The Chord Trick Every Pro Uses

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Today we'll be diving into the world of chord inversions. With inversions you can add a new level of richness and beauty to your playing. We'll discuss how to create chord inversions on the guitar, and explore how they can be used to blend rhythm and lead playing in the style of guitar legends like Jimi Hendrix.

Not only do inversions sound great, but they can also be incredibly useful when playing with others. By playing higher voicings on the neck, you can leave space for other players to fill in the lower frequencies, creating a more balanced sound, or creating ambient sounds that can add depth and complexity to your playing. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, chord inversions are an essential tool for any guitarist looking to take their playing to the next level.

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[reni]

You're the first person that explained this without any confusing jargon and unnecessary details. Thank you <3

[mikedr]

Learning triads up and down the neck is much more useful than spending hours going up and down the pentatonic scale IMO.

[c.m.davidson]

I literally spent 4 days jamming on acoustic and was thinking about the very same question you asked at the beginning! Loved this video and made it pretty simple to understand as well!

[TCoulter]

Ive seen so many pros try to teach this. Yours is the most concise and to the point. Absolute gold.

[FrankBirtwistle]

The #1 thing that is guaranteed to help me write new music is always searching for and finding new chord voicings as I mostly play finger style. It's the road less travelled but more rewarding for me.

[seandog]

this is literally what I've been trying to get better at lately thank you so much for explaining it so well

[haloskater]

Bobby Womack was really good at this stuff.

[TealScarab]

I’ll admit I kinda figured out inversions on my own remembering what my guitar teacher told me about the three notes in a triad and messing around with an overdriven synthesizer to make the power chords sound more like a guitar. They’re a real nice way of mixing up the sound. I’ll also say the keyboard makes this a lot easier to visualize these concepts than the guitar.

[porterdaniel]

Man Rhett that Novo has such a rich sound. Love it. I just moved my thinline tele to Nashville tuning after watching your video. Love how simple you make things. Thank you from a beginner

[michaelb]

Love your clear description Rhett, as a fundamental, I think of, Oh Bla, Dee, root, third, fifth, from the Beatles as a good way to internalise these notes 😊

[KRAZEEIZATION]

I’d say it’s years since I played open G, C, F as they sound more common that any other chords. Barre Chords with inversions or open up the neck are where the real magic is.

[Rennbrand]

Learnt the inversions in Cory Wongs guitar course; changed my playing and understanding of my guitar completely. Thank you for your Video Rhett 😊

[jasonbennett]

So many lightbulbs went off watching this! Thank you so much!

[mudkatmark]

Thanks for always providing great info. Congratulations on all your success. Please keep up the great work.

[simonpratley]

More videos like this please Rhett. That was so well explained! I love all your videos, but this one is exactly what I needed.

[paulkontz]

Good lesson Rhett. This is the perfect way to introduce players to chord theory. Make it useful, make it musical. Kudos.

[adamfurnish]

Great explanation! The first time I started thinking about that stuff is when I learned the lick to Don’t Let Me Down, where George is doing exactly the kind of lick you did; sliding up to the 1st inversion voicing to have the major pentatonic shape

[chrisstringfellow]

Great video, Rhett. I play these inversions all the time, but hearing your explanation really helped me understand the reasons WHY they all work together.

[jamesdignanmusic]

Good clear explanation. A good song to show how an "up the neck" inversion can change a chord sound is Gomez's song "Silence". The main riff is simply I-IV-I-IV repeated over and over, but the second I is an inversion higher up the neck, giving a far more interesting and memorable sound.

[markio]

That sounded amazing at the end, thanks for a great video Rhett