#158 - 5 Tips To Instantly Up Your Guitar Skills (Advanced Chords)
Added 2021-03-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTCIt's finally time for the next wishlist lesson! You guys & girls voted for the topic of advanced chords for Rock & Metal :)
These tricks are easy, simple, but very effective and we are spicing up a basic power chord riff in 5 different ways. Advanced chords don't always have to be overly complicated - by including just a bit of tension or voice-leading, you will create amazing and very melodic riffs or progressions :)
Don't forget to download your files below, I also made a backing track in 3 different tempos! You can practice all 5 variations over the backing tracks AND you can try to reharmonize your own version of the riff (highly recommended!)
Comments
highway! level 4 _ gonna use it in my new phrygian dominant song
James Nelson
2022-11-01 10:48:05 +0000 UTCThanks for asking! I like to work with just a slight bit of gain for these crunchy cleans, I think too much gain makes it difficult to get this kind of sound :) I also don't scoop the mids or make big moves with the knobs, I go for Kemper profiles or VSTs that have a good base sound and then tweak them just a bit :)
Bernd Brodträger
2021-12-04 08:12:01 +0000 UTCHighway level 4! Very helpful theory lesson :-) One question: How do you get such an open, transparent sound? When I try the same, my sound is much more muddy and I can't hear the upper strings as easily. Is this a techique issue (aka not strumming correctly) or should I tweak my sound for more transparency?
Fhynix
2021-12-03 19:35:11 +0000 UTCI would use level 4 or 5 for verses and 6 for prechorus/chorusses
Edwin van Slingerlandt
2021-11-27 22:03:45 +0000 UTCHighway level 4
Gregg Sheridan
2021-07-06 02:00:58 +0000 UTCbut what about adding the 9ths to everything else ?
jaz
2021-06-24 17:23:49 +0000 UTCHighway 2 love the 9ths
jaz
2021-06-24 17:23:32 +0000 UTCHIghway 3, Highway 4, and I love the Highway 5 positioning
John H
2021-05-06 19:38:48 +0000 UTCHighway 5 for me...great lesson!
Ben Cauble
2021-04-17 22:31:04 +0000 UTCHighway 4
Emre Ozkose
2021-03-21 18:21:30 +0000 UTCThank you! It does work for me for the most part, still struggling on the bigger frets but it has improved :)
Salomé Sequeira
2021-03-20 18:15:31 +0000 UTCLife is a highway, I did enjoy 5
Logan
2021-03-17 03:00:37 +0000 UTCHighway 3!
Jimmy Grieve
2021-03-15 20:06:46 +0000 UTCHighway 2-5
VersaLife
2021-03-15 18:36:35 +0000 UTCHighway 2 ! but yes al of them are interesting based on what is happening in the song or if you have a 2nd guitar player in the band is great to combine this variations. Very nice lesson!
Adrian Nechiti
2021-03-14 18:10:30 +0000 UTC2 and 4 for me...
Ludo
2021-03-14 16:03:59 +0000 UTCBernth gave me a tip for the long pinky stretch, lift the neck higher. it does work for me.
Steve Shaw
2021-03-14 13:50:46 +0000 UTCHighway 3. Root note is over rated for soloist, bas players usually do a great job of root note playing
eugenio sanchez
2021-03-14 10:09:32 +0000 UTCHighway 2 and 4. But I like all 5!
danyecke
2021-03-14 08:53:51 +0000 UTCHighway 2 'and 4
kevin Dumont
2021-03-14 08:53:36 +0000 UTCHighway 2, 3 & 4 😅😅
Aldo Rodríguez
2021-03-14 01:00:47 +0000 UTCHighway 3-it’s expressive and heavy, Highway 4 its articulate and sonically crisp
Jeffrey Calabrese
2021-03-13 23:29:09 +0000 UTCMan, I have Improved so much this month by doing your lessons. This lesson is something that I've been trying to work on for a while now and sounding terrible at...lol... you made this make so much more sense. Thanks Bernth! Hope you get to that million subs soon Dude! Highway 4-5
Carlos Mendez
2021-03-13 22:10:06 +0000 UTCHighway. It sounds great, it could be a shred ballad collab.
Christian Liliedahl
2021-03-13 21:21:47 +0000 UTCAny tips for a person with extremely small pinky? I am really struggling with that extension.
