Wish you could play easy chords that sound amazing?
It’s totally possible when you use something called voice leading.
Don’t worry.
This concept is not complicated or for advanced musicians only.
Once you know how to use voice leading…
… it will be easy for you to play expressive and creative chords that sound awesome.
So, what is voice leading exactly?
How does this concept help you play better ideas with chords on guitar?
Watch this video and I’ll show you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0RQXVOtyBk
Now that you know how to play impressive chord progressions, learn more ways to play creative ideas on guitar.
The following are some cool ways to make your guitar chords, solos or licks more interesting and musically expressive:
Adding Musical Ornaments
Any guitar phrase can be made to sound more interesting when you use various guitar techniques to ornament it. Guitarists with excellent improvising skills are able to spice up any boring lick by adding a trill, slide, bend or double stop to the end of a phrase.
Using Sequencing To Make Scales Sound Like Music
Without sequencing, guitar solos end up sounding like scale or arpeggio exercises rather than music. By sequencing notes in different patterns, you make your scales more sing-able and memorable for anyone listening.
Getting The Most Benefit Out Of The Rhythm Of The Notes
Fact: you don’t have to continually play different notes while playing a solo. Repeating notes is a powerful tool that gives you more time to think about what you want to do next. It also gives you the chance to think more about HOW you are playing notes (this is critical for creating impressive phrases).
This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to different ways to improvise creative guitar licks. Taking your creative lead guitar playing to the next level requires not only understanding some of these approaches but learning how to use them in your playing.
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About The Author:
Tom Hess is a guitar teacher online, progressive rock guitarist/composer and a touring musician. He teaches guitar players in his rock guitar lessons online. Go to tomhess.net to get more guitar playing resources and follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
