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  • 7/29/2019 Col10421 Beginning Guitar Catherine Schmidt Jones

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    Beginning Guitar

    By:

    Catherine Schmidt-Jones

  • 7/29/2019 Col10421 Beginning Guitar Catherine Schmidt Jones

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  • 7/29/2019 Col10421 Beginning Guitar Catherine Schmidt Jones

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    Beginning Guitar

    By:

    Catherine Schmidt-Jones

    Online:< http://cnx.org/content/col10421/1.2/ >

    C O N N E X I O N S

    Rice University, Houston, Texas

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    T h i s s e l e c t i o n a n d a r r a n g e m e n t o f c o n t e n t a s a c o l l e c t i o n i s c o p y r i g h t e d b y C a t h e r i n e S c h m i d t - J o n e s . I t i s l i c e n s e d

    u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n 2 . 0 l i c e n s e ( h t t p : / / c r e a t i v e c o m m o n s . o r g / l i c e n s e s / b y / 2 . 0 / ) .

    C o l l e c t i o n s t r u c t u r e r e v i s e d : A u g u s t 1 8 , 2 0 0 9

    P D F g e n e r a t e d : O c t o b e r 1 , 2 0 1 1

    F o r c o p y r i g h t a n d a t t r i b u t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e m o d u l e s c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s c o l l e c t i o n , s e e p . 3 3 7 .

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    1 L e s s o n s

    1 . 1 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 : T h e H i g h E S t r i n g , a n d I n t r o d u c t i o n t o N o t a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

    1 . 2 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 : T h e B S t r i n g , M e a s u r e s , a n d T i m e S i g n a t u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    1 . 3 G u i t a r L e s s o n 3 : T h e G S t r i n g , H a l f N o t e s , a n d T a b l a t u r e N u m b e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0

    1 . 4 G u i t a r L e s s o n 4 : T h e D S t r i n g , R e s t s , a n d R i g h t H a n d S y m b o l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5

    1 . 5 G u i t a r L e s s o n 5 : T h e A S t r i n g , E i g h t h N o t e s , a n d P i c k u p M e a s u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2

    1 . 6 G u i t a r L e s s o n 6 : T h e L o w E S t r i n g , S h a r p s , a n d L e f t H a n d N o t a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7

    1 . 7 G u i t a r L e s s o n 7 : F l a t s , A l t e r n a t e F i n g e r i n g s , a n d E n h a r m o n i c S p e l l i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2

    1 . 8 G u i t a r L e s s o n 8 : T u n i n g t h e G u i t a r , a n d D o t t e d R h y t h m s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9

    1 . 9 G u i t a r L e s s o n 9 : K e y S i g n a t u r e s a n d M a j o r S c a l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4

    1 . 1 0 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 0 : R e p e a t i n g M e a s u r e s a n d S e c t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9

    1 . 1 1 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 1 : T i e d N o t e s a n d B a r r e C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4

    1 . 1 2 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 2 : S t r u m m i n g a n d R e a d i n g C o m m o n N o t a t i o n f o r C o m p o u n d

    M e t e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0

    1 . 1 3 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 3 : C h a n g i n g t h e L e f t H a n d P o s i t i o n , a n d M o v e a b l e C h o r d

    S h a p e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7

    1 . 1 4 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 4 : A l t e r n a t i v e F i n g e r i n g s , N o t a t i o n , a n d A v o i d i n g O p e n S t r i n g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2

    1 . 1 5 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 5 : S y n c o p a t e d R h y t h m s , I m p r o v i s a t i o n , a n d C h o r d F u n c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7

    1 . 1 6 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 6 : R e a d i n g a n d P l a y i n g P l u c k e d C h o r d s a n d A c c o m p a n i m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4

    1 . 1 7 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 7 : S w i n g R h y t h m , a n d t h e C o n s t r u c t i o n o f M a j o r C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9

    1 . 1 8 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 8 : M i n o r K e y s a n d S c a l e s , a n d t h e C o n s t r u c t i o n o f M i n o r C h o r d s

    a n d P o w e r C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4

    1 . 1 9 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 9 : S i x t e e n t h N o t e s , a n d C h o r d F u n c t i o n i n M a j o r a n d M i n o r

