Lesson path X
Guitar
The theory you know, under your fingers.
Unit 28 · notes
The Neck
Six strings, twelve frets, every note.
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28.1
Six strings
E A D G B E. Five gaps, four the same size.
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28.2
Every note, everywhere
On a guitar each pitch lives on several strings. The fifth-fret trick proves it.
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28.3
Landmarks
Name the low E and A strings' frets: they root every shape to come.
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Practice this unit:Guitar neck room ◓
Unit 29 · chords
Guitar Chords
Power chords, open shapes, your first loop.
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29.1
Power chords
Root and fifth, no third. Two fingers, any root.
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29.2
The open shapes
E, A, D, G, C: the triads you built, laid on strings.
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29.3
One finger darker
Em, Am, Dm. Move one finger and the third drops a half step.
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29.4
Your first loop
G, C, and D: I, IV, V in the key of G, strummed in time.
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Practice this unit:Progression looper ⚒
Unit 30 · scales
Movable Shapes
One grip, any key.
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30.1
The barre
Your first finger becomes the nut. E slides up to F and beyond.
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30.2
Any chord, anywhere
Two grips, major and minor, on the landmarks you know: every chord on the neck.
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30.3
The scale as a shape
One fingering pattern plays the major scale. Slide it to change key.
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30.4
Beyond the box
The box has a neighbor. Link two positions and the neck opens up.
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Practice this unit:Guitar neck room ◓
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