Table of Contents Module 1 DVD 1 Module 4 DVD 4 Parts of guitar String numbering Finger numbering Finger placement next to fret Proper strumming position Proper hand position for scratching (front) Proper hand position for scratching (back) Pick varieties Proper pick holding position Module 2 DVD 2 How to read a chord chart Chord definition (major and minor) A chord A chord alt. fingering Rules for practicing chords D chord E chord G chord Module 3 DVD 3 Am chord Em chord C chord F chord Bm chord Dm chord I IV V chart 12 bar blues (I IV V) 12 bar blues key of A 12 bar blues key of G 2 finger 6th string power chord 3 finger 6th string power chord 2 finger 5th string power chord 3 finger 5th string power chord 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 Hand stretch 1 Hand stretch 2 A7 chord D7 chord E7 chord G7 chord C7 chord B7 chord Blues 6th note added Chromatic scale defined Notes on the 6th string Metronome Tuner Module DVD 5 5 Parts of electric guitar Proper palm muting position How to use a metronome to practice How to read guitar tablature E5 chord (open) A5 chord (open) D5 chord (open) 4 finger stance Module DVD 7 7 Asus4 Asus2 A7 alternate Am7 A major7 B9 Cadd9 Csus4 Csus2 Dsus4 Dsus2 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 3
Table of Contents Module DVD 7 7 Jam Tracks CD Esus4 G chord (4 finger) Module 8 DVD 8 6th string major barre chord 6th string minor barre chord 6th string 7th barre chord Module 9 DVD 9 Notes on the 5th string 5th string major barre chord 5th string minor barre chord 5th string 7th barre chord 21 Must Know Chords Dominant 7 th Barre Chords Major & minor Barre Chords Jam Tracks CD Guitar Scratching Patterns 001 Whole Note Scratch 004 Half Note Scratch 007 Quarter Note Scratch 010 Eight Note Scratch 013 Sixteenth Scratch 016 dddud strum 017 dududd strum 018 upstrums 021 accent beat 026 A quarter notes 027 D quarter notes 028 A to D Whole notes 029 A to D half notes 030 A to D quarter notes 031 A to D eighth notes 032 A to D strum pattern 033 louie louie style strum 034 Am strum 035 G Em D Whole 036 G Em D Half 037 G Em D Quarter 038 G Em D Pattern 36 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 43 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 47 47 039 G Em C D Whole 044 Got Me Riff 048 Strum 4 mute 4 049 pm 6th string open quarter 052 7mute strum G 054 mute strum3 and 6 G 056 G5 and F5 mute strum beat 5 063 Jam song 064 A E D open power chords 066 single note water riff 067 1234 up 068 4321 up 069 1234 4321 full 070 00 33 55 riff 072 e ddd aaa 073 e ga a g 074 Iron Lady 075 gallop 077 12 bar with b7 078 LZ riff 079 toward the floor 080 toward the ceiling 081 in and out 082 toward the floor with C 083 C w pink 2 times wout 2 times 084 D sus 4 D D sus2 D 085 D double stop picking 086 C alt bass notes strum 087 A E F#m D Whole 088 A E F#m D Half 089 A E F#m D quarter 090 A E F#m D strum pattern 091 A Bm D E whole 092 A Bm D E half 093 A Bm D E quarter 094 A Bm D E strum pattern 12 Bar Blues Key of G 12 Bar Blues 12 Bar Blues Key of A 7 Progress Tracker Guitar Buyer 47 48 48 48 48 48 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 55 56 4
Parts of Guitar Module DVD 1 Figure 1 5
String numbering Module DVD 1 Module DVD 1 Finger numbering Figure 2 Figure 3 Finger placement next to fret Module DVD 1 Figure 4 6
Proper strumming position Module 1 DVD 1 Figure 5 Proper hand position for scratching (front) Module DVD 1 1 Proper hand position for Module DVD 1 scratching (back) Figure 6 Figure 7 7
Pick varieties Module DVD 1 Figure 8 Proper pick holding position Module DVD 1 Figure 9 8
How to read a chord chart Module 2 DVD 2 Nut 1 st Fret 2 nd Fret 3 rd Fret 4 th Fret 6 th String (Thick) Figure 10 1 st String (Thin) Chord definition (major and minor) Module DVD 2 A Major chord sounds happy and is written by simply writing the name of the chord: A minor chord sounds sad or dark and is written with a small m behind the chord: A Figure 11 Am 9
A chord Module DVD 2 Figure 12 A chord alt. fingering Module DVD 2 Figure 13 10
Rules for Practicing Chords Module DVD 2 1. Visualize each chord. If you can see it, you can play it. 2. Bounce each chord to improve muscle memory in left hand. 3. Pick thru each chord to make sure all notes are functioning. 4. Strum each chord, focusing on the correct strings. Follow rules for strumming. D Chord Module DVD 2 Figure 14 11
E chord Module 2 DVD 2 G chord Figure 16 Module DVD 2 Figure 17 12
