Lesson 98 PRACTICE EXERCISES moving POWER & 5th CHORDS all over the neck -13:50 min

In this lesson David teaches you practice exercises moving power chords and fifth chords all over the neck.  You will learn three exercises to practice with you power and 5th chords and you can also use these exercises to practice your bar chords when you are ready to start moving those chords around. David continually focuses on technique to ensure that the chords you are playing ring out true and that you are muting out all the notes that you are not playing. You want to get comfortable leaving your fret hand in the same “shape” while moving it around on the neck. This is such a critical concept for all guitarists to master as you will find yourself playing these chords so often. Keep practicing the right things, develop your ear, and work these practice exercises into your daily practice routines. YOU CAN DO IT! Strum slow at first – speed will come with time and practice. ROCK ON!

Lesson 97 Song suggestions utilizing 5ths and power chords – 8:39 min

In this module we make suggestions for songs that you can learn that utilize 5th and power chords. You just learned in previous modules how to play power and 5th chords. These are hugely important chords that are used in many many songs. You will want to use these song suggestions as vehicles for practicing these chords. Rock on!

Lesson 94A Work on your CHORD CHANGING with this PRACTICE PROGRESSION and new chords – 13:44 min

In this lesson David teaches some new chords and strumming in a very cool progression exercises. Here this will help you with your chordd changing, strumming, rhythm, and timing. David also teaches the best way to make these changes and discusses the importance of solid chord change mechanics and how to go about lookng at chord changes and getting good at changing chords individually and then stringing them together.  

Lesson 93 – PRACTICE PROGRESSIONS using 7th chords & learn I-IV-V progressions -12:55 min

In this lesson you will learn practice progressions using 7th chords and also start to learn about I-IV-V progressions. You will learn some progressions using 7th chords in various keys. You should have learned a bunch of dominant 7th chords from a previous lesson. Now we will use these chords in some bluesy I-IV-V progressions. So much music is built from the I, IV, and V chords. We will get into the I-IV-V progression in great detail later, right now we are just going with broad brushstrokes to get you started. Have fun and add these practice progressions to your practice regimen.

Lesson 92A Adding 7th chords to spice up songs and progressions – 9:42 min

Now that you have learned some 7th chords in the previous lesson David will now teach you had to add a few into some easy progressions. Remember the 7th or dominant 7th chords add a b7 (flat 7) to the major chord (1,3,5) making the 7th chord a 1,3,5,b7 – and its a very twangy and bluesy sounding chord that will add interest to your progressions. 

Lesson 92 Learn open position dominant 7th chords – very twangy and bluesy – 7:34 min

This module will teach you some open position 7th chords, also called dominant 7th chords. These are very important chords and you will see them in so many songs. The 7th chords as a family have that real bluesy and twangy sound – remember, as always, listen to the color of these chords and develop YOUR EAR. David will also teach you the differences between a 7th chord and a major 7th chord – big difference, but they often get confused. More ear training in this module as David tries to get your ear dialed into the color of the dominant 7th chords. You will learn an A7, B7, C7, D7, E7, and G7 chords. The 7th chord has the intervals root, 3rd, 5th, and b7th. The flat seventh is the dominant note and is what gives these chords their twangy and bluesy color. Visit our video chord library for more detailed videos on each of these chords. 

Lesson 91 Combine STRUM PATTERNS for a unique sound – PUSH YOURSELF! – 10:32

We always say here at next level guitar that you want to continually push yourself on the guitar and try harder exercises and that will springboard you to the next level. In this lesson we will do just that and push you to further your timing and strumming. In this module you will learn how to combine different strum patterns within the same progression. This will give your strumming a more sophisticated and interesting sound. We also add embellishments to really spice things up. So have fun and dont get discouraged – it will take a little work to get this technique down – but keep pushing yourself to play harder things as that makes the easy things easy as pie.