Learn how to combine your everyday Chords & Rhythm on the Acoustic Guitar with a Percussive Fingerstyle approach!
What you will learn
You will learn how to emulate the sound of a drum kit on your guitar
You will learn multiple fingerstyle techniques
You will learn how to play open chord progressions which will be used to play songs in any key with a capo
You will learn how to create basic melodies on top of these chords
You will learn how to play in different rhythms including 4/4 and 3/4 timing
You will learn how to combine all of the percussive elements with chords and their variations
You will be equipped with the knowledge to start learning and creating your own Fingerstyle guitar pieces
You will learn how to read tab and chord diagrams
Description
G’day guys! My name is Dave and I want to welcome you to my Fingerstyle Guitar course. I’ve been playing this style for over 10 years and have passion for teaching the foundational skills which helped me become a more experienced player. If you have no prior knowledge or just a basic understanding on how to play Fingerstyle guitar then this course is for you!
In this course:
- You’re going to learn all of the percussive techniques. This includes creating the sound of a drum kits snare and bass kick on your guitar. This is achieved by either hitting the body of the guitar or slapping the strings of the guitar on beat.
- You’ll learn how to use these percussive techniques while fingerpicking and strumming open chord progressions that are widely used in the majority of modern music. This will enable you to play songs in any key with the use of a capo.
- You’ll learn to play different chord variations and melodies at the same time while adding percussive elements. This will equip you with the tools to improvise over many popular songs.
- Finally, when you’re finished with this course you’ll have the ability to combine chords, melody and percussive elements with other extended techniques that will help you play more complex music. This includes techniques like Hammerons, pulloffs, tapping and harmonics
Throughout the lessons I’m going to teach you all of the practical things I’ve learned in my 10 years of playing so that you’ll be on the fastest track possible to becoming an advanced player. I’m even going to cover the very basics like advice for picking a guitar, how to select the correct strings, tuning your guitar, the best fingernail length for playing, and good practice tips.
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Content
Introduction
Getting Started
Practice Tips
Fingers and Fingernails
Selecting a Guitar and Strings
Tuning Your Guitar
Using a Capo
Reading TAB
Reading Chord Diagrams
Kick Drum and Snare
Ex. 01: Beat Variation #1
Ex. 02: Beat Variation #1 With Strumming
Ex. 03: Beat Variation #2
Ex. 04: Beat Variation #2 With Strumming
Percussive Slaps: G Major Progression
Ex. 01: 1/4 Note Rythm with G, C2 Progression
Ex. 02: 1/8 Note Rythm with G Progression
Ex. 03: 1/4 Note Rhythm with Thumb Slaps
Fingerpicking: C Major Progression
Ex. 01: Picking Variation #1 (Individual Strings)
Ex. 02: Single Strings and Chords
Ex. 03: Variation #2
Fingerpicking: D Major Progression
Ex. 01: Picking Variation #3
Ex. 02: Picking Variation #4 with Thumb Slaps
Fingerpicking: E Major Progression
Ex. 01: Picking Variation #4
Ex. 02: Picking Variation #5 with Thumb Slap
Kick Drum With Fingerstyle
Ex. 01: E Progression
Ex. 02: C Progression
Strumming With a Beat
Ex. 01: Strumming Variation #1
Ex. 02: Strumming Variation #2
Embellishing Fingerstyle Progressions
Ex. 01: Variation #1 Keeping It Simple
Ex. 02: Variation #2 Adding Thumb Slaps
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Overview
Ex. 01: Fingerstyle Progression in G
Ex. 02: G Major Progression with Thumb Slaps
Sliding Technique
Overview
Example: C Major Progression
Fingerstyle In 3/4 Timing
Overview
Ex. 01: C Major Progression
Ex. 02: G Major Progression
Ex. 03: G Major Variation With Thumb Slaps
Slapping & Picking Simultaneously
Overview
Ex. 01: Strumming and Slapping
Ex. 02: Fingerpicking With Chord Slap
Ex. 03: Slapping With Embellishments and Sliding
Ex. 04: Adding a Bass Kick
Open String Harmonics
Overview
Ex. 01: Slapping natural harmonics with strumming
Ex. 02: Slapping natural harmonics with fingerpicking
Ex. 03: Fingerpicking harmonics on Individual strings
Ex. 04: Fingerpicking harmonics on multiple strings
Fretted Harmonics
Overview
Ex. 01: Slapping fretted harmonics
Ex. 02: Right-hand harmonics with percussion
Ex. 03: Harp harmonics
Two-Handed Tapping Introduction
Example In G Major
Barre Chords: A Major Progression
Ex. 01: F#m barre chord on bottom strings
Ex. 02: A Major progression with embellishments
Nashville Number System
The Major Scale
Chord Qualities
Difference Between Chord Qualities
7 Chord Progressions In All 5 Keys
Using a Capo to Play all 12 Keys
Key of C
Key of A
Key of G
Key of E
Key of D
Thank You!