
Learn two classic riffs, Helter Skelter and The Joker, with simple left-hand patterns and metronome-driven rhythm mastering sixteenth and eighth notes.
Master mixed rhythms by combining eighth and sixteenth notes using sea turtle and crocodile mnemonics, practicing with a metronome to solidify counting in the guitar method masterclass part 2.
Explore how to divide a beat into three with triplets, playing three notes in one beat, using triplet cues like one triplet or Saturday, and apply staccato in 4/4 rhythm.
Master blues rhythms and turnarounds through a 12-bar blues template, practicing shuffle feel, triplets, and sixteenth notes while refining fretting and picking technique with a metronome.
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Master consecutive hammer ons to play three notes after a single strike, starting on fifth string with fourth string open, featuring open-to-one and one-to-two hammer ons in triplet swing.
Learn the melody of Jesu, joy of man’s desiring on guitar, focusing on precise hammer-ons and pull-offs within a triplet feel, with careful timing and fingerings for smooth play.
Learn a traditional 12 bar blues with a shuffle rhythm, using hammer-ons, slides, grace notes, pull-offs, and turnarounds. Build technique on B7 shapes and double-slide phrasing to express blues.
Learn to add bends and vibrato to a 12-bar blues solo, with practical tips on how far to bend and how to wiggle the finger for expressive tone.
Learn e-shape barre chords by barre across all six strings, using the first finger as the nut, moving the shape up the neck to form major and minor chords.
Learn to play midnight special with bar chords for a fuller country tone, comparing open G, C, D7 to bar chords, and practice the shuffle strumming with G-C changes.
Master the song all along the watchtower using f major, g major, and a minor bar chord, focusing on rhythm, accents, and maintaining steady bar chords.
Explore the five E-shape barre chord types: major, minor, dominant seven, major seven, and minor seven, and learn how finger changes create each shape across the fretboard.
Master the a-shape barre chords (major) using two fingerings, fifth-string root notes, and exercises that connect the five caged shapes for fretboard mastery.
explains the one-four-five progression in the key of A using the E shape and shape markers, and builds bar chords, then expands to all keys via the circle of five.
Watch the performance of 'No Woman, No Cry' in the complete guitar method masterclass - part 2.
Master the intro to no woman, no cry in the complete guitar method masterclass part 2, with step-by-step finger style technique, hammer-ons, slides, and switching between finger style and pick.
Master the chorus muting technique to produce muffled sounds while switching through C, G, and B minor with F, using down-up strums and muting with right or left hand.
Master the performance of Sweet Home Alabama in part 2 of the complete guitar method masterclass.
The verse centers on a three-chord pattern, uses hammer-ons and short sixteenth-note rests, and repeats with variations to keep the song engaging before the solo.
Master the three-bar intro with quick slide from third to fifth fret, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and open-string notes on acoustic guitar to capture the song's magic.
Master the solo in bar 43 with chromatic slides and second-fret positioning, featuring a hendrix-like e7 sharp nine voicing and muting techniques.
Following Complete Guitar Method Masterclass part 1, we will continue discovering the acoustic guitar.
This course is great for you, if you already know the basics of guitar playing and if you want to bring your skills to the next level.
The techniques taught in this course belong to the intermediate and advanced guitar repertoire. By the end of this course, you will be able to play songs with impressive strumming techniques and you will be able to play the most important chords of the guitar repertoire.
In this part of the series, we will dive deep into the chords and techniques that will enable you at the end of this course to play four classic pop and rock songs.
Content and Overview
I designed this course into several sections that complement each other. We will cover:
New Rhythms: Mixed eighth and sixteenth notes
Left-hand Techniques Part 1: Hammer-on, Pull-off, and drills to practice them
Left-hand Techniques Part 2: Slide, bend, and vibrato
Bar Chords: Everything you need to know to master the bar chords, including the use of the Circle of Fifths
Fingerstyle Techniques: Driven from my Classic Guitar Courses you will learn Intermediate right-hand techniques
Putting it all together: With all the above you will be ready to learn these four songs:
No woman no cry
Take on me – fingerstyle
Sweet Home Alabama
Hey Joe
In addition, you will get PDF documents that you can use for your practice. They include Chord Diagrams, written down strumming patterns, and material for the songs (Chords and Lyrics, Lead sheets, Sheet music, and guitar TABs).
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