INTRODUCTION
Progressive Beginner Guitar assumes you have no prior knowledge of music or playing the guitar.
Starting from the types of guitar available and the different styles of playing, you are introduced to:
- Important basic chord shapes and chord progressions.
- Learn to read and play guitar music using standard music notation, easy read tab and easy read strumming patterns and chord diagrams.
- Learn to play the notes on all six strings.
- Learn the melodies and chords of over 20 well known songs and chord progressions including Rock, Blues and Turnaround Progressions.
- Learn basic music theory including time signatures, sharps and flats, major scales, etc.
- Learn the most common open chord shapes in the keys of C major, G major and A minor.
The book also has special sections on tuning and how to read sheet music of your favorite music artists and groups.
All guitarists should know all of the information contained in this book.
The best and fastest way to learn is to use this book in conjunction with:
- Buying sheet music and song books of your favorite recording artists and learning to play their songs.
- Practicing and playing with other musicians. You will be surprised how good a basic drums/bass/guitar combination can sound, even when playing easy music.
- Learning by listening to your favorite recordings.
In the early stages, it is also helpful to have the guidance of an experienced teacher. This will help you keep to a schedule and obtain weekly goals.
Class Sessions
1- Chord Charts
2- Notes on the 1st String
3- Eighth Note Rhythms
4- Notes on the 2nd String
5- Notes on the 4th String
6- INTRODUCTION
7- Notes on the 5th string
8- LESSON ONE
9- The Major Scale
10- Sharp Signs
11- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythms
12- Key of A Minor
13- The Open Position
14- Tuning Methods
15- The F Sharp Note (F<span class="symbolA">#</span>)
16- The Octave
17- Strumming Chords From the Root Note
18- Notes on the 6th String
19- Sharps and Flats
20- The 12 Bar Blues Progression
21- How to Read Sheet Music
22- Minor Chords
23- Alternate Picking
24- The Pivot
25- Approach to Practice
26- The Major Chord
27- Rests
28- Easy Chord Substitution
29- Acoustic Guitars
30- The Chromatic Scale
31- Root Note Chords
32- The G Major Scale
33- The Key of C Major
34- Turnaround Progressions
35- The Lead-In
36- The Seventh Chord
37- How to Transpose
38- Slide Finger
39- Key Signatures
40- Electric Guitars
41- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
42- Notes on the 3rd String
43- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns
44- Where to from here…
45- Amplifiers
46- Styles of Playing Guitar
47- Strings
48- Tuning Your Instrument
49- How to Hold the Guitar
50- How to Read Music
51- Chord Diagrams
52- Fingering
53- Using a Metronome