Understanding Guitar Chord Progressions with Bollywood Music - Lesson 1 Part 2 - By Pawan

[gourab74]

Fantastic lesson Sir. We need more

[pjalan]

thanks gourab, check my new series on key, scales and chords ...

[sunboy348]

you're awesome. . .:) thanks. . .

[pjalan]

thanks :)

[pardeep3380]

hi sir, can you tell me I want to become a doctor in music what should I do...?/

[pjalan]

check with your college pardeep .... i believe allahabad university has a program, i may be wrong ...

[archgaurav]

hello sir... how do one know the melody of the song.. since once i know the melody then only i ll be able to play the chords as you explained???

[pjalan]

hi gaurav, you have to train your ear .... some people have better natural ability, for others you can take music lessons which will improve your ability ....

[rejstubeworld]

hey Pawan! thanx for the lesson! it was very helpful! Could you explain how to determine the scale of a song especially if the melody contains certain notes outside the scale? Thanx a lot!

[pjalan]

that`s a great question! difficult to answer in one short email, one can write a book on that :)

try asking me in the context of a specific song ...

[99samprit]

Helo Sir... this is my first post... I simply luv ur lessons.. I have not learned guitar.. I try to play intros by listening to the song... but ur lessons helped me to learn chords... M trying... facing some problm in bar chords and the strummings... If possible could u plz give some easy strumming patterns... Thank u very much... hope to get the reply as u always do....

[pjalan]

hi there :)

try chura liya - it has simple chords and simple strumming ...

god bless!

pawan

[jaiminvpandya]

and one more thing sir what should i have to do for join regular guitar tutorial on online..??thank u sir..

[pjalan]

hi jaimin, i don't take any other classes .... check out torrins .com, they have excellent general lessons online ...

[jaiminvpandya]

hello sir jaimin here.i have some problem regarding strumming and power chords..what should i do for this?is there any video lessons available regarding this??and sir one more thing i want to learn indian classical raaga on guitar..plz plz plz help me sir i coudnt find..and sir where i am living here no good guitarist available so sir plz plz help me..thank you so much..hope for your satisfied answer..thank u..

[rogwall]

@ 1:45....Shouldn't it be C, F and G instead of C, F# and G?!?!? As F# is not part of C Major scale.

[pjalan]

u r rt, but you will notice i played F, just called out the wrong chord by mistake, and forgot to edit it :)

just added an annotation on the video, thanks for pointing it out!!

[rogwall]

@pjalan I noticed it, thanks and great work.

[pjalan]

cool :)

[jaiminvpandya]

i down load your lessons..n its help me so much..sir plz give me tour suggestion when ever i need..than k u so much u r the best sir..i respect u alot.thank u so much..

[pjalan]

thanks for your love and support, jaimin :)

let me know if u have any questions ...

god bless

pawan

[VIMAL19841]

Dear Pawan sir, Plz Tell me i buy one guitar name Grason, for guitar playing Practice what should i do, Plz tell me,

[pjalan]

u shud take beginner lessons first, vimal

check out torrins . com, they have excellent lessons ...

[rite2ank]

sir plzz plzz plzz tell me the chord of lakshya theme song.i hav leaned lots of songs frm ur posts n m dying to play this one.



[swapnil8889]

sir does guiter sounds a liter strange when it is brand new?????

[pjalan]

it shudn't :)

[Groesch7777]

You are a fantastic teacher. "You might ask, 'why wouldnt you just play a Bm?...'"  THOSE are the details i need! WELL DONE.

[pjalan]

thanks :)

[sartube]

1:47 If the song is in C major the iv chord is F and not F#

[pjalan]

good catch :) i hope it's obvious to viewers i am playing F ...

[sought84]

@pjalan yes it was Mr. Pawan, never doubted for a second.

[pjalan]

thanks :)

[prajivm]

I am confused which guitar to use electric or acoustic please  suggest me sir...............

thanks for your lessons god bless you

[pjalan]

acoustic is better for accompaniment for most bollywood songs ...

