Learning to Play Guitar - Chords, Scales, and Solos

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Learning to Play Guitar
Chords, Scales, and Solos

2017

The guitar is one of the most accessible, versatile, and easy to learn instruments you can play. Get lessons and tips from expert, such as how a simple group of four guitar chords enables you to play hundreds of songs. Even if...

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Colin McAllister
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In This Series

Guitar Basics: Play a Song in 60 Seconds
Episode 1
Guitar Basics: Play a Song in 60 Seconds
Tuning Up, Reading Music, and Dexterity
Episode 2
Tuning Up, Reading Music, and Dexterity
Classical Guitar Position and Posture
Episode 3
Classical Guitar Position and Posture
Learning How to Practice the Guitar
Episode 4
Learning How to Practice the Guitar
Playing Fingerstyle Guitar
Episode 5
Playing Fingerstyle Guitar
Playing Rhythm Guitar
Episode 6
Playing Rhythm Guitar
The Pentatonic Scale
Episode 7
The Pentatonic Scale
The Blues Scale and Lateral Stretching
Episode 8
The Blues Scale and Lateral Stretching
Planting for Control and Accuracy
Episode 9
Planting for Control and Accuracy
Guitar Tremolo: Gaining Speed
Episode 10
Guitar Tremolo: Gaining Speed
Legato and Power Chords
Episode 11
Legato and Power Chords
Travis Picking for Folk, Country, and Rock
Episode 12
Travis Picking for Folk, Country, and Rock
Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
Episode 13
Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
Finger Independence and Chord Theory
Episode 14
Finger Independence and Chord Theory
Crosspicking and Bass Lines
Episode 15
Crosspicking and Bass Lines
Piano-Style Guitar and Fingernail Care
Episode 16
Piano-Style Guitar and Fingernail Care
Syncopated Strumming and Movable Scales
Episode 17
Syncopated Strumming and Movable Scales
A New Pentatonic Scale and the Capo
Episode 18
A New Pentatonic Scale and the Capo
Barre Chords: Movable Chords
Episode 19
Barre Chords: Movable Chords
Flamenco Technique: Rasgueado
Episode 20
Flamenco Technique: Rasgueado
Playing with Natural Harmonics
Episode 21
Playing with Natural Harmonics
Jazz Harmony and Dorian Mode
Episode 22
Jazz Harmony and Dorian Mode
DADGAD Tuning and Lydian Mode
Episode 23
DADGAD Tuning and Lydian Mode
Taking the Guitar to the Next Level
Episode 24
Taking the Guitar to the Next Level