BEGINNING

CLASS GUITAR
 INTRODUCTION TO THE
GUITAR
-ACOUSTIC GUITAR
CONSTRUCTION
-ELECTRIC GUITAR
CONSTRUCTION
-TUNING THE GUITAR
-STRUMMING
Electric Guitar
Construction
TUNING THE
GUITAR
HOLDING THE
GUITAR PICK
E MAJOR
CHORD
E MAJOR
CHORD
STRUMMING
VS.
PICKING
EARNING
YOUR
CALLUSES
 STRUMMING
PATTERN #1
1 2 3 4

6 6 65 65
E MAJOR STRUMMING
PATTERN

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CHORDS: G & C
 CHORD
DIAGRAMS
C MAJOR STRUMMING
PATTERN #1
1 2 3 & 4 &

6 6 6 5 6 5
G MAJOR STRUMMING
PATTERN #1
1 2 3 & 4 &

6 6 6 5 6 5
G MAJOR STRUMMING
PATTERN #2
1 2 & 3 4

6 6 5 6 6
C MAJOR STRUMMING
PATTERN #3
1 2 & 3 & 4

6 6 5 6 5 6
C C G G PROGRESSION

C C G G

6 6 6 6
 C C G G PROGRESSION
C C G G
1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2
& 3 & 4

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CHORDS A & D
 SHUFFLE
RHYTHM

1&A 2&A 3&A

46 & A
5 6 56 5 6 5
 RHYTHM
#4

1 2& A 3 & A
4
6 6 5 6 5 6
A BLUES PROGRESSION
 MINOR
CHORDS
E MAJOR CHORD REVIEW
E MINOR CHORD
E
MAJOR/MIN
OR
 A
MINO
R
 A
MAJOR/MIN
OR
 D
MINOR
 D
MAJOR/MINO
R
 12/8
RHYTHM

1 & A 2& A 3 &A 4

& A
 RHYTHM
PATTERN #5

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 HARMONIC
PROGRESSION PART 1
 HARMONIC
PROGRESSION PART 2
SINGLE NOTE
MELODIES
PICKING ON THE E
STRING
PICKING ON THE B
STRING
MELODY #1 ON E & B
STRING
MELODY #2 ON E & B
STRING
MELODY #3 ON D & G
STRINGS
MELODY #4 ON G & B
STRINGS
MELODY #5 ON E & A
STRINGS
MELODY #6 ON E & A
STRINGS
POWER
CHORDS
E5 POWER
CHORD
A5 POWER
CHORD
E/A POWER
CHORD TAB
6TH STRING POWER
CHORDS
6TH STRING POWER CHORD
PROGRESSIONS
5TH STRING POWER
CHORDS
5TH STRING POWER CHORD
PROGRESSION
 PALM MUTING
SIDE OF RIGHT HAND RESTS
ON STRINGS JUST ABOVE
BRIDGE
VERSE CHORD
PROGRESSION
CHORUS POWER CHORD
PROGRESSION
 BARRE
CHORDS
E MAJOR CHORD
SHAPE
F MAJOR BARRE
SHAPE
F# MAJOR BARRE
SHAPE
G MAJOR BARRE
CHORD SHAPE
G/F BARRE CHORD
PROGRESSION
6TH
STRING BARRE
CHORD SERIES
MAJOR BARRE CHORD SHAP
5TH STRING BARRE
CHORDS
ARTIAL STRUMMING PATTER

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6 TH STRING BARRE CHORD
PROGRESSION
5TH STRING BARRE CHORD
PROGRESSION
 MINOR
BARRE
CHORDS
E MINOR
SHAPE
F MINOR BARRE
CHORD
6TH STRING MINOR BARRE
CHORDS
G MINOR/MAJOR BARRE
CHORDS
A MINOR CHORD
SHAPE
Bb MINOR BAR
CHORD
5TH STRING MINOR BAR
CHORDS
D MAJOR BARRE
CHORD
5TH STRING MINOR BARRE CHORD
PROGRESSION
E MAJOR ARPPEGIATED
 E MAJOR
ARPPEGIATED LONG
MINOR BARRE CHORD
PROGRESSION
Em/G BARRE CHORD
PROGRESSION ARP.
LEAD IN
BLUES
AND
A PENTATONIC
SCALE
A PENTATONIC SCALE
UP/DOWN
A PENTATONIC EIGHTH
NOTES
PENTATONIC SCALE FINGERING
PATTERNS
A PENTATONIC TWO
OCTAVES
C PENTATONIC TWO
OCTAVES
D PENTATONIC TWO
OCTAVES
A BLUES SCALE
#4’s
A BLUES
SCALE
LICK
#1
LICK
#2
LICK
#3
12 BAR
BLUES
IN A
 A7
CHORD
 D7
CHORD
 E7
CHORD
A BLUES 1
OF 3
A BLUES 2
OF 3
A BLUES 3
OF 3
A BLUES FULL
FORM
A CHORD
NUMBERS
A BLUES CHORD PROGRESSION
WITH NUMBERS
BLUES CHORD PROGRESSION
NUMBERS
BLUES STRUMMING
PATTERN #1
1 ON A BAR
BLUES STRUMMING
PATTERN #2
4 ON A BAR
BLUES STRUMMING
PATTERN #3
MUTED SHUFFLE
 MINOR
PENTATONIC
SCALE
A MINOR PENTATONIC FIRST
STRING
 A MINOR
PENTATONIC
1
FIRST STRING
4 1 3 2 4 4 2 3 1
4 1 FINGERING
A MINOR PENTATONIC
OPEN POSITION
MINOR PENTATONIC OPEN POSITIO
DIAGRAM AND TAB
A MINOR PENTATONIC TONIC
PITCHES
 A MINOR
PENTATONIC
TH
5 FRET
POSITION
MINOR PENTATONIC5TH FRE
TONIC PITCHES
 A MINOR
PENTATONIC
PICKING
PATTERNS
BLUES
RHYTH
M RIFFS
 RIFFS
SHORT MELODIC
PHRASES THAT
ADD CHARACTER
TO A SONG
IM A MAN
SIMPLE
MANNISH
BOY
MANNISH BOY ON D &
E STRINGS
MANNISH BOY
EXTENDED
BLUES SHUFFLE BASS
LINE NOTES
BLUES SHUFFLE
BASS LINE
BLUES SHUFFLE BASS
LINES TRANSPOSED #1
BLUES SHUFFLE BASS
LINE TRANSPOSED #2
BOOGIE BLUES
RIFF
BOOGIE BLUES RIFF
TRANSPOSED #1
BOOGIE BLUES RIFF
TRANSPOSED #2
BLUES
IN
OTHER
E7 SHAPE
REVIEW
G7 BARRE
REVIEW
A7 BARRE
REVIEW
A7 OPEN POSITION
REVIEW
C7 BARRE
REVIEW
D7 BARRE
REVIEW
E7 BARRE
REVIEW
6THSTRING
PITCHES
 6TH STRING-E
POSITION BARRE
CHORDS
Ab E POSITION BARRE CHOR
G/G# E POSITION BARRE
CHORDS
5THSTRING
NOTES
5TH STRING BARRE
CHORDS
Eb 7 CHORD
A BLUES
CHORDS
A BLUES
 A
PENTATO
NIC
SCALE
G BLUES
CHORDS
 G
BLUES
 G
PENTATO
NIC
SCALE
BB BLUES
CHORDS
 Bb
BLUES
 Bb
PENTATON
IC SCALE
E BLUES
CHORDS
 E
BLUES
 E
PENTATONI
C SCALE
7TH POSITION BLUES CHOR
 E7 7TH
POSITION
BLUES
 E
PENTATONI
C SCALE
12TH FRET
 STRUMMIING
PATTERN 2 & 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3
4
DOWN STROKE SHUFFLE
PATTERN WITH MUTED
PALM

