Guitar Fundamentals 1
This course will help you to learn guitar from the absolute beginning, with a firm foundation in basic skills and concepts. Start by getting familiar with the basics of playing music on the guitar. Then learn the basics of rhythm, playing simple melodies and chords.
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Chapter: 1: Getting Familiar With Your Instrument
In this chapter you will learn the names of the strings and how to tune your guitar. After that you will be ready to learn the basic mechanics of fretting and picking and strumming notes. Also in included in this first chapter are beginner chords.
Recommended Songs
Now that you know some open chords, jump right in to some easy guitar songs like Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (Made Easy), Wooly Bully (Made Easy), and Perfect (Made Easy).
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Chapter: 2: Learning Rhythm
In this chapter you will learn the basics of rhythm: counting in time, rhythmic subdivisions. After that you will learn to apply those rhythms to basic strumming patterns using basic chords. You will also learn how to use a metronome.
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Chapter: 3: Playing Melodies
In this chapter you will learn the major scale, the pentatonic scale, musical alphabet note letter names and locations. After that you'll learn to play a variety of beginner level single note melodies. Also including are finger exercises to increase your strength and dexterity.
Recommended Songs
Practice your new single-note skills with these melodies: The Star Spangled Banner, Simple Melodies for Classical Guitar, More Simple Melodies For Classical Guitar.
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Chapter: 4: Riffs and Power Chords
In this chapter you will learn how to play single note riffs and power chords. There examples will focus on rock and blues styles.
Recommended Songs
Try your new guitar riff skills on these iconic tunes: Smoke On The Water (Made Easy), My Sharona (Made Easy).
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Chapter: 5: More Chords
In this chapter you will learn all the basic open chords used in many songs. After that you'll learn to play these chords in groups of important basic key signatures. You will get a lot of practice playing these chords along with beginner song examples.
Recommended Songs
Each new guitar chord you add opens access to hundreds more songs. Try these - Bad Moon Rising (Made Easy), Two Tickets To Paradise (Made Easy), Let It Be (Made Easy), Who Will Save Your Soul (Made Easy), Stay (Made Easy).
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Chapter: 6: Trouble Shooting
In this chapter you will learn to troubleshoot some of the most common problems beginner guitar students face. Included in this list is how to deal with finger pain, building calluses, proper posture and advice on how to overcome impatience and frustration. Also included is information on different types of tuners and different methods of tuning your guitar.
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