Learn These Essential Americana Accompaniment Patterns in D Major
Make your I-IV-V boom-chuck accompaniments in D sound more interesting by adding some variety to your bass lines.
Search Results for accompaniment
For the Sake of the Song: Accompaniment Tips and Techniques
Mark Erelli, Shawn Colvin, Anaïs Mitchell, Martin Sexton, and Anthony da Costa talk about technique for guitar accompaniment in their songs
ADVERTISEMENT
Guitar Lesson: Use Bluegrass Flatpicking to Add Excitement to Your Accompaniments
In this guitar lesson, learn how to use bluegrass flatpicking to add riffs and fills on top of your playing to create the exciting sound of multiple instruments.
How to Create Compelling Accompaniments and Solos
Happy Traum demonstrates how to arrange accompaniment and guitar solos for old folk, blues, and gospel songs.
Weekly Workout: Add Jazzy Walking Bass Lines to Your Accompaniments
Learn how to play walking bass lines with chords—a cool approach to have up your sleeve, no matter what style you play.
ADVERTISEMENT
Video Lesson: Get More from Your Accompaniment by Strumming Less
Vary your fretting- and picking-hand technique to create accompaniment parts that are more dynamic, supple, and nuanced, both harmonically and rhythmically.
Strengthen Your Accompaniment Skills
Introducing accents into your strumming/rhythm patterns can make even well-worn chord progressions sound fresh.
Learn “In the Pines,” a Haunting Folk Song Recorded by Musicians from Lead Belly to Nirvana
The arrangement of this song, also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," is inspired by Nirvana’s version.
ADVERTISEMENT
How to Make Common Chord Progressions Sound Unique
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings: If you’ve been playing the same strumming pattern over the same chord progression in song after song, this quick tutorial will help you infuse your accompaniment with creativity and individuality. Elixir® Strings Artist Scott Goldbaum shows you a…
Play a Jazzy Fingerstyle Rendition of “Over the River and Through the Woods”
Originally published in 1844, the song remains a popular favorite among children and adults to celebrate Thanksgiving and the Christmas season.