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Guitar Lesson 1
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Guitar Lesson 3
Guitar picking Exercises.
Guitar Lesson 4
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Guitar Lesson 5
Learning the A minor pentatonic scale.
Guitar Lesson
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Guitar Lesson 18
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Key Signatures.
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Guitar Lesson 6
Am pentatonic Root note fret
In this lesson we need to dig a little deeper into the Am
pentatonic scale. We will continue to work on the root note fret, which is the
most popular position to play this scale. Look at the image below and notice
that you can play every note on the 5th fret using just your 1 finger. This means
you can really move around this scale and burn up the notes. Playing the same
notes of the Am pentatonic scale at other positions requires a little different
fingering. We will eventually learn this scale in other positions down the road.
But for now, let's master this position before moving on.
Notice how it starts with the 1 finger on the Low
E string 5th fret. Then the next note is played with the 4 finger at the
8th fret. Look above and see those two fingerings on the Low
E String. 1-4. Also look below and notice those two notes are the A and
C notes.
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This is what your illustration
should look like after filling in the notes from our last homework
assignment. |
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This is what your homework should
look like after filling in the fingering for the Am root note fret. |
You now need to play everyone of these notes of the Am
pentatonic scale at the root note fret. You need to play it over and over until
you have it memorized. You need to play it smoothly, picking down and up. You
need to play it from the Low E string to the High
E string and back up from the High E string
to the Low E string. From the Low
E string the fingering is 1-4, 1,3, 1,3, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4
Assignment
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Tune your guitar
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It is highly recommended that you purchase our CD
ROM a Visual Learning Experience. It has so much more included, progressions with audio, scales,
techniques to construct scales and much more.
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Practice the Am
pentatonic scale root note fret.
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Review
tablature chapter.
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Practice the Am
F and G chords.
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Listen to your favorite song and count to it. 1 and 2
and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. Hopefully in will be a 4/4 song.
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Listen to your favorite song and notice how the guitar
follows the drums. If your favorite song doesn't have drums, listen to
the vocals or bass.
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Listen to the original song we
will be learning and building on. The chords are Am, F and G.
Listen to our slow
song beefed up a little for the electric
guitar. This is played in Am pentatonic, root note fret. The root note
fret is the 5th fret for Am pentatonic.
Review the hammer
ons and pull offs.
Review the C
position of Am pentatonic also known as C major pentatonic.
If you have a hard time understanding this, please review the Am
pentatonic chapter.
Good Luck,
From The Jam Room
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