagrams - if anyone would like!

Without basic imagery we're SOL. Some of us don't take the greatest notes or listen very well... Some of us don't retain the information we see, the first time we acknowledge it... Some of us don't remember what you just said, after you just said it... I am "some of us" - and this is why, I think we should all take @Benjamin Wood advice and memorize a few things called formulas... Evidently the more you know the more powerful you are or something? 👹 (evil laugh) My theory is... From all of the stuff I've already picked up on, none of it has been "over complicated". And in any case - there's only 7?... Can't be that tough 🥴 Get your fingers ready to download this bit of information. Proclamation: That you may always have this in times of need! Or... In case you decide not to memorize it. again... Side note: You can totally memorize the formulas. They'll never change. What say you?!

Everyone will tell you something different... "You're not a real musician unless you can read music" - "you have to learn every detail about playing otherwise you're never going to learn how to play" - "Forget about reading and writing musical scores, that stuff is outdated" What's the correct answer? I don't know... But I have this really cool chart to share with you, for when you're ready to dive into reading music. More of an FYI... but very helpful in a pinch. Keep this image for future reference. Whatever you do... Just come back and check-in every once in a while, you might just find that final piece of your guitar playing puzzle. The answers to all of your questions. Speaking of which - any questions about reading or writing musical scores? Ask away and don't forget to tag @Benjamin Wood to get a knowledgeable response! Thanks for being here! Have you checked out our premium backing tracks? We'll catch you in the comments! 🙌🏽

I find, the world is a better place when I don't let the "Not enough" - mentality get to me. The I can't play good, because I don't know enough - I'm not enough because I can't play everywhere on the fret board... Or the idea that, there will never be enough guitar balogna on the Internet for you - someone who has a hard time taking the time for themselves - to actually learn... let's just step back for a moment... Thinking like that will put you on the fast track to quitting again. This time, just feel good about your noise making put the guitar back where you found it. Come back to it next time with some other fun noise to make... When you're ready - your guitar will be there for your purposefully driven efforts, and each time you picked it up you felt good about it! Learning or just playing. That's what we love about our guitar am I right?!