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Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 1 Picking, Fretting, & Chords

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Acoustic Guitar Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to play bluegrass guitar with Grammy-winning flatpicker Bryan Sutton. Course 1 covers holding the guitar and pick, picking and fretting, and rhythm and chords.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Getting Started
  • Introduction to bluegrass guitar
  • Posture
  • Tuning the guitar
2. Right- and Left-Hand Fundamentals
  • Picking hand fundamentals 1: Picking hand technique
  • Picking hand fundamentals 2: Picking arm technique
  • Fretting hand fundamentals 1: Fretting hand technique
  • Fretting hand fundamentals 2: Fretting arm technique
  • Combining picking hand and fretting hand
  • Fundamentals of practice: Part 1
  • Fundamentals of practice: Part 2
  • Fundamentals of practice: Part 3
3. Picking Pattern Exercises
  • Introduction to picking pattern exercises
  • Picking pattern: Exercise 1
  • Picking pattern: Exercise 2
  • Picking pattern: Exercise 3
4. Basic Rhythm and Chords
  • Rhythm and chords overview
  • Major chords 1: The chords G, C, and D
  • Major chords 2: The chords A and E
  • The "boom chuck" sound: Part 1
  • The "boom chuck" sound: Part 2
  • Changing chords in rhythm: Exercise 1
5. Basic Bluegrass Tunes 1
  • “You Are My Sunshine” (basic)
  • “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” (basic)
  • “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (basic): Melody, part 1
  • “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (basic): Melody, part 2
  • “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (basic): Rhythm
  • “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (basic): Performance 70 BPM
  • “Whiskey Before Breakfast” (basic): Performance 80 BPM
  • “Turkey in the Straw” (basic): Melody, part 1
  • “Turkey in the Straw” (basic): Melody, part 2
  • “Turkey in the Straw” (basic): Rhythm
  • “My Home Across the Blue Ridge Mountains” (basic)
  • “Soldiers Joy” (basic): Melody, part 1
  • "Soldiers Joy" (basic): Melody, part 2
  • "Soldiers Joy" (basic): Rhythm
Conclusion
  • ArtistWorks and Next Steps

Taught by

Bryan Sutton

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