Chordplay - Erik Satie's 'Gymnopédie No.1' Guitar Workout

Hey everyone! Here's the next episode of Chordplay with Erik Satie's 'Gymnopédie No.1' Guitar Workout. As you can probably tell, this episode is completely different than anything I've created so far on the LNL channel, as this time we're tackling a popular/famous classical piano piece that was written in 1888 by the underappreciated French pianist/composer Erik Satie.

This famous song wasn't famous in Satie's lifetime, as his music has found a modern audience, as his music has been used hundreds of times in films, television, and even video games. So, while his name might not ring a bell, his music certainly will, as this lesson reveals.

This lesson features breaking down the first (major key) section of this familiar song, and after revealing proper chord voicings to match what the piano performed, then we're tackling the melody, which creates various fretting situations and is quite the handful once the song gets going. You'll find I'm using a fingerstyle picking technique for this lesson, but feel free to investigate hybrid-picking, and even performing this piece using a pick!

Needless to say, if you've requested more classical-minded lessons, a player searching for some totally different musical challenges, a guitarist interested in adapting music from other instruments to the guitar, or maybe you're just curious what all the fuss is about - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!

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