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<div class="item-wrap"> <div class="trail blue"> <span classMiscellaneous ="text current">[[#|Table of Contents]]</span> <span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Lessons|Lessons]]</span> <span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Exercises|Exercises]]</span> <span class="text">* [[Table of Contents#Gear and Setup|GearMain Page]]</span> <span class="text">* [[Table of Contents#Reference|ReferenceIntroduction]]</span> <span class="text">* [[Table of Contents#DAW/Recording|RecordingHow Stringed Instruments Work]]</span> </div> </div>

=Guitar=Lessons =={{crumbs|blue|1This contains all material related specifically for guitar, including [[Main_Page|Contents#Lessons|lessons]], [[Main_PageLessons|Contents#TechniquesExercises|techniques]], [[Main_PageExercises|Contents#StylesReference|styles]], [[Main_Page#ExercisesReference|exercises]], [[Main_PageContents#Gear and Setup|gear and setup advice]], and [[Main_PageGear|Contents#Getting Gig Ready|Gig Prep|Contents#DAW/Recording|Recording|Contents#Sound|Sound|Contents#Musical Skills|Skills|Contents#Glossary|Glossary|Contents#ReferenceWiki|reference]].Wiki}}

== Lessons ==

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<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Exercises|Exercises]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Gear and Setup|Gear]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Reference|Reference]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#DAW/Recording|Recording]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Sound|Sound]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Musical Skills|Skills]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Glossary|Glossary]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Wiki|Wiki]]</span>

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Here are the main pages for this site - guitar lessons. These are designed to be digested in order, although some skipping around is possible. These assume you are starting from an absolute void of both guitar and general music knowledge; if you have experience with either, you may find yourself skipping ahead or skimming through the early pages. Please read the [[Introduction]] before proceeding.

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These lessons are designed to take you from knowing absolutely nothing about guitar and music to being able to make basic chord progressions in the key of C Major.

# [[Music Theory - Diatonic Chord Progressions]]

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Here we branch off towards more complex chords and alternate keys, including natural and harmonic minor, as well as expanding the positions on the guitar we can comfortably play inside.

I also encourage you to explore the [[#TechniquesTechnique Lessons|techniques sectiontechnique lessons]] below at this point. They will help you gain expressiveness, speed, and a fuller understanding of what it takes to be a good guitarist. They can be consumed independently in any order, although I start with the most essential techniques and move towards more specialized ones.

# [[B Diminished]]

# [[7th Chords]]

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# [[Voice Leading]]

# [[Solo'ing]]

# [[Extended Chords]]

# [[Advanced Rhythm|Advanced Rhythm - Odd-time Signatures]]# [[Time, Syncopation, Polymeter, and Polyrhythm]]# [[PolyrhythmQuartal Harmony]]

# [[Atonality and Serialism]]

# [[Equal Temperament and , Alternate Tunings, and Microtonality]]

{{top}} === Techniques Technique Lessons ==={{Top-Level Crumbs2|1}}{{crumbs|blue2|4|Contents#Beginner Lessons|Beginner|Contents#Intermediate Lessons|Intermediate|Contents#Advanced Lessons|Advanced|Contents#Technique Lessons|Techniques|Contents#Style Lessons|Styles}}  Here are common techniques used when playing guitar. These are technical, not musical. In other words, they are not compositional techniques, but focused on either timbre or efficiency of motion. They allow the guitar to ''sound differently '' or can be used to increase one's ''playing speed'', but they won't help you learn ''which'' notes to play. It is essential to master most of these to ''fully express '' yourself musically.

* [[Touch, Dynamics, and Accents]]

* [[Whammy Bar]]

* [[Tapping]]

* [[Two-Hand Tapping]]

* [[Sweep Picking]]

* [[Slapping]]

* [[Double and Triple Stops]]

* [[Finger Picking]]

* [[Chicken Pickin]]

* [[Pick Slides]]

* [[Slide Guitar]]

* [[Swells]]

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This section explores different styles of music commonly associated with guitar, noting both compositional and technical conventions.

* [[Thrash]]

* [[Djent]]

* [[Shred]]

* [[Classical]]

* [[Flamenco (Spanish)]]

 

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== Exercises ==

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Contains lots of material you can use to practice.

* [[Warmup Exercises]]

 

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===Technical===

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These focus on developing your left and right hands, not necessarily within a musical context.

* [[Arpeggio Exercises]]

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These focus on perfecting various techniques from a technical standpoint.

* [[Fingerstyle Exercises]]

* [[Slide Guitar Exercises]]

 

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===Songs, Solos, and Licks===

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Here are actual songs that can be used to practice various styles and techniques, putting all that knowledge to practical uses.

