Guitar Syllabus

Beginner

Beginner - The CORE - Module 1

● Choosing an Acoustic Guitar
● Choosing an Electric Guitar
● Anatomy of the Acoustic Guitar
● Anatomy of the Electric Guitar
● Definitions We'll Need to Know
● Proper Posture and How to Hold the Pick

Beginner - The CORE - Module 2

● Introduction To The Physics of Sound
● Basic Picking Technique - The Pick Rest
● Basic Fretting Technique
● Naming the Notes on the Fretboard
● How To Read Tablature

Beginner - The CORE - Module 3

● Dexterity Exercise 1
● Stacatto Vs Legato Technique
● How To Read Chord Stamps
● Tuning With A Tuner
● Basic Chord Technique

Beginner - The CORE - Module 4

● Curled Knuckle Technique - To Help With Chord Playing
● Advice and Encouragement
● 9 Essential Chords
● Changing Chords - Transition
● Basic Rhythm Lesson
● Basic Strum Technique and Exercises

Beginner - The CORE - Module 5

● Picks and How the Gauge Effect Your Playing
● If You Are Still Having an Issue With Strumming
● Why Do You Want To Play Guitar
● Practice Schedule - How To Practice
● Guitar Care 101
● Quicken Your Chord Transitions Using the Inventory Trick
● "Big Strumming" To Sharpen Your Strumming Skills
Beginner - Solid Foundation - Module 1
● Workout For Your Hand Without a Guitar
● Talent vs. Practice
● Using The Thumb For Muting and Playing
● Inversions and "slash chords"
● Inversions You Will Use A Lot
● Construction of the Major Scale on a Single String

Beginner - Solid Foundation - Module 2

● Introduction To Intervals
● Understanding Shuffle Rhythms
● How To Tune The Guitar To Itself
● Basic Music Reading For The Guitar - Musical Notation
● How To Read Chord Charts
● How To Learn & Practice a Song Step-By-Step - Amazing
● Grace
● How and When To Use A Capo (All about capos)
● Overview of Various Capos

Beginner - Solid Foundation - Module 3

● Basic Electric Guitar Settings Part 1
● Basic Electric Guitar Settings Part 2
● The Looping and Chunking Techniques - Ninja Methods For
● Getting Massive Results In Your Playing
● The Juggling Unicyclist on a Tightrope - How To Get Good at
● Many Things at Once
● Slow It Down! Break It Down!
● Guitar Pro Downloading, Looping, Playing and Slowing-Down
● How to Download Tux Guitar for Playing .gpx Files

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Intermediate

Intermediate - Technique - Module 1

● Play Your Chords On Time When Moving From One Chord To The Next
● Dexterity Exercise 2 - Ninja Fretting Hand Skills
● Chord Noodling
● Octave Technique
● Fretting Hand Muting
● Introduction to Playing By Ear
● Introduction To Fingerpicking
Intermediate - Technique - Module 2
● Pick or Strum Hand Muting For Spicing Up Your Playing
● Adding a "Snare" To Your Strumming
● Fingerpicking Harpsichord Technique
● Introduction To The Metronome - Improving Your Timing
● The One Crucial Method That Unlocks the Mysteries of ALL
● Fingerpicking
● Fingerpicking Harpsichord Technique (Basic Method
● Revisited by Request)

Intermediate - Technique - Module 3

● Inside Vs. Outside Fingerpicking
● Alternate Picking
● Tuning By Harmonics
● How to Key a Song to Your Vocal Range
● How To Create A Reggae or Ska Rhythm Sound
● Hum and Hunt Ear-training Exercise
● How To Play the Guitar Without Looking at the Guitar Neck
● How To Determine The Strumming Pattern Of A Song
● Strumming 16th Notes - Dirtying Up Your Strum
● Playing Open Chords on the Electric Guitar - Less is More!
● 12 Bar Blues - Folsom Prison Blues - Alternating Bass Notes
● The Violin or Volume Swell Technique
● Using the Rake Technique
● Using Accents To Play In Time