Am chord Module 3 DVD 3 Em chord Figure 18 Module DVD 3 Figure 19 13
C chord Module DVD 3 Figure 20 F chord Module DVD 3 Figure 21 14
Bm chord Module DVD 3 Figure 22 Dm chord Module DVD 3 Figure 23 15
I IV V chart Module 3 DVD 3 I IV V Chord Progressions Listed A D E G C D C F G D G A E A B (7) Figure 24 12 bar blues (I IV V) Module DVD 3 3 Figure 25 16
12 bar blues key of A Module 3 DVD 3 Figure 26 12 bar blues key of G Module 3 DVD 3 Figure 27 17
2 finger 6 th string power chord Module DVD 33 Figure 28 3 finger 6 th string power chord Module DVD 3 Figure 29 18
2 finger 5 th string power chord Module DVD 3 Figure 30 3 finger 5 th string power chord Module DVD 3 Figure 31 19
Hand stretch Module DVD 44 Figure 32 Figure 33 20
A7 chord Module DVD 4 D7 chord Figure 34 Module DVD 4 Figure 35 21
E7 chord Module DVD 4 4 Figure 36 G7 chord Module DVD 4 4 Figure 37 22
C7 chord Module DVD 4 Figure 38 B7 chord Module DVD 4 Figure 39 23
Blues 6 th note added Module DVD 44 Figure 40 Chromatic scale defined Module DVD 4 4 A - A# - B - C - C# - D - D# - E - F - F# - G - G# - (back to A) There is no B# and no E# - EVER (remember, it spells BE) A - Bb - B - C - Db - D - Eb - E - F - Gb - G - Ab - (back to A) FLAT means to lower a note, a SHARP means to raise the note Figure 41 24
Notes on the 6 th string Module DVD 4 Figure 42 Tuner Module DVD 44 Metronome Module DVD 4 Figure 44 Figure 43 25
Parts of electric guitar Module DVD 5 5 Figure 45 26
Proper palm muting position Module DVD 5 Figure 46 How to use metronome to practice Module 5 DVD 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Go thru the sheet called How to play songs first. If you get stuck because a section or the whole thing is too fast, read these instructions, and then go to number 6. Begin playing the song, listen to it only. Don t play along with it. Figure out where you would tap your foot, hand, etc. to the song. Stop the song, start your metronome and set it to the speed you are tapping or clapping at. This will take a little practice. Remember the speed. Write it down if you need to. Now slow down the metronome to a slower speed and try to play the part. If it is still too fast, slow down again until you find the proper speed. Once you find a good speed, practice until it is comfortable, then speed up the metronome a little, then practice there until that becomes comfortable. Continue this until you reach the desired speed. Success may come quickly for some parts, but may take weeks or months to achieve. The key is to practice a lot and focus on the job at hand. Know what you want and how you are going to get it. 27
How to read guitar tablature Module DVD 5 5 To start out, tabs are written in lines, each line representing a string on the guitar (the thickest string being the bottom most line and the thinnest string being the topmost). Numbers are then placed on these lines to represent finger positions on the guitar fretboard. If you read the diagram below, you would play this on a guitar by putting your finger just behind the 2nd fret on the 5th string (or the second thickest string). The zero represents playing an open string. So, in this case, you would play the 5th string open, with no finger position on the fretboard. How to read guitar tab chords Module DVD 5 5 To tab a chord, the notes would be stacked on top of each other. This diagram represents a C chord. You would strum the bottom 5 strings of the guitar in one motion if you were to read this tab properly. Here, you would strum the C Chord three times. Remember, if there is NOTHING written on the line (string), then you would NOT play that string. Also remember, the numbers refer to FRETS, NOT fingers (you might see a 17 and chances are, you don t have 17 fingers)!! 28
E5 chord (open) Module DVD 5 Figure 49 A5 chord (open) Module DVD 5 Figure 50 29
D5 chord (open) Module DVD 5 Figure 51 4 finger stance Module DVD 5 5 Figure 52 30
Asus4 Module DVD 7 Figure 53 Asus2 Module DVD 7 Figure 54 31
A7 alternate Module DVD 7 Figure 55 Am7 Module DVD 7 Figure 56 32
A major 7 Module DVD 7 Figure 57 B9 Module DVD 7 Figure 58 33
Cadd9 Module DVD 77 Figure 59 Csus4 Module DVD 77 Figure 60 34
Csus2 Module DVD 7 Figure 61 Dsus4 Module DVD 7 Figure 62 35
Dsus2 Module DVD 7 7 Figure 63 Esus4 Module DVD 77 Figure 64 36
G chord (4 finger) Module DVD 7 Figure 65 37
6 th string major barre chord Module DVD 8 8 Figure 66 6 th string minor barre chord Module DVD 88 Figure 67 38
