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11) Pentatonic Scales 63

Pentatonic Scales, Forms & Pentatonic Patterns
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A Minor Pentatonic Blues (CD #3 Tr. 17) 66
G Major Pentatonic (CD #3 Tr. 18) 66
1) Starting Off Right 2 Around the Pentatonic World (CD #3 Tr. 19) 66
String Names, Technique, Tuning, Finger Exercises,
C & G7 Chords 12) Advanced Chords 67
Two Chords, Major 7th Chords, Minor 11th Chords,
Exercises & Chord Substitution
2) Reading Music & Notes on the 1st & 2nd Strings 7
Music Reading, 1st & 2nd String Notes & Exercises Rockin' (CD #3 Tr. 20) 70
Suspended Smooth (CD #3 Tr. 21) 70
Ode To Joy (CD #1 Tracks 2,3,4) 14 Acoustic Groove (CD #3 Tr. 22) 70
Jingle Bells (CD #1 Tracks 5,6,7) 15
13) Playing the Blues 71
3) Notes on the 3rd & 4th Strings 16 Blues Scale, Minor Pentatonic with Blues Notes,
Ties, Dots, Repeat Signs, Eighth Notes, Blues Chord Progression, Triads & Worksheets
3rd & 4th String Notes & Exercises
C Jam Blues (CD #4 Tr. 2,3) 75
Yankee Doodle (CD #1 Tr. 8,9,10) 21 Johnny's E Blues (CD #4 Tr. 4,5) 75
When The Saints Go Marchin' In (CD #1 Tr. 11,12,13) 21
Love Me Tender (CD #1 Tr. 14,15,16) 22 14) Giving Your Playing Some Style 76
Sliding, Bends, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Tapping & Harmonics
4) Notes on the 5th & 6th Strings 23
5th & 6th String Notes & Exercises, Sharps, Bending the Blues (CD #4 Tr. 6) 78
Flats, Natural Signs, Am & E Chords Jazz Octaves (CD #4 Tr. 7) 79
The Funky Mute (CD #4 Tr. 8) 79
Minuet in C (CD #1 Tr. 17,18,19) 26
Simple Gifts (CD #1 Tr. 20,21,22) 28 15) Electric Guitars-The Heart of Rock & Roll 80
The Star Spangled Banner (CD #1 Tr. 23,24,25) 29 Power Chords, Chicken Pickin', Country Bends,
Minuet in G (CD #1 Tr. 26,27,28) 30 Arpeggios, Sliding 4ths, Harmonized Major Scale
5) Basic Open Chords 31 Power Chord Rock (CD #4 Tr. 9) 84
Open Chords & Chord Exercises 1-3 Power Riffs (CD #4 Tr. 10) 84
Morning Has Broken (CD #2 Tr. 2,3,4) 35 16) Advanced Strumming 85
America The Beautiful (CD #2 Tr. 5,6,7) 36 16th Notes, Strumming & Exercises
6) Minor Seventh & Suspended Chords 37 Rolling Along (CD #4 Tr. 11) 87
Minor Seventh & Suspended Chords & Strumming Patterns A Little Bit Rocky (CD #4 Tr. 12) 88
Electric Funk (CD #4 Tr. 13) 88
Scarborough Fair (CD #2 Tr. 8,9,10) 41
Greensleeves (CD #2 Tr. 11,12,13) 42 17) Going Beyond the First Position 89
The Banana Boat Song (CD #2 Tr. 14,15,16) 42 3 Note on a String scales, Seventh Chords
7) Barre Chords on the 6th String 43 Triplet Scale Practice (CD #5 Tr. 2,3,4) 91
Half-Steps & Whole Steps, 6th String Barre Pop Ballad Groove (CD #5 Tr. 5) 92
Chords & Exercises, Major Scales ZZ Shuffle (CD #5 Tr. 6) 92
Home on the Range (CD #2 Tr. 17,18,19) 47 18) Jazz 93
Yellow Rose of Texas (CD #2 Tr. 20,21,22) 47 Jazz Chords & Chord Progressions
8) Barre Chords on the 5th String 48 All of Me (CD #5 Tr. 7) 96
5th String Barre Chords & Exercises, On Green Dolphin Street (CD #5 Tr .8) 97
Keys & Key Signatures, Parallel Major & Minor As Time Goes By (CD #5 Tr. 9) 97
Jamaica Farewell in F (CD #2 Tr. 23,24,25) 51 19) Soloing 98
Jamaica Farewell in G (CD #2 Tr. 26,27,28) 51 Soloing Techniques & Ear Training
9) The Secret to Great Strumming 52 Ear Training Exercises (CD #5 Tr. 10,11,12) 99
Strumming Technique, Intervals & Worksheets Stevie's Groove (CD #5 Tr. 13) 100
Every Breath (CD #5 Tr. 14) 101
La Bamba (CD #3 Tr. 2,3,4) 55
The Wabash Cannonball (CD #3 Tr. 5,6,7) 56
Blues in E (CD #3 Tr. 8,9,10) 56 20) All the Chords You Need To Know 102
Chord Formulas, Abbreviations & Inversions
10) Fingerstyle Guitar 57
Technique & Exercises, Merle Travis & Classical Chord Exercises 1 & 2 (CD #5 Tr. 15,16) 104
Friend (CD #5 Tr. 17) 105
House of the Rising Sun (CD #3 Tr. 11,12,13) 61 Funky Groove (CD #5 Tr. 18) 105
Canon in D (CD #3 Tr. 14,15,16) 62 Dancing on the Ceiling (CD #5 Tr. 19) 106
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SESSION 5- Basic Open Chords

