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Beginner Guitar Course

Guitar Lessons for Beginners

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Module 1 Basic Introduction
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 Choosing The Right Beginner Guitar - Acoustic or Electric?  
Unit 3 Explaining The Parts Of An Acoustic Guitar  
Unit 4 Explaining The Parts Of An Electric Guitar  
Unit 5 How To Hold The Guitar  
Unit 6 How To Hold a Guitar Pick  
Unit 7 How to Read Tablature / Chord Charts  
Unit 8 How To Put New Strings On A Guitar  
Unit 9 How To Tune Your Guitar  
Module 2 Overview of the Left Hand
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 Overview of How Fretting Works  
Unit 3 Overview of Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs  
Unit 4 Overview of Muting  
Module 3 Overview of the Right Hand
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 Using a Pick - Strumming  
Unit 3 Using a Pick - Picking Single Notes  
Unit 4 Playing Without a Pick - Fingerstyle  
Unit 5 Muting With The Right Hand  
Module 4 Learning to Play Your First Song
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 Introducing The Simple G Chord  
Unit 3 Introducing The Simple C Chord  
Unit 4 Switching Between The Simple G And Simple C Chords  
Unit 5 How To Play a D Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 6 Playing Your First Song Using Simple Chords (Rhythm)  
Unit 7 Detailed Explanation Of Strings And Notes  
Unit 8 Playing Your First Simple Melody (Lead)  
Unit 9 Playing Your Second Song Using Simple Chords  
Unit 10 Playing Your Second Simple Melody (Lead)  
Module 5 Learning to Play Full Chords (Open Position)
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 3 C Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 4 E Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 5 E Minor Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 6 D Minor Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 7 Sus Chords  
Unit 8 Switching Between Chords  
Unit 9 A Minor Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 10 A Chord (Full Chord)  
Unit 11 Learning To Play Your First Song Using Full Chords  
Unit 12 Learning To Play Your Second Song Using Full Chords  
Unit 13 Learning To Play Your Third Song Using Full Chords  
Module 6 7th Chords in Open Position
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 G7 Chord (Open Position)  
Unit 3 C7 Chord (Open Position)  
Unit 4 D7 Chord (Open Position)  
Unit 5 A7 Chord (Open Position)  
Unit 6 E7 Chord (Open Position)  
Unit 7 Introducing 7th Chords To The First Song  
Unit 8 Introducing 7th Chords To The Second Song  
Unit 9 7th Chords And Blues  
Module 7 Strumming
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 Strum Pattern One  
Unit 3 Strum Pattern Two  
Unit 4 Picking Pattern Two  
Module 8 Blues Rhythm
Unit 1 Section Overview  
Unit 2 12 Bar Blues - Part One  
Unit 3 12 Bar Blues - Part Two  
Unit 4 12 Bar Blues - Part Three  
Unit 5 Transposing the 12 Bar Blues Rhythm To Different Keys  
Module 9 Introducing F and Barre Chords
Unit 1 Introduction  
Unit 2 How To Play The F Chord  
Unit 3 Barre Chord Introduction  
Unit 4 Barre Chord Major Position 1  
Unit 5 Barre Chord Major Position 2  
Unit 6 Barre Chord Minor Position 1  
Unit 7 Barre Chord Minor Position 2  
Unit 8 Barre Chord 7th Position 1  
Unit 9 Barre Chord 7th Position 2  
Unit 10 Playing The Original Song Using Barre Chords  
Module 10 Scales
Unit 1 Introduction  
Unit 2 Alternate Picking  
Unit 3 The Blues Scale  
Unit 4 Blues Scale Licks  
Unit 5 The Major Scale  
Unit 6 Major Scale Licks  
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