6 th string 7 th barre chord Module DVD 8 Figure 68 Notes on the 5 th string Module DVD 9 Figure 69 39
Figure 70 5 th string minor barre chord Module DVD 9 9 Figure 71 40
Module DVD 9 Figure 72 41
21 Must Know Chords Figure 73 42
Dominant 7 th Barre Chords Figure 74 43
Major Barre Chords Figure 75 Minor Barre Chords Figure 76 44
Guitar Scratching Patterns Jam Tracks CD Jam Tracks #01, #02, #03: Whole Note Scratch D D D D Jam Tracks #04, #05, #06: Half Note Scratch D D D D D D D D Jam Tracks #07, #08, #09: Quarter Note Scratch D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Jam Tracks #10, #11, #12: Eighth Scratch DUDUDUDU DUDUDUDU DUDUDUDU DUDUDUDU Jam Tracks #13, #14, #15: Sixteenth Scratch : DUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU : Jam Track #16: dddud strum D D DU D Jam Track #17: dududd strum DU DU D D Jam Track #18, #19, #20: upstrums U U U U Jam Tracks Jam Track #26: A Quarter Notes Jam Track #27: D Quarter Notes Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #28: A to D Whole Notes 45
46 Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #29: A to D Half Notes Jam Track #30: A to D Quarter Notes Jam Track #31: A to D Eight Notes Jam Track #32: A to D Strum Pattern Jam Tracks
47 Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #33: Louie Louie Style Strum Jam Track #34: Am Strum Jam Track #35: G Em D Whole Jam Track #37: G Em D Quarter Jam Track #39: G Em C D Whole Jam Track #38: G Em D Pattern Jam Track #36: G Em D Half Jam Tracks
Jam Tracks Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #44: Got Me Riff Slow Jam Track #48: Strum 4 Mute 4 Jam Track #49: Pm 6th String Open Quarter Jam Track #52: 7mute1strum G Fast Jam Track #54: Mute Strum3 and 6 G Fast Jam Track #56: G5 and F5 Mute Strum Beat 48
49 Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #63: Jam Song Jam Track #64: A E D Open Power Chords Jam Tracks
Jam Tracks Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #66: Single Note Water Riff Jam Track #67: 1234 Up Jam Track #68: 4321 Up Jam Track #69: 1234 4321 Full Jam Track #70: 00 33 55 Riff 50
Jam Tracks Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #72: E-DDD-AAA Jam Track #73: E-GA-A-G Jam Track #74: Iron Lady Jam Track #75: Gallop Jam Track #77: 12 Bar with b7 Jam Track #78: LZ Riff Jam Track #79: Toward The Floor Jam Track #80: Toward The Ceiling Jam Track #81: In and Out Jam Track #82: Toward The Floor With C 51
52 Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #83: C w pink 2 times wout 2 times Jam Track #84: Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Jam Track #85: D Double Stop Picking Jam Track #86: C Alt Bass Notes Strumm Jam Track #88: A E F#m D Half Jam Track #89: A E F#m D Quarter Jam Track #90: A E F#m D Strum Pattern Jam Track #87: A E F#m D Whole Jam Tracks
53 Jam Tracks CD Jam Track #91: A Bm D E whole Jam Track #92: A Bm D E half Jam Track #94: A Bm D E strum pattern Jam Track #93: A Bm D E quarter Jam Tracks
12 Bar Blues Key of G Jam Tracks CD 12 Bar Blues Jam Tracks CD 12 Bar Blues Key of A 7 CD 54
DVD 2 How to read a chord chart Chord definition (major and minor) A chord A chord alt fingering Rules for practicing chords D chord E chord G chord Module 2 Date Module 5 Module DVD 3 Am chord Em chord C chord F chord Bm chord Dm chord I IV V chart 12 bar blues (I IV V) 12 bar blues key of A 12 bar blues key of G 2 finger 6th string power chord 3 finger 6th string power chord 2 finger 5th string power chord 3 finger 5th string power chord Module DVD 4 A7 chord D7 chord E7 chord G7 chord C7 chord B7 chord Blues 6th note added Chromatic scale defined Notes on the 6th string Date Date DVD 5 How to read guitar tablature E5 chord (open) A5 chord (open) D5 chord (open) 4 finger stance Module DVD 7 Asus4 Asus2 A7 alternate Am7 A major7 B9 Cadd9 Csus4 Csus2 Dsus4 Dsus2 Esus4 G chord (4 finger) Module DVD 8 6th string major barre chord 6th string minor barre chord 6th string 7th barre chord Module DVD 9 Notes on the 5th string 5th string major barre chord 5th string minor barre chord 5th string 7th barre chord Date Date Date Date 55
