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HOWTOLEARN GUITAR


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HOWTOLEARN GUITAR

1) SETTING UP

2) CHORDS

3) power chords4) Tablature/tabs

5) scales

6) techniques

7) alt tuning


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1)SETTINGUP

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STANDARD TUNING

guitar tunings assign pitches to the open string

of guitars. standard tuning defines the string

pitches as e, a, d, G, B AND e FROM THE LOWEST

(LOW E) TO THE HIGHEST (HIGH E).

e a d g b e

low high

also shown above is how standard tuning would

look on the keys of a piano.


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2)chords a Chord is any harmonic

set of three or more

notes played at the same

time

on the guitar you’d play these notes

using one or a combination of your

fingers placed on the fretboard:-

key :- x -don’t play o -play open string

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3)powerchords a power chord (also fifth chord) is a

chord that consists of the root note

and the fifth.

example g-powerchord

They’re easier to play than their full-

version counterparts and don’t contain a

major or minor quality to them, so they

can stand in for either type of chord.

example d-powerchord power chords are a key element in many

styles of rock, punk rock, heavy metal

and similar genres.

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4)Tablature(tabs) tablature or tab for short is a form ofmusical notation indicating instrument

fingering rather than musical pitches.

tabs are common for fretted stringed

instruments such as the guitar.

tabs written will cover the whole fret-

board numerically and each string bottom

to top.

tab example

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16

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tab example

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tab example Gbluesscale -root on 5th string

3 63

3 5

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A pentatonic scale is a scale that has 5

notes per octave.

The minor pentatonic scale is typically

the first scale guitarists learn to solo

with and is used to form solos in rock,

blues and other popular styles of music

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Once you learn the minor pentatonic scale,

it should be relatively easy to learn

the blues scale as it is essentially the

same with one additional note (a flattened

5th).


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6)techniques in guitar playing there’s lots of methods

and techniques people use to adjust, alter

or enhance the sounds played on a guitar.

palmmuting

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palm muting is a

technique for guitar

and bass made by

placing the side of

the picking hand

across the strings

very close to the

bridge of the guitar.

Frethandmuting similar to palm muting,

fret hand muting is

done by playing a chord/

note then lifting your

hand up to the fret so

that it is still push-

ing on the strings but

not cutting the sound

completely.

When strummed this

should produce a

crispier tone and sound.


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7)alttuning DropDtuning Drop D tuning also known as DADGBE is analternative form of guitar tuning in which

the lowest string is tuned down (Dropped) from

it’s usual pitch e down a tone to d

E

de

Drop D tuning is frequently used in heavy metal

and its various subgenres, as guitarists in these

styles often need fast transitions between pow-

er chords. though it is also used in other styles

such as acoustic, blues and folk music.

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