It’s Mike from Killer Guitar Tips with another Mini Guitar Lesson for you.

Hope you’ve been PRACTISING your guitar. To be a great guitar player it doesn’t just happen it evolves with practice, but its not enough just to practice, you need to practice the right things! I know this sounds blatantly obvious but you’ll be surprised at how many people simply practise what they like to play even though this could be teaching them BAD habits.

YOU’RE in the minority! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You’re in the select 5% of people who will be practicing the CORRECT methods and techniques that will catapult your guitar playing into hyperspace.

So stay tuned…

So let’s get right into this article…

We’ll start of with a really cool chord progression that’s really cool to play pentatonic riffs over the top of when you’re jamming with a friend, with no effort at all it will make you sound like a great player!

So here it is:- One bar each of A, G, D, A. keep playing it through whilst your friend solos in Am pentatonic at the fifth fret!!

Now try swopping roles. You play the solo in Am and your friend play the chords. Whilst you play, just listen to yourself sounding like a top pro guitarist!

You can turn up at any venue with this progression in your bag of tricks and sound like a real pro… Just takes a little practice ideally with a friend.

To complement this great little progression we will take a look at another killer chord progression that is the backbone of many great songs. Its a 4 bar sequence that repeats its self over and over and is commonly known as a turnaround.

So here goes, let’s take a closer look:

Ok, the 1st bar is a chord of G, the second is a chord of Em, the third is C and the last bar is a chord of D.

Now play the rhythm of 4 beats to a bar and repeat this over and over again – play it to your hearts content.

Tis is another great jam sequence. Your friends can play the rhythm while you solo in G over the top then change around, you play rhythm and they can have a go at soloing. It’s a great way of getting to play together.

Don’t forget that my full guitar audio/video course is loaded with lots of amazing chord sequences that will allow you to lay down great sounding rhythm guitar that will astound your friends and rock your audience!