The Songwriter's SECRET WEAPON on Guitar

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    The pinkie is often disregarded or ignored - but it is actually the SECRET to more interesting chord movement and vibrant melodies. This simple trick will transform the way you write melodies. Period.
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    ABOUT BENNY
    Hi I'm Benny. My passion for music and creativity stretches across multiple disciplines and art-forms. I am a founding member and songwriter / lap-slide guitarist for one of Australia's best and most bearded country-bluegrass-folk bands, THE GREEN MOHAIR SUITS. To date the Mohairs have released 4 full-length albums and tour both nationally and overseas.
    I am also the Founder and Head Producer of SILAMOR STUDIOS, a boutique studio specialising in Composition for Film, TV and Interactive Media. I write extensively across various instrumental and lyric-based genres and has been commissioned for major projects by Adobe, Cathay Pacific and Audible. I currently release original songs under the name SILAMOR.
    I am also passionate about education and have taught song and lyric writing as well as film composition for JMC Academy, Collarts and the Australian Institute of Music. I design and regularly facilitate workshops on creative process and innovation.
    Links to Bennny's music are here:
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    www.silamor.com/music
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 39

  • @Petch85
    @Petch85 6 місяців тому +3

    I use do this all the time when I am just "meditating on my guitar", but I have never thought systematically like this about it. Grate video.
    One more thing that I like to do, it to slide the last or the first note, using my pinky finger between cord changes.
    I like to slide one hole step, and often I slide very quickly. But you can also slide fast and the hold the taget note for a while, before starting on a new cord.

  • @PeterPine
    @PeterPine 6 місяців тому +2

    you guys have the best content on songwriting!

  • @korayornek6168
    @korayornek6168 4 дні тому

    Anlamadığım şey bu kadar güzel bilgi veren bir kanalın neden bu kadar az abonesi olduğu.İnsanlar gerçekten kaliteden anlamıyorlar.Ben gitarı kendi kendine öğrenen ve bu işin matematiğini gece uykularımda düşünüp çözmeye çalışan biriydim.Gitar klavyesini anlamak çok zamanımı aldı.açıkçası kendimce bestelerde yaptım.ama bunları nasıl daha iyi hale getireceğimden emin değildim.Etrafta gitar çalanların iyi gitar çalmayı hızlı gitar çalmak ile karıştırdığına sıklıkla şahit oldum.Ama kimsenin anlamadığı birşey var.İnsanların aklına kazınan şarkılar çok küçük bir melodinin uyumlu tınısı bunun hızla bir ilgisi yok.Tabiki !/16 yada 1/32 notayı kullanabiliriz belli yerlerde ama anlamsızca bu hızda çalmak bence şarkıların ruhunu öldürüyor.Bu bağlamda seni tanıdığıma çok sevindim.Çok faydalı bilgileri ve gerçekten müzik adına üretim yapacak kişileri iyi niyetle desteklediğinden hiçbir şüphem yok.Türkiye'den sevgiler.Takip edeceğim her zaman emeğine sağlık.

  • @davedemers7293
    @davedemers7293 6 місяців тому +1

    I watch guitar youtube videos now and then (ok, maybe a lot...) I got more from this one than I get from 99%. Immediately useful. I kind of "know" some of this; the D - Dsus4 - Dsus2 thing is pretty widespread, e.g. But just laying out the accessible color tones for open chords and for basic triads and common shapes is really helpful. Last night when noodling I played with a lot of these and my wife actually said she liked what I was doing and noticed that it was "much more sophisticated" than my usual dreck

  • @barrycoulter6951
    @barrycoulter6951 6 місяців тому

    Good chordal info..AND, the last 2 mins is a gem-- synergy!

  • @4Himpsalmist
    @4Himpsalmist 4 місяці тому

    I LOVED this video! 👏🏻 Thanks Benny for always graciously sharing your secrets!
    The way you started out for a virtual beginner and built your content was brilliant!🔥

  • @LousyMoonRecords
    @LousyMoonRecords 6 місяців тому +3

    Nice... I knew many of these things but seeing it through the lens of uitilzing the pinky gave me new perspectives. Great inspiring teaching!

  • @racheldahliamusic
    @racheldahliamusic 6 місяців тому +1

    Could you do a lesson explaining the picking nod strumming of this?

  • @judgetimbers588
    @judgetimbers588 6 місяців тому +3

    This is probably the most useful 16 minutes of my life - thank you for a superb lesson! Perhaps next you can discuss adding your thumb to your guitar playing. I only began doing that in recent years and it has greatly expanded my melodies and overall songwriting.😊🎸

    • @silverhandle
      @silverhandle 6 місяців тому +1

      You should try having sexual intercourse for 16 minutes…

  • @Ghost_BC
    @Ghost_BC 6 місяців тому

    Great and important tips. Thanks.
    Greetings from Brazil.

