Getting to Know Your Guitar
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • Shopping for Your First Guitar
  • Steel, Nylon or Electric?
  • Parts of the Acoustic Guitar
  • Parts of the Electric Guitar
  • Holding the Guitar
  • The Left Hand: Finger Numbers & Tips
  • The Right Hand: Fingers & Picking Tips
  • Note Names and Numbers
  • Electronic Tuner
  • Tuning By Ear
  • Getting Started Summary
Musical Basics
  • Musical Basics Overview
  • Defining Terms
  • Playing Single Notes
  • Reading a Chord Diagram
  • The G Chord
  • Music Basics Summary
Next Chords
  • Next Chords Overview
  • The D7 Chord
  • Changing Chords G - D7
  • The C Chord
  • Changing Chords C - G - D7
  • Strumming Up and Down
  • Next Chords Summary
Reading Tab
  • Reading Tab Overview
  • Chord and Single Note Tab
  • Tab Example #1
  • Tab Example #2
  • Tab Example #3
  • Reading Tab Summary
Minor Chords & Strums
  • Minor Chords & Strums Overview
  • The Am Chord
  • The Em Chord
  • Bass Strum 3/4 Time
  • Song Example #1
  • Bass Strum 4/4 Time
  • Song Example #2
  • Minor Chords & Strums Summary
Fingerstyle
  • Fingerstyle Overview
  • PIMA Hand Technique
  • Fingerpicking Over Chords
  • Fingerpicking Chord Melody
  • Fingerstyle Summary
Three More Chords
  • Three More Chords Overview
  • The A, D & E Chords
  • New Strumming Pattern
  • Strumming A, D & E
  • Fingerpicking A, D & E
  • Three More Chords Summary
Playing the Blues
  • Playing the Blues Overview
  • The Blues Rhythm Pattern
  • Playing a 12 Bar Blues
  • Playing the Blues Summary
Improvisation
  • Improvisation Overview
  • The A Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • Soloing Techniques
  • Soloing Over a Blues
  • Improvisation Summary
Power Chords
  • Power Chords Overview
  • F, G, A & C Power Chords
  • Song Using Power Chords
  • Power Chords Summary
More Chord Shapes
  • More Chord Shapes Overview
  • The A7 & E7 Chords
  • New Strumming Pattern
  • Song Using A7 and E7
  • Full G and C Chords
  • Song Using All Chords
  • More Chord Shapes Summary
Conclusion
  • Conclusion