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The Smart Guitarist
Welcome!
Introduction - everything you need to know to start (4:47)
How this program is structured
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Module 1 - How a guitar works and how we use it
1.1 How a Guitar Works (4:00)
1.2 Posture and holding (4:56)
1.3 Choose your style of play (3:39)
1.4 The Mechanics of Strumming (2:20)
1.5 Detailed strumming tutorials (7:16)
1.6 Tuning (2:26)
1.7 All you need to know about calluses
Module 2 - Foundations of Shapes
2.1 Basic Shapes and Chord Charts (2:36)
2.2 Rhythm and Direction (3:59)
2.3 First 2 Shapes (2:40)
Action Points - Shape Transitions
2.4 Playing Rhythm (2:12)
Technique Advice - The "No Smudge"-rule (2:28)
Action Points - Rhythms and Counting
2.5 Guide Fingers (1:55)
Do your fingers hurt?
Action Points - Using Guide Fingers
2.6 Introducing Familiar Shapes (4:18)
Action Points - Familiar Shapes
2.7 Chord Lessons (13:58)
Action Points - Useful Chord Progressions
Consider Leaving Fretscapes a Review
Module 3 - Foundations of Music
3.1 Introduction (2:28)
3.2 Reading and Playing Notation (9:59)
3.3 Figuring out melodies (1:00)
Action Points - Simple Melodies
Technique Advice - Odairs Favorite Drill (8:09)
3.4 Reading w/Shapes (9:36)
Action Points - Reading More Shapes (2:56)
3.5 Introduction to Key Signatures (2:51)
Action Points - Melodies 'In-Key' (w/chords)
3.6 Finding Home - First Fretscapes Song (1:01)
Extras: New Chord Chart + Reading Examples
Module 4 - Foundations of Patterns
4.1 What are patterns? (1:33)
4.2 Eighth Notes (4:32)
Action Points - Reading and Playing Eighths
A Theory Tip: Chord Substitutions
Fret Legend #2
Technique Advice - Proper Stretching Habits
4.3 The dotted quarter note
4.4 Three Basic Patterns (2:50)
Action Points - Extending Basic Patterns
4.5 More Musical Patterns (1:52)
Action Points - An Alternate Song
Module 5 - Combining Shapes and Patterns
5.1 Combining Shapes and Patterns (2:13)
Using a Capo (2:36)
5.2 Popular chord progressions
Action Points - Using Popular Chord Progressions Musically
Action Points - the triplet rhythm (2:19)
5.3 Applying and experimenting with rhythm (0:47)
Action Points - Experimentation Exercises
Action Points - Record your combinations
5.5 Time to start learning your music
Module 6 - Graded Music
3 Step Process to Learn Any Song (2:09)
6.1 Hold On
6.2 The River
6.3 On The Horizon
6.4 Through the Foothills
6.5 Rock, Rock, Rock
6.6 Waiting
6.7 The Dance
Conclusion
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5.5 Time to start learning your music
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