Acoustic Pop With Nomad

"How does he make his guitar sound like THAT?" Have you ever asked that question when just hearing someone strum the guitar. There is a polish and an sheen to their playing that seems like it comes straight off of a recording. This series teaches you to play with THAT sound over many examples that span popular music throughout its greatest decades, including present day acoustic pop.

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

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Acoustic Pop With Nomad

About this course

"How does he make his guitar sound like THAT?" Have you ever asked that question when just hearing someone strum the guitar. There is a polish and an sheen to their playing that seems like it comes straight off of a recording. This series teaches you to play with THAT sound over many examples that span popular music throughout its greatest decades, including present day acoustic pop.

What you'll learn

  • Execute hammer-on embellishments with inversions (Doobie Brothers style)
  • Use common tones to create smooth transitions between complex chord voicings
  • Apply dyad shapes with open string combinations for textured sounds
  • Implement thumb-over-neck technique for bass notes in chord voicings
  • Recognize inversion patterns that repeat across the fretboard
Release date: 01/30/2015 • 6h 59m runtime
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Sample lessons
The Ghost In The Stroke
The Ghost In The Stroke
The Ghost In The Stroke
Have a Blast, Be Fast
Have a Blast, Be Fast
Have a Blast, Be Fast
Finger Focus
Finger Focus
Finger Focus
C, We're the Same!
C, We're the Same!
Common Tones in C

What's included

58 lessons • 37 charts • 6 Jam Tracks

Define Pop Music Please!
"How does he make his guitar sound like THAT?" Have you ever asked that question when just hearing someone strum the guitar? There is a polish and a sheen to someone's playing that seems like it comes straight from a recording. This series teaches you to play with THAT sound over many examples that span popular music throughout its greatest decades, including present day acoustic pop.
The Slow Strum
Dial it back, slow it down and REALLY focus on your strumming mechanics, even if you already strum a lot! We are laying the ground work for intentional, yet free and natural sounding strumming.
Be Free With It
Nomad stresses the concept of honing in on something, internalizing it, and then forgetting about it and letting your intuition and musical sense take over. This lesson takes the mechanical approach to strumming from the last lesson and puts it on the back burner. Here you get to focus on making your strumming natural, groovy, and unique sounding!
Be Free With It
Nomad stresses the concept of honing in on something, internalizing it, and then forgetting about it and letting your intuition and musical sense take over. This lesson takes the mechanical approach to strumming from the last lesson and puts it on the back burner. Here you get to focus on making your strumming natural, groovy, and unique sounding!
In Between Is A Dream
Pick up the tempo on the strumming a little in this lesson. Learn how to create a mid-tempo groove and practice improvising a bit within a planned strum pattern.
The Ghost In The Stroke
When it comes to strumming, what you don't play is just as important as what you do play. Nomad explains how to add subtle, rhythmic non-strokes into your strumming.
Have a Blast, Be Fast
Kick up the tempo tracker just a bit and practice some Americana style strumming. It's a challenge to make sure that you are still right on the beat - not rushing or lagging too far behind.

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11/29/24

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