I really can't understand why some of these grumpy people are complaining. Jeez. Adam is explaining basic and important things to help beginners (or, like me, people not new to music, but new to the guitar). All of the "tips" are done so well. If you don't like them, move on and keep your comments to yourself.
great introduction to the concept - the sounds of the shell chords changing from major to minor to dominant, etc make the 'flavor' of the chords really jump out ... was hard to pick up exactly which finger on which fret for the 6 shapes as opposed to showing a clear diagram, but i guess tossing out the breadcrumbs for us to go investigate on our own is a valid teaching method .... picking up the guitar and figuring them out for myself certainly makes me learn better/deeper if more slowly ... keep up the great work - thanks for sharing your talent and time with us, Adam
Excellent lesson. Shell voicings rooted on the 6th and the 5th strings, which is exactly what I had been working on before I stumbled upon your videos... then your suggestion of the Blue In Green melody on top took me to the next level, yeah! Thanks, I highly recommend your channel to fellow students. H in Berkeley CA
Is this the longest GT ever? It apparently had to be to cover skeleton chords completely enough to provide a adequately overview of how extensively they may be used. Sadly though, when your GT devotees dive into a fake book and find a diminished chord, jaws will be dropping. There it is, a reason for part 2-3 to cover diminished shells, major and minor 6th shells and how they add inversions and rootless chords to what you have already covered.
...subscribed! Stumbled on this vid - amazing lesson with shell voicings explained succinctly, while cleverly revealing the options these grips yield. Very masterful teaching. You are the Bruce Lee of gtr instruction: "Be water, my friend." Thanks much.
Finally, I watched all your videos and I can now just follow the one-new-episode-per-week scheme! Btw, this is another Ted Green tip I think, as he divides chords into 3 categories, major-minor-dominant. Cheers! :o)
Man, I love your style of teaching. You make it all look so easy, which it is! I wish I had you as a teacher when I began learning 10 years ago. I played in a community college big band, and the director who is also a highly skilled but self-taught guitarist. He told me that I had to play every chord as written with all the extension and alterations! It was trial by fire. Later, I got wise and figured out I didn't have to play all that and suddenly I could keep time! Go figure.
+Adam Levy Guitar Tips yeah, but you should add a segment on 7b5 chords because they're also incredibly useful and can substitute for Dom and m6 chords. those are good to know in all the inversions on several sets of strings.
Hi Adam,Many thanks for your guitar tips. They're proving very enjoyable and useful. Have also been enjoying your playing with Norah Jones and others. I have a suggestion for a guitar tip you might like to do at some point. I'm wondering what your approach has been to the use of flesh or nails on the right hand when fingerpicking or hybrid picking. You seem to draw a nice sound out of your instruments, despite having very short nails (or perhaps none at all). I've been playing guitar for many years but often become frustrated by not being able to achieve a decent tone and volume without nails (which I struggle to maintain). On a positive note, the frustration has led me to dabbling in other instruments like mandolin and piano, which don't pose these kind of issues and are a joy, but I always come back to the guitar. Thanks again. Best regards, Alex
+Alex G. You don't need nails. Your fingers (and their flesh) are all that's necessary. Over time, calluses develop and that helps controlling dynamics. You can really get loud and bright strums by turning your hand backwards to the strings and using your nails in a sweeping motion. Classical players do that all the time. Eric Clapton (not a well known finger style practitioner) once said, "Your hands are the perfect plectrum." Although he doesn't do much finger style, what he does is well performed. Your hands and fingers can control all the dynamics and volume you need! I sucked at it for a long time but as I kept at it, it came along ok. I'm not great but I can control the guitar pretty well when that style is needed. It's another wonderful way to express yourself on your instrument. Keep at it and you'll find what feels most natural to you. That's the key: if it feels right, do it.
AWESOME! Thank you for distilling this down to such a fundamentally easy to understand approach. My head was spinning after I opened up the Ted Greene Chord Chemistry book.
