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CHORD EMBELLISHMENT


Tutorial by Douglas Showalter

Chord Embellishment

The goal of learning several different "Chord Embellishments" in rock guitar is to broaden the possibility of taking your chords to new places. The student will be taught many angles as to how these different embellishments can be approached by varying some of the notes already in the chords. It is hoped that the student seeks these concepts out in their own musical universe and works to develop some "chord embellishments" of their own.

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Douglas Showalter

In rock rhythm guitar, simple chords can often be played with slight variation to create what is called chord embellishment. The idea behind chord embellishment is taking any chord in your vocabulary and adding a slight variation to one or two of the notes you are playing to create a strong rhythm. With this idea, you also develop a strong melody on top of the chords you are playing. This technique is used by everyone from Chuck Berry to Led...

Title
Chord Embellishment
Instructor
Douglas Showalter
Genre
Rock
Pages
8 pages
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Difficulty
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  • 8 Videos
  • 6 Guitar Tabs
  • 6 Scores Sheet Music
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