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1. Welcome: Hello, my name is
Sasha and welcome to walk guitar basics level two. In this course, you will
learn all about power cords, open power chords,
movable power chords. And then we will
also explore pile muting and simple 12th
bar blues shuffle. This course contains a lot
of different exercises and downloadable resources which you can find on the project page.
2. Power Chords Explained: In today's lesson,
I will show you how to play power chords. So courts in general
are a combination of two or more notes played
at the same time. The simplest form of these chords are
called power chords, which are most likely used
in rock and metal music. Power chords have
two unique nodes, the root and the fifth. So for example,
if you have a C5, then c is the root node and the five is the fifth node
in that tonality, which would be and
G. I don't want to go deep into music theory now. But if you read
something like A5, C5, G5, then you know, okay, it's a power cord. So we will start with three
pretty simple power chords, which are also called
Open power chords. So that means we have one open
note and one fret at node. We start with the E5. So E is the root node. And for that we
use to open eNode. What we do then is putting our index finger on the
second fret, a string. And then we play
the open E string and a string at the same time. You have to try a little bit with the strumming so that you get the two nodes
at the same time. So try that for a little bit. For the next two cards are
built up on the same pattern. So that means you just
put your index finger, one string down on the D string. And then you play the
open a string and the D string on the
second fret like this. And then there's another chord that is possible
with this shape, and this is the T5 chord. And just move it one
string down below. So then you have
the open D string and the fretted G string
on the second fret. These are the three power
chords that are possible by using open strings
and one finger. So it's willing to simplest
form of the power chords. The next power chord
shape leads to fingers, in this case the index
finger and the ring finger, and it looks like this. So this is a G5 power chord, and the root node is the G.
So we grab our index finger, third fret on the low E string. Then we put our ring
finger on the fifth fret, a string, replayed these two
strings at the same time. So E and a string. The cool thing on these
kind of power chords with the two fingers is that
these are movable. So you can take that
shape and move it up the neck on the a and E string. And you can play the
chords on every precision. The same as possible. If you do that on the
a string and D string. This What can be very helpful here is
that you start learning the notes on the fretboard
for the E and a string, or at least the notes that
are under threat markers. So here on the third fret, fifth fret, seventh fret. Because if you know that, then it's very easy
for you to move to power cuts around
in different keys. I have added a
document down below with an overview
of the power cords and also with the
different nodes on the neck for the a and E string. So now I will also show you
how you weed power courts, or courts in general, in guitar tablature
and in chord charts. So we start with two tablature. And this here, for example, is an E5 cord. So for an E5 cord, you have the open E string and the second fret on the a string. What do you see here is
0 for the open E string and the two for the
second fret, a string. And you write chords entablature
on top of each other. So that means
everything that is in a vertical line here will
be played at the same time. Okay? Same here with the G5 chord. So third fret, E
string, fifth fret, a string played at the same
time, and you have G5. Same here with the
D5 fifth fret, a string, seventh fret, D string, played at the same time and you
haven't T5 court. Okay, now let's take a
look at core charts, which is this here. So it's a different
kind of thing, how you can view chords and it shows you which fingers you use. And it will make sense if the courts getting
more complicated. But you can also use
it for power cords. And let's start with E5. And this is how it looks
like in a chord chart. So what we have here is
some kind of fretboard. So these are the six strings. So low E string, a string, D string, G string, B string, and high E string. And the friends are
in this direction. So first fret, second fret, third fret, fourth
fret, fifth fret. And what you see here
is a blue circle, which means you play
the open string. So the open E string, because it's above
the first fret. Okay, So this means
open E string. And then we have here
the second fret, first fret, second
fret on the a string. So this is E string, a string, second fret. And the one means you're
using your index finger. Okay, so all the
numbers you are seeing in core charts are your fingers. So it shows you which
fingers to use. In this case, it's easy. You have one finger to use. Your index finger, second fret. And the open E string. What you have here is these Xs, and that just means we don't
play these four strings. Okay, let's move on to G5 chord. And here you see you have your index finger
on the third fret, E string, and then your wing finger on the fifth
fret, a string. Okay, same here with the x's, so it just play the
E and a string. Here. Another example, D5. And here you can see if you
go above the fifth fret. So if you are
using, for example, a 6789 squared, then you
will see this number here. And that just means
this is the fifth fret, sixth fret, seventh,
wet, and so on. So these core charts are
only shown you five frets. And depending on where the
courts are on the Mac, have a number here, father, Fred, which is here on the top. So fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth, wet. And the D5 is on the a string and you
don't play the E string. That's why here is an x. Then you have your index
finger on the a string, fifth fret, and your wing finger on the seventh fret, D string. And also the other three strings are not needed for that court.
