Module |
Description |
How
To Tune
(4 Lessons)
 
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This section is exactly that, what you
need to know about tuning your guitar and what to listen
for.
Unfortunately tuning the guitar is one of the harder
tasks to attempt when starting to play the guitar, it
is also one of the more important. If your guitar is always
out of tune you will have a hard time hearing how a songs
should sound. 
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The
Basics
(7 Lessons)
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Learn about the parts of the guitar, how to hold the
pick and guitar, also learn the musical alphabet and practice
your finger exercises.
I won't lie to you, learning these basics can be boring,
especially when reading sheet music. This may not sound
like much of an incentive to make you learn this, but
nobody is going to make you learn these basics, it is
totally up to you.
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Reading
Sheet Music
(9 Lessons)
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Standard musical terms like staffs, treble cleff, time
signatures. Also learn about note values and how to read
tab.
When music is written down on paper there are two main
factors you have to consider. The first is pitch (how
high or low the note sounds) and the second is rhythm
(at what time the note is played and how long does it
last for).
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more... |
Learning
The Strings
(9 Lessons)
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Learn the basic notes on your E, A, D,
G, B and E strings up to the 3rd fret. Also learn about
sharps and flats.
Every note you play on the guitar is equal to a note
on sheet music and vise versa. In this section you will
learn how to read the notes on sheet music and convert
them to notes on the guitar. It is a simple process that
is easy to learn but can take a while to master.
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Practice
Songs
(17 Lessons)
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Play song using the string notes you've learnt in the
previous section. Still to come - Songs for the D, A and
Low E Strings.
Once you have practiced through your notes on the guitar,
you can try these songs to help you practice your sight
reading. I'll be the first to admit that these songs are
not very exciting, but remember the main idea here is
to learn how to sight read.
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Basic
Chords
(9 Lessons)
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Learn about the five simple open chords D, A, E, C
and G Major, Minor, Seventh, Major Seventh and Minor Seventh.
The guitar can either be a solo or soloing or a ryhthm
instrument, by learning chords you are playing it as a
rhythm instrument.
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Basic
Rhythm
(12 Lessons)
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Explaning how to strum simple songs and patterns. Only
using eighth note rhythm patterns and also explaning how
to read different styles of rhythm charts.
There Are 3 Steps To Playing Rhythm Successfully !
1. Memorize your chords and chord chart.
2. Be able to change between your chords quickly.
3. Be able to play the rhythm pattern fluently.
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more... |
Basic Lessons Movie
Archive
(5 Movies)
Total Time:
17m 18s |
Promotional:
Showing Danny Poole playing a few songs on various guitars.
Introduction:
A quick talk on what, why and how to go about learning the
guitar.
Parts Of The Guitar:
Describing all the parts of different types of guitars.
Finger Placement:
This movie explains finger placement, how to hold the pick,
common problems with holding picks & finger exercises.
Musical Alphabet:
This movie explains one of the most basic, yet important
factors of music theory. |
