Fixing a hole

… where the rain gets in … or, back patching my knowledge and understanding of guitar techniques, etc.^[1]And it’s not just one hole, for that matter!

While searching for other information, I found an excellent site with all sorts of free lessons at all kinds of levels and addressing all kinds of issues and styles (as well as some paid options), so I decided it wouldn’t hurt to go through these and see what I can learn, as I’ve never had any proper lessons.

It’s called Your Guitar Academy. I’ll be charting my progress and important insights here!

• The basics is in two parts:
  • how to hold a guitar, how to hold a pick/plectrum and the names of the strings
  • must have gear—i.e., what sort of acoustic guitar to purchase
• Electric beginners
  • Level 1
    • Essentials I
      • Em and Asus2 chords, how to read diagrams
      • changing chords
      • strumming, pattern 1 (and) 2 and (3 and 4 and)^[2]Note: here and elsewhere, alternate down- and upstrokes, omitting the counts in parentheses.
      • E and A chords
      • practice habits
    • Essentials II
      • G,^[3]Played with third and fourth fingers on the third fret of B and high E strings, respectively. C, and D chords
      • the so-called ‘Universal strumming pattern’ 1 (and) 2 and (3) and 4 and
      • demonstration of playing along with other instruments
      • learning how to do it, part one; own downward strum per bar
        • Intro: Em /// A /// Em /// A ///
        • Verse one: Em /// A /// Em /// A /// Em /// A /// C /// D ///; Em /// A /// Em /// A /// Em /// A /// C /// D ///
      • learning how to do it, part two; chorus uses ‘universal strumming pattern’
        • Chorus 1: G /// C /// Em /// D /// G /// C /// Em /// D ///; G /// C /// Em /// D /// G /// C /// Em /// D ///
        • Verse 2: Em /// A /// Em /// A /// Em /// A /// C /// D ///; Em /// A /// Em /// A /// Em /// A /// C /// D ///
        • Chorus 2: G /// C /// Em /// D /// G /// C /// Em /// D ///; G /// C /// Em /// D /// G /// C /// Em /// D ///; G /// C /// Em /// D /// G /// C /// Em /// D ///; G /// C /// Em /// D /// G /// C /// Em /// D ///

• level 2
  • level 3
• Electric intermediates
  • level 1
  • level 2
• Lead guitar beginners
  • level 1
  • level 2
• Lead guitar intermediates
  • level 1
  • level 2
• Home studio guide

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