Guitar Buyer In this section, I will give you some pointers as to purchasing your first (or possibly your second) guitar. Purchasing a guitar can be quite confusing: there are so many options available, which can be quite frustrating. By following a few suggestions, I am going to attempt to make your purchase a bit easier The most important question to begin with is: electric or acoustic? Let s look at the pros and cons for each. First of all, let s discuss the acoustic guitar. Acoustic (meaning it doesn t need to be plugged in or use batteries, to create sound), comes in 2 styles: Steel String Classical (nylon string) When I began playing many years ago, the general thought was EVERYONE started on acoustic because it built calluses on your fingers and made your fingers stronger. Here s the problem with that theory: It can be very frustrating for a young student, or a student with small fingers, sometimes to the point of quitting. Just face it, an electric is easier to play, but does that mean you should choose electric? No. It simply means that you need to be aware that acoustic is generally hard to play because the strings are thicker on an acoustic than an electric. If you do choose to go the acoustic route, what I would suggest is to look at the differences between the classical and steel string. A steel string guitar tends to have a bit thinner neck than a classical, so the student may find this to be a bit more comfortable. Also, there are different thicknesses of strings you can purchase from a music store for your acoustic, so if the strings seem too thick, have them put on a thinner set of strings. The other benefit of a steel string acoustic is that the neck of the guitar can also be adjusted, so if the strings seem too far away to press down, the guitar can be brought into a music store and adjusted to suit your needs. The acoustic guitar tends to be the one we are used to hearing when we listen to music, versus the classical guitar. The classical guitar does have one benefit, the strings are "nylon" or "plastic", which makes them easier to press down. As described previously, the downside is the size of the guitar neck, as it's quite big for little hands. 56
Guitar Buyer Both steel string and classical guitars come in sizes such as 1/2, 3/4 and 4/4 size, so you can find the size that fits you! Now moving on to the electric guitar! An electric guitar is easier to play because the strings are thinner, making it easier to press down, and the body of the electric is quite thin, so it's easier to hold and to strum. The downside is you need more accessories, such as an amplifier, or "amp", and guitar cable to connect the two together. A really great way of purchasing an electric guitar and accessories is in a "guitar pack". These are sold at most music stores, and all necessary items are packaged together (guitar, amp, cable, picks, guitar strap, extra strings, guitar tuner, etc.), making the choice easier. Acoustic guitars are also sold in "packs", which I would highly recommend as well. It just makes your selection so much easier. So, if you decided to get an acoustic or electric pack, where should you purchase it from? You really have 2 choices: Online Local music store I am going to give you my honest opinion: purchase things that require no maintenance or assistance online if you want to save a little money, but something like a guitar? I would most certainly buy locally, that way I can contact them with questions or concerns, maintenance, string replacement and so on. Develop a relationship, and hopefully they will be there whenever you need them! And now, the big question: Acoustic or electric? What color? What do you (or your child) want? What kind of music do you want to play? 57
Guitar Buyer These are answered by your wants and needs. Have some fun here! The truth is, of the desires of playing are met, and the practice becomes regular, chances are, you will own one of each eventually (or like many of us, much more than one)! And the final question: How much to spend? You can spend as little as $100.00 for an acoustic, and $150.00 for an electric. The packs will add onto that to supply you with all the necessary accessories, but certainly worth it! My last advice: find a salesperson you trust. Don't be swayed to spend outside your budget. I have worked in retail in a "brick and mortar" music store for over 20 years here in Fargo, ND, and have always considered myself to be a "bad" salesperson simply because I sell what a customer "needs", not what I think I can sell for a kickback. Remember, with the purchase of this DVD series, I am here, available to help you answer any questions you may have, including guitar brands, styles, amps, and everything in between! 58
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