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Essential Acoustic Guitar For Beginners
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About Essential Acoustic Guitar For Beginners
Introduction
What You'll Need For This Course
CSI: Guitar - Brief Anatomy and Overview
Posture
Is Your Guitar Ready?
Tuning Up!
First Chord Combo & Don't Lose Your Plectrum!
Notes, Scales, & Semitones
How Chords Are Built & Their Character
How Chord Progressions Are Built
A Short Note On Creativity
A Short Note on Tablature
"Stargazing" - Download and Listen
The C Chord (I)
The A Minor Chord (VI)
The E Minor Chord (III)
The G Chord (V)
The D Minor Chord (II)
The F Chord (IV)
Chord Change Practice Hack - The 'Phoebe' Trick
Review of Chord Progressions
Verse Melody
Verse Melody On Alternate Strings
Verse Melody 1 Octave Higher
Chorus Melody
Sus and Add Chords
The Barre Chord
Practical Semitones and Whole Tones - Fretting The C Major and A Minor Scale
The Principle of Chord Shapes Up & Down The Fretboard
PDF Downloads and Transpose Challenge: Chords In The Other Keys
"The Long Road" - Download and Listen
Picking Pattern
Picking The Rest of the Verse
Picking Dynamics
Picking B Section - B Minor and D Major
Strumming Concept
Strumming - Changing Chords
Strumming - Dynamics
"Soul Days" - Strumming at a faster tempo
Lead - Legato (Hammer On and Pull Off)
Lead - Sliding
Lead - Vibrato
Practicing Scales Doesn't Have To Be Boring
Exercise on Finding Notes
Controlling Ringing and Buzz
Fingerpicking Intro
Using a Capo
Removing Strings
Putting on New Strings
Thank You
What You Will Learn?
- Are you inspired to pick up the guitar, but can't find the right lessons or structure?.
- Can you play some basics, but you don't feel independent on where to go next?.
- This course is for you!.
- The guitar is an expressive and versatile instrument that has led popular music for 100 years - from jazz to blues to rock n roll to singer songwriter - the list goes on. I’ve been playing live and in the studio for over 15 years and I still get inspired every time I pick it up. I want you to feel the same way..
- Many beginner guitarists hit a wall after a short time of learning, either because of learning out of context - static scales, metronomes, isolated chord patterns - or they learn a handful of popular songs or riffs, and get stuck there after the final tutorial. I know, because it happened to me too..
- Don’t let this be you!.
- My goal is to give you the kickstart that will give you a foundation that you can build upon under your own steam, long after you've finished watching the videos..
- We will use Point of View camera angles so you see the videos from the same perspective as you see your guitar..
- I will teach you not only the basics of chords, theory and melodic playing, but I will also guide you with lots of tips and tricks to playing with dynamics and control, to make your playing more musical from the beginning..
- The Band in a Box are custom written tracks that help you learn - you'll get the full recording as well as the rhythm track only to practice to - playing with a beat no matter how simple will improve your playing and prepare you for playing with other musicians. And more fun than a metronome..
- At the end of this course you will be able to:.
- Master techniques for picking and strumming..
- Play melodies and chords smoothly via custom written tunes..
- Understand chord shapes, and theory fundamentals..
- Know your way around the fretboard without feeling lost..
- Have a great head start with dynamics and control to prepare you for the future..
- And so much more! Remember. Every string has a story to tell. So grab your guitar and join me to start learning today!.
- See you in class!.