  • @cew1821
    @cew1821 6 місяців тому

    Fantastic. Greetings from Switzerland

  • @Jeronimo365
    @Jeronimo365 6 місяців тому +1

    I play finger style and that little finger becomes invaluable. 👍

  • @JeffreyJRyan
    @JeffreyJRyan 6 місяців тому

    Brilliant lesson!

  • @timball8429
    @timball8429 6 місяців тому +3

    Great stuff, Benny. That’s an extremely handy trick, particularly for me as I mostly use cowboy chords. Thank you! 🙏

    • @silverhandle
      @silverhandle 6 місяців тому +3

      Pun!

    • @timball8429
      @timball8429 6 місяців тому +2

      @@silverhandle totally unintentional… but glad you put your finger on it. 😁

    • @silverhandle
      @silverhandle 6 місяців тому +1

      @@timball8429 you did it again! 😎

  • @kellansager
    @kellansager 6 місяців тому

    This exactly what I needed for my songwriting! Thank you

  • @marilyndominguez4087
    @marilyndominguez4087 6 місяців тому +1

    Great lesson! Huge springboard Thanks

  • @collinebouchara4222
    @collinebouchara4222 6 місяців тому

    Could you make also a video on different rhythms patterns for ch (that’s easy to play and sing on / but brings more dynamics
    + 1 video on what type of base line could be written for the melody exemples you gave in the video here?
    I’m in love with all ur content, best songwriting explanations eveeer 🥰

  • @MiddleGrounded
    @MiddleGrounded 6 місяців тому

    Such a great video! Thanks!

  • @martoneill
    @martoneill 6 місяців тому

    Excellent- thank you

  • @evilvespa
    @evilvespa 6 місяців тому

    This is some great stuff thanks brah.

  • @shop970
    @shop970 6 місяців тому

    Its good to relate things in a new way. While seeing melodies. Chords. Then using the shapes to write!

  • @Raggo12345
    @Raggo12345 6 місяців тому

    Wow! So cool! Tons of great tips and licks and ideas from this!
    LOVED the D triads! And the song idea at the end is just brilliant!
    In the same way as with the D triads on the top 3 strings up the neck, Am can be used by moving from the open 3 strings in G to Am and further up the neck:
    G - (the 3 open strings in the open G chord) Am - Bm - C Major (with pinky) - D Major (with pinky) - Em - F#m(7b5?) - G - Am - etc.) I THINK that's the right chord progression? 🤣😁Not 100% sure...
    It can also be used with the G - Am7 (ring finger lifted) and keep the G string in the middle open all the way up the neck, even for the Major chords.

  • @schoontube
    @schoontube 6 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @peterzuehlke
    @peterzuehlke 6 місяців тому

    great video!

  • @Tom-fh9fj
    @Tom-fh9fj 6 місяців тому

    You Rock! Super helpful tips. You helped unlock some gems for me.

  • @cheribarkman1784
    @cheribarkman1784 6 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @hersheybell8444
    @hersheybell8444 6 місяців тому

    Someone may have pointed this out, but at 9:22 your diagram is showing the Ddim chord (13th and 15th frets) and not the C#dim (which you are playing correctly on the 12th and 14th frets). Not to take away from the great video lesson!

  • @eh2254
    @eh2254 6 місяців тому

    Very nice! Thank you so much. Fun times, I tell ya.

  • @GordonPavilion
    @GordonPavilion 6 місяців тому

    My favourite guitar chord is… the D13 add9 oil change elevated 11 b15 with a sus due date.
    Thank dog for pinky fingers.

  • @guitaring1
    @guitaring1 6 місяців тому

    this is a great lesson, thanks! Can you please do one on creating interesting intros on guitar?

    • @davedemers7293
      @davedemers7293 6 місяців тому

      Would be good to see. My fallback is to arpeggiate (a) the first four chords of the song (b) the last four bars of the chorus, or (c) the last four bars of the bridge if there is one

  • @Gipeamusic
    @Gipeamusic 4 місяці тому

    I forget the names too ! But anyway, lot of thanks !

  • @kelliesuepetersartist6263
    @kelliesuepetersartist6263 2 місяці тому

    I have never found a version of the F chord that I could play.

  • @christophervincent3520
    @christophervincent3520 6 місяців тому

    Different tunings may actually be The Songwriter's SECRET WEAPON on Guitar?

  • @4Himpsalmist
    @4Himpsalmist 4 місяці тому

    I LOVED this video! Thanks, Benny, for always so graciously sharing your secrets! The way you started this for the beginners, then built the content was brilliant! 👍🏻🔥