St James Infirmary Chord Melody

In this training we will be working on creating effective arrangements from melodies.

It feels and sounds great to be able to sit down and play a complete instrumental arrangement with nothing but one instrument.

This is not the same as accompanying yourself singing, although that is fun and valuable too. Chord melody is when…

Chordal picking

This material will develop your right hand technique so that you have some expressive ways of playing chords that showcase the resonant sound of the guitar. When you have worked in this area, you’ll be able to devise your own great-sounding ways of picking chord progressions, and you’ll find it easier to play songs that…