You can then find the diagrams further down if you need them. Watch the video below to play along with the chords featured. The chord chart in this lesson is unlike others, as it focuses specifically on chords that take you to the darker side of musical expression! Tension and release has been used in music for hundreds of years to stir up complex emotions and take the listener on a journey.Įxploring the darker sounds of your guitar will help to tune your ear to this difference in emotional response.
Darkness and tension in music is just as important as light and uplifting sounds, as the two complement each other in a kind of 'yin and yang' way.Ĭreating a feeling of uneasiness or foreboding in your listeners (and yourself) might seem a bit sadistic, but it can actually be cathartic and make the move into lightness all the more profound and satisfying. Music, like language, can be used to convey a wide range of emotions.
