Play Power Chords

Learn how to play Power Chords in this two part guitar lesson. This how to video Power Chords with a 6th string root note. You will learn about muting the strings and about root notes too. Watch this tutorial and you will be playing power chords in no time. Part 1 of 2 - How t ...more

Check out this instructional guitar video and learn how to play power chords in E and A and basic riffs on the electric guitar. Follow along with this video and practice the sixth string riff, fifth and sixth string riff, third fourth fifth and sixth string riff. Watch this vi ...more

Justin Sandercoe teaches us how to play power chords with a 5th string root note in this tutorial. Start out by placing your first finger on the root note and your third and fourth finger underneath. The tip of your fourth finger should be touching the sixth string. Push the t ...more

Watch to learn how to play lead electric guitar using power chords. Includes tablature to help following along.

As Guitar players, the goal is to be a member of the band when you have to be, and when it's your time shine, you go for it full force! But during those times that you have to hold back and hang with the rhythm section give the idea of open string power chords on your guitar d ...more

Mainly for beginners, this lesson demonstrates how to play heavy metal power chords in several different positions on the guitar.

In this guitar lesson, learn how to play basic and advanced power chords on a guitar in standard tuning (EADGBE). With the guitar, as with any other instrument, if you want to improve, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash with free, high-quality guitar l ...more

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Checkout this helpful interactive tutorial for learning acoustic or electric guitar. See how to learn chords for acoustic and electric guitars. The Guitar Chords section allows you to choose between electric or acoustic guitar, find any number of chords and hear them played on ...more

Lesson for water polo spectators or new players about the 6 on 5 power play in water polo. Both the 4-2 and 3-3 power play are reviewed.

In this short tutorial for beginners, chords on a flute is discussed with a demontration. How to play three note chords is demonstrated by flute teacher, Dan Lefler from Danman's Music School.

Popularized by artists like Son House and Skip James, Delta blues is not only one of the oldest forms of blues music, it is among the most stylistically distinct and technically rewarding to play. In this video guitar lesson from YouTube user deltabluestips, you'll learn the v ...more

In this tutorial shows an exercise to learn all major chords, minor chords, dominate 7th chords, and diminished chords on the piano or keyboard. This is an excellent exercise to improve agility on the piano. Watch this how to video and you'll be playing all of the piano chords ...more

Pete Sears teaches you all about the chords you'll be using when playing the piano or keyboard. This is a great beginners video.

If you are looking to begin playing the guitar then this how to video is the place to start. This is a short demonstration lesson about left-hand technique while playing chords. You will learn where to place your fingers and the best and most comfortable way to hold your guita ...more

Getting started in ukulele, or guitar, trying to make barre chords can be extremely tough, trying to hold down all those notes and THEN trying to add extra notes, fuggetta bout it right? In this video lesson you will learn how to make barre chords effectively and be able to pl ...more

This video shows how to play the slash chords on the piano. The first step describes how to play the c chord with the right hand and how to play the Enote on the bass with the left hand. The person explains the C/E operations with both the hands is the second step. The third s ...more

If you are just starting out learning to play the guitar, one of the first things you need to know is how to read chords. In this tutorial, learn exactly how to read and play certain chords on your guitar. This video is fairly straight forward and offers useful examples for fi ...more

Watch this piano tutorial video to learn how to change major triads and chords to minor triads and chords and play "Last Christmas," written by George Michael and performed by Wham! and Jimmy Eat World, on piano. This lesson uses the five-finger pattern concept to teach you ho ...more

This guitar lesson covers two shapes of the 9th chord (dominant). They are great substitutes for the regular 7th chords you might use in a normal blues. Any time you would normally play a 7th chord you could substitute it for a 9th chord.

Learn how to play rag time music on the mandolin with these lessons covering jazz chords and stroke patterns with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video series. Part 1 of 16 - How to Play jazz chords on the mandolin. Play jazz chords on the ...more

Learn how to play rag time music on the mandolin with these lessons covering Irish music chords and stroke patterns with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video series. Part 1 of 16 - How to Play Irish chords on the mandolin. Play Irish chor ...more

Just as guitars do, ukuleles are able to play complex chords. Learn over a dozen complex chords that can be played on the ukulele in this free video clip series. Part 1 of 15 - How to Play jazz chords on the ukulele. Play jazz chords on the ukulele - Part 2 of 15. Click throug ...more

In this two part lesson we'll discuss the differences between open chords and barre chords, then introduce the 4 main primary barre chords. I'll give a few tips on how you might position your hand to play the barre chords cleanly, and explain how each barre chord pattern relat ...more

If you want to learn how to play the guitar then this how to video is the place to start. In this tutorial you will learn how to play barre chords. Barre chords are a very common technique and is one of the basic concepts of guitar playing. With this how to video you can start ...more

Barre chords are a type of guitar chord where one or more fingers are used to press down multiple strings across the guitar fretboard (like a bar pressing down the strings). Learn how to play barre chords with this help of this guitar tutorial. Watch this how to video and you ...more

Warm up those fingers and get ready to practice! Here Pete Sears teaches you about playing nine chords and intervals. The second video continues with variations on practicing the C9 chord. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play nine chords on the piano. Part 2 of 2 - How to Play nine chor ...more

Play basic guitar chords, such as the D chord, by placing the fingers on the appropriate strings before strumming. Play basic guitar chords with tips from a professional musician in this free video on music.

In this video, we learn how to play the funk chords on the guitar. These chords are more E dominant and require riffs that you may not be used to. The first chord you will use is an E7 chord, starting with the first finger on the root note. Go to the second, fourth, then third ...more

Want to get started playing piano? Learning basic chords would be a great place to start. In this free piano tutorial created by David Yzhaki, learn how to play simple chords on your set of keys. To read this tutorial, go here.