Intermediate - Theory - Module 1

● How To Keep Everything In The Feel Of G Or C
● Stationary Springboards - Fretboard Knowledge
● Movable Springboards - Fretboard Knowledge
● "Magic Z" Pattern - Fretboard Mapping Logic and Theory Nashville Number System
● Introduction To Relative Major - Minor
● Finding The Chords To Any Key Instantly Without Music Theory - 6th String
● Finding The Chords To Any Key Instantly Without Music Theory - 5th String
● Transposing Up AND Down With a Capo - SUPER Powerful Tool for Changing Keys
● (Nashville) Number System - Further Discussions Part 1
● (Nashville) Number System - Further Discussions Part 2
● String Patterns That Occur on the Guitar and What's Up With That Tuning

Intermediate - Chords - Module 1

● Introduction To Chord Construction
 ● Construction of Triads: Major Chord
● Construction of Triads: Minor Chord
● Construction of Triads: Diminished Chord
● Construction of Triads: Augmented Chord
● Construction of Suspended 4th Chord

Intermediate - Chords - Module 2

● Bar Chords: Understanding The Forms
● Bar Chords: Playing The Forms (fingering technique)
● Introduction to Power Chords
● The One Trick That Will Double Your Chord Vocabulary

Intermediate - Chords - Module 3

● Intro To The CAGED System
● Practical Applications For The CAGED System
● Caged System - Advanced Exercises and Applications
● Using the CAGED System Across the Neck to Find Dominant 7th Chords
● Using the CAGED System Across the Neck to Find Minor Chords
● Using the CAGED System Across the Neck to Find Major
● Using the CAGED System Across the Neck to Find Minor 7th Chords
● Ear Training (Sister Chords) Part 1
● Ear Training (Sister Chords) Part 2 - Every Major Chord Has a Relative Minor
● How To Apply The CAGED System To Dominant 7th Chords
● How To Apply The CAGED System To Minor 7th Chords
● How To Apply The CAGED System To Major 7th Chords
● How To Apply The CAGED System To Minor Chords

Intermediate - Scales - Module 1

● How to Use Scales Over Chords
● One-Octave 6 String Root Major Scale
● One-Octave 5th String Root Major Scale
● Two-Octave 6th String Root Major Scale
● Two-Octave 5th String Root Major Scale

Intermediate - Scales - Module 2

● Introduction To The Pentatonic Scale
● Introduction To The Major Pentatonic Scale
 ● Introduction To The Minor Pentatonic Scale
● The Chromatic Run (Scale)

Intermediate - Pursuit of the Ultimate Tone - Module 1

● Introduction to Pursuit of the Ultimate Tone
● Solid State Amplifiers
● Tube Amplifiers - Do Tubes Truly Affect Your Tone?
● Tube vs. Solid State Listen Test
● Amp Modeling Tone
● Telecaster Style Guitar
● Stratocaster Style Guitar
● Les Paul Style Guitar
● Advanced Pick Choice
● String Choice and How They Affect Tone
● Cabling Choice and How It Affects Your Tone
● Pedal Boards
● Effects Order and Detail and How That Can Affect Your Tone
● Assembling a Pedal Board
● Tone Woods - Does The Wood of Your Electric Guitar Actually Affect Tone?
● C Major Chord Noodling
● A Minor Chord Noodling
● G Major Chord Noodling
● D Major Chord Noodling
● E Minor Chord Noodling
● Transitioning Between Open Chords and Bar Chords
● Using the F Major Chord Forms To Help You Master Bar Chords

Intermediate - Practice Coaching

● Practice Coaching One-On-One With Erich - Introduction
● Level 1.1 Warming Up/Pick Rest
● Level 1.2 Fretting
● Level 1.3 Strumming
● Level 1.4 Theory
● Level 2.1 Pick Rest
● Level 2.2 Fretting
● Level 2.3 Theory
● Level 2.4 Strumming
● Level 3.1 Pick Rest/Fretting
● Level 3.2 Theory/Strumming

How Should I Practice?

 ● How to Practice - Series Introduction
● Questions to Ask When Coming Up With a Practice Schedule
● Introduction to How to Practice
● Warming-Up
● Scalular Practice
● Chords Practice
● Picking-Fingerpicking Practice
● Theory Practice
● Repertoire
● Conclusion - How Should I Practice?

