Beginner Guitar – Guitar Roads

Lesson 1 – Getting Started

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:14 +0000

The modern guitar, as we know it today, was developed in Spain in the mid to late 19th century. Generally looked down upon by the music public of the time, it was through the efforts of Spanish performers and composers, most notably Andrés Segovia, that the guitar continues in popularity.

Lesson 2 – Playing in Time

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:16 +0000

Knowing how to play in time is one of the most important first steps when learning any musical instrument. The tempo and rhythm act as a framework that gives a song its basic structure. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to strum some basic chords to a specific pattern of beats by reading rhythm slashes.

Lesson 11 – Chord Progressions

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:32 +0000

Now that you’ve got a handle on the chord changes, the next step is to put them into a repeated pattern called a chord progression. In this lesson you’ll learn some common chord progressions favored by many musicians.

Lesson 12 – Strum Patterns

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:34 +0000

Most guitar based songs are written with a preset rhythmic pattern called a strum pattern. In this lesson, you’ll learn several strum patterns that have been used in thousands of songs and can be applied to all of the chord progressions that you have learned so far.

Lesson 13 – 7th Chords

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:35 +0000

Let’s expand your chord vocabulary and add in some seventh chords, also known as dominant seventh chords. Often used in blues and jazz music, seventh chords can add more texture and color to a simple chord progression.

Lesson 14 – Chordal Techniques

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:36 +0000

In the last two lessons, the focus has been on the use of common chords and strumming patterns. Now let’s expand on these concepts through the use of different picking patterns and chordal techniques.

Lesson 15 – Moveable Chords

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:38 +0000

Up until now, all of the chords have been played in the open-position. Starting with the power chords, you’ll now learn how chords can be transformed to move up and down the fretboard.

Lesson 16 – Riffing Techniques

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:39 +0000

Many power chord based riffs utilize various articulation techniques to achieve different sounds. In this lesson, we’ll explore some common techniques that are in many power chord based riffs.

Lesson 17 – Essential Blues Riffs

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:40 +0000

So far we’ve covered a few basic blues patterns and rhythms that are commonly used in many types of music. In this lesson, we’ll further explore some important riffs and techniques used in blues music.

Lesson 18 – Barre Chords

Andrew Cooper — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:00:42 +0000

Just like the power chords, barre chords are moveable chord shapes but require the index finger to fret all of the strings on one fret. In this lesson we will take a look at playing the full major, minor, and seventh barre chord shapes.