Guitar Essentials Level 1

Here are the contents for Guitar Essentials Level One

1. Contents

Reference Charts & Tuning

2. 15 Essential Chords: Reference Chart

3. Natural Notes and Beat Values

4. Subdivisions of a Measure

5. Rhythm Equations

6. Rhythm Equations (no answers)

7. Tuning Using the Open Strings

Melodies On One String

8. Flaming Ice Cube

9. Happy Birthday, Jingle Bells

10. The First Noel

11. My Country 'Tis of Thee

12. Love Me Tender

13. Yankee Doodle

Right Hand Technique, Scales & Chords

14. Right Hand Variations for Scale Practice

15. The Natural Notes and Mini-Scales

16. Mini-Scale Looping, Intervals

17. Alphabet Chord Drill & Fingerpicking Patterns

Chord Progressions, Strumming & Spelling

18. Key of C - basic down-strokes

19. Key of G - root-strum

20. Key of D - root-strum with eighth notes

21. Key of A - root-strum with eighth notes

22. Key of E - syncopated strum

23. Key of Amin - root-strum with eighth notes

24. Key of Emin - fingerpicking the circular arpeggio

Chord Drills

25. Theory: Major & Minor

26. Theory: Major & Seventh

27. Chord Drill: Common Shapes

28. Blues Progressions in 8 Keys

Rhythms

29. Rhythm Figures and Counting

30. Combing Scales with Rhythms

Power Chords

31. Open Power Chords & Blues in A

32. Moveable Power Chords: Root 6th String

33. Moveable Power Chord: Root 5th String

Improvisation

34. Pull-offs in the Style of Thunderstruck

35. G minor Pentatonic Scale: extended box form

36. G Blues Scale Riff

37. Famous Rock Riffs

Barre Chords

38.  Barre Forms Based on E-Chord Shapes

39.  Barre Forms Based on A-Chord Shapes

Songs: Melody and Accompaniment

40. Key of C - On Top of Old Smokey

41. Key of G - This Little Light of Mine

42. Key of D - Red River Valley

43. Key of A - Michael Row the Boat Ashore

44. Key of E - Hound Dog Blues

45. Key of Amin - Fingerpicking Scarborough Fair

46. Key of Amin - Fingerpicking House of the Rising Sun

47. Key of C - Fingerpicking Let it Be

Ensembles

48, 49. Happy Birthday & Happy Birthday in Tablature

50, 51. Pachelbel Canon & Pachelbel Canon in Tab

52, 53. House of the Rising Sun &... Rising Sun in Tab

54, 55. On, Oh Flathead & On, Oh Flathead in Tab

Sing and Strum,  In the Style of......

56. Joy to the World - Power Chords

57. You Ain't Nothing But a Hound Dog - Power Chords

58. Hotel California - Pinch Accents

59. Scarborough Fair - Fingerpicking

60. Simple Man - Fingerpicking

61. Yellow Submarine - The Shuffle Beat & Triads

Solo Guitar

62, Malaguena

63. Silent Night

64. Fur Elise, Excerpt

65. Moonlight Sonata, Excerpt

66. Estudio by Aguado

67. In the Style of Stairway to Heaven

Final Exam

68. Note Recognition & Scales

69. Chord Spelling and Recognition

70. Note Values, Rhythms & Counting

71. Natural Notes on 6 & 5, & Power Chords

72. Finger Picking

73, 74, 75. Glossary of Music Reading Terms

76­­. Essay - Good Manners and Learning