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chord prog.
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1.0
posture, attitude reading tab DAEAmEm songs open names read rhythm intro. cres. & dimin.
tune & adjust chord diagrams I pos. notes, 1-3 duple vs. triple guitar vol. control
basic fretting note names BC and EF 1 fret
basic picking one-finger chords the staff and clefs
basic plucking one finger blues natural on staff
clear, 4 note/string DAEAmEmG
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chord prog.
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1.1
basic strumming two-finger chords power chords op Em lick noslur
 word games repeats & beats
 p, mf, f, >
fretting pressure first 19 chords I pos. notes, 1-4 numbered ending
 guitar tone control
chord fret exercise octave shapes tertian cycle count whole beats
open string pick carry,retain,glide tonic, root, CP, key
closed sphere open chrom.& WT
open Em & G pent
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1.2 opG6/9 lick noslur
alter.pick op. pent. CGDAEAmEmDm
 CGDAEAmEmDm
 fret 5&10 names
 1234,134,124,13
 pp, p. mf, f, ff
fret. mute & roll
 open Am&C pent.
 nat. notes@string
 time signatures
 pickup selection
slide
 playing in position ET: 8va, P5, Ma,mi halving: W,H,Q
recoil in-position chrom.
 I pos. notes, 1-5 count half beats
open sphere
 I&IIpos arpeggios RW strum Ex.1
half&whole steps
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1.3
pick fretted pent.
 archetypal chords Op Blues in A & E
 opG licks w/slides
 I pos. nat. notes
 13of3; 12,14 of 4
 staccato & legato
FH mute 8 chords B7, E7, A7
 scale tone triads op Em licks/slides
 games w/ ledger
 dotted half notes
 bass, mid, treble
145, 1645 in GDA
streamline stroke
 op & XII pent. F1
 Am F1 123, 1234 sharp, flat , nat
 int.l accent: 3 3 2
 presence
float the PH wrist pent. & triad fing. 1 F1&2,3rd stg,3rdF maj scale, 1 string count 1&1/2 beats
open pent. slurs open pos. arps.
 RW strum Ex.2-3
circular pressure
 3 string bar. blues RW strum Ex.2-3
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1.4
economy picking
 D/F#, F
 Open Blues C, D
 F1&2,3rd stg,2ndF
 conson.,disson
 1,2,4of4
 sf,sff,sfff ,
I pos. C ma, A Aeo
heel of hand mute
 first 35 chords ped tone D major
 EmGAm lick/HPS
 dotted quarter forzando
hammer, pull off
 pent & triad fing.4
 I IV V: GDAEmAm
 Op Em/G pent. V&X pos.natural
 WN, HN, QN rests
 sforzato (sfz)
fretting & muting opEm7/11/chrom.
 VIm V IV of C 1234 frag
 C MST3rds on5&4 int. accent:333322
 intro to reverb
open pos. pivot wide span/barre
 ornament op.chds RW strum Ex.4
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1.5
blue note, bend 1 C7, D7, G7
 Open Blues in G
 F1&2,2nd stg,3rdF
 I pos. G ma, E Aeo
 QN bass /QN, EN
 marcato
pent. HP ex. F1&4
 op Am7/11/chrom.
 Am7 Dm7 Em7
 F&Dm lick /slides
 ET: M3, m3, dim.
 ties
 intro to echo
vibrato 240 NPM pent. & triad fing.2
 CMST op triad SW Em7/11 m,b7, chr
 MS 1 string C,F,G H,DH,Q sus& rest intro to echo
rhy. strum & pick
 1 NPS arpeggios
 ped tone A,4mode
 Am F4 123, 1234 C MST triads 543 rest 1 pulse/3 or4
T bass,indx strum strict vertical pos.
 ped toneD,4mode
 II & VII pos.natural int. accent:233332
thumb fret posture
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side of hand mute
1.6
19chords/4 barre
 first4 barre chords
 Em711, b3b7 blue I pos. F ma D Aeo
 8 4-pulse RW/EN
 10 sentiments
diagonal thirds
 quick2 fing chords
 MST op.triad P4 C
 Am7/11 m,b7,chro 4&8 pos.nat.notes 3 3-pulse RW/EN
 intro to chorus
pent.HP ex. F1,2,4
 triad arp. ex. 1 & 2 ped toneE-4mode
 20 Gm themes F1
 count triplets
econ. pick chrom.
 ACDEG 7th blues
 Am F2 123&1234 int.accent: 333331
T bass,fing. pluck
 literal vs. implied RW strum Ex.4-6
wide span, bend
 tied groups 4 8ths
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1.7
trap mute w/ pick
 C&G form Mchord
 F MST SW triads
 Am711,b3b7 blue I pos. D maB Aeo
 swing rhythm express. intensity
pent. HP exercise MST on2&3/ped E MST triadSWP4 G
 Dm m,b7,chrom. I pos Bb maG Aeo
 1&2 of 3
 intro to flange
12th fret harm.
 MST on2&3/ped A ADE Aeolian triad m7/11 F1&4 licks
 RW strum Ex.7-8
321 speed, 1 strg
 MST on2&3/ped D DGA Dorian triad tied 4 4-pulse/trip
Fpick linear arps pent. & triad fing.3 mixed minor triad 1-2 pulse pickup
pent. & triad fing.5 1 8th rest on beat