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Basic Open Position Guitar Chords
Lesson Code: GL20
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Sometimes referred to as "cowboy" or "folk" chords. These chords are played in the fret one, two, and three are of the guitar neck and include at least one open string. Technically the open position is includes the open strings and frets one, two, three and four.
These are typically the first chords anyone learning to play the guitar learn.
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Comping the Blues for Guitar, String Family 1234
Lesson Code: GL06
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Using the the chord string family 1234. Expolore the blues progress in C using all four voicings of this core chord.
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Demystifying Cut Time by Chuck Anderson
Lesson Code: ML04
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Cut Time is a source of confusion for many musicians. What exactly does it mean and how do you apply it?
Too often cut time is thought of as having two beats in a measure. There are not two beats in a measure of cut time - there are four beats in a measure of cut time. So what makes cut time any different than common time 4/4 time?
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Developing Your Single Note Picking
Lesson Code: GL04
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Developing you single note picking starts with holding the pick properly, choosing the proper size and material and actually working on picking on your guitar.
Picks come in all shapes, sizes and materials. I suggest you use a medium to heavy pick.
Picks are categorized by their thickness with a Thin being the lightest and a Heavy being the heaviest. A medium to heavy pick offers the most versatility in a wide range of musical situations.
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Ear Training is the development of the active and passive capability to relate to music aurally. This includes the ability to recognize melodic and harmonic intervals, chords, chords progressions, rhythm, melody and harmony.
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An Enharmonic Equivalent is where a musical pitch can have different names depending on the context in which it is functioning. An example is G# produces the same pitch as Ab.
Enharmonic equivalents will sound the same but are notated differently using standard music notation.
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Hearing The Changes are knowing what and when the chords of a chord or chord progressions occur. this lessons gets you on the raod to developing this abaility.
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Key Signatures - A Major and F Sharp Minor
Lesson Code: UL47
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for A Major and F Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - Ab Major and F Minor
Lesson Code: UL55
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Ab Major and F Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - B Major and G Sharp Minor
Lesson Code: UL49
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for B Major and G Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - Bb Major and G Minor
Lesson Code: UL53
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Bb Major and G Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - Bb Major and G Minor
Lesson Code: UL53
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Bb Major and G Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - C Flat Major and A Flat Minor
Lesson Code: UL58
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Cb Major and Ab Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - C Flat Major and A Flat Minor
Lesson Code: UL58
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Cb Major and Ab Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - C Major and A Minor
Lesson Code: UL44
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for C Major and A Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - C Sharp Major and A Sharp Sharp Minor
Lesson Code: UL51
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for C Sharp Major and A Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - D Flat Major and B FLat Minor
Lesson Code: UL56
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Db Major and Bb Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - D Major and B Minor
Lesson Code: UL46
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for D Major and B Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - E Major and C Sharp Minor
Lesson Code: UL48
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for E Major and C Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - Eb Major and C Minor
Lesson Code: UL54
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Eb Major and C Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - F Sharp Major and D Sharp Sharp Minor
Lesson Code: UL50
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for F Sharp Major and D Sharp Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - G Flat Major and E Flat Minor
Lesson Code: UL57
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for Gb Major and Eb Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - G Flat Major and E Flat Minor
Lesson Code: UL57
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Learn the recognize the key signature for Gb Major and Eb Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Key Signatures - G Major and E Minor
Lesson Code: UL45
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Learn the recognize the key signature for G Major and E Minor. Learn their corresponding Major and Natural Minor scales with basic ukulele chords for each scale.
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Practice Cycles and Sequences
Lesson Code: UL18
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Sequences and cycles for practicing scales, intervals, melodic sequences and arpeggios.
These sequences also help in learning where any interval is of a given note, the chord tones of chords and aide in memorizing scales.
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QuickStart Scale and Arpeggio Lesson Series
Lesson Code: QS01
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
QuickStart Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings are a highly organized, efficient system of scale and arpeggio fingerings. Each fingering pattern is shown with a fingerboard shape, TAB and standard music notation. Related chords are also explained for each scale. Master these fingerings and unlock your potential for solos and improvisation.
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The A/Bb Movable Barre Form Chord
Lesson Code: GL22
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
The A/Bb Movable Barre Form chords are movable form barre chords based on the open position A, Am, A7 and Am7 chords. With the root on string five, these chord can be transposed to ANY key.
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The E/F Movable Barre Form Chord
Lesson Code: GL21
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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The E/F Movable Barre Form chords are movable form barre chords based on the open position E, Em, E7 and Em7 chords. With the root on string six, these chord can be transposed to ANY key.
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The Learning Process - The Mind, Hands and Ears
Lesson Code: UL450
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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For music and learning an instrument like the ukulele or guitar, it's all about the making the connection between the Mind, Hands and Ear.
When listening to music, we enjoy it at the tempo the composer or artist intended, in real time. Only the ear is involved in listening. This is passive listening and enjoying the music. This is what we do everyday. It's what draws us to want to learn a musical instrument.
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The Major Scale or Ionian scale is a diatonic scale, made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first one octave higher. In solfege these notes correspond to the syllables "Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti/Si, (Do)", the "Do" in the parenthesis at the end being the octave of the root.
The simplest major scale to write or play on the piano is C major, the only major scale that does not require sharps or flats. The C major scale uses only the white keys on the piano keyboard.
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Understanding Chromatic Intervals
Lesson Code: UL31b
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type.
Chromatic Intervals are NOT taken from a major scale. They are derived from the diatonic intervals.
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Understanding Interval Inversion
Lesson Code: UL31c
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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Inverting intervals using the Rule of Nine.
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An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type.
Simple Diatonic Intervals are taken from a major scale.
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What is the different between a Scale and a Mode?
Lesson Code: UL110
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
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A scale and mode can contain exactly the same notes. So when it is a scale and when is it a mode?
This lesson explores the content that determine when a scale is a mode.
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QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning
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