    K e y s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9

    1 . 2 0 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 0 : D y n a m i c s , R h y t h m N o t a t i o n i n T a b l a t u r e , a n d H a r m o n i c

    M i n o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 4

    1 . 2 1 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 1 : H i g h N o t e s o n t h e E S t r i n g , a n d T h e B l u e s S c a l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 9

    1 . 2 2 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 2 : M a j o r S e v e n t h C h o r d s , a n d t h e D o t t e d - E i g h t h - S i x t e e n t h

    R h y t h m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 5

    1 . 2 3 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 3 : P o r t a m e n t o , T r i p l e t s , a n d M i n o r S e v e n t h C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 0

    1 . 2 4 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 4 : U p - S l u r s , B a s s N o t e N o t a t i o n , a n d C h o o s i n g C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 5

    1 . 2 5 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 5 : D o w n - S l u r s , a n d T r a n s p o s i t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 0

    1 . 2 6 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 6 : P i t c h B e n d i n g , V i b r a t o , a n d S u s p e n s i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 5

    1 . 2 7 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 7 : T e m p o , A c c e n t s , a n d A d d e d - N o t e C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 0

    1 . 2 8 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 8 : S t a c c a t o a n d L e g a t o , a n d D i m i n i s h e d a n d A u g m e n t e d C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 5

    1 . 2 9 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 9 : A l t e r n a t e T u n i n g s , O t h e r K e y s , a n d M o v i n g C h o r d S h a p e s . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 0

    1 . 3 0 G u i t a r L e s s o n 3 0 : H a r m o n i c s , a n d t h e V a r i e t y o f S c a l e s a n d M o d e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 5

    2 T h e o r y f o r t h e B e g i n n i n g G u i t a r i s t

    2 . 1 C l e f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 1

    2 . 2 T i m e S i g n a t u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 9

    2 . 3 D u r a t i o n : N o t e L e n g t h s i n W r i t t e n M u s i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 4

    2 . 4 D u r a t i o n : R e s t L e n g t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 9

    2 . 5 P i c k u p N o t e s a n d M e a s u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 2

    2 . 6 P i t c h : S h a r p , F l a t , a n d N a t u r a l N o t e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 4

    2 . 7 E n h a r m o n i c S p e l l i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 8

    2 . 8 H a l f S t e p s a n d W h o l e S t e p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 4

    2 . 9 K e y S i g n a t u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 8

    2 . 1 0 M a j o r K e y s a n d S c a l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 1

    2 . 1 1 I n t e r v a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 5

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    2 . 1 2 R e p e a t s a n d O t h e r M u s i c a l R o a d M a p S i g n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 6

    2 . 1 3 M i n o r K e y s a n d S c a l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 0

    2 . 1 4 T r i a d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 6

    2 . 1 5 N a m i n g T r i a d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 9

    2 . 1 6 B e y o n d T r i a d s : N a m i n g O t h e r C h o r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 4

    2 . 1 7 T h e C i r c l e o f F i f t h s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 2

    2 . 1 8 B e g i n n i n g H a r m o n i c A n a l y s i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 6

    2 . 1 9 H a r m o n i c S e r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 3

    2 . 2 0 D y n a m i c s a n d A c c e n t s i n M u s i c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 3

    2 . 2 1 T e m p o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 6

    2 . 2 2 S c a l e s t h a t a r e n ' t M a j o r o r M i n o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 9

    S o l u t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 7

    3 O t h e r U s e f u l I n f o r m a t i o n

    3 . 1 G u i t a r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 3

    3 . 2 A n E x a m p l e B e g i n n i n g G u i t a r H o m e P r a c t i c e S e s s i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1

    3 . 3 R e a d i n g G u i t a r T a b l a t u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 4

    3 . 4 T u n i n g Y o u r G u i t a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 6

    3 . 5 R e a d i n g a C h o r d D i a g r a m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 2

    3 . 6 A P a r e n t s ' G u i d e t o M u s i c L e s s o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 6

    I n d e x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 2

    A t t r i b u t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 7

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    o t h e r a r r a n g e m e n t s o f t h e s e s a m e t u n e s m a y b e u n d e r s t r i c t e r c o p y r i g h t l i c e n s e s ! ) I n o r d e r t o m a k e t h e

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    q u e s t i o n s , c o r r e c t b a d h a b i t s , a n d g e t s o m e g u i d a n c e .

