Foundation
Picks, Straps, Capos, etc.
Letters & Numbers
Thumb Positions, Finger Placement,
Look at the “Chromatic Scale”
Digital Tuners, Contact Tuners, Tuning the Guitar to Itself
Playing Styles
Letters of the Right Hand, Rest Strokes, Free Strokes
Down Strokes, Up Strokes, Alternate Picking, String Crossing, etc.
Types of Guitars Used, Approach when Playing Guitar,
Reading Guitar Music
Learn Your First Song
Look at “Scales & Chords”
4 Notes, Octaves, Look at the “Chromatic Scale”
The Music Staff
Time Signatures, Rhythm Counts, Note Values & Rest Values, Various Strumming Patterns
Lines, Spaces, Ledger Lines
Techniques
Staccato, Legato, Palm Muting, Hybrid Picking, Tremelo Picking, etc.
Hammer Ons & Pull Offs, Trills Harmonics (Natural & Pinch Harmonics)
Vibrato, Slides & Bends, Dynamics
Relationship of Notes: Scales & Chords
Accidentals
Half Step vs Whole Step
Formula, Scale Degrees, 3 Notes Per String Method
Formula, Scale Degrees, 3 Notes Per String Method
Memorize Shapes, Understand Scale Degrees
E & A Shape (Major & Minor)
Scale Degree, Major vs Minor, 3:2 Method of the Pentatonic Scale, 1st Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
Guitar Maintenance
Cleaning Your Guitar, Changing Your Strings, Adjusting The Truss Rod
String Action, Shaving the Frets, Intonation
Temperature Affect, Humidity Effect, etc.
Is this too easy? Try connecting the dots!