3. Powerchord Exercises: Alright, so now I will show you some different power
cord exercises which are great to practice, to change between the
different power chords, which is honestly
the hardest part at the beginning, again, I will break down each exercise and show you how to play it. Then you can practice
it on your own, in your own tempo. Then you can add a metronome at a low tempo and increase
the speed slowly. And if you've got
it up to speed, you can play to one of
the backing tracks, which I have prepared
for each exercise. Because playing to a
backing track is way more fun than only
practicing to a metronome. And yes, you can also add some overdrive to the
sound if you are able to play the roofs because
we want to have fun and it sounds way
better with overdrive. The first exercise starts
with an E five chord. Then we have G5 chord. Then we've got an A5 cards, which you can play here. But in this case we played
up here on the low E string. Then we go back to the E5 chord. You play each note in quarter
notes for times like this. What I can recommend you to do when you change between
the power chords is that you shouldn't
remove the hand too far away from the
fret board like this. Because it will take some way longer to change
between the courts. Just try to release
the left hand slightly from the
fretboard like this, so that the chord changes, go as fast as possible. Alright, so now we
come to exercise too. This time we start
with an A5 chord, which the open position here. Then E5 cord, then c5 card, and then G5. You're also play these chords in quarter notes and each
cards four times. Now we come to exercise three, and here we are adding a little break between
the power chord changes. We start with an E5. We play one quarter note
and then an eight node, and then we mute
with the right hand. Okay, so we play that once. Then we change to the G5
chord and we do the same. Then we go up here on the seventh thread and
we play in p5 cord. And then we change
to an E5 cord, but played on the a
string, which is here. Okay, once again, now we come to exercise four. And in this exercise we
are playing eighth notes. So it's getting a bit faster and it's a bit harder to
change between the courts. So we start again
with an E5 chord, four times in eighth nodes. Then we play in C5 power cord. Also four times than G5 and then d5. Okay? Once again, again here it's very important to
don't move the hand very far away from the fret board when you change
between the cards. So you wonder have the
quickest way possible. So really start slowly and then you can increase the tempo.
4. Powerchord Extension: What do you also can do with power chords to make
them sound more big and fat is
adding a third node. So this is no new node
which you add to the court. It's just doubled nodes. So you double the root
node in this case. So if we go to our
g power chord, which is this, you can simply add your pinky
on the D string fifth fret, so white down below
the ring finger. Then you get these three nodes. If you check this, it's the same node
as the root node. So it's also a G, just an octave higher. And if you add that node, the power chord sounds bigger. Especially if you
are using overdrive. And it works with
the same pattern as all the other power
cards. So we can move it. If you go here to
the a power chord on the fifth fret E string, simply add the pinky down
below on the D string. So down below the ring finger. You can move it around
in that standard shape. And the same works with
the open power cards here. Three can lay down
your index finger and play the note down below. So if you have an
open E5 power chord, you also play the D string on
the second fret like this. But you can also use
two fingers like this. Same goes with the A5. When we go to the D5, it's a bit different, so we don't do that. That doesn't sound right. We have to move our
finger one fret up, so on the B string. And I recommend to use the
ring finger like this. And then we also have the
octave here with the dy.
