Beginning Guitar S2W7.1

Beginning Guitar S2W7.1

Tune Your Guitar

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Major Scale

He talks about scales in general here and then he talks about the G major Scale. We are actually going to work on the C major scale (you already know this as the 1st position open notes--there is just a little tweak we are going to do), but the concept and information is good to hear.

Open Ended

Why should you learn how to play scales?

C Major Scale with alternate picking

Notice that he starts on the 5th string 3rd fret which is a C. Pay attention to the pattern he plays. It is all the notes in the first position open scale, he just starts on the 5th string C, goes all the way to the first string and then back up to the 6th string and then returns to the 5th string C.

Multiple Choice

What is the letter name of the first note of a C scale

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

What string and fret is the first C of the C major scale located on

• string 6 open

• string 2 first fret

• string 5 3 fret

• string 1 open

Warm-up

C major scale starting on the 5th string/3rd fret C play the pattern Justin talked about in the previous slide for 2 minutes without stopping. go slowly and concentrate on your alternate picking.

Mini Barre F chord

Start the video at 5:54. You don't need to watch the whole thing.

Chord Perfect Exercise with the Mini Barre F chord

Do the chord perfect exercise 5 times

1 minute chord change exercise

practice changing from the F chord to the C chord as many times as you can in 1 minute

G mini barre Chord

Do the chord perfect exercise 5 times for the g mini barre chord

1 minute chord change exercise

practice changing from the F chord to new G chord as many times as you can in 1 minute

Another way to play G

Here is another way to play G

Chord Perfect Exercise with this G chord

go through the chord perfect exercise 5 times with this G chord

Poll

Which way do you find easier to play G

• mini barre

• weak finger

Multiple Choice

How many different ways have we learned to play a G chord

• 1

• 2

• 3

C major scale

If there is time practice playing the C major scale slowly over this backing track. This is an intro to soloing with a major scale