8th Notes Introduction | Summit Guitar School

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Beginner Guitar Essentials

Welcome to the course

Course Introduction (6:03)

Getting Started

Course materials
Holding the acoustic or electric guitar (2:15)
How to hold the pick (1:22)
How to hold the neck (1:14)
Quick tip for acoustic guitar players (lost pick) (0:21)
How to tune your guitar and string names (7:26)

1 Finger Power Chords

How to read chord diagrams and the A power chord (4:51)
The D power chord (1:08)
The E power chord (1:12)
Let's review (0:30)
Quick tip and encouragement (1:16)
Metronome advice (0:25)
Going up by 5's (0:14)

Power chord strumming and practice lessons

Strumming Whole notes explanation and lessons (8:57)
Practice Tip and Encouragement :) (0:09)
Strumming Half Note Explanation and Lessons (8:45)
Strumming Quarter Note Explanation and Lessons (8:45)

Your first song: The 12 Bar Blues w/ 1 finger chords

12 Bar Blues explanation (2:31)
Play Through 12 Bar Blues (0:47)
Practice Tip!!! Watch this first. (0:15)
Quarter Note 12 Bar Blues (3:51)

2 Finger Power Chords and 2 Songs !

Two Finger Power Chords Introduction (3:58)
Quick Tip on 2 Finger Chords (1:09)
Whole Note Lessons (12:38)
2 Finger Power Chords Half Notes Explanation (0:07)
Half note lessons (4:58)
Quarter note strumming (0:47)

With Or Without You using 2 Finger Power Chords

With Or Without You Whole Notes (4:57)
With Or Without You Half Notes (4:20)
With Or Without You Quarter Notes (3:49)
Eighth Note Strumming (1:47)
With Or Without You 8th Note Strumming (6:37)

Three Finger Chords

3 Finger Chords Introduction (8:31)
Quick tips! (0:33)
A Major to D Major- Whole notes- (2:26)
E Major to D Major- Whole notes (2:13)
A Major to E Major- Whole notes (1:44)
A Major - D Major-Half Notes (1:16)
E Major - D Major- Half notes (3:32)
A Major - D Major Quarter notes (1:53)
E Major to D Major Quarter notes (2:01)
A Major to E Major Quarter notes (missing)

12 Bar Blues and Free Fallin

Intro (0:20)
12 Bar Blues quarter note strumming (4:07)
Free Fallin (Coming Soon!!)

8th Note Strumming

8th Notes Introduction (5:32)
8th notes on A D and E Major (2:36)
A-D 8th note strumming (0:55)
E-D 8th note strumming (0:55)
12 Bar Blues with 8th note strumming (3:10)

Four Finger Chords

Intro (4:26)
Take a closer look (1:43)
Intro and whole note strumming (6:29)
New Chord!! E minor! (2:00)
Half note strumming (10:49)
Putting it all together Half notes (5:42)
Putting it all together Quarter notes (5:52)
8th Note Strumming (11:57)
Quarter Note Strumming- Not needed? (6:43)
Putting It All Together 8th Notes (3:55)

Your first full strumming pattern! Syncopated Pattern

Try the pattern on G Major (0:38)
G Major to D Major (4:02)
D Major To E minor (5:04)
E minor to Cadd9 (4:16)
Putting it all together! You did it! (8:09)

Fun Songs to Learn!!!

Wagon Wheel (12:32)

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8th Notes Introduction

Zoomed in explanation. Be sure to watch this one before moving on.

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