[dikshantrk]

but how to understand the key note(the first note) of the songs...I mean every notes sound almost the same for me or lets say I'm pretty confused in choosing the right note....I hope you have a good reason for this.....

[pjalan]

hi diksha

if u r not able to distinguish notes, it will be very difficult to pick up the key note ... one way to improve this to learn playing melodies on guitar or keyboard ... there shud be tons of lessons on the net for ur favorite songs ...

[sayhitohitesh]

Hi ! I Like this lesion very much. Thanks for if. One thing i want to know is, my guitar could not sound like yours. So please suggest me how can i make it batter to sound? are you using any special sound system to produce the nice sound? waiting for your reply.. thanks again. 

[pjalan]

i use guitar amps with some reverb effects ...

[bawagrafix]

I am very fan of ur lessons, this is only due to which I have developed that level of understanding, plz. suggest me good guitar, I want to change my guitar with good one

[pjalan]

hi there :)

great to know u found my lessons useful !!

i really cannot advise on what's available in your region ... i use a takamine eg341sc, don't know if u get it there?

[tijoabraham1]

grt...i like this.thnx 4 ur uploads...k..nw plz tell me hw to get good acostic guitar along with equalizer..and if go for it which trade u would prefer?...

[pjalan]

i use a takamine eg341sc, it's good ....

[aliveans]

hello.. This is Ans from multan,pakistan.this is my second id. i learnt alot from u. nowadays i was really tensed regarding progressions. its vcauze of u that i have been able to reach this level of understanding. dont have words to thank u. hope i ll meet u in my life. my words seem to be emotional thts bcauze i want u to feel the respect and honor here from us. u r always here. take care. long live subcontinent. down with partition.

[pjalan]

hi ans :)

i am honoured by your comments!

i understand how u feel...

music is an endless ocean, everyday is a new experience for me as well

god bless u

and, yes, down with partition ....

pawan

[digitallyyoursin]

Really nice! :)

[pjalan]

thanks :)

[Vittoria10538]

Your guitar effect sounds just like one of the settings in my DigiTech multi-effects pedal.

[pjalan]

not using any pedals ... just the built-in fx in my amp ...

[Vittoria10538]

@pjalan Nice sounding amp!

[surajbangera]

Sir, you are terrific.

The way you connect theory with practical examples is simply super !!!!

The videos are crisp, clear and consise. Its great learnig from you.

Really appreciate your efforts.

[pjalan]

thanks suraj :)

really appreciate ur feedback!

[ssandy029]

Sir, Thankx 4 the lesson

actually i m fresh in this business so it is a bit tough 4 me 2 understand your lessons properly so plz help me and tell me how should i start.

waiting 4 ur reply

and thnx once again

[pjalan]

if u r new to guitar, try lessons on web sites like torrins . com, once u get ur basics right u will find my lessons easy to understand ...

[chndnbhrdwj]

Thanks a lot pawan ...

it was a great help, i use to mess with the use of chords. U made it clear now ..

Thanks a ton buddy ..

[pjalan]

thanks for your feedback, buddy :)

[cooldesert84]

Waiting for other lessons especially on strumming. Today's lesson was very helpful as I always had queries on how chords are prepared based on tune as I've seen few people doing it. You made it so easy to understand. Thanks again.

[cooldesert84]

Pawan sir, you rock and inspire a lot. There are so many lessons and videos on internet and you tube on guitar, but you are the best of all. The way you make it easy to understand is amazing. Appreciate your patience and salute your passion. Thanks a lot. Cheers.

[pjalan]

thanks for your feedback, appreciate ur support :)

[2011Drama]

Hi Pawan, I am trying to learn the song "I am the best" from Phir Bhi Dil Hindustani. I am not sure how to do this when guitar is the only instrument for the song, can you please help and post a lesson? Thanks in advance.

[pjalan]

hi there!

won't be able to post a video ...

try the song in A

mukhda has mostly A F#m D and E

pattern is rock-n-roll

similar to papa kehte hain ....

