Beautiful Guitar Lesson

Learn how to play Beautiful!

To play a big power ballad on one acoustic guitar, in a strange key like Eb or Ab is not something that you might wanna do all night…

It is however possible, so to demonstrate this, I have recorded Beautiful as an example.

Notice how the Fm is the lowest chord we play in this song, and by adding a steady 8th note pattern to it, we make it big.

Big Barred Chords

When playing big barred chords, with little room for open strings, it is all about dynamics in your right hand.

Notice how the Intro use plucked notes, but as soon as the verse starts, the guitar part becomes all about a solid pattern.

The verse pattern use plucked bass on beat 1, followed by a repetitive strumming pattern.

Playing big barred chords like this on your own can really test your stamina.

Can you do this for a whole song? For a whole night?

There’s a reason why this is the only song played with barred chords throughout, it hurts!