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 DOWN/UP SHUFFLE
PATTERN WITH
FRETTING HAND MUTE

65 65
BENDS
&
VIBRAT
 HALF STEP BEND
TECHNIQUE
-PICK STRING AND PUSH UP
TOWARDS CEILING

-FIND UPPER PITCH BY CHECKING

THE NOTE 1 FRET UP

-USE OTHER FINGERS TO HELP

PUSH STRINGS
HALF-STEP PITCH
BEND TAB
HALF-PITCH BEND
EXERCISES
 FULL STEP BENDS

CHECK THE PITCH TWO

FRETS UP
ORE FULL STEP BEND EXERCISE
 PREBENDS
-START ON THE UPPER, BENT-STRING
-ALLOW STRING TO FALL TO CORREC
 LEAD
LICK #1
LEAD LICK
#2
LEAD LICK
#3
FREDDY KING
LICKS
HAMMER ONS
PULL OFFS
SLIDES
 HAMMER ON
-PICK THE FRETTED NOTE

-QUICKLY, WITH STRENGTH, PLACE THE FRETTING

FINGER DOWN ON THE NEW PITCH WITHOUT
PICKING
HAMMER ON PRACTICE
 E MINOR PENTATONIC
SCALE USING HAMMER-
ONS
 A MINOR PENTATONIC
SCALE USING HAMMER-
ONS
PULL OFF TECHNIQUE
PULL OFF PRACTICE
 E MINOR PENTATONIC
SCALE USING PULL OFFS
 G MINOR PENTATONIC
SCALE USING PULL OFFS
SLIDE TECHNIQUE
 SLIDE
PRACTICE
U
P
DO
WN
UP&DO
SLIDE LICK
LEAD LICK #1
LEAD LICK
#2
LEAD LICK #3
 BLUES
SCALES AND
QUARTER
BENDS
SCALE DEGREE NAMES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8
 SCALE
DEGREES
b3 & b7
1 3
b
3 4 5
b7
7
 PENTATONIC SCALE
DEGREES

1
b3 4 5
b7
1
BLUES SCALE DEGREES

1
b 3 4
b 5 5
b7 1
BLUES SCALE 2 OCTAVES UP
b 3 4 b5 5 b7 1 b3 4 b5
b & DOWN
1
5 b 7 1 3

b3 1 b7 5 b5 4 b3 1 b7 5 b5
4 b3 1
USING THE FLAT 5 AS A
PASSING TONE
 b
SQUEEZING THE 5
SQUEEZING THE
b3
¼ STEP BEND ON
b 3 & b7

b3

b7
¼ STEP BEND
LICK
¼ STEP BEND LICK
BREAK DOWN
¼ STEP BEND LICK
BREAK DOWN #2
¼ STEP BEND LICK END
b5 BEND LICK
SCALE PATTERN #1 ROOT POSITION
E
PENTATONI
C

E
BLUES
SCALE PATTERN #2 START ON 3RD
E
PENTATONI
C

E
BLUES
SCALE PATTERN #3 START ON 4TH
E
PENTATONI
C

E
BLUES
SCALE PATTERN #4 START ON 5TH
E
PENTATONI
C

E
BLUES
SCALE PATTERN #5 START ON 7TH
E
PENTATONI
C

E
BLUES
HN LEE HOOKER MELODY 1 O
HN LEE HOOKER MELODY 2 O
HN LEE HOOKER MELODY 3 O
HOOKER MELODY COMPLETE