[10clover]

Wow wow , wow is the only word i have for your patience and passion Pawan :) , thx a lot

[pjalan]

wow, that was some feedback :)

thank u so much for ur love .... pawan

[kvkagalkar208]

thnks i had really been strugling with chord progressions i think i should get it now...

could you recomend some good guitar learning website?

[pjalan]

try torrins . com, they have good lessons!

[krrish93krishna]

hello sir ..i am begineer can u say me wat dis c minor d major nd etc can u explain it breifly...plzz

[pjalan]

u cud check web sites with beginner guitar lessons, like torrins . com ...

[salhawk]

thank u for the useful lesson .... it was very helpful ....

[pjalan]

thanks :)

[arienalien]

sir...need help from u.. can we try C,F,G chords for the song Ye dil na hota bechara .. sung by kishore da?

[pjalan]

yup, the key is C

but u also need Bb ....

[bjvenu2007]

its k...

[bjvenu2007]

hello mr.jalan you are really the best... you are teaching us without any expectations and all thank you so much sir. i became your fan.can i have your autograph sir please.by the way sir please teach me some western songs also there so many beautiful songs right. so please try them also. very thankful to you. im leanin so many things from your lessons.

[pjalan]

thanks for your lovely feedback, venu :)

i don't do western songs, sorry to disappoint u ...

[rajm791]

ya..for scale like how to play on all strings..then how to implement a particular scale to find a tune (something of own)or popular songs..like how can a scale be implemented and variations in it...i know u can solve this problem as this would be revolutionary to do as its an impt concept..

other than that if possible do a video on hear n play..too.ive seen till 3 going for ur 4 th video...they r nice keep going...u r helping us a lot..thanks...

[rajm791]

good lesson it helped me..can u post a lesson on scale implementation in more deeper way and on strumming like how we can variate and catch the groove of any song...and some info on improvising and soloing ...thank you in advance...

[pjalan]

thanks for your feedback rajni :)

i am working on a new series of lessons for better strumming, but that will take some time.

are you looking for something specific when u say scale implementation? i need to understand as this is a very wide question and i am not sure what i can post thru a video

btw, do check out the latest lesson 4 posted in this series yesterday ... if you have already gone thru the 3 parts i posted earlier ...

regards

pawan

[ammarinc]

Sir is it possible that i just learn bar chords

and dont touch the other method ?

will i be able to play with out learning them

coz they are difficult to remeber so many different finger positions

where as bar chords are so easy

as they are one finger position for all chords

[pjalan]

that is rt, u can do that :)

[salhawk]

i think these are simply the best guitar lessons i have seen till now.... m extremely impressed by your simplified yet very useful videos ..... i never thought i was ever ganna learn what you just taught in this video .....

thanx a bunch ...:):)

[pjalan]

thanks for your feedback ... :)

[romimishra]

Thanks a lot Sir. It is really a very useful video. God bless you. regards, Aswini Mishra.

[pjalan]

thanks aswini!

[skprasad100]

Nice lessons! Look forward to more.

[pjalan]

thanks, prasad :)

[DKBeshra]

Dear Sir,

I have a very long story to tell about my successfully unsucess guitar learning journey. Your these begginer tutorials are quite handful for me at least. Looking forward for your third lession.

Thank you in advance.

Regards

Deepak B

[pjalan]

Thanks for your feedback, Deepak!

Am really happy my videos are helping you...

There is a 3rd lesson already, do check it out ...

Pawan

[DKBeshra]

Dear Sir,

I saw third lesson it is very helpful.

Thank you very much.

Regards

Deepak

[pjalan]

Thanks for your feedback, Deepak :)

[abhimech9]

Dear Sir,

I have a question.

In this video, at 1:38, u say the pattern is the chords based on the 1st, 4th and 5th note of the scale.

In the other video (lesson 2 part 1) at 7:22, u say these notes are 1st, 5th and 7th notes of the scale.

Could you please shed some light?

