Once you know the arpeggios based on the L shape, you can easily find double stops to harmonize the melodies of the songs you’re playing. Sharon shows you two handy double stops in the L shape for D, G, and A, and gives you a couple exercises using them.
| Chinquapin Hunting |
| Chinquapin Hunting, Part 5: Basic Rhythm and Chords |
If you’ve gotten a few tunes under your belt, it’s probably time for you to start thinking about playing them with other people. Which means that you’ll need to know some chords to backup someone else when they’re playing the melody. In this lesson, Sharon shows you basic D, G, and A chords and a simple bass/strum pattern, so you can play rhythm to “Chinquapin Hunting.” She’ll also give you advice on changing chords smoothly, with a couple of exercises to practice. Then you can practice playing through the complete chord pattern to “Chinquapin Hunting” with Sharon, either on this video or on the practice tracks.