Playing Incomplete Chords Is Better (here's why)

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All the chords we first learn on guitar are complete chords with stacked triads of 1-3-5.
And most of the times, chord progressions we learn and use perfectly fit within the same key.
The result is that we have to improvise, create melodies and play leads in the same scales, and we can't add any ''spicy'' notes without creating ugly frictions.
What if I said that playing incomplete chords is actually the way to go?
What if purposefully leaving important notes out of our chord progressions could actually give us more freedom to add the spices and colors we want in our music?
In this lesson, I'm showing you why and how playing incomplete chords can actually be a good thing on guitar and I'm giving musical examples of how the same exact ''neutral'' chord progression can create a variety of different moods, from uplifting to eerie.
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This is the Ambient Guitar youtube channel of Canadian multi-instrumentist Antoine Michaud. Through original ambient music, chordal guitar lessons and tips on guitar pedals, Antoine is looking to educate and inspire aspiring ambient musicians to learn everything about the world of ambient guitar and chordal voicings on guitar.

[@petermcgarrymusicandflying]

One of my favourite guitar channels. Always picking up something here.

[@muriloclemente5796]

Amazing lesson, thanks a lot Antoine!

[@ohmeohmy1231]

Your lessons are wonderful. Merci!

[@partirparlesarmoires]

Fantastic lesson, thank you !

[@rferrers7]

Awesome ideas! Very inspiring video

[@davidlegalley1161]

Interesting. Gonna have to spend more time here...thank you!

[@user-zv7lm8uk7h]

Beautiful.

[@GlennHallLivingWater]

Man, Antoine, this one of the best theory lessons I ever heard! Thank you. So clear, so understandable. God Bless!

[@daveschorrtube]

I love this channel.

[@jmcmusic5223]

Great tips sir! New subscriber here. Hoepfully you will make some emotional chords progression using a guitar. I'm in the middle of finishing my 1st EP . Just want to get some new ideas from you. Keep it up sir! More vids to come. Very informative 🤘

[@idontgivea1769]

Amazing stuff, again! Great tips, examples and explanations. I pretty much never subscribe to channels, but here i have no choice! Thank you!

[@OswaldoLafee]

New subscriber here Antoine. I’m an intermediate player and I want to say your channel is great. One thing is to know this stuff the other is applying them. Merci !

[@guitawrizt]

Neutral Chords- very cool.

[@pierrevillechenoux7341]

Antoine, tu es genial.

[@petermcgarrymusicandflying]

Merci bien

[@RandyBakkelund]

This is gold! Simple idea on paper, but it's probably overlooked by a lot of people.

[@kennetholsen4293]

Amen 😄🤟

[@richard4sunshine]

When giving your lessons, what pedals are you using?

[@syedijlalofficial]

❤

[@blZjNnY333]

Playing ‘sloppy’ but being ‘surgically’ accurate is all me… it takes years to have strong hands fingers forearm shoulder… oh and pick hand is so under rated!!! More important than thought!