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Dodos7726th January 2015Thanks you so much!
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Thanks a lot Ben!
St Anger15th July 2014Excellent. Thanks a lot, Senseï !
Guido Bungenstock15th July 2014great lesson, Ben!!
Hajduk15th July 2014Awesome Ben, great info for beginners
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Hi and welcome to my new Beginner's Course. This is the 1st lesson in a whole series that will take you on a journey from your first day with the guitar, to being able to bash out your own riffs and even get started with some basic solo ideas.
It's time to get to grips with Lesson 1.
What is this thing ?
- I will show you all the features of the guitar and describe their basic function to you.
- I will show you how the guitar is tuned and give you a very useful method of tuning it yourself. You will also be able to name the strings.
- You will learn the names of all the notes along one string and be introduced to the concept of tones and semi tones.
Not only that, you will be introduced to octaves.
With this fundamental knowledge you will then be ready to start reaching for that guitar pick and taking your first steps into the world of guitar playing.
Are you ready? Right, let's get started!
Gear used:
Marshall JVM 410H
Clean Channel, Green setting. BASS 1, MID 5, TREB 5From this course:
- Using a Guitar PickLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on guitar pick choices and how to pick your first notes.
- ChordsLEVEL 1This lesson teaches you the basic chords and how to play them on the guitar.
- Dealing With DistortionLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on playing power chords, muting, distortion and tone setup.
- Riffs & Ear TrainingLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on playing riffs, basics of alternate picking, slash chords and ear training.
- Scales & Basic LeadLEVEL 1In this lesson we will open the door into the world of scales and basic lead guitar playing which make use of the scales.
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Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
