Samurai Guitar Theory
Elevated Open Chords
Take your basic open chords into places you never thought possible and bring your rhythm playing to the next level.
- 🎸 15+ Video Lessons
- 📄 TABs & Charts Included
- ♾️ Lifetime Access
Chords That Open Up Your Playing
Open chords, those campfire cowboy chords, are one of the very first things most of us learn on guitar. And honestly? They're one of my favorite things to play. I love the way they sound, I love that they're easy to play, and they just have this perfect symbiotic relationship with the guitar.
But here's the thing: most players never take them beyond that beginner stage. Through a bunch of techniques and tricks I've picked up over the years, you can turn those simple shapes into beautiful, lush, sophisticated-sounding chords in a matter of minutes.
This is what I call a "casual course." A little more informal, a little more chill, a little more off the cuff. We dive deep into one specific element of playing guitar, and you walk away with real tools you can use right away.
What You'll Learn
Here's What We're Covering Inside Elevated Open Chords
Moving Chords
Learn moveable shapes that use open strings to create rich, unexpected sounds up and down the neck.
"Dave Matthews" Chords
Discover the signature sound of those lush, fingerpicked open voicings made famous by DMB-style playing.
Bass Lines & Open Chords
Add bass note movement to your open chords and start thinking like a bass player to transform your rhythm sound.
Strumming & Fretting Techniques
Dial in the physical techniques that make open chords ring out with clarity and fullness.
Four-Note Chords
Turn your basic open triads into richer four-note voicings that add depth and color to everything you play.
Extensions & Suspensions
Learn how to extend and suspend your open chords for that beautiful, dreamy, sophisticated sound.
Course Curriculum
What's Inside Elevated Open Chords
Step-by-step video lessons with downloadable TABs, chord charts, and Guitar Pro files.
- Introduction 1:54
- All the TABs and GP Files in one ZIP File
- Strumming and Fretting Lesson 7:42
- E A B Moving Chords Lesson 12:14
- E A B Moving Chords: Chord Charts
- C G D F Moving Chords Lesson 6:29
- C G D F Moving Chords: Chord Charts
- Dave Matthews Chords Lesson 3:14
- Dave Matthews Chords: Chord Charts
- Four Note Chords Lesson 12:49
- Four Note Chords: Chord Charts
- Suspensions Lesson 5:33
- Suspensions: Chord Charts
- Extensions Lesson 8:26
- Extensions: Chord Charts
- Thinking Like a Bass Player Lesson 5:53
- In Closing 1:17
The Art of Playing
Elevated Open Chords
- ✓ Step-By-Step, Easy to Understand Video Lessons
- ✓ Downloadable TABs and PDF Resources
- ✓ Full Lifetime Access
- ✓ Take it with you using the Teachable mobile app!
Take your time with this stuff and, most importantly, have fun. You're going to leave this course with a whole bunch of new tools at your disposal.
Let's get to it and dive into Elevated Open Chords.