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Module 1: Introduction to Guitar
Guitar Anatomy & Tuning
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- Identifying the parts of the guitar
- String ID
- Open & fretted tones
- Standard tuning
- Tuning by ear
- Using a digital tuner
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Guitar Essentials
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- How to hold a guitar and pick
- How to play a down strum
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Fretboard Awareness
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- How to move up and down the neck
- How to play half-steps and whole steps
- How to play warm-up exercises
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The Musical Alphabet
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- Playing the musical alphabet on the 5th string
- Playing natural tones
- Playing sharps & flats
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First Position and Tab
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- How to play in first position
- How the fingers of your left hand are identified
- Playing the Musical Alphabet in 1st position
- Playing the Musical Alphabet in two octaves
- How to read guitar tab
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Note Values & Counting Time
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- Whole notes, half-notes, quarter notes, eighth notes
- Rhythm exercise 1
- Rhythm exercise 2
- Rhythm exercise 3
- Rhythm exercise 4
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Two Easy Chords
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- Playing the A minor scale
- Playing the A minor chord
- Playing the E minor chord
- Playing a simple two chord song
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