A Bulletproof Guide To Combining Rhythm & Lead Guitar Playing

How to play along with others and how to play great guitar parts is a question I get a lot from beginner and intermediate guitar students, so in this video, I break down my simple approach that works all the time!
0:00 - Intro Playing Clip
0:39 - What We're Going to Learn Today
1:30 - Disclaimer!
2:02 - Step 1: Triads!
2:26 - Step 2: Major or Minor Key?
3:34 - Example 1: Triads
5:40 - Example 2: Joining Chords Together Using a Scale
6:55 - Exercise 1: Getting Familiar with your Triads
8:24 - Exercise 2: Using the Scale to Connect the Chords
8:47 - These Exercises are the Key to adding Melody!
9:35 - Adding 'Colour Tones' to your Triads
10:06 - Summary and Outro
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[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

Thanks for watching! Hope you found this one helpful! 🎵🎸

[@karllongbottomguitars9192]

When I started playing, I was told open chords weren't movable, which obviously they are, it just the fingering that isn't.
I wish that you were around when I started playing. Great simple approach with no-nonsense. Great stuff Chris 👍

[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

Thanks for watching Karl and thanks for the kind words! 🙏🏻 When you realise there are multiple ways to play the same chord up and down the neck it really is a gateway to opening up the possibilities of what can be played! It was a real lightbulb moment for me 💡

[@heypockyway6652]

Absolute gem of a lesson Chris. This is right where I’m at, learning that the chords are the foundation, all magic can be found within them 😂
Also the lighting on this video is perfect 👌

[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

That's really great to hear, thanks so much for the kind words and for taking the time to watch the video! Hope you found a couple of things to take away from it 🙏🏻.
Absolutely, don't underestimate the power of the triad, just adding or changing even one note to these basic shapes can make such a huge difference! 😊
Much appreciated, the filming/video production is as important as the guitar playing to me so it's always nice when that aspect of my videos is appreciated! Thanks man! 🙏🏻 Enjoy your Sunday!