[pjalan]

the first one uses a diatonic or standard major scale, and the chords are based 1,4,5 notes. Eg if u r playing in C major, the chords will be C, F and G, which are the 1st, 4th and 5th notes in the C scale. If u r playing in mixlydian mode which was covered in the 2nd lesson, the notes change to C D E F G A Bb, and the 3 chord trick changes to C, F and Bb, which are the 1st, 4th and 7th notes of that scale ...

[abhimech9]

u call that lesson useful?

u must be kiddin' me..

the word is awesome!!

God bless you!

Regards

Abhishek

[pjalan]

thanks abai :)

thought ur first 2 lines scared the shit outta me!

[koolkrum]

@pjalan :) :)

[jotwanikumar]

gr8 task..

Merry christmas and New year.

God bless.

[pjalan]

best wishes for the new year !!

[MsBabybluez]

amazin work

[pjalan]

thanks :)

[djheadvoiceindamix]

sir, u have helped many music lovers like me who want to persue their careers in music as well. i'm impressed with ur talent n pleased with ur selfishnessless help,plz keep posting such videos. -sunil K

[pjalan]

thanks, sunil :)

will do my best to keep the ball rolling!

seems u r based in latvia. is there a big indian population and music following there?

stay tuned ...

pawan

[samm1809]

u mean selflessness?

[ritwikraje]

sir,

u've done a tremendous job for all da guitar fans out here to learn guitar...(useless reiterating dis point)

however i fail to understand wat benefits u stand to gain by posting dese lessons monetary or otherwise and dis stupefies me the most. i think dis is wat is called selflessness.

last but not da least i wanna kno wat u do for earnin ur daily bread n butter n stil manage to channelise ur energy here.....

rgds,

ritwik

[pjalan]

thanks for your sweet note, ritwik :)

i started this as an experiment, but never had an inkling it will be so popular ...

i do play music professionally, but this is still more of a passion, and not my source of sustenance.

i do have plans to take this to a commercial level, but i won't desert my youtube viewers ....

stay tuned ...

pawan

[MrDnair]

Hi Pawan, your great knowledge in guitar has convinced me to sign in and subscribe. I did have a question. In this video you played each note of the song. This is exactly what I am after rather than playing a whole song in chords. Are you able to help me in the right direction where I can learn to play each note rather than just chords. I think playing note sounds better than just chords. Thank you once again.

[pjalan]

thanks, my friend :)

spanish guitar is not ideal for playing the melody itself - if that's ur interest, u shud probably switch to keyboard ...

[Amod0106]

Thanks Pawan.. I have become a BIG fan of yours. Thanks for sharing your priceless knowledge through such simple and effective lessons... I will go through all your lessons and wait eagerly for your future posts. Pls keep posting and God bless you!!

[pjalan]

thanks, amod :)

glad u liked my lessons.

god bless u 2

pawan

[ashish9670]

Amazing. Thanks Pawan!! You took the pains to learn and simplified it for us.

[pjalan]

thanks a lot, ashish.

no pain, i enjoyed it :)

[rogerhasan25]

Sir, you have taken a step forward by giving lessons on music theory and how chord progressions are formed from melody notes. Your lessons are very special and closer to my heart . Also the way you have replied patiently back for all the comments posted , i am baffled by your humbleness .. :) And you are right.. Most teachers dont disclose these secrets easily .. I thank you from the bottom of my heart .. :)

[pjalan]

thanks, roger :) will try to keep the ball rolling as long as i can ... pawan

[arunjha1990]

ur vid has opened me a path u figure chord by ownnn....it really saved our a lot of time.....

guys like MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmme who r just freak about what they wish to learn...i spent my lot of time on videojug n other renowned sites..for such lesson u provided..

JUST WASTING OUR TIME

THANx FOR THE unvaluable gift u have given meee .... .THANXXX FROM THE DEPTH OF MY HEARTTTTT

[pjalan]

thanx a ton, from the bottom of my heart too :)

god bless

pawan

[bottlerum]

hi Pawan, everytime i look at your lesson it demonstrates how a lesson should be taught, simple and clear. Good job!

