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Notes on the 1st String

Now that you know how to identify the note names, I'm going to teach you where the notes actually are on the fingerboard. We'll start with the notes on the 1st string: E, F and G. We're going to do a few exercises going back and forth smoothly between the three notes. Now, constantly quiz yourself by looking at a piece of music and identifying the note names. That way, when it comes time to play, you'll have one less thing to worry about.

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Notes on the 1st String

The C and D7 Chords

Now that you have a basic feel for the guitar and playing chords, we can move on to chords that use more than one finger. In this lesson, I'll teach you how to play the C chord using two fingers and I'll also introduce the D7 chord, that uses three fingers. I'll give you a few tips that will definitely help you change between chords a little faster and a little smoother. You may be asking, how on Earth will I ever remember all of these chords? Well, as I said earlier in the first few lessons, your muscles have a memory.

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The C and D7 Chords

Fun Licks

In this lesson I'll teach you a few fun riffs, or licks. You'll use the single notes that we learned to make up these riffs. These lines can be the part of the song that's the most memorable. Sometimes all you need to hear is the riff and you instantly know the song. The lick is usually repeated several times in a tune. The examples that I put together were meant to be in the style of songs that you already know. You'll have fun with them.

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Fun Licks

The Full A Minor and E Minor Chords

We've learned a few major chords like G and C, and they sounded happy and bright. The 7th chords like D7 and G7 have a bluesy sound. Well, in this lesson, I'll introduce two minor chords, and these sound darker and sad. Whenever there's a tear-jerking moment in a movie, you're pretty sure to hear a string of these minor chords. I'll also give you a few more tips to help you move smoothly between the chords. The songs that we'll be playing use G, G7, C, D7, and the new Amin and Emin chords. It's really starting to sound like music now!

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The Full A Minor and E Minor Chords

Your First Acoustic Guitar Lesson

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Your First Acoustic Guitar Lesson

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These lessons are designed to help you get familiar with your instrument.

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