The other day I talked briefly about how much I love the playing of Jimi Hendrix.
Why was he so special?
Well, there are many reasons.
For me, one reason is that a lot of his peers would play the same chord progression over and over for a song…
…And they would often play the same thing in the same way each time – rarely changing anything up.
Jimi though, was never content with doing that.
He would constantly embellish, tweak, and add groove to a boring old chord progression.
He was always looking for new ways to take a song to the next level.
For me, he was the best at this.
…And this topic of spicing up chord progressions is the focus of a new episode of the Acoustic Asylum podcast.
I get asked a fair bit about how to add melody to chords.
Well, this is one of the many ways of doing so.
Give the podcast a listen if this interests you.
In the podcast, I’m also sharing some really cool musical examples of how to improve your aural skills and musicality using “Immersive Listening”.
…And I share some tips on the power of adding a specific workout to your playing!
…As well as a little story about Dave, who was one of my most successful students and what you can learn from him on the guitar.
I hope you enjoy the episode.
You can check it out below if you have an iPhone device.
Or you can listen in a variety of other ways HERE.
Enjoy!
Dan Thorpe
Guitar Domination
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