Michael Chapdelaine

Jun 23, 2024 | acousticguitar.com | Alan Barnosky |Adam Perlmutter |Michael Chapdelaine |Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

Once you’ve got a good handle on the basic open chords and holding a steady rhythm, a great way to level up your accompaniment is using chord embellishments—adding notes or figures over the familiar chord shapes. These kinds of small variations take you beyond continuously strumming block chords and add a touch of melody to your accompaniment. If you develop them further, chord embellishments can be the building blocks of riffs or even passages of chord melody.

May 24, 2024 | acousticguitar.com | Jane Miller |Michael Chapdelaine |Josh Workman |Greg Ruby

Playing in the pocket, or keeping consistent time, is an essential musical skill for all guitarists regardless of style or context. Yet, I have found that a basic understanding of rhythmic notation and its application to strumming can be a challenge to many guitarists. That’s a real shame because of the benefits it can give to your overall musicianship. Notation is simply a code of instructions—once you understand the code, it becomes much easier to know what to do and when to do it.

Jun 14, 2023 | acousticguitar.com | Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers |Michael Chapdelaine |Mary Flower |Adam Perlmutter

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