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Advanced

Advanced - Technique - Module 1

● Dexterity Exercise 3
● Hammer-ons
● Pull-offs

Section 25: Advanced - Technique - Module 2

● Introduction To Volume Swells
● Introduction To Natural Harmonics
● Introduction To Pseudo Harmonics
● Using Your Thumb To Play The Bass Notes Of Chords
● Introduction To Sliding
● Introduction To String Bending
● Hybrid Picking Lick #1
● Adding "Glissando" Picking To Spice Up Your Playing

Section 26: Advanced - Technique - Module 3

● Introduction To Palm Muting
● Introduction to Tremolo Picking
● Introduction to Vibrato
● Introduction To The Trill
● Introduction to Drop D Tuning - Alternative Tuning

Section 27: Advanced - Technique - Module 4

● Basic Amplifier Settings
● String Skipping Exercise For Extreme Pick Control
● Double Stops
● Super Advanced Metronome Techniques For Building Ninja Timing Skills On The Guitar
 ● Woodshedding Versus Dress Rehearsal - Different Ways To Practice

Section 28: Advanced - Technique - Module 5

● How To Do A Pick Scrape
● Wiggle Pick Trick
● Pinch Pick, False Harmonics, Squealies - How To Create a "Screaming" Guitar
● How To Harmonize A Melody Line

Section 29: Advanced - Technique - Fingerpicking - Module 1

● Introduction To Advanced Fingerpicking Module - Polyphonic Playing
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - Establishing Your Timing - (Exercise 1, 2, 3)
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 26) 16th Note Speed and Coordination
Exercise
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - Basic Cornerstone Picking Patterns - (Exercise 4 and
5)
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - Adding "Melody" Fingers
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 6) "and of 4"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 7) "and of 3"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 8) "and of 2"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 9) "and of 1"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 10) "4" pinch pick
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 11) "3" pinch pick
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 12) "2" pinch pick
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 13) "1" pinch pick
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 14) Melody Exercises
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 15) Melody Speed Exercise
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 16) Coordination Melody Exercise
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 17) Coordination Melody Exercise
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 18) 16th note exercise "da of 4"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 19) 16th note exercise "da of 3"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 20) 16th note exercise "da of 2"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 21) 16th note exercise "da of 1"
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 22) Pinch Pick Speed Exercise
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 23) Moving Melody Line Exercise
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 24) Moving Melody Line Exercise and
Changing Strings
● Advanced Fingerpicking Module - (Exercise 25) Moving Bass Line Exercise

Section 30: Advanced - Technique - Fingerpicking - Travis Picking

● Travis Picking #1
 ● Travis Picking #2
● Travis Picking #3
● Travis Picking #4
● Travis Picking #5

Section 31: Advanced - Technique - Sweep Picking

● Sweep Picking Major Arpeggio
● Sweep Picking: Minor Arpeggio
● Sweep Picking: Diminished Arpeggio

Section 32: Advanced - Technique - Slide Guitar - Module 1

● Introduction To Slide Guitar
● Slide Technique - Slide Hand
● Slide Technique - Picking Hand
● Slide Exercises
● Slide Types

Section 33: Advanced - Technique - Economy Picking

● Economy Picking Exercise #1
● Economy Picking Exercise #2
● Economy Picking Exercise #3
● Economy Picking Exercise #4
● Economy Picking Exercise #5

Section 34: Advanced - Theory

● Another Way to Understand Chords and Scales

Section 35: Finding the Key/Tonal Center

● Introduction - How to Find the Key or Tonal Center to a Song
● Three Powerful Ways to Find the Key Tonal Center of a Song
● Song Example 1 - He Stopped Loving Her Today
● Song Example 2 - Folsom Prison Blues
● Song Example 3 - Mr. Brightside
● How the Feel of C and G Major Will Revolutionize the Way You View the Guitar
● The Naturally Occurring Diatonic Chords and How We Get These
● G Major Chordal Scale
● C Major Chordal Scale
● Song Example 4 - House of the Rising Sun
● Song Example 5 - Don't Fear the Reaper
● Conclusion - How to Find the Key or Tonal Center to a Song
Section 36: Advanced - Chords - Module 1
● Know The One Note That Makes A Chord Major Or Minor
● 7th Chord Introduction
● Creating The Dominant 7th Chord
● Creating The Major 7th Chord
● Creating The Minor 7th Chord
● Creating the Minor Major 7th Chord

