Lessons
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Downloadable Lessons
| FILE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Download | Basic Chord Charts Guitar | Open position chords and bar chords |
| Download | Key Signatures sharps | Circle of 5ths |
| Download | Key Signatures flats | Circle of 4ths |
| Download | Key Signatures Exercise | test your knowledge of previous exercises |
| Download | Major Scale Fingerings guitar | The 5 moveable major scale fingerings |
| Download | Three note per string scale positions guitar | Major scale fingerings that help you play quickly. Also these scale patterns are helpful for modal playing. |
| Download | Arpeggios pos 1 guitar | Arpeggio exercise 1. Don’t try this until you have mastered the #5 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggios pos II guitar | Arpeggio exercise 2. Don’t try this until you have mastered the #5 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggios pos III guitar | Arpeggio exercise 3. Don’t try this until you have mastered the #5 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggios pos IV guitar | Arpeggio exercise 4. Don’t try this until you have mastered the #5 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggios pos V guitar | Arpeggio exercise 5. Don’t try this until you have mastered the #5 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Theory-7th Chords in a Key | This is a critical piece of information that everyone must know. It is “harmony 101″. Every major key has an order of chords associated with each degree of the scale. Please contact me if you have any questions and I will walk you through this. |
| Download | 7th Chords root position guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these 4 chords is played on the low E string and is the lowest note played in this chord shape. |
| Download | 7th Chords 1st Inversion guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the D string, the lowest note in this position is the 3rd of the chord. |
| Download | 7th Chords 2nd Inversion guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the B string, the lowest note in this position is the 5th of the chord. |
| Download | 7th Chords 3rd Inversion guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the G string, the lowest note in this position is the 7th of the chord. |
| Download | 7th Chords Drop2 root position guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the A string, the lowest note in this position is the root of the chord. |
| Download | 7th Chords Drop2 1st inversion guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the G string, the lowest note in this position is the 3rd of the chord. |
| Download | 7th Chords Drop2 2nd inversion guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the D string, the lowest note in this position is the 5th of the chord. |
| Download | 7th Chords Drop2 3rd inversion guitar | Moveable chords shells. The root of these chords is played on the B string, the lowest note in this position is the 7th of the chord. |
| Download | Chord Melody exercise | Use the previous chord charts to play through this exercise. This is the beginning of voice leading. |
| Download | Triad Root Positons | Moveable triads (3 note chord), root as the lowest note |
| Download | Triad 1st inversion | Moveable triads (3 note chord), 3rd as the lowest note |
| Download | Triad 2nd inversion | Moveable triads (3 note chord), 5th as the lowest note |
| Download | Triad horizontal positions guitar | When you string the patterns together you get these 3 horizontal positions |
| Download | Crosspicking Right Hand Exercises | The flat-pickers tool box!! Developed from 3-finger banjo rolls, this exercise is a great right hand work out. |
| Download | 3-8 rhythm exercises Right Hand Exercises | Various exercises in reading rhythm |
| Download | 4-4 rhythm exercises Right Hand Exercises | Various exercises in reading rhythm |
| Download | Pitch Sequences | This is a great exercise that uses clutch harmonic moves in a major scale |
| Download | Modes | There are really 7 different scales (modes) in each major key. |
| Download | Tritone substitution | Harmony lesson. |
| Download | Available Chord Tensions | Depending upon the chord we can add different extensions to each chord. |
| Download | Practice Routine (guitar) | Example practice routine, designed to best help you manage your practice time |
| Download | Major scale positons Mandolin | Four moveable major scale positions on the mandolin |
| Download | Major Pentatonic Positions Mandolin | The Major Pentatonic scales |
| Download | Arpeggio Pos 1 Mandolin | Arpeggio exercise 1. Don’t try this until you have mastered the 4 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggio Pos 2 Mandolin | Arpeggio exercise 2. Don’t try this until you have mastered the 4 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggio Pos 3 Mandolin | Arpeggio exercise 3. Don’t try this until you have mastered the 4 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Arpeggio Pos 4 Mandolin | Arpeggio exercise 4. Don’t try this until you have mastered the 4 “major scale fingerings” handout above. |
| Download | Two note intervals mandolin | Double Stops!! This is a great way to organize your playing when using tremolo as well as voice leading through chord changes. |
| Download | Chord Shells: Movable Major Chords Mandolin | Three note chords and inversions. |