Acoustic Rock Basics: Slash Chords

Learn to create moving bass lines and transitions in your songs with the full “Slash Chords” lesson in the Acoustic Rock Basics series from Acoustic Guitar! This lesson expands your knowledge of common chords with instruction on how to play slash chords. By learning to add new bass notes to simple first-position chords, you’ll create moving bass lines and interesting transitions like you hear in countless songs by Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, and the Eagles. Learn how to easily embellish root-position chord, and get tab, chords, and lyrics for a full song, “Headin’ for the Freeway.”

Your guide comes complete with expert instruction from Andrew DuBrock in the form of 7 pages of written lesson and 12 minutes of video.