What You’ll Learn
How to play the guitar chords in this song
Each note of the guitar solo
The best guitar scale to use when crafting you own solo
Overview
In this video, I’ll go over the guitar parts and arrangement for the song ‘Lose Control‘ by the artist Teddy Swims.
Teddy Swims
Lose Control
Level: Beginner
Genre: Rock
Key: F#m
Lessons
Rhythm Guitar Chords
Chords: F#m, A, D, C#7
Key Takeaways
- There are only 4 guitar chords in the entire song!
- This song is in 3/4 time, so it has a swing feel to it.
- The guitar chords can be strummed on the downbeat of each measure in the live version of this song.
- The C#7 guitar chord gives the each section the feeling of “build up” because C# is the fifth note in the F#m minor scale. As a result, the C#7 dominant 7 chord naturally sounds like it needs to be resolved to the tonic (1 chord).
Guitar Solo Scale | Minor Pentatonic
Because this solo is in the key of F#m, the soloist is using the F#m minor pentatonic scale.
F# Minor Pentatonic Scale
Ear Training Practice
When it comes to ear training, practice the following:
- Use your ear to hear if the song is happy (major) or sad (minor).
- Carefully listen for the root note (F#) of the song. The easiest way to decipher the root note is by listening to the bass notes.
- Practice playing the chords using a metronome in 3/4 timing to master that “swing” feel. As a result, your rhythm guitar strumming will have a jazzy swing feel.
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