emedia Intermediate Guitar Method Detailed Curriculum

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1 emedia Intermediate Guitar Method Detailed Curriculum Introduction i Introduction ii Contents iii Types of Guitars and Their Parts iv Stringing the Guitar v Tuning the Guitar vi String and Finger Numbering vii Right Hand and Finger Position viii Left Hand and Finger Position ix Reading Chord Charts x Tablature Review xi Music Notation Review xii Time Signature Review xiii Musical Alphabet Up the Fretboard Chapter One Melodic Guitar: Left-Hand Techniques 1 Left-Hand Techniques 2 The Hammer-On 3 Oh, Susanna 4 Deck the Halls 5 Hammer-Ons in Blues 6 Hammer Blues 7 Hammer-On Licks 8 Consecutive Hammer-Ons 9 Hammer-Ons with Suspended Chords 10 Crawdad Hole: Rhythm Part 11 The Pull-Off 12 Crawdad Hole: Melody 13 Amazing Grace 14 Pull-Off Licks 15 Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs 16 Rock-Style Hammer-On and Pull-Off Licks 17 Triplet Slurs in Sheebeg, Sheemore 18 Sheebeg, Sheemore 19 Slurs in Classical Music: Jesu 20 Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring 21 The Trill 22 Trills in Popular Music: Shenandoah 23 Shenandoah 24 Trills in Classical Music: Largo 25 Largo by Vivaldi 26 Vibrato / Vibrato in Licks 27 Ode to Joy 28 Scarborough Fair 29 Silent Night 30 Vibrato on Double-Stops 31 The Slide / Folk Style and Grace Note Slides 32 House of the Rising Sun 33 Slides in Rock-Style Licks 34 Slides with Double-Stops and Chords

2 35 Slides in the Blues Solo Bar Blues Solo 37 The Bend 38 Bends in Blues 39 Bends in Rock Licks Chapter Two Rhythm Guitar: Barre Chords 42 Barre Chords 43 Your First Barre Chord 44 Barre Chord Exercise 45 E-Shape Barre Chords (Major) 46 E-Shape Chord Progression Exercises 47 E-Shape Barre Chord Exercise 48 Midnight Special 49 E-Shape Barre Chords (Minor) 50 All Along the Watchtower: Excerpt 51 Watchtower Rock Style: Excerpt 52 E-Shape Barre Chord Types / Chart 54 A-Shape Barre Chords (Major) 55 A-Shape Barre Chord Exercise 56 A-Shape Barre Chord Progression Exercises 57 A-Shape Barre Chord I, IV, I, V, I Exercises 58 A-Shape Barre Chord Types / Chart / Blues Exercises 59 I m Your Captain: Excerpt 60 Touch of Grey: Chorus - Excerpt Chapter Three Strumming Styles: Folk, Country, Blues & Rock 62 Rhythm Guitar Strumming Styles 63 Folk-Style Strumming 64 All Along the Watchtower: Introduction 65 All Along the Watchtower 66 Country-Style Bass-Strum Techniques 67 Bass Strum with Bass Walks 68 Bass Strum with Alternate Bass 69 Bass Strum with Hammer-Ons 70 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Introduction 71 Will the Circle Be Unbroken 72 Drive On: Warm Up 73 Drive On 74 Country Style Going into Rock and Blues 75 Touch of Grey: Introduction 76 Touch of Grey 77 Blues Strumming: Shuffle Rhythm 78 Palm Muting 79 Blues Shuffle Riff: Introduction 80 Blues Shuffle Riff 81 Spoonful: Introduction 82 Spoonful Willie Dixon 83 Rock-Style Strumming 84 Jet Airliner: Introduction 85 Jet Airliner

3 86 Watchtower (Rock-Style): Introduction 87 Watchtower (Rock-Style) 88 I m Your Captain: Introduction 89 I m Your Captain 90 Sloop John B: Introduction 91 Sloop John B Chapter Four Using Scales and Building Chords 93 Intervals: Introduction 94 Intervals 95 Enharmonic Equivalents 96 Ascending and Descending Intervals 97 Interval Placement 98 Scales: Introduction 99 Using Scales and Developing Technique / Right-Hand / Left-Hand 100 Major Scales 101 C Major / Song: Morning Has Broken 102 G Major / Songs: Grateful Dead Style, Blackberry Blossom 103 D Major / Songs: Joy to the World, Pachelbel Canon 104 A Major 105 E Major / Song: Rock Riff 106 F Major 107 B Flat Major 108 Minor Scales / Relative Minor / Parallel Minor 109 Natural Minor Scale 110 A Natural Minor / Song: Gavotte by J.S. Bach 111 E Natural Minor / Songs: Motherless Child, King of the Fairies 112 B Natural Minor / Song: A Taste of Spain 113 F Sharp Natural Minor 114 D Natural Minor / Song: Rock-Style Theme 115 G Natural Minor 116 C Natural Minor 117 Blues Scales 118 D Blues / Blues Riff in D 119 A Blues / Blues Lick in A 120 E Blues / Blues Licks in E 121 Major Pentatonic: Country Scale / C Major Pentatonic Scale 122 G Major Pentatonic / Excerpts 123 D Major Pentatonic / Song: Briarpicker Brown 124 F Major Pentatonic / Song: Auld Lang Syne / Froggy Went a-courtin 125 Minor Pentatonic: Rock Scale 126 A Minor Pentatonic / Song: Classic-Rock Licks in A 127 Other Scales and Modes 128 Chords 129 Triads / Major / Minor / Diminished / Augmented 130 Suspended Chords 131 Seventh Chords / Major / Minor / Dominant / Diminished / Augmented 132 Other Four-Tone Chords 133 Extended Chords: 9 th, 11 th, and 13 th Chords 134 Altered Chords 135 Improvisation and the Circle of Fifths 136 Circle of Fifths

