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Major Scales
The major scale is one of the fundamental scales in music and is a great place to start if you’re learning music theory. A major scale is a sequence of
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Practice Routine
You should focus on building a practice routine. It is important that you: For now, focus on the things covered in this chapter. Practice holding your guitar properly. Practice comfortable
Notes in All Positions
One note in all positions on the fingerboard. Do each of the exercises below using all notes.
Notes in 3 Positions
These are all of the notes in the First Position. These are all of the notes in the Second Position. These are all of the notes in the Third Position.
Fretboard Notes
You should begin to familiarize yourself with the notes on the fretboard. The following diagrams show the location of notes on the fretboard.
Reading Guitar Tab
Throughout these lessons there will be Guitar Tabs. Tab is short for Tablature. Like the one following: Guitar tab is the fingering of each note laid out in a visual
Reading Fretboard Diagrams
Throughout these lessons there will be fretboard diagrams. Like the one following: This fretboard diagram represents a C Major scale. The string on the top is the high E string.
Reading Chord Diagrams
Throughout these lessons there will be chord diagrams. Like the one following: This chord diagram represents a C chord. The vertical lines represent the strings. The line on the left
Tuning the Guitar
Let’s talk about tuning. No matter how good you are, if you are out of tune it will sound terrible. There are several alternate tunings for the guitar, Drop D,
Holding a Pick
What style of pick you use is entirely up to you. Picks are made from many different materials and many different thicknesses. Some are smooth and some are textured. Thicker
Finger Pain
Your fingertips will hurt at first. The best way around this is to keep playing. No really, play every day for at least 20 minutes. Eventually, you will build calluses
Finger Placement
When you first start out on guitar, you will need to know how to place your fretting fingers on the fretboard. Use your fingertips to press down on the strings.
Holding the Guitar
When you begin, whether you are playing acoustic or electric, you should be sitting down. Make sure you sit on a chair that doesn’t have an arm rest. Arm rests
Buying a Guitar
There are a few things to consider when buying a guitar. What type of music will you be playing? Do you want new or used? What is the budget? If