Section 37: Advanced - Scales - Module 1

● Form 1 Minor Pentatonic Scale
● Form 2 Minor Pentatonic Scale
● Form 3 Minor Pentatonic Scale
● Form 4 Minor Pentatonic Scale
● Form 5 Minor Pentatonic Scale

Section 38: Advanced - Scales - Module 2

● Form 1 G Major Scale
● Form 2 G Major Scale
● Form 3 and 4 G Major Scale
● Form 5 G Major Scale
● Form 6 G Major or E Minor Form 1 Scale
● Form 7 G Major Scale

Section 39: Advanced - Scales - The Modes (aka Jazz Modes)

● All About The Modes - Part 1 - Overview
● All About The Modes - Part 2 - Modal Intervals Using Whole/Half Steps
● All About The Modes - Part 3 - Thinking About The Modal Notes
● All About The Modes - Part 4 - Thinking In "Sharps" and "Flats"
● All About The Modes - Part 5 - How To Match Modes With Chords
● All About The Modes - Part 6 - Applying Modal Theory To The 12 Bar Blues
● All About The Modes - Part 7 - How To Think About Modes Over Embellished Chords

Section 40: Advanced - Blues Guitar - Riff and Licks - Module 1

● Primer 1 Licks Measure 1
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 2
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 3
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 4
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 5
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 6
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 7
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 8
 ● Primer 1 Licks Measure 9
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 10
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 11
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 12
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 13
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 14
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 15
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 16
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 17
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 18
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 19
● Primer 1 Licks Measure 20

Section 41: Advanced - Blues Guitar - Riff and Licks - Module 2

● Boogie Woogie - Basic Key of A
● Boogie Woogie - Basic Key of A - Variation 1
● Boogie Woogie - Basic Key of A - Variation 2
● Boogie Woogie - Basic Key of G
● Boogie Woogie Basic Key of G - Variation 1
● Boogie Woogie - Basic Key of G - Variation 2
● Boogie Woogie - Basic Key of F with Turnaround
● Boogie Woogie Turnaround - Key of A - Lick 1
● Boogie Woogie Turnaround - Key of A - Lick 2
● Boogie Woogie Turnaround - Key of A - Lick 3
● Boogie Woogie Turnaround - Key of A - Lick 4 measure 7 and 8
● Boogie Woogie Turnaround - Key of A - Lick 5
● Bending the Minor 3rd or b3 Within the Minor Blues or Minor Pentatonic Scale

Section 43: Advanced - Blues Guitar - Scales - Module 1

● Introduction To Blues Scale
● Minor Blues Form 1
● Minor Blues Form 2
● Minor Blues Form 3
● Minor Blues Form 4
● Minor Blues Form 5
● Major Blues Forms Related To Minor

Section 44: Advanced - Blues Guitar - Call and Response

● Introduction To "Call and Response" Lead Playing Exercises
● Call and Response for Beginner Lead Players
 ● Call and Response for Intermediate Lead Players
● Call and Response for Intermediate Lead Players #2

Section 45: Advanced - Blues Guitar - Embellishment Notes To The Blues Scale
● Adding the Major 3rd to the Blues Scale
● Adding the Major 6th to the Blues Scale
● Adding the Major 2nd to the Blues Scale
● Extending the Blues Scale - Adding the "1" Chord Notes to the Blues Scale
● Extending the Blues Scale - Adding the "4" Chord Notes to the Blues Scale
● Extending the Blues Scale - Adding the "5" Chord Notes to the Blues Scale

Advanced - Two-hand Tapping Techniques

● Introduction to Two-hand Tapping
● Two-hand Tapping Technique 1
● Two-hand Tapping Technique 2
● Two-hand Tapping Technique 3
● Two-hand Tapping Technique 4
● Two-hand Tapping Technique 5