A HORSE WITH NO NAME - Tutorial - LEVEL 4 (Second gtr parts)

This is the beginner green (level 4) tutorial of A HORSE WITH NO NAME for ensemble guitar. Have fun mastering this and then test yourself against the Demo of the song:)

[@qsaze]

Thanks for this video, it’s hard to find good second guitar videos. Would love to hear about how to get started on writing second guitars (you’re talking about simple triads here, what is the harmonic logic behind it?).

[@LukeVickery-guitarlessons]

Thanks!
That's a big question.. Id suggest trying to build second gtr ideas from a number of different approaches depending on what skills you have already.. If you are good with scales then play around with how they sound over the chords you are working with. Try to find lines that work with each part of the song you are working on. If its a verse maybe don't fill it too much but rather leave space for the vocals to still be the star... If its a chorus that lifts then maybe think about how you might compliment that lift.. e.g a climbing line may add to the excitement.. I often look for a sympathetic open string that works over all the chords in a part.. then I'll try to incorporate that in with the lines I'm writing. Hope that helps!!
PS Ill try to make sure to write more of these kind of 2nd gtr ideas in other videos so have a look and see if it helps inspire your writing:)