This week's Video Riff features the intro chord progression from "White Horse" as played by Taylor Swift. This progression is based on a sequence of three chords, which are C Major, F sus 2 and A minor 7th. The tricky part of this progression is that each chord is played fingerstyle, so put down the pick for this one. When practicing each chord, you must use a combination of two different fingerstyle techniques: "pinching" two strings at the same time, and "walking" between single notes played on individual strings. The easy part of this progression is mastering the chord changes, but the challenge is to use the correct "articulation" with your picking hand to get each chord to sound right. Remember that you can SLOW DOWN the video and LOOP IT until you can get the chord changes and the correct picking patterns and techniques up to full speed.
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To download this week's Video Riff, click the download link shown below, save the video to your computer, and open it up through Fretlight Studio (using Video Player).
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Have Fun :)
The Fretlight Team
If you would like to watch a short sample clip from this video before you download it, click here:
www.fretlight.com/riffoftheweek/White_Horse_Sample.wmv
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http://www.fretlight.com/riffoftheweek/(intermediate)_White_Horse.fvp
