Fundamental 1

INTRODUCTION TO YOUR GUITAR –

In this video we are looking at all the parts that make up your guitar. Here is a breakdown of how everything works for both acoustic and electric guitars. These are the 3 main parts for every guitar on the planet.

Using An Electric Tuner –

In music, an electronic tuner is used to detect and display the pitch of notes played on your guitar. The entry-level tuners make use of LED lights to indicate the pitch of the note being played. The lights are used to indicate if the note is too low (flat = b), too high (sharp = #) or on pitch.

How to Tune a Guitar Without a Tuner –

Tuning the guitar is the first and most important part of playing the guitar. It doesn’t matter if you are the greatest player in the world, if you are out of tune, you will sound bad! Here are some simple instructions that explain how to tune your guitar if you don’t have a tuner

Names of Your Strings: The 12 Tone Scale –

In this video we are looking at the names of the strings of your guitar and a 12 tone scale that will enable you to find ANY note ANYWHERE on your fret board. Do not let the term “12 tone scale” scare you. It’s just a musical term but is very easy to comprehend and apply. Here is how the strings are set up in Tab format below:

12 Tone Scale –

In today’s lesson we are learning the 12 tone scale, otherwise known as a chromatic scale. The chromatic, or 12 tone scale, is a musical scale that includes all 12 pitches in our contemporary music structure. There are various applications for a chromatic scale and we will go into further detail in later lessons

What Is a Guitar Pick? –

A guitar pick is a plectrum used for guitars. A pick is generally made of plastic, nylon, rubber or felt. They are often shaped in a triangle with the two equal corners rounded and the third corner rounded to a lesser extent. We like Dunlop picks as they have the best range across the board…

The Mechanics of fretting notes –
This is a topic that is often left out all together. People who have been playing guitar for some time forget that this is something that had to be learnt. At this beginner level it’s important to cover the mechanics of fretting notes to avoid any bad habits that may occu

Theory 101 – An Introduction –

We welcome you to theory 101. Before you turn your nose up, as most people do at the sight of the word theory, taking the time to learn the absolute basics first will help any player with the fundamentals of music.

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How To Read Chord Diagrams – A chord diagram is a form of tablature used to map out a chord.

In music notation a note value indicates to the player the duration of a note.

Rest Values – Just as important as note values are rest values.

Understanding Rhythms –

‘Slash’ notation has no melodic value, only rhythmical.

Bar lines are used, in music notation, to create small ‘chunks’ of music called bars or measures.

Treble Clef –

A Clef is a French word that means ‘key’.

Time Signatures –

A time signature is a symbol used in western music notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat.

The musical alphabet is made up of 7 different letters from our very own English alphabet.

Notes on Your Stave –

Now we have become familiar with the musical alphabet, we now need to understand how to place these notes onto a staff, or stav

Basic Open Chords A Major, D Major & E Major –

These basic open chords give us a strong foundation to start off. There are hundreds of songs that use these chords in open position, so we will get you playing your favorite tunes in no time.

Basic Strumming Patterns Major Chords: E-D-A –
In this video we are looking at a basic strumming pattern designed to help you change between chords. Learning the shapes of your chords is the first step but changing in and out of these chords in a chord progression can be a lot more challenging.

Basic Strumming Patterns Major Chords: E-D-A –
In this video we are looking at a basic strumming pattern designed to help you change between chords. It is very similar to the previous video. I will stress again the previous lessons notes

Basic Open Major Chords: C Major and G Major –

These basic open chords give us a strong foundation to start off in combination with the previous lessons. Thousands of songs can be played just with these chords. When learning these chords it is important to take your time learning these.

Basic Strumming Patterns: C Major & G Major –
Learn the strumming pattern with the chord progression and you are well on your way to changing between chords. Don’t forget to use your metronome. It is very important in terms of keeping our timing on point and forces us to change chords appropriately.

Learn the strumming pattern with the chord progression and you are well on your way to changing between chords.

In this video we are looking at a few basic strumming patterns using all the major chords we have looked at thus far. This exercise, again, is designed to help you change between chords.

In this video we are looking at a few basic strumming patterns using all the major chords we have looked at thus far.

In this video we are looking at a few basic strumming patterns using all the Major chords we have looked at thus far.

These basic open minor chords give us a strong foundation to start off.

In this video we are looking at a basic strumming pattern using some major and minor open shape chords.

In This video we are looking at a basic strumming pattern using some major and minor open shape chords.

In this video we are looking at an A Minor chord, D Minor chord and an E Major chord.

In this video we are continuing with basic strumming patterns using all Major and Minor open shape chords.

In this video we are looking at some beginner barre chords, in particular a root 6th string major shape and a root 5th string major shape chord

In this video we will be applying a strumming pattern to a chord progression that consists of the barre chords from the previous lesson.

In this video we are looking at the minor versions of our Root 5 and Root 6 Barre chords.

In this video we will be applying a strumming pattern to a chord progression that consists of the barre chords from the previous lesson.

In today’s videos we are looking at stringing together a chord progression using Open shape chords AND Barre chords. In this strumming pattern we will be using a B minor barre chord with its root on the 5th string, an A Major open shape chord, a G Major barre chord with its root on the 6th string and finally a D Major open chord.

In today’s videos we are going to look at another chord progression using a mix of open shape and barre chords

In today’s lesson we are sticking to a mixture of open shape chords and barre chords, but we have made the strumming pattern a little more intricate.

In today’s lesson we are looking at the most difficult combination of chords.

The most common chord used in Rock music for it’s sheer umm – POWER! It sounds amazing with distortion and that is its most commonly used application.

In this lesson we are looking at a few chord progressions using power chords. YES!!

Today we are using a Bb(A#), C#, G# and an F# power chord in that order

Today’s chord progression consists of a D, F, C and G power chord.

Today’s chord progression is also a common one in the pop punk, pop rock world of music.

‘Palm Muting’ is a guitar technique, executed with the picking hand, used to muffle the strings slightly, while simultaneously hitting the strings with the pick.

Today’s progression uses the same power chords as the last video.

In today’s video we are using a Bb power chord, F power chord, D power chord and a C power chord.

In today’s video we will be using an A power chord, F power chord, C power chord and a D power chord.