Streets of London by Ralph McTell is an evergreen song that people from all generation love. Ged Brockie discusses the chords behind the melody, how to use and expand upon them to best effect beyond those notated in most chord charts. Often thought of as a beginner song on guitar, this lesson shows you that it is a wonderful platform and offers many options with regards expansive playing and harmonic ideas.
Towards the end of the lesson, a complete melody/chords/bass arrangement is performed and notated in both music and TAB in the accompanying PDF for this live lesson.
Lesson Length = 26m29s
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Video Contents
- GMI Pre Lesson Roll.
- Introduction and chord run through of A section.
- Discussing the form of the piece
- Right hand technique.
- Triadic chord theory.
- Relating the theory to this piece.
- Voice leading discussed.
- Streets of London progression making use of inversions.
- Explanation of the A section.
- Explanation of the B section.
- Playthrough of the inversion arrangement.
- Discussing melody supported by the chords.
- Playing the melody and chords as an arrangement.
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