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    a n d / o r w a t c h i n g t h e t a p e c a r e f u l l y . T h i s e x e r c i s e i s a l s o v e r y u s e f u l , e v e n f o r t h o s e s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e

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    m a y b e a b l e t o d o t h e s e l e s s o n s a t t h e r a t e o f o n e p e r w e e k . Y o u n g o r m u s i c a l l y - i n e x p e r i e n c e d s t u d e n t s

    m a y n e e d m o r e t i m e o n s o m e , o r a l l , o f t h e l e s s o n s . A s l o n g a s s t u d e n t s p r a c t i c e w e l l a n d r e g u l a r l y ,

    t h e y s h o u l d b e e n c o u r a g e d t o m o v e a t a c o m f o r t a b l e p a c e .

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    p a g e . S o m e s t u d e n t s w i l l n e e d e x t r a p r a c t i c e a t s o m e p o i n t i n t h e l e s s o n s . I f t h i s i s t h e c a s e , a n e x t r a

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    t h e o r y i s a m o r e w e l l - r o u n d e d , c a p a b l e m u s i c i a n , b u t a s l o n g a s t h e y c a n p l a y t h e e x e r c i s e s a d e q u a t e l y ,

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    a s s i g n m e n t . O t h e r w i s e , s i m p l y p o i n t t h e m o u t a s e x t r a e a s i l y - a v a i l a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n .

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    t h a t a r e a l r e a d y w i d e l y a v a i l a b l e i n m a n y o t h e r g u i t a r m e t h o d b o o k s a r e a v o i d e d . A s t u d e n t c a n s t a r t

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    b e g i n t o l i s t e n c a r e f u l l y t o d i s t i n g u i s h s o u n d s a s b e i n g " i n t u n e " , " t o o h i g h " , o r " t o o l o w " . W i t h v e r y y o u n g

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    a b o u t o t h e r m e t h o d s f o r t u n i n g t h e g u i t a r ( S e c t i o n 3 . 4 )

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    6 0

    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    1 . 1 2 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 2 : S t r u m m i n g a n d R e a d i n g C o m m o n N o t a t i o n

    f o r C o m p o u n d M e t e r s

    6 1

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n

    P a g e

    6 2

    , t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    6 3

    , a n d S o n g S h e e t 6

    6 4

    , w h i c h y o u m a y a l r e a d y h a v e f r o m G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 1

    ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 1 ) . T h e r e a r e q u i t e a f e w e n s e m b l e s t h a t t h e s t u d e n t m a y w o r k o n f o l l o w i n g t h i s l e s s o n . Y o u

    m a y a l r e a d y h a v e E n s e m b l e P a g e 7

    6 5

    f r o m l e s s o n 1 1 . E n s e m b l e P a g e 8

    6 6

    a n d E n s e m b l e P a g e 9

    6 7

    a l s o g o w i t h

    t h i s l e s s o n .

    6 1

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / 1 . 3 / > .

    6 2

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / l a t e s t / 1 2 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    6 3

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / l a t e s t / 1 2 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    6 4

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 6 . p d f >

    6 5

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 7 . p d f >

    6 6

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 8 . p d f >

    6 7

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 8 3 9 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 9 . p d f >

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    F i g u r e 1 . 4 8

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 4 9

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    F i g u r e 1 . 5 0

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 5 1

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    F i g u r e 1 . 5 2

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 5 3

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    6 7

    1 . 1 3 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 3 : C h a n g i n g t h e L e f t H a n d P o s i t i o n , a n d M o v e -

    a b l e C h o r d S h a p e s

    6 8

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n P a g e

    6 9

    ,

    t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    7 0

    , a n d t h e E n s e m b l e S h e e t

    7 1

    . T h e S o n g S h e e t

    7 2

    i s t h e s a m e a s f o r G u i t a r L e s s o n

    1 2 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 2 ) .

