New to playing the guitar? Don’t know what the frets are? This is the place to start! A comprehensive overview of the Guitar, including the differences between Acoustic, Electric and Classical Guitars, the names of the parts of the guitar, and everything else you need to know to get started playing!

 
 
 
 

A continuation of Reading Music: Part 1. Learn the notes on the staff, including how to read notes on the open strings and the first four frets of the guitar. Learn how sharps, flats, and natural signs and how to read notes on the staff and find them on the guitar.

 
 
 

Learn how major scales are constructed using intervals, and play major scales in all 12 keys in the open position of the guitar.

 
 

Learn the basic mechanics of strumming on the guitar, including downstroke and upstroke techniques, how to read rhythmic notation, understanding basic strumming patterns, tied strumming patterns, and strumming using dotted rhythms.

 

This course covers the most commonly played open chords on the guitar, including how to build major and minor chords, and switching between chords. Learn the C major, G major, D major and minor, E major and minor, A major and minor, and how to switch between chords.

 
 

Learn the basics of Blues music, including open Dominant 7th chords, and playing the 12-bar blues progression.

 
 

Chord inversions alter the order of major and minor chords and use either the 3rd or 5th of the chord as the lowest note. Learn some of the most commonly used open chord inversions and how they are used in chord progressions.

 
 
 

Learn to play barre chords, and using movable chord shapes to create chords up and down the neck. Learn the CAGED system and how to play open chords in different positions.

 

Learn to play barre chords, and using movable chord shapes to create chords up and down the neck.

 
 

Create new sounds by adding notes from the major scale to create new variations on major chords. Includes Add 9 chords, Suspended 4th (Sus4) chords, Major 6th chords, and Major 7th Chords.

 
 

Learn how to play chords with individual notes using alternate and directional right-hand picking techniques, moving through various chords and chord progressions.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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