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Electric Guitar Basics
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2 hours 9 minutes
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Online - Self Paced
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About Electric Guitar Basics
Introduction
Class Project
Gear You Will Need
Electric Guitar Anatomy
Hold Your Guitar and Pick
How to Tune Your Guitar
How to Fret Notes
Plug In and Set Your Tone
How to Read Tablature
Warm Up Exercises 1 & 2
Riff 1
How Pitch Works
Riff 2
Riff 3
Reading Chord Diagrams
Introduction to Chords
E Minor Chord
D Chord
C Chord
G Chord
Strumming and Rhythm
Reading Tab with Rhythm
Song 1
Song 2
4/4 Time
A Minor Chord
E Minor Pentatonic Scale 1
E Minor Pentatonic Scale 2
Create Your Own Music
Lead Guitar Example
Backing Track Tips
Jam with Me
Riff 4
Riff 5
Final Thoughts
What You Will Learn?
- In this class, I guide you through the essentials of learning to play the electric guitar. The course starts with learning about what gear you’ll need and ends with learning how to write your own music on guitar..
- This class is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience playing electric guitar as well as for folks wanting to brush up on the basics of the instrument..
- If you’ve been wanting to learn how to play electric guitar but have been putting it off because you’re not sure how to get started, then this class is for you. The goal of this class is to get you playing electric guitar as quickly as possible. Once you complete this course, you’ll have the basics in place so that you can start learning how to play your favorite songs and riffs and even create your own music..
- Included in this class are many downloadable resources: tips for tuning your guitar, warm up exercises, chord diagrams, scales and sheet music, as well as an audio recording for you to play along with..
- In order to take this class, you’ll need an electric guitar, guitar amplifier, instrument cable and a tuner (you can use a free tuning app for your phone or tablet)..
- In this course, you'll learn:.
- I also provide a backing track for you to jam along with me during one of the video lessons, as well as a downloadable mp3 version of it. This is an opportunity for you to have fun and jam!.
- I would love to hear from you and am happy to answer any questions, so please feel free to reach out to me via the discussions here on Skillshare..
- I hope that this class inspires you to learn more about how to play guitar and create music. I have multiple classes available here and suggest these two to continue your learning:.
- Writing Music 101: Songwriting Basics.
- Writing Music 101: Create a Chord Progression on Guitar (Major Key).