5. Arpeggiated Powerchords and Exercises: Now we do some
exercises which are very helpful for you,
right hand picking. And what we're doing is playing a patchy aided power cords. And that means instead of playing a power
chord like this, we play each note of
the chord separately, which also can happen
in different orders. It is simply playing the
card nodes one after another instead of playing
all of them at the same time. Okay, So the first
exercise starts with E5 cord in
the open position. So you just grab the
cord and hold it, and then you play from the E
string down to the D string. Then we go over to and G5 chord. And then we play this. So we also play from the E
string down to the D string, and then we go back
to the a string. Then we go back to the E5 cord and we play the same as before. Then we move to an S5
card and we play the same that we have played
with the G5 chord. Okay, Now once again altogether. So try to practice that pretty slowly and then you can try
to play to the backing track. I'm pretty sure that
at the beginning you will focus on the right hand, which is pretty obvious if
you play stuff like that. So you try to check
where your pick is. But if you get kind of
comfortable with that, then try to don't look at
right-hand all the time. Because as I said in
a previous lesson, it slows you down wild, changing the courts tried to trust your white
hand after awhile and you will see
how good it works without actually watching edit. The second exercise starts with a D five card played
here on the a string. And you play it like this. So you play the a string first, and then you skip
the D string and you go directly to the G string. Then you go to the D string, and then you go back
to the G string. Okay? Okay, and then you do the same picking pattern with an A5 chord here
on the E string. And then the same
pattern on an S5 cord. And again the same
pattern on a G5 chord. Once again, altogether. Again, practice on
your own slowly and then tried to the backing track. All right, Now we come
to exercise three. And here we're starting
with an S5 power cord. And this time we start
on the G string. So the highest
scoring on the court. So you play G string, D string, a string. And then once again
back to the D string. Then you go to an
G5 power chord. You first play the low E string, then the D string. So you skipped the a string. After that, you go
to the a string and then back to the D string. Now this one is a bit
more complicated, but still with a C card again. And the G chord. Now you are doing the same pattern with an empty cart and then a card. Okay? So like this. Okay, once again, altogether, I know this exercise
can be pretty hard for some of you
will start slowly, get comfortable with
your right hand and the string skipping. And then you can try
to the backing track.
6. Palm Muting and Exercises: Alright, so in this lesson, I will show you how to permute. Permuting is a very
common technique in the rock and metal genre, and it basically
sounds like this. So this is without Paul muting. Now we're permuting. It also works great with chords. What you have to do to permute is simply laying the
side of your hand, this part here down on the strings slightly while
you are picking the strings. So like this, the perfect position is right here near the bridge when the strings
go over the bridge. So it doesn't work
really well if you do it like here
on this position, the more you go
back to the bridge, the better it works. So you have to try a
little bit and find a comfortable
position and also how much pressure you have
to put on the strings. So try that for a little bit. As I said before, it
also works great with cards and especially
with power chords. So try that for a little bit
with different power cords. And if you are
comfortable with it, we can start with the
following exercises. For the first exercise, we need an A5 card here
on the low E string. Tendency five chord also
here on the low E string. Then a G5 chord, and then back to the A5 chord. What you are doing
now is playing each card for one bar in eighth notes completely
with permuting like this. Okay, once again, okay, now let's try it with
the backing track. Okay? Alright, so in the
second exercise we are playing the same chords, but we will add a
little bit of dynamics. And what that means is
that we are also adding a few drums without Paul muting. And this is a very
common technique in rock and metal roofs. And it basically
sounds like this. Again, you play each card
for one bar in eighth notes, but on every 24 hit, you are doing no power muting. So here it can really helpful to count while you are playing. So counting eight nodes is 1234. And on every 24 you're
doing no pal Newton. So let me show you that. 1341234134134. Okay. I hope you understand
the pattern behind that. Practice that a little
bit and then you can try to the backing track.
7. Simple 12 Bar Blues Shuffle: Alright, so in this
lesson I will show you a simple version of an
12th bar blues shuffle. So what do you need for that are open power cords and a
little bit of permuting, which you already
learned before. So let me demonstrate
you a blues shuffle. So this whole 12
bar blues shuffle is based on three chords. It's based on an A5 power
chord and D5 power cord, and an E5 power chord. We starting on the A5
power chord, muted. And then you simply put your ring finger on the
fourth fret D string. And you also play the
open a string with debt. Okay? And you do
that back and forth. You can let your
index finger here on the second fret
when you go over to the fourth wet with your
wing finger so that you just have to put on the
ring finger and release it. Okay, That's basically
the pattern. And you do the same thing
on the open D power chord. You put the ring finger on
the fourth fret G string. And you of course, also play the open D string. And then you do the same
pattern with the open E chord. Okay, so try to get comfortable
with that with them. I will play it again
a few times for you. Alright, so now let's try to a backing track which I
have prepared for you. I will play the
first 12 bars with you and then you can
continue on your own. So the cool thing on
the 12th bar blues is that there are endless
variations you can do. And one simple variation
I want to show you, and it sounds like this. Instead of going back from the fourth to
the second fret here, you are going from the
fourth to the fifth fret. So like this. And then back to
the fourth fret. The same of course
with the open D chord. And of course with
the open E chord.
Sascha Rebbe
