RnB Neo Soul Acoustic Guitar

Are you interested in RnB Neo Soul Guitar?

In this course you’ll learn everything you need to know about RnB and Neo Soul on acoustic guitar.

Maybe you’re a late beginner or a an early intermediate guitarist who wants to dive deeper into RnB/Neo-Soul guitar and understand the techniques, the groove and the music theory behind this genre.

Or possibly you’re a beginner who has learned bar chords and 7th chords and wants to get into this style.

Well, if so, this is the right course for you!

And if you happen to be an experienced/advanced guitar player, this course could still be a great review of some music theory concepts and an interesting and fun exploration of RnB and Neo-Soul.

In this course I will finally be able to explore in-depth concepts that I can’t usually fully cover in my 5 or 10 minute YouTube videos.

What are you going to learn

• Great R&B Neo-Soul Chord Progressions

Chord progressions, chord positions with alternative shapes for each chords, roots on the 6th, 5th and 4th string. We'll discuss fingerings, voicings and more.

• Music Theory

Understand the music theory behind these chord progressions, including keys, chord numbers and harmonic analyses. 

We'll cover subjects such as secondary dominants, modal interchange and diminished 7th chords with clear examples.

• 7th Chords and 9/11/13 Extensions

Learn how to use 9/11/13 chords all over the fretboard to add colours and flavours to spice up your 7th chords.

• Fingerpicking, strumming, hybrid picking

Learn fingerpicking techniques like arpeggios, plucking and percussions.

Explore strumming and hybrid picking.

Apply them to the Neo Soul moves.

• Embellishments

Learn how to add hammer-ons/pull-offs and other Neo Soul embellishments, including slides and melodies between chords.

• Creativity

Learn how to create your own chord progressions using the chords, voicings and theory skills in this course.

Add the drum beat provided and any other instrument you like.

Who is this course for

• Late beginners/Intermediate guitarists who want to get into RnB and Neo Soul on acoustic guitar
• Beginners who know bar chords and some basic 7th chords
• Experienced/Advanced guitarists who want to dive deeper into R&B/Neo-Soul or want to review music theory concepts on guitar
• All guitarists that want to learn cool chord progressions to noodle on the sofa or at the guitar store

Who is this course NOT for

• Complete beginners

Why taking this course

Guitarists are often confused about 7th chords, 9/11/13 extensions, how to use dim7 chords in a progression, fingerpicking patterns etc.

When we gather with friends or we visit a guitar store, we sometimes don’t know what to play.

This course wants to clarify in an easy way, full of examples, some concepts that may seem daunting at first.

At the same time, you’ll learn plenty of chord progressions to use anytime you pick up the guitar and want to noodle. 

All this will help you understanding your favourite songs and developing the creativity to make your own chord progressions.

Resources

• Tabs 

All examples, exercises and chord progressions are notated in tabs and music notation and available to download as pdfs. 

• Drum Beats

I also created 2 Neo Soul drum beats available for you to download - to help with your practice and to create your class project.

Who am I

I’m Simone, you may have seen me on YouTube and Instagram as The Bearded Guitarist. 

I’m a guitarist, producer and content creator based in London, UK.

I’ve been teaching guitar for over a decade and I love making guitar and music theory accessible to everyone.