4 Chords Are Enough -If You Don’t Do This! (Avoid These Mistakes)

Four chords can take you a long way — but only if you know how to use them. In this video, I’ll show you the biggest mistakes players make with 4-chord songs and how to avoid them so your solo acoustic gigs don’t sound like one long mashup.

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Whether you’re just getting started or already playing gigs, these tips will help you learn how to make 4-chord songs more exciting on guitar, use dynamics and chord voicings to create variety, and even add looping to bring your solo acoustic performance to life.

Check out this Video on Dynamics:    • How To Use DYNAMICS At Your Solo Acoustic ...  

0:00 Four chords are enough… if you use them right
0:50 Why “four chords = setlist” is a myth
1:22 The problem with sameness
4:04 Mistake #1 – Everything sounding the same
7:28 Mistake #2 – Same strum, same groove
9:04 Mistake #3 – Ignoring keys and capo options
12:15 Mistake #4 – No chord color or variations
16:30 Mistake #5 – Flat vocals and no dynamics
20:03 Bonus – Using a looper to add layers
21:19 Final thoughts – Don’t settle, keep pushings

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