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Open Chord Practice Tune

 

Now that you have learned the basic chords and voicings, it's time to break down a mini-song form that incorporates everything we've learned so far. We'll break down and practice one section at a time, and then we will play through the whole form with the backing track. The form is as follows:


Intro Riff

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Outro Riff


I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and have realized that tone you use and the notes you choose to play often go hand in hand when you're playing rock. This concept is not limited to the chord voicings we covered in this tutorial- it's something you always have to be aware of, whether to adapt the tone to the part you're playing or adapt the part to the tone. We'll talk much more about that as we go on!

Anders Mouridsen
Instructor Anders Mouridsen
Tutorial:
Open Chords Rock!
Styles:
Rock
Difficulty:
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Questions & Answers

3 months ago
Hello, Is there another strumming pattern instead of just down strokes? thanks Gary
Mike Olekshy 3 months ago

Hello - thanks so much for your question! Downstrokes make the most sense for this example since every strum occurs right on the beat. However, you could switch it up if you like - try all upstrokes for every strum - or mix and match - whatever you like! Whatever you choose, just be sure you are staying in steady tempo and locked in with the backing track!

5 months ago
After several times practicing I felt I was missing something so I watched slowly and noticed that at the end of the verse and chorus you end on an A which is missing from the tab, am I correct?
Mike Olekshy 5 months ago

Hello thanks for your question! Yes, Anders ends off his slow playing demonstrations of the verse and chorus with a strum of the A chord just to finish the slow playthrough. You don't actually play those final A chords when playing through the whole song - which is why that A strum is not included in the tab.

8 months ago
Hello, how do I know how to tune the guitar for the song ? i have a tuner on my phone app, but I havnt really looked in to how to tune it, now I just went for the standard tune, any suggestions ?
Mike Olekshy 7 months ago

Thanks for your question! Please refer to this tutorial on tuning the guitar: https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/2706