Traditional Method
Using the Traditional Guitar Method, beginner guitarists will learn essential elements such as the parts of the guitar, how to hold and tune it, and musical symbols and then begin learning the notes on the guitar using traditional melodies. Best of all, beginner guitarists using this method will learn how to read music - an invaluable skill for guitarists.
This course contains 59 easy-to-digest lessons, each including audio and video files so you can hear and see how each example is played.
- REFERENCE PAGES: The Guitar, Tuning, Playing Position, Musical Symbols (Free PDF)
- LESSON 1: Notes on the First String
- LESSON 2: Notes on the Second String
- LESSON 3: Notes on the Third String
- LESSON 4: Duet: "Au Clair De La Lune"
- LESSON 5: Notes on the Fourth String
- LESSON 6: C and G7 Chords
- LESSON 7: G and D7 Chords
- LESSON 8: Songs: "Amazing Grace" and More
- LESSON 9: Notes on the Fifth String
- LESSON 10: Notes on the Sixth String
- LESSON 11: Half Steps, Whole Steps, and Key Signatures
- LESSON 12: Rests
- LESSON 13: Eighth Notes
- LESSON 14: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- LESSON 15: Strumming, the Em Chord, and Chord Pairs
- LESSON 16: The D Chord
- LESSON 17: Duet: "Simple Gifts"
- LESSON 18: The C# Note and the A7 Chord
- LESSON 19: Duet: "Minuet in G"
- LESSON 20: "Time Is on My Side"
- LESSON 21: Grand Finale
- LESSON 22: Chords and Dotted Quarter Notes
- LESSON 23: Dm Chord and Syncopation Rhythm
- LESSON 24: Syncopation Practice Songs
- LESSON 25: The A Chord and Key of D
- LESSON 26: Fourth Finger Workout
- LESSON 27: Second Position
- LESSON 28: The E Chord and Key of A
- LESSON 29: Power Chords
- LESSON 30: The Shuffle Rhythm
- LESSON 31: The Blues
- LESSON 32: The Key of A Minor
- LESSON 33: Fingerstyle Guitar
- LESSON 34: "Scarborough Fair"
- LESSON 35: The F Chord
- LESSON 36: Carter Style Solos
- LESSON 37: Bass Runs
- LESSON 38: The B7 Chord, Key of E
- LESSON 39: Triplets
- LESSON 40: Pentatonic Scale
- LESSON 41: Movable Power Chords
- LESSON 42: Palm Muting; "Grand Finale"
- LESSON 43: The Major Scale
- LESSON 44: G and D Major Scales
- LESSON 45: Sixteenth Notes
- LESSON 46: Sixteenth Notes and Dotted Eighths
- LESSON 47: Chromatic Scale and "The Entertainer"
- LESSON 48: "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
- LESSON 49: E-Type Barre Chords
- LESSON 50: A-Type Barre Chords
- LESSON 51: Barre Chord Practice
- LESSON 52: Travis Picking
- LESSON 53: Drop D Tuning and Movable Major Scales
- LESSON 54: Movable Minor Scales
- LESSON 55: Fifth Position
- LESSON 56: The Key of F and Compound Time
- LESSON 57: Articulation: Slides, Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, String Bends
- LESSON 58: Jam Session
- LESSON 59: Grand Finale: Stairway!
All lessons adapted from Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Complete Edition, by Will Schmid and Greg Koch.
