Three Ways to Create Unforgettable Guitar Parts
Learn how to take a run-of-the-mill chord progression and create a compelling and unforgettable guitar part.
Darrell Braun, whose videos have been featured on GW.com several times, has just posted a new one; a guide on how to take a simple chord progression and turn it into a memorable guitar part.
Braun covers the subjects of chord inversions, alternate voicings and using the scale underneath the chord, and shows how applying them all to a basic chord progression can help spice it up.
You can check out the informative tutorial above.
For more videos by Braun, head to Darrell Braun Guitar on YouTube.
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