[pjalan]

thanks, friend :)

[sahilmakkar]

I have seen lot of useless lessons on internet and this is an exception. You are so simple when you give lessons and great too. Thanks sir g, keep it up, it helps the guitar maniacs around the world :)

[pjalan]

thanks, sahil :)

[brikesh987]

Thanks Pawan!!!

It was a wonderfull lesson.. It helped tounderstand how topick the chords for a song...I would really appreciate if you could post more...Thanks, Brikesh

[pjalan]

thanks, brikesh :)

[vaibhavmathur3]

Hello sir,

I always wanted to learn how the chords for a song can be figured out. Searched madly on Youtube and other sites as well, but never got anything. You are the first one who has posted these valuable lessons, and these are helping me a lot in picking up the chords for songs myself rather than relying on the internet videos.

Many thanks sir.

[pjalan]

thanks, vaibhav :)

glad to know my lessons were useful for you!

god bless

pawan

[flashplr9]

hi sir,

i'm rahul. if u remember, i had requested u for the chords lesson for the song main jahaan rahoon from the movie namaste london.

well i was online after a long time and i saw both parts of your lesson 1 of the chords progression and beleive me sir they are just outstanding and they can proove to be a lot helping for beginners like me.

so i just wanted to thank you sir for posting such quality intruments for learners like us.

thanks and keep up the good job.

[pjalan]

thanks, rahul :)

i do remember the request for this song, (don't remember it was u though) - do u still need help with the chords for this one? the strumming pattern is very similar to allah ke bande, with a few variations ...

and thanks for your feedback on my lessons - feedback from viewers like urself will keep me motivated enuf in posting more lessons!

god bless

pawan

[flashplr9]

hi sir,

well i'm definitely looking forward for the tutorial of that song from you sir and as for the feedback, the pleasure is all ours to have such good tools from you sir.

Please keep posting the other lessons of the series.

take care, bye,

rahul

[pjalan]

thanks, rahul

god bless

pawan

[krrish78]

Your lessons are a gem! Real valuable!

[pjalan]

all thanks to my gem viewers !!

[hramdeen]

You're amazing, many musician I tried to learn from while growing up and they would never teach me. After 25 years I picked up my guitar again because of you. I like your videos and you make playing guitar easy. You are a great teacher.

Many many thanks!

Ramdeen

[pjalan]

thanks ramdeen

i faced the same problem when i tried to learn many years back - most musicians don't share this knowledge easily and ended up learning things myself - glad my lessons are opening up these secrets and motivating you all - that was my intent :)

god bless

pawan

[nnichol70]

That was excellant pawan! I used to play the guitar on and off .. you got me interested in it once again with a new vigor.! The way you teach and simplyify things is awesome.. keep up the great work !!

[pjalan]

thanks nichol

keep it going, and let me know if u have questions :)

[joshuareubens]

Knew some of the things u said, but didnt know the too complicated part. Now I know, why we face difficulties in figuring out chords, bcoz of the same notes being parts of different chords. M sure ur lesson will help me a lot. Ur awesome.

[pjalan]

great, josh! keep it going, and let me know if you have any questions...

[rockku2]

you are the best. ive been looking at youtube guitar videos for the last 2 yrs.

today july 31st aug. i watched part 1 and pt 2 of your lessons and i learned what i was looking for all these yrs. you r a smart teacher the way you explain ,made it so simple. even in english. great man . im looking forward for more of your videos.thank you.

[pjalan]

hey thanks my friend :)

glad my videos are useful 2 u, feel free to ask me any questions u might have

stay tuned ...

pawan

[a8j8i8t8]

very very useful... thanks a ton

[pjalan]

thanks my friend :)

[ssnsfamily]

Hi Pawan: Good lessons. I am giving some chord lessons for South Indian music. I shall refer your lessons to some of my viewers since the question on how to pick up chords for a song has come up.

Great guitar sound and awesome teaching ....

