Here's the next episode of Chordplay with 'The Classical Side of Alex Lifeson.'
This lesson focuses on the nylon and steel-string music of Alex Lifeson from prog-rock legends Rush. Aside from the direct requests for this episode, I found myself really enjoying putting this lesson together, as I've been a huge Rush fan since I was in high school and it was fun reviewing and investigating some of these lighter chord-based melodic moments from Rush's music.
The music featured in this episode comes from Rush' prog-heavy era during the 1970s and early 1980s and includes the moody sounds and textures coming from songs such as 'A Farewell To Kings,' 'Closer To The Heart,' 'Rivendell,' and much more.
While you can definitely play this music on a regular steel-string acoustic or electric guitar, you'll probably find that most of these examples and music sound authentic on a nylon string guitar, which is the instrument Alex used when he originally recorded most of the parts featured in this lesson.
There's a little bit for everyone hiding in this video and even if you're not really a Rush fan, you should find something new and interesting to work on from these examples, as Alex has always had a knack for locating and combining interesting and unusual chords in his music, which is a trend he started exploring/refining in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. This exploration has become a significant area of his guitar playing which has continued to grow and thrive in his musical output since that time.
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