The power of guitar chords (opens in new tab) continues to fascinate us - and Music Is Win's Tyler Larson clearly feels the same. He's exploring the concept of an emotive chord progression and what ingredients enhance it in the video above. Spoiler: it's all a bit post-rock thanks to the Friday Night Lights soundtrack work from Explosions In The Sky (opens in new tab).
We're onboard with that and Tyler has some valuable tips to share on using octaves and triads in sparse guitar work to evoke a melancholic feel. But we'd urge you to explore further with our own lessons:
• Learn six chords for playing post-rock (opens in new tab)
• Dissonant guitar chords (opens in new tab)
• 5 great chord progressions all guitar players need to know (opens in new tab)
• Learn 16 of the best guitar chords for clean tones (opens in new tab)
