This exercise will continue to feature Spread Voicings but in a pop/rock context where we are strumming them. This is a very chordy passage that will require us to not only learn all of the changes, but also learn the rhythm (by ear!) and focus on muting unwanted open strings. Alongside the full ...
2025-09-23 14:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostIn a somewhat pop/rock style, we will go through a strumming-focused-spread-voicing Power Up that will not only be pretty fun, but also valuable when it comes to strategically muting strings when playing these shapes.
2025-09-22 16:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Next Power Up will continue the Spread Voicing topic with a more lead approach. We will be arpeggiating these shapes over a simple triad pair-based progression of mostly A - Bm, with a little melody connecting each chord. Will be a good exercise for playing these shapes as leads,...
2025-09-12 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThis one will focus on triad pairs (maj-min), and playing them like leads. Should be fun especially if you're looking to practice alternate picking!
2025-09-11 14:12:31 +0000 UTC View Post
We begin a couple of Power Ups (exercises) targeting Spread Voicings and some of the strategies we have used recently. Today will focus on the Chord Embellishments that we went over in the previous video in a very simple way. We'll take two inversions, along with their embellishm...
2025-09-05 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostA brief overview of a power-up we will do tomorrow. This will be the first of four different power-ups that all feature spread voicings in one way or another.
2025-09-04 14:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'll be doing my monthly stream this Saturday, August 30th, at 10 am EST.
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Finishing up this two part discussion of Suspended Spread Voicings, we start resolving these Suspended chords into other triads in the traditional way. However we will also start using Suspended chords as a way to create chord embellishments or chord "moves" that...
2025-08-22 14:00:30 +0000 UTC View PostFinishing up the Suspended Spreads with part 2, where we will resolve the shapes in the typical ways but also discover some fun ways to enhance your normal chord playing.
2025-08-21 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we wrap up the spread triad types with Suspended. We go over the basic shapes and fingerings (especially one very popular sus2 shape) and how these shapes sound as standalone chords. I'll demonstrate some fun uses for these sounds that you have definitely h...
2025-08-15 14:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostTomorrow's topic will be Suspended Triads, but the Spread versions. Should be a great time as these are some great sounds in my opinion.
2025-08-14 21:03:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Moving forward with Spread Voicings, we cover the Diminished and Augmented versions with a focus on using them in their natural habitat, as transitional sounds into other chords. We'll go over the shapes, how to practice them, running all of the chords in the key, as well as injecting Hotel Calif...
2025-08-03 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostWe'll be continuing with spread voicings, with a focus on diminished and augmented. We'll use them as transitional sounds into all of the chords in the key, as well as some simple examples of them over Hotel California and Little Wing.
2025-08-02 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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Just letting you know I'll be doing my monthly stream this Saturday, July 26th, at 10 am EST.
Come hang out and ask me any questions you may have about guitar/music. Maybe you're working on a tricky concept and you need some guidance, or maybe you just...
Continuing with Spread Voicings, we go over the Minor shapes as well as using these voicings in basic progressions. We'll go through triad pairs, 5 of's, basic moves like 1-4-5 or 6-2-3, adding little melodies to these moves, and how inversions can add some variety to an otherwis...
2025-07-20 14:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We finally dive into the world of Spread Voicings which will give use one more tool to easily create whatever sound we want, wherever we want. These shapes are absolutely vital to have in your hands if you are wanting to create larger chords, chord melodies, more "pianistic" soun...
2025-07-11 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey All,
I'm writing a short tune to showcase and summarize everything we have been discussing recently in the Building Chords series, specifically all of the lead triads (1-3-5) plus any other notes we want. However as writing usually goes, it's taking longer than I expected.
So in...
This song was requested by a Full Access Plus patron recently and I'm going to put it out to the general community here, as it allows me to talk about some really cool song-structure type things that I don't usually talk about. This song is a great example of taking a few ideas and constantly ite...
2025-06-27 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The stream is now fully chaptered out for your viewing convenience!
Come hang out! I'll be answering any questions you have to the best of my ability. I'll also be taking simple progressions (blues, 1564, etc.) and showcasing how I find interesting things that make those sounds mo...
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I'll be doing my monthly YouTube stream this Saturday, June 21st, 11:00 am, EST. A little early this month as I'll be busy the last weekend of June. Come hang out and ask me whatever questions you may have about anything...
This is a long video that is not meant to be watched start to finish (although you could do that if you wanted). It is instead meant to be a display of how I work out ideas. Feel free to skip around using the YouTube chapters to the sounds that interest you.
Same as the previous v...
This is a long video that is not meant to be watched start to finish (although you could do that if you wanted). It is instead meant to be a display of how I work out ideas. Feel free to skip around using the YouTube chapters to the sounds that interest you
We take one step closer...
Overview of what we're doing tomorrow. Basically taking all of the triads we know, anywhere on the neck, and adding 7 or b7, and 2 or b2. I'll demonstrate how I go about practicing like this and finding cool sh*t. Fun sounds abound.
2025-06-07 21:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's time for the monthly livestream, which will be this Saturday, May 31st, 11:00 am, EST. Come hang out and ask me whatever questions you may have about anything guitar/music related, and I'll do my best to answer. If you can't make it, leave your ques...
In the final video of this brief Creating Exercises miniseries, I go over my process of finding something inherently valuable in a topic I'm practicing and how I develop that thing into some exercises that can also double as cool musical tools. The valuable thing I'll be discussi...
2025-05-24 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostOne of 4 power ups from the final "Creating Exercises" video. The focus will be creating exercises that can easily be repurposed into actual musical ideas that you can use in your own playing/writing.
2025-05-22 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In the second part of this mini series, we create some exercises or practice routines focusing on using the 3 lead triads when playing over changes. We'll revisit Little Wing and force ourselves to use as few reference notes as possible, create some simple ways t...
2025-05-16 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post