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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play an easy melodic lead without even needing to think about scales. You’ll be using suspended (Sus) chords.
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Country Lead
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kennard r says
great lesson. this will keep me out of trouble a little while.
Jim M says
Soooo simple, but very effective !
Tyrone M says
Thanks for another good useful lesson🤓
Stephanie T says
That blues sound in part 2 video!
Mark H says
Great focusing on suspended chords. I like to use them, and as usual I picked up some new angles and insights.
Crazy simple lightbulb moment, minor pentatonic scale position 1 includes the sus 4 on string 3, double stop it against the same fret on string 4 to get that sound while improvising. Dang I’ve been searching for that trick forever. My ear training just went up a notch.
Jeff H says
Another great Easy Concept lesson, I love these, it gives me so many ideas to expand the composition. Beautiful sound, reminds me of The Shadows. Thanks again, Brian, always Inspiring.
Alexander R says
Hi’
It fits with ambient chords I’ve done before your launched this new great lesson
Thanks
John C says
Thanks for another terrific lesson Brian. Also can I add a special note of thanks for the advice on amp settings. As a beginner I have struggled with getting the tone right when following the lessons. Amp settings is a life saver for this elderly strummer!
Malcolm D says
Excellent lesson much appreciated yet again Brain, happy weekend 🙂
Torquil O says
Thank you!👷🏼
Gary W says
Love this!
Raymond P says
Great lesson on using sus chords.
Thanks Brain
Edward K says
Brian, this is an excellent lesson. Light bulb moment that clarifies and simplifies the notion of movement in sus chord shapes Thanks
Paul L says
So basically you can create a melody using them triads suspended chords using the caged system in the key your playing and then improvise the tune with the whole major scale
Brad S says
Another really unique take on playing. It’s so darn just plain musical. Brian, you are like the off stage guy that pulls the curtain back in The Wizard of Oz to reveal the ‘Wiz (music here) as not all that complicated at all.
Thanks.
Michael R says
Great lesson , great practice tool for gaining clarity on the high string chords.
James S says
For the country jam track simply alternating two bars of each chord would have been way easier to play along with than throwing in the single measures with zero context to follow.
Dwayne M says
Great lesson have heard and saw other pickers use this just wasn’t sure how it worked until this lesson Thank You
Andrew A says
Brian, this lesson helped me understand how you used many chords and their variations in past lessons. Often they were called embellishments, and I thought they were coming out of thin air. Many good insights, and somehow I’m starting to see the connections with intervals, as you explained in a few lessons back. Thanks , Andrew
Eric H says
Love this jam. So fun to play.
Shawn D says
Brian, Thank you so much, this was right on time for me.
Daniel T says
Great lesson Brian!! Hope you do more ambient stuff. The way you teach helps us know what is happening musically. Thanks!
David S says
Brian, Super lesson, great tracks to play with.Really liked the country vibe you put with it. Keep up the good work.
Peter H says
Great lesson, Brian. I especially like what you said about not limiting what you play based on the genres you enjoy listening to. I started out as a bass player in a metal band and my love of all types of music (and music in general) has led me to becoming a guitar player and learning music of all styles. Keep up the great work, Brian. Also, would love to see you play some metal sometime! Might be interesting.
Tim Moran says
I don’t know if this is a “light bulb” moment – more like a slap my forehead and think, “why didn’t I know that before…” I’ve known sus chords in open positions forever, but never thought of moving them up the neck. Good stuff.
Thomas P says
I really liked this lesson. The commentary on the structure of the sus chords was A+ Thanks Brian
David S says
Great lesson Brian, I really enjoyed it and yes lots of light bulb moments. Thanks.Daviid E. S.
Brian A says
Great lesson Brian. As alway, you never cease to amaze!
Ron L says
Just got a Strymon Cloudburst. What a perfect lesson to learn it on.
Don H says
Great lesson Brian, but I’m struggling on the timing. I’d like to count it but need some help with that, or should I just memorize the feel?
jontyblu says
I loved this lesson on sus chords. Some of Brian’s older listeners may remember the Who’s Pete Townsend and his use of sus chords in Tommy the opera eg also the acid queen much in D and Dsus.
Ryhon R says
Wow! Thanks, Brian. A truly mesmerising lesson.
Charles C says
Sorry, but what guitar is that?
James C says
I enjoyed this lesson Brian. Enjoyed the different vibes. Do you have a lesson on Spooky by ARS?
Greg W says
I’ve recently been improvising with the 6th and 9th chords to spice up my rhythm playing as well as lead. I’ve finally getting comfortable with using 6ths and 9ths in relation to the A, E and D shapes. This is an approach you have used across many of your songs & lessons and it really sounds great. EP034 is a nice example of this. Now, I look forward to using this lesson in the same manner – to add to my bag of tricks by bringing Sus chords into the mix. I’ve done this for the D shape a bit – but haven’t really explored Sus for A and E shapes. I’ll echo what others have commented here for this lesson… I also really dig these types of lessons because I can quickly start to play and improvise and it adds so much texture and dimension to my playing. Playing leads without focusing on scales… go figure. 🙂
Bryce C says
Did you cut your nails just before filming this? That left hand index finger looks like it might be painful.
Walter D says
Thanks – I loved this lesson and what a lovely sound you had for it.
Jennifer Ruby says
Love this, especially the rhythm in the Country style. Thanks Brian.