Salomé Sequeira
2021-03-13 18:50:36 +0000 UTCHighway 3 thru 5, just all sound so great, just one question are these chord shapes still moveable up and down the fretboard, but using either the root, third, 5th etc. Thanks Bernth, your lessons never disappoint and always inspire me to be a better player
Steve Shaw
2021-03-13 17:54:33 +0000 UTChighway all of the above. G minor sounds wickedly cool!
DarthWooPV
2021-03-13 17:06:35 +0000 UTCHighway 4 - highway 5
John H
2021-03-13 16:11:37 +0000 UTCHighway! 2 and 4! Great video and definitely helps me to break up the monotony of regular power chords. Thanks Bernth!
Lenix
2021-03-13 15:09:24 +0000 UTCHighway 3
Pavel
2021-03-13 13:48:05 +0000 UTCHighway 4 and 5. Using the higher pitched chord voicings is nice for repeating a section/chorus but mixing it up a bit.
Robert Duncan
2021-03-13 06:42:05 +0000 UTCI like the idea of Highway-2 (very Andy Somers-esque ;-) with a few Highway-3 chords tossed in for extra flavor. Thanks for the tips, Bernth.
Brian Fox
2021-03-13 05:11:23 +0000 UTCHighway 5. It lends itself to further complexities via a 2nd guitar and/or the bass.
Jeff Hirshberg
2021-03-13 04:38:32 +0000 UTCHighway 4 is my preference, Highway 5 is much easier to utilize
Jon Hew
2021-03-13 01:48:53 +0000 UTCWow, Bernth you're coming up with new lessons and tips faster than I can refresh the page haha. Been caught up with work the past week or two and came back to see loads of new materials here. Way the go Bernth!!
Jon Hew
2021-03-13 01:30:43 +0000 UTChighway! Level 3,4 & 5 🎶😲😜
Bjørn Visser
2021-03-12 23:18:19 +0000 UTCReally depends what sound or mood you want to create in a certain song. I mostly prefer distinct rhythm and emphasism with the lead. So for that I‘d take highway 3. For a standalone melodic highway 5 would be the right choice of course 😉. Anyway: once again perfectly tought! And with a so important message in the middle of the video: 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Michael Sax
2021-03-12 22:38:07 +0000 UTCHighway 4 and 5 (both sound very similar to my ear)
Geoff Read
2021-03-12 21:18:57 +0000 UTCHighway 😏. I liked level 3 and 4 best!
Alistair B
2021-03-12 21:10:46 +0000 UTCthe fourth and fifth so in sequence sound great. same performance of chords but great melodic effect
Vincenzo
2021-03-12 19:04:04 +0000 UTCHighway 2 & 4!
Arnaud Garni
2021-03-12 17:37:56 +0000 UTCHighway! Level 2 is probably the one I'll get the most out of for right now but levels 3 through 5 are what I need to practice most.
Ronald Gillespie
2021-03-12 17:33:52 +0000 UTCHighway 2 🤘🏻
Enrique Montano Jr
2021-03-12 16:22:37 +0000 UTChighway Level 4 as well
Sylvain Bouchard
2021-03-12 15:35:14 +0000 UTChighway Level 4!
Krypterian
2021-03-12 15:12:17 +0000 UTChighway. I think level 4. I like 5, but it doesn't sound quite as interesting as 4.
Chris H Brown
2021-03-12 15:11:23 +0000 UTCHighway level 5 please
Kearns Guitars
2021-03-12 14:26:47 +0000 UTC😂🤘
Bernd Brodträger
2021-03-12 14:22:35 +0000 UTCHighway - level 4 - although I guess it really depends on the overall mood you want to invoke
Wilhelm Glomm
2021-03-12 14:20:19 +0000 UTChighway! level 3, 4 & 5!!!!
benj
2021-03-12 14:18:25 +0000 UTCThis lesson was just amazing! What a great approach to getting those wide complicated yet not complicated to play chord voicing. The only thing I do different is if I start my progression as minor I replace 1 with 6 so it's my 6th degree because I know my 7 is diminished and my 1,4,5 are major chords and my 2,3,6 are minor
Joseph Montuori
2021-03-12 14:17:04 +0000 UTC
