Lesson path X
Guitar
The theory you know, under your fingers.
Unit 26 · notes
The Neck
Six strings, twelve frets, every note.
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Unit 27 · chords
Guitar Chords
Power chords, open shapes, your first loop.
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27.1
Power chords
Root and fifth, no third. Two fingers, any root.
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27.2
The open shapes
E, A, D, G, C: the triads you built, laid on strings.
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27.3
One finger darker
Em, Am, Dm. Move one finger and the third drops a half step.
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27.4
Your first loop
G, C, and D: I, IV, V in the key of G, strummed in time.
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Unit 28 · scales
Movable Shapes
One grip, any key.
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28.1
The barre
Your first finger becomes the nut. E slides up to F and beyond.
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28.2
Any chord, anywhere
Two grips, major and minor, on the landmarks you know: every chord on the neck.
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28.3
The scale as a shape
One fingering pattern plays the major scale. Slide it to change key.
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28.4
Beyond the box
The box has a neighbor. Link two positions and the neck opens up.
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The road continues