1. Getting Started
The parts of your guitar
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The acoustic guitar
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The electric guitar
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Which guitar is best for me?
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How to hold your guitar
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The amp
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The right hand
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The left hand
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How to tune your guitar
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2. Basics of Reading Guitar Music
Getting acquainted with music
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Getting acquainted with tablature
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Left-hand finger numbers
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3. The Sixth String and Counting Time
The sixth string E
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Sound-off: How to count time
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4. The Fifth String
The fifth string A
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Repeat signs
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5. The Fourth String
The fourth string D
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Playing two notes together
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6. The Third String and Power Chords
The third string G
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The quarter rest
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Power chords
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7. The Second String and the First String
The second string B
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The first string E
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Review
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8. Scales and Chords
The major scale
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Six-string E minor (Em) chord
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Quarter-note slash
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Five-string A7 chord
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Introducing high A
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Ties
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Eighth notes
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9. Advanced Chords
Four-string D7 chord
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Six-string E chord
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Introducing the eighth-note slash
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Five-string A chord
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10. Strumming Patterns and More Scales
11 classic rock strumming patterns
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Sharps, flats, and naturals
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Signs of silence
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11. Playing Two Notes Together and Moving Up the Neck
Playing two notes together: Blues patterns
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Move up the neck on the 6th string
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Moving up the neck on the 5th string
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Moving up the neck on the 4th string
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Moving up the neck on the 3rd string
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12. Advanced Chords and Licks
More on power chords
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Six-string G chord
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Chords in standard notation
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Rock and blues licks and tricks
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The bend
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13. Pentatonic Scales
The E minor pentatonic scale
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The A minor pentatonic scale
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Incomplete measures or pickup
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Conclusion
Conclusion and credits
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Ex_Files_Rock_Guitar_Teach_Yourself.zip
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