    6 8

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 9 7 2 / 1 . 3 / > .

    6 9

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 9 7 2 / l a t e s t / 1 3 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    7 0

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 9 7 2 / l a t e s t / 1 3 G u i t a r p r a c t i c e . p d f >

    7 1

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 9 7 2 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 0 . p d f >

    7 2

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 2 9 7 2 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 6 . p d f >

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 5 4

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    F i g u r e 1 . 5 5

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 5 6

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    F i g u r e 1 . 5 7

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    7 2

    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    1 . 1 4 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 4 : A l t e r n a t i v e F i n g e r i n g s , N o t a t i o n , a n d A v o i d -

    i n g O p e n S t r i n g s

    7 3

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n P a g e

    7 4

    ,

    t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    7 5

    , S o n g S h e e t

    7 6

    a n d E n s e m b l e P a g e

    7 7

    f o r t h i s l e s s o n .

    7 3

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 3 / 1 . 3 / > .

    7 4

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 3 / l a t e s t / 1 4 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    7 5

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 3 / l a t e s t / 1 4 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    7 6

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 3 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 7 . p d f >

    7 7

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 3 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 7 . p d f >

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    F i g u r e 1 . 5 8

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 5 9

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    F i g u r e 1 . 6 0

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 6 1

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    7 7

    1 . 1 5 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 5 : S y n c o p a t e d R h y t h m s , I m p r o v i s a t i o n , a n d

    C h o r d F u n c t i o n

    7 8

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n P a g e

    7 9

    ,

    a n d H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    8 0

    f o r t h i s l e s s o n . Y o u m a y a l r e a d y h a v e S o n g S h e e t 7

    8 1

    , a n d E n s e m b l e P a g e 1 1

    8 2

    f r o m G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 4 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 4 ) . S o n g S h e e t 8

    8 3

    a n d E n s e m b l e P a g e 1 2

    8 4

    m a y a l s o b e s t a r t e d d u r i n g

    t h i s l e s s o n .

    7 8

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / 1 . 4 / > .

    7 9

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / l a t e s t / 1 5 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    8 0

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / l a t e s t / 1 5 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    8 1

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 7 . p d f >

    8 2

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 1 . p d f >

    8 3

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 8 . p d f >

    8 4

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 2 7 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 2 . p d f >

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 6 2

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    F i g u r e 1 . 6 3

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 6 4

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    F i g u r e 1 . 6 5

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 6 6

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    F i g u r e 1 . 6 7

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    1 . 1 6 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 6 : R e a d i n g a n d P l a y i n g P l u c k e d C h o r d s a n d

    A c c o m p a n i m e n t s

    8 5

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n P a g e

    8 6

    ,

    t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    8 7

    , a n d E n s e m b l e p a g e

    8 8

    p a g e f o r t h i s l e s s o n . T h e S o n g S h e e t

    8 9

    i s t h e s a m e a s f o r

    G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 5 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 5 ) .

    A t t h i s p o i n t , m o s t s t u d e n t s w i l l b e r e a d y f o r a n y i n t e r m e d i a t e - l e v e l g u i t a r b o o k o r s h e e t m u s i c , w h e t h e r

    c o m m o n n o t a t i o n , c h o r d s , o r t a b l a t u r e . S t u d e n t s w h o h a v e n o t y e t e x p r e s s e d i n t e r e s t i n l e a r n i n g a n y t h i n g

    o t h e r t h a n l e s s o n m u s i c , s h o u l d b e s t r o n g l y e n c o u r a g e d t o l i s t e n t o a v a r i e t y o f g u i t a r m u s i c a n d c h o o s e a

    g e n r e , s t y l e , o r s p e c i c p i e c e s t h a t i n t e r e s t t h e m .

    8 5

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 1 / 1 . 3 / > .