Regards

Suresh

[pjalan]

thanks, suresh

saw your video as well - cool chord changes :)

[aldrinsinger]

Hi pawan great work with the prediction of chords some good techniques by u thx u even can give the advice to see which note is being stressed on in that particular line of the song just an advise anyways u know the best bye take care me personally learning a lot from u :-)

[pjalan]

thanks, aldrin :)

take care

pawan

[patrickcolonel]

this is awesome stuff ! Best ever lessons for the beginners over youtube. Please keep posting so that we learn the fundamentals correctly. I am really happy that I could found one like you for a beginner like me who is outside india and learns from your threads ....

[pjalan]

thanks patrick :) will try to keep this series going !!

[amitbikrath4uk]

woww its very clear and better than other tutorials!!!

thnx

[pjalan]

thanx, amit :)

[aryanc77]

Pawan sahab, just a small suggestion for these videos if ur making a series just play the whole piece fully at the end of the tutorial or mayb the beginning so people will know what's on the menu ...if no one watches further(which i doubt ) its their bad luck ...cos both listening or watching you is learning ...many thanks for sharing again

[pjalan]

that's an excellent suggestion, aryan :)

will keep it in mind for the next lesson

[iamnotwhatiam]

sir..u r really superb...thnk you for ur lessons...i think by this my basics will get more stronger..thnk you..u r a really nice teacher..plzz do continue ur lessons...

[pjalan]

thanks for your support, my friend :)

[prakashinvit]

Thank you Sir for giving your time for beginners and posting such a good lessons .......

please continue this :)

this will be really helpful for the learners who can not attened personal classes  due to certain reasons

:)

[pjalan]

thanks prakash

i will post more lessons, but these lessons are taking some time to do, so bear with me :)

[Raakshash]

Please tell me which guitar are u playing.

[pjalan]

takamine eg341sc

[Raakshash]

Sir,

Please tell me the price in indian currency. And where will i get it in Mumbai.

[pjalan]

no idea about the price there - but it seems it's available in mumbai - just google takamine guitars mumbai ....

[ADJethwa]

Very sound advice on chords and melodies. Keep up the good work.

[pjalan]

thanks, man :)

[pjalan]

thanks kapil - did not understand your question, what is your problem ?

[msrrautela]

Great work,sir! Your playing skills,theoretical knowledge and teaching style really rock!

[pjalan]

thanks, my friend :)

[manmeetpurba]

awesomeeeeeee... u rock..\m/

[pjalan]

thanks manmeet :)

[ChintanCG]

That lesson was really useful Pawan, u teach really well.

Btw, any tips on how to develop the ear to recognise the key that a song is in?

[pjalan]

good question, and tough to answer, chintan :)

if u have a good ear for music, and keep practising more and more songs, it will develop over time - as it did for me - i will try to cover this later in my series and show some tips to find out the key - but it won't be easy !!

[aryanc77]

Boss, excellent lesson .... no doubt you have a good command over music theory and teaching , a rare teacher

[pjalan]

thanks, aryan :)

[erfaisal1979]

one more thing.. Can u relate this with a few more examples.. and also using the circle of fifths.. I would also like to know how to remember the notes of the scale on head.. Is there an easy way there ? Last ( but not least :) ) also tell us in wat situations wud one play G in pos 1 and C in pos 2. . the 1,4,5 prog is true however .. 4 and 5 Maj can be played on pos 2 as well.. Is it only wat mood u want to create.. ??

[pjalan]

very good questions - rt now i am trying to keep my lessons very simple so it benefits beginners as well - don't wanna get into circle of fifths yet :)

positioning truly depends on the note - for instance, theoretically, if the note is B and you are playing in the scale of G, and you want to play G Major chord, you should be playing the first inversion which is B-D-G - now that's convenient on keyboard, but difficult to perfect on guitar ...

[erfaisal1979]

excellent job.. i could benefit more as i have been readiing quite a lot of theory aruond this.. Thanks again.. :)

[pjalan]

thanks for your feedback, friend :)

[hindiguitaraz]

THATS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR..SINCE A LONG TIME..i also use this method..god ..and now make it better......PAWAN DA .THANKS...

[pjalan]

thanks, my friend :)

[anjanitapmikumar]

Great Lesson !!!!!

[pjalan]

thanx!