GUITAR THEORY AND TECHNIQUE: An accelerated tutorial for beginning players by David M. Shere copyright © David M. Shere 2008ABOUT THE AUTHOR Guitarist and composer David M. Shere graduated magna cum laude {from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA, May 2003, with a Bachelor's degree in Music Composition, David completed M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in composition at UCSB, September 2006 and 2007, where he studied with Dr. Jeremy Haladyna, Dr. Joann Kuchera-Morin, Dr. Scott Mareus, and Dr. Curtis Roads.PART ONE: NOTES of the GUITAR in FIRST POSITION copyright © David M. Shere 2008 PART ONE: TABLE OF CONTENTS L.NOTATION SYSTEMS 1. Reading Tablature 2. Reading Manuseript Notation 3. Reading Chord Diagrams T Notes On the First String IIL Notes On the Second String IV. Notes On the Third String Explanation of Aecidentals V. Notes On the Fourth String VI. Notes On the Fifth string Explanation af Chore VIL. Notes On the Sixth String VIIL. CHROMATIC SCALE and BASIC CHORDS Chromatic Seale Basic Chords Strumming