    8 6

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 1 / l a t e s t / 1 6 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    8 7

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 1 / l a t e s t / 1 6 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    8 8

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 1 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 3 . p d f >

    8 9

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 1 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 8 . p d f >

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    F i g u r e 1 . 6 8

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 6 9

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    F i g u r e 1 . 7 0

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 7 1

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    1 . 1 7 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 7 : S w i n g R h y t h m , a n d t h e C o n s t r u c t i o n o f

    M a j o r C h o r d s

    9 0

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n

    P a g e

    9 1

    , t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    9 2

    , S o n g S h e e t

    9 3

    . T h e E n s e m b l e

    9 4

    p a g e i s t h e s a m e a s f o r G u i t a r L e s s o n

    1 6 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 6 ) .

    9 0

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 2 / 1 . 3 / > .

    9 1

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 2 / l a t e s t / 1 7 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    9 2

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 2 / l a t e s t / 1 7 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    9 3

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 2 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 9 . p d f >

    9 4

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 4 2 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 3 . p d f >

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 7 2

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    F i g u r e 1 . 7 3

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 7 4

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    F i g u r e 1 . 7 5

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    1 . 1 8 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 8 : M i n o r K e y s a n d S c a l e s , a n d t h e C o n s t r u c t i o n

    o f M i n o r C h o r d s a n d P o w e r C h o r d s

    9 5

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n P a g e

    9 6

    ,

    t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    9 7

    , t h e S o n g S h e e t

    9 8

    a n d E n s e m b l e P a g e

    9 9

    f o r t h i s l e s s o n .

    9 5

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 8 9 / 1 . 3 / > .

    9 6

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 8 9 / l a t e s t / 1 8 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    9 7

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 8 9 / l a t e s t / 1 8 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    9 8

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 8 9 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 1 0 . p d f >

    9 9

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 8 9 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 4 . p d f >

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    9 5

    F i g u r e 1 . 7 6

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 7 7

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    F i g u r e 1 . 7 8

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    C H A P T E R 1 . L E S S O N S

    F i g u r e 1 . 7 9

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    9 9

    1 . 1 9 G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 9 : S i x t e e n t h N o t e s , a n d C h o r d F u n c t i o n i n M a -

    j o r a n d M i n o r K e y s

    1 0 0

    P l e a s e s e e G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 ) f o r n o t e s a b o u t t h i s c o u r s e . H e r e a r e P D F l e s o f t h e L e s s o n

    P a g e

    1 0 1

    , t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

    1 0 2

    , a n d E n s e m b l e P a g e

    1 0 3

    f o r t h i s l e s s o n . T h e S o n g S h e e t

    1 0 4

    i s t h e s a m e

    a s f o r G u i t a r L e s s o n 1 8 ( S e c t i o n 1 . 1 8 ) .

    1 0 0

    T h i s c o n t e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 9 0 / 1 . 3 / > .

    1 0 1

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 9 0 / l a t e s t / 1 9 G u i t a r L e s s o n . p d f >

    1 0 2

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 9 0 / l a t e s t / 1 9 G u i t a r P r a c t i c e . p d f >

    1 0 3

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 9 0 / l a t e s t / E n s e m b l e 1 5 . p d f >

    1 0 4

    S e e t h e l e a t < h t t p : / / c n x . o r g / c o n t e n t / m 1 3 0 9 0 / l a t e s t / S o n g S h e e t 1 0 . p d f >

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    1 . 2 1 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 1 : H i g h N o t e s o n t h e E S t r i n g , a n d T h e B l u e s

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    m a i n g o a l h e r e i s t o g i v e s t u d e n t s a t a s t e o f t h e v a r i e t y o f p o s s i b i l i t i e s , s o t h a t t h e y c a n d e c i d e w h a t s k i l l s

    t h e y w o u l d l i k e t o m a s t e r . M a n y s t u d e n t s w i l l a l r e a d y b e w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h e s e l e s s o n s s o m e w h a t s l o w l y ,

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    1 . 2 2 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 2 : M a j o r S e v e n t h C h o r d s , a n d t h e D o t t e d -

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    1 . 2 6 G u i t a r L e s s o n 2 6 : P i t c h B e n d i n g , V i b r a t o , a n d S u s p e n s i o n s

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    1 3 7

    , t h e H o m e P r a c t i c e P a g e

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