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Mike here from killerguitartips.com

In the lesson this week we are going to have a look at a nice little chord change present in many, many songs and proves really effective but it does however require you to have a little knowledge of playing the guitar. Don’t worry though if you haven’t as my full guitar course (due to be released shortly) covers everything from getting the beginner through to monster player in the shortest possible time.

Over the coming weeks you’ll be building up an archive of tips and tricks you will be able to use as a reference once you are at a level to be able to play the phrases.

Ok, let’s have a look…

So to start off, play an ‘A Major’ chord in the open position. Use your 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers and play one bar all downstrokes and on the beat.

Next lift off your 3rd finger to reveal the open B string (this chord is called Asus2) and play one bar.

Now use your 4th finger to hold down the B string at the third fret, your 1st and 2nd fingers remain unchanged at the second fret in this piece. Now play one bar. This chord is called the Asus4 chord.

We finish the four bar sequence by playing one bar of A major to complete this phrase.

Before I finish for this week I am going to give you one more tip.

This tip is all about getting cool sounding chords easily by using open strings within chords.

Ok follow me… we are going to play an A major (A) chord with a difference…the fingerings are: 4th string 7th fret with your 3rd finger….3rd string 6th fret…2nd finger and 2nd string 5th fret 1st finger and 1st string is played open this chord is an A major (A). OK now strum one bar….

Hold the shape and move it two frets down the neck whilst keeping the 1st string open. Play one bar. The chord is called a G6 chord…

Now play a Dsus2 chord ..Fingering: 4th string open -3rd string 2nd fret first finger – 2nd string 3rd fret 3rd finger and again 1st string open, play one bar

And finally play an (A) major chord in the open position that is..5th string open – 4th,3rd and 2nd string are played at the second fret with fingers 1,2,3 and the 1st string is …you guessed it open.

Play one or two bars of each chord over and over for a killer chord progression that sounds great on its own, it’s great to solo over and fantastic for writing your own songs

Please don’t forget that I am about to launch my full Audio/Video guitar tutoring program on DVD that has taken over two decades of teaching to perfect and is geared to bring the absolute beginner through to great player in the shortest possible time. You’ll be bashing out your favourite tunes after the very first lesson. Imagine how much money you’ll save in the long run as oppose to conventional guitar lessons!!!

Enjoy

About The Author: Mike Jones is a Professional Guitar Tutor. Offering Guitar Lessons geared to bringing the beginner through to a greatplayer in the shortest possible time, using unique speed learning techniques developed over twenty years of teaching and playing guitar as a professional. To find out more about Mike’s teaching methods and receive FREE tips and tricks each week visit his website at: Guitar Lessons