Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby Doing what it takes for the song to survive Leave space for orchestration Singer / guitarists who perform solo need to fill the entire sonic landscape and keep things interesting, so they often build some complexity into their guitar parts. Suspended chords are a good example of this. If the verse of a song is chorded G / D / Em / C, some writers might play G / D-Dsus4 / Em / 58 RECORDING April 2022 C-Cadd9. If you plan on adding other instruments, why not let those instruments handle these modulations? Think in layers right from the start! If there's going to be an electric guitar part and/ or keyboards on the track, then just play the basic stripped-down rhythm part on the acoustic guitar and omit the embellishments. Let the electric guitar and keys fill in those holes, then add a string padhttp://www.advancedaudio.ca