This how to video describes how to play basic piano chords. The author begins by explaining musical intervals and how they build chords. He then shows you how to play major and minor chords and how they relate to melodic and harmonic intervals. This video is perfect for those ...more

Because of its portability, the acoustic guitar can be wonderful songwriting device. However, having a pocket symphony in your head–or pocket, as it were–does you little good if your hands aren't on board. Fortunately, YouTube user Sawlon is here to help you train your head an ...more

Check out this video to learn how to play the 7th chords on the ukulele. This includes A7, B7, C7, D7, E7, F7, and G7. A7 is pretty easy to play, just use your pointer finger on one string (watch to see what string!)

The ukulele is a beautiful and unique stringed instrument that is perfect for the traveling musician because it is so portable and relatively inexpensive. The ukelele is a version of a small guitar that originated in Hawaii. In this tutorial you will learn how to play basic ma ...more

Chords are the basis of all music, whether you play a piano or a banjo. They're good to fall back on during improvisations and also sound great when progressed one right after the other. Major chords are also the most commonly used chords in popular music, especially catchy p ...more

Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that provides a lesson that explains what sus4 chords are and how to play the verse of the song "Pinball Wizard" by The Who because it's a great example of a sus4 chord. Improve your guitar skills by watching this short tutori ...more

This video lesson is about some basic chord ideas I learned from listening to Hendrix. Let’s start with a basic version of C, the bar chord version. This is a inversion of the chord C major. It is a favorite of Hendrix and many other guitar players. If I wanted to play D, I wo ...more

Want to learn guitar? Some people feel helpless, or feel that it is too hard, but this is not the case. Utopian Thrash Metal Guitarist started out with one tablature book and a cheap electric guitar -- he self taught himself in almost no time. This music video tutorial will s ...more

There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the ukulele or any other instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free uke lessons like this one. This particular tutorial provides a detailed, step-by-step overview of how to fo ...more

Making use of Bar Chords in your guitar-playing can save you tons of effort and even allow you to achieve chords not possible using basic fingering schemes. Bar Chords can speed up your playing-time greatly; Peter Vogl provides excellent instruction in this video.

Learn some basic chords for playing the banjo. The video will begin with open chords - the G and C chords.

A short introduction to a method of applying modes to chords. Very simple and effective. Find the tab and full descriptions at http://betweenthelicks.com.

Bobby Crispy introduces you in this video to bar chords.

There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the piano or any other keyboard instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free piano lessons, like this one from Piano Play It, which make the task not only easy but fun. For more ...more

In this free video keyboard lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate diminished chords into your writing and playing. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your he ...more

There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the piano or any other keyboard instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free piano lessons, like this one from Piano Play It, which make the task not only easy but fun. For more ...more

This how to video talks about rolled chords on the piano or keyboard. A rolled chord is a sequence of notes played almost at the same time like strumming a chord on a guitar and very common to provide a harp-like effect on the piano. There are two main uses for rolled chords, ...more

Interested in playing the blues on a piano or other keyboard instrument? Let this free video music lesson be your guide. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get starte ...more

A suspended chord (or a chord suspension) is usually made by holding one of the tones of a chord a tone higher, then resolving it to its resting place. This video explains what a suspended chord is and how to play them on the piano.

In this how-to video, you will learn how to play the song "Jingle Bells" on the guitar. You will need a guitar, acoustic or electric, and basic knowledge of chords in order to do this. The song consists of the chords C major, F major, G major, and back to the C. This makes the ...more

To be the best at the Madden NFL video game, you have to be willing to get advice, but not just any old advice... professional advice. To beat everyone, you have to be ruthless and know all of the strategies and gameplay tricks. To master Madden 07, check out this quick, footb ...more

Ukuleles look like small guitars but there are only 4 strings on them. Learn tips on how to voice a few chords on the ukulele in this free video clip series. Part 1 of 15 - How to Play basic chords on the ukulele. Play basic chords on the ukulele - Part 2 of 15. Click through ...more

Playing ukulele chords is easy and fun on this great little instrument. Learn how to play a variety of ukulele chords with expert tips in this free music lesson video series. Part 1 of 9 - How to Play ukulele chords. Play ukulele chords - Part 2 of 9. Click through to watch th ...more

This video is a jazz chord progression lesson. In this lesson some of the more basic barre chords are introduced, and we build upon that with a few more types of chord forms. Once you learn the chord forms, they can be played at any fret (in any key) just like the previous bar ...more

In popular music, a slash chord or slashed chord is a chord whose bass note or inversion is indicated by the addition of a slash and the letter of the bass after the root note letter. This how to video explains how to play slash chords on the guitar. This tutorial also briefly ...more

Check out this video to learn how to play high major chords on the fret board of a ukulele! Part 1 of 2 - How to Play high major chords on the ukelele. Part 2 of 2 - How to Play high major chords on the ukelele.

Today is the anniversary of George Harrison's death nine years ago in 2001, and we thought a commemorative music lesson was in order. And instead of the usual Beatles fare, we thought we'd show you something a little less known, but just as good— "Handle with Care" by the Trav ...more

There's no getting around it: if you want to get good at playing the ukulele or any other instrument, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in free, high-quality uke lessons, like this one from YouTube's preeminent tropical tutor, Ukulele Mike. This parti ...more

Major chords are like happy kids' movies, which have an upbeat beginning, middle, and end to satisfy innocent minds and sugarcoat harsher realities. Major chords create a light, jovial mood and are the basis of numerous famous songs. Learn how to play these happy chords by wa ...more