Blending Licks and Chords
The Art of Improvising • 8m 58s
The art of sounding "bigger" as a guitar player is often accomplished through combining, or blending, chords with licks you'd play over those given chords. Making use of simple shapes we're already familiar with, as well as some basic triads, you'll find that blending chords and licks together is easier than you may have thought.
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