* [[Blues Songs]]

* [[Thrash Songs]]

* [[Shred Songs]]

* [[Common Lead Licks]]

* [[Example Solos]]

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== Reference ==

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<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#Gear and Setup|Gear]]</span>

<span class="text current">[[Table of Contents#Reference|Reference]]</span>

<span class="text">[[Table of Contents#DAW/Recording|Recording]]</span>

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Contains quick reference material, such as chord shapes, scales mapped across the entire fretboard, etc.

* [[Ref: Intervals]]

* [[Ref: Common Scales]]

* [[Ref: Circle of Fifths]]

* [[Ref: Scale Fret Maps for all Major/Natural Minor Keys w/ CAGED breakdown]]* [[Ref: CAGED Chord Chart for all Major ChordsCharts]]* [[Ref: CAGED Chord Chart Diatonic Chords for all Minor ChordsKeys]]* [[Ref: List of Diatonic Chords Keys for all KeysTriads]]* [[Ref: Mega List of Chord Fingerings/Voicings]]* [[Ref: Chord Names/Notes/Spellings]]* [[Ref: Common Chord Progressions]]

* [[Ref: Modes]]

* [[Ref: Counting Rhythm]]

* [[Ref: Reading Tab]]

* [[Ref: Reading Chord Charts, Scale Maps, and Strumming Notation]]

* [[Injury|Injuries and Tips to Avoid and Recover from them]]

=== Recommended Resources ===

Here are some videos, books, and articles I recommend checking out.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D6VApk-vvhp8&sa=U&ei=TaxiU6-RF46OyATm5YGIAQ&ved=0CCIQtwIwAQ&usg=AFQjCNF7DmuJUieuyxjy8tAxQOFZkEvqcQ John Petrucci's Rock Discipline]

* [http://www.vai.com/ Steve Vai's Little Black Notes section on Vai.com]

 

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== Gear and Setup ==

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Advice on buying/tweaking your gear and setting up your instrument.

 

=== Tone ===

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* [[Tone]]

* [[Dialing in Distortion Tone]]

* [[Strings]]

* [[Setup/Adjustments]]

* [[Gear Myths and Pitfalls|Myths and Pitfalls]]

 

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=== Buyer's Guides ===

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* [[Choosing a Pick]]

* [[Choosing a Guitar]]

* [[Choosing Pickups]]

** [[Special Pickups]]

* [[Choosing an Amp]]

* [[Choosing a Speaker Cabinet]]

* [[Choosing a Modeler/FRFR]]

* [[Foot Controllers]]

* [[Choosing Cables]]

 

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* [[Specific Gear Guides/Advice]]

** [[Kemper Profiling Amp Guide|Kemper ''Profiling Amp'' Guide]]

** [[Line 6 Pod HD Guide|Line 6 ''Pod HD'' Guide]]

** [[Specific Gear Guides/Advice#Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier|Mesa/Boogie ''Dual Rectifier'']]

 

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=== Effects ===

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* [[Types of Effects]]

* [[Effects Ordering/Position]]

* [[Noise Gate]]

* [[Compression]]

* [[Wah Pedals]]

* [[EQ]]

* [[Modulation Effects]]

* [[Delay]]

* [[Reverb]]

* [[Pitch Shifting]]

* [[Boost]]

* [[Distortion Effects]]

* [[Synth Effects]]

 

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== Getting Gig Ready ==

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* [[Equipment Checklist, Setup]]

* [[Advanced Tuning]]

* [[Surviving Broken Strings]]

* [[Calming the Nerves]]

* [[Warm-Up Exercises|Warming Up]]

* [[Balancing Playability vs. Performance]]

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Most of what you need to know to start home recording.

* [[Understanding Digital Audio]]* [[Mixing Boards/Consoles]]* [[Interface Setup]] (incl. Latency)* [[Computer Setup]]

* [[DAW Basics]]

* [[Interface Setup]] (incl. Latency)

* [[Keyboard Macros/Hotkeys]]

* [[Popular Virtual Instruments/Plugins]]

* [[Tracking Audio|Tracking Audio (Comp tracks/Takes)]]

* [[Reamping]]

* [[MIDI]]

* [[Virtual Instruments]]

* [[Tracking MIDI|Tracking MIDI (Quantization)]]

* [[Editing Tracks]]

* [[Automation]]

* [[Tempo]]

* [[Mastering]]

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These pages discuss the very nature of sound and how we can manipulate it.

* [[Sound]]

* [[Transients]]

* [[Overtones]]

* [[Distortion]]

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== Musical Skills ==

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Techniques to improve musical skills that relate to detecting and conveying musical information.

* [[Classical Notation and Sight-Reading]]

* [[Ear Training]]

 

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=== Composition ===

* [[Counterpoint]]

* [[Common Song Structures]]

* [[Mood vs. Key]]

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* [[Glossary]]

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