Estimated Time to Learn These Concepts - 3 Weeks

Being good is not about playing fast, it's about thinking fast.
~ Anonymous

C C7
1 1

2 2

3 3 4

D D7 Dm
1 1

1 2 2 3 2

3 3

E E7 Em
1 1

2 3 2 2 3

G G7 B7
1 1

2 2 2 3 4

3 4 3

A A7 Am
1

2 3 4 2 3 2 3

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Basic Open Chord Exercises - 1

Learning the C, G7, Am, E, & Dm chords
C G7

This chord uses 5 strings. This chord uses 6 strings.

1.
Strum chord for each beat.
Am E

5 string chord 6 string chord

2.
C Am

3.
Strum chord down & up for each eighth note pair.
Am Dm

4 string chord

4.
Dm G7

5.
C Am Dm G7

6.

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Basic Open Chord Exercises - 2

Learning the G, D7, Em, & B7 chords
G D7

6 string chord 4 string chord

1.
C D7

2.
B7 Em

5 string chord 6 string chord

3.
Use your finger tips to get all of the notes to sound properly.
Am B7

4.
G Em

5.
Watch your rhythm carefully!
G D7 Em B7

6.

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Basic Open Chord Exercises - 3

Learning the D, C7, A, A7 & E7 chords
D A

4 string chord 5 string chord

1.
C7 A7

5 string chord 5 string chord

2.
Em A7 Em B7

3.
A D E E7

6 string chord

4.
G Em C7 D7

5.
C Dm Am G7

6.
Change chords quickly to not break the rhythm.
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Session 5 Assignment
· Memorize the Basic Open Chord Forms. (page 31)
· Play through Basic Chord Exercises 1, 2 & 3. (pages 32-34)
· Play Morning Has Broken, both notes and chords. (page 35)
· Play America the Beautiful. (page 36)

Jam Along CD #2
Track 2 - Slow Version
Morning
Track 3 - Medium Version
Track 4 - Fast Version Has Broken

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Jam Along CD #2 Key Signature = F#

Track 5 - Slow Version
Track 6 - Medium Version
America All F's are sharped throughout
the whole song.
Track 7 - Fast Version The Beautiful
Samuel A. Ward

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