What you'll learn

Understand the Chromatic Scale (what it is and why it's important)
Understand the Major Scale (what it is and why it's important)
Understand Key Signatures (what they are and how to use them)
Learn about the Relative Minor Scale and it's relationship to the Major Scale
Learn to build chords from scales

Course content

6 sections • 11 lectures • 1h 7m total length

Introduction Video1:40
Welcome to the course! Reach me at: davekirbyguitar@gmail.com if you need any help or if you have any questions.

For those of you who don't know how to read guitar tab, here's a link that will help with that:
https://youtu.be/pvv87o1GV_Y

Chromatic Scale Lesson4:42
This lesson talks through some of the nomenclature regarding the notes on your guitar. Don't forget to download the accompanying PDF file!
Chromatic Scale Exercises7:15
This video has some finger exercises that use the chromatic scale that are geared towards improving your technique. While these exercises aren't necessary to improve your understanding of the chromatic scale from a theoretical standpoint, they will help you to develop good technical habits that will make things easier moving forward.

Major Scale Lesson8:16
Learn what a major scale is, how to build one from the chromatic scale, and why they are important to know. Also, don't forget to download the PDF document associated with this lesson!
Major Scale Exercises6:00
This video provides you with some technique exercises centred around the major scale that will help to bring your fingers up to speed with your understanding of the major scale as a theoretical concept.

Key Signatures Lesson9:55
This lesson takes you through what a key signature is, how to look at one and know what key you're in and how to determine the key signature of a certain major scale. Don't forget to download the attached PDF file so you can properly follow along!
Key Signatures Exercises5:32
The exercises in this video will give you some practical experience in writing out and determining different key signatures. Don't forget to download the attached PDF file to be able to write out the exercises for yourself at home!

Relative Minor Scale Lesson5:42
This video talks about the relative minor scale and its relationship to the major scale. Please remember to download the PDF file to follow along with the video!
Relative Minor Scale Exercises5:45
This video contains some technical exercises that are meant to catch your fingers up to your theoretical understanding of the relative minor scale. Don't forget to download the PDF file to help you to work on these exercises at home!

Building Triads Lesson3:11
This video examines how to build triads from the first note of any major or minor scale using a C major and A minor scale as examples. Remember to download the PDF file so that you can follow along with the video!
Building Triads Exercises9:46
The exercises in this video will show you how to invert triads as well as how to practice arpeggios across your fretboard. Remember to download the PDF file so that you can follow along!

Requirements

You will need a guitar. Some experience playing and fundamental knowledge of beginner chords is an asset but not required! If you don't know a thing about music theory yet, that's perfect because this course starts right from the beginning.

Description

This course is meant to provide the guitarist who is completely new to music theory with a comprehensive understanding of some of the fundamental concepts. This course also provides practice methods that will cement your understanding of these concepts and how they apply to the guitar.

There are five separate lessons in this course:
-The Chromatic Scale
-The Major Scale
-Key Signatures
-The Relative Minor Scale
-Building Triads

Each lesson consists of a video that explains the concept, and a downloadable PDF file that can be used to follow along with the lesson. In addition, each lesson is followed up by another video that explains some concrete practice techniques that can be used to help you apply the concept from each lesson to your fretboard. Each exercise video also includes a downloadable PDF file that explains the exercise in detail.

This course is not like other beginner music theory courses. The concepts taught in this course are challenging and the exercises included in each lesson are the kind of thing that can direct your practice for a great deal of time before you're ready to move on. If you've been playing guitar for a long time and you've always avoided learning music theory, then this course is for you!

Who this course is for:

Guitarists of any skill level who are new to music theory and looking to learn.

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

The Chromatic Scale2 lectures • 12min

The Major Scale2 lectures • 14min

Key Signatures2 lectures • 15min

The Relative Minor Scale2 lectures • 11min

Building Triads2 lectures • 13min

Requirements

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