4 137 Relative and Parallel Minor Scales in the Circle of Fifths 138 Matching Scales and Chords in Improvisation 139 Blues, Rock, and Jazz Improvisation 140 Scales and Chords for Different Styles of Music Chapter Five Guitar Solos 141 Introduction to Guitar Solos 142 Spoonful Solo (Dixon): Introduction 143 Spoonful Solo Willie Dixon 144 Touch of Grey Solo: Introduction 145 Touch of Grey Solo Garcia-Style 146 Spoonful Solo (Clapton): Introduction 147 Spoonful Solo Clapton-Style 148 Too Much to Lose: Introduction 149 Too Much to Lose Solo Jeff Beck 150 Hendrix-Style Solo: Introduction 151 Hendrix-Style Solo Chapter Six Fingerstyle Guitar 153 Fingerstyle Guitar: Introduction 154 Travis-Style Fingerpicking 155 Travis-Style Patterns 156 Walking Cane and Bass Walks 157 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 158 Dreamboat Annie: Introduction 159 Dreamboat Annie Heart 160 Arpeggio-Style Fingerpicking 161 The Water Is Wide: Introduction 162 The Water Is Wide 163 Time in a Bottle: Arpeggios 164 Time in a Bottle: Chords 165 Time in a Bottle: Harmonized Bass Walks 166 Time in a Bottle: Harmonics 167 Time in a Bottle Bar Blues: Introduction / 12-Bar Blues 169 Greensleeves: Introduction 170 Greensleeves 171 Für Elise: Introduction 172 Für Elise 173 Malagueña: Introduction 174 Malagueña 175 Romanza: Introduction 176 Romanza Scale Directory S1 S2 S3 Scale Directory Chart C Major Scale G Major Scale

5 S4 D Major Scale S5 A Major Scale S6 E Major Scale S7 F Major Scale S8 B Flat Major Scale S9 E Flat Major Scale S10 A Natural Minor Scale S11 E Natural Minor Scale S12 B Natural Minor Scale S13 F Sharp Natural Minor Scale S14 C Sharp Natural Minor Scale S15 D Natural Minor Scale S16 G Natural Minor Scale S17 C Natural Minor Scale S18 C Blues Scale S19 G Blues Scale S20 D Blues Scale S21 A Blues Scale S22 E Blues Scale S23 F Blues Scale S24 B Flat Blues Scale S26 E Flat Blues Scale S27 C Major Pentatonic Scale S28 G Major Pentatonic Scale S29 D Major Pentatonic Scale S30 A Major Pentatonic Scale S31 E Major Pentatonic Scale S31 F Major Pentatonic Scale S32 B Flat Major Pentatonic Scale S33 E Flat Major Pentatonic Scale S34 C Minor Pentatonic Scale S35 G Minor Pentatonic Scale S36 D Minor Pentatonic Scale S37 A Minor Pentatonic Scale S38 E Minor Pentatonic Scale S39 F Minor Pentatonic Scale S40 B Flat Minor Pentatonic Scale S41 E Flat Minor Pentatonic Scale Appendix A1 Button Symbols Used in Lessons A2 Program Options and Commands A3 Shortcuts for Program Commands A4 Animated Fretboard A5 Song Highlighting and Looping A6 Instant Feedback A7 Note and Finger Tracker A8 Using the Chord Dictionary A9 Using the Metronome A10 Recording and Playing Yourself Back A11 Guitar Set-Up A12 Amplifying Your Guitar

6 A13 A14 A15 A17 A18 Stringing a Steel-String Acoustic Guitar Stringing an Electric Guitar Stringing a Classical Nylon-String Guitar More Ways to Tune Your Guitar Fretboard Note Chart

Table of Contents SESSIONS PAGE

Table of Contents SESSIONS PAGE SESSIONS PAGE 1) Starting Off Right 2 String Names, Technique, Tuning, Finger Exercises, C & G7 Chords 2) Reading Music & Notes on the 1st & 2nd Strings 7 Music Reading,