manual beginner Ebook - Next Level Guitar Lessons

1 1 YOU CAN LEARN Guitar ! beginner GUITARWRITTEN LESSON manual -Written by David Taub 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS:LessonPageTable of essential points to of the Guitar acoustic & asked questions, acoustic or electric?..6 Utilizing the of the open goals and you will be playing chord techniques building a solid your first your second your third few tips on asked question on and rhythm cool strum frequently asked question on position chords to F major chart and practice changing techniques and shared fingers chord changing fingers chord change cluster principle chord changing principle chord change slide principle chord change technique and on the by David Taub, co-creator.

2 Next Level Guitar Inc. Copyright Next Level Guitar Inc., 2011-all rights reserved unauthorized duplication ordistribution of any part of this book is prohibitedNEXT Level Guitar 3 INTRODUCTION:Hello good people! David Taub here and I would like to take a moment to thank you for your interestin my instructional products. I am so excited to get you started on your Guitar journey. Whether youhave been playing for a little while or are just starting from scratch, I am totally confident that mylessons will help you achieve your Guitar goals and get you playing the Guitar and having think you will find that my teaching methods are of the best available on the market today.

3 I havesuccessfully taught thousands and thousands of students both privately and online all over the teach all levels, from students who have never touched a Guitar , on through advanced players-so Irecognize the entire a wide array of students allows me to see on a daily basis the common challenges that allstudents face when learning the instrument. This gives me unique insights on creating exercises andlesson plans to help students overcome these challenges and get them playing the Guitar in thefastest and most efficient I know what works and what doesn t, what students gravitate toward, what empowers students,and how to get students quickly moving forward on the instrument by achieving clear cut goals andobjectives-all while having FUN!

4 Like with anything new and different, dive into these materials with an open mind. Know that if youpractice these techniques, work hard, and keep honing your skills and refining your art, thesemethods will bring results and you willbe playing Guitar like you always dreamed can be a challenging instrument for sure, but if you follow my structured curriculum, keep apositive attitude, and practice the right things, then you will succeed. The Guitar will be something thatwill bring you joy for the rest of your life. The Guitar is infectious and once you start reaping therewards you won t want to stop.

5 In fact you will probably be playing Guitar for the rest of your these materials and please let me know if youhave any questions. I always welcome yourinsights and feedback as I am constantly tweaking my instructional products to make them the bestthey can be. You can email me wish you the best in all your musical the journey, and as ON!David please check out my full on video instructional website ESSENTIAL POINTS TO Learning an instrument requires patience. Many of the techniquestake time tomaster. Even fingering chords can be quite challenging.

6 This is normal so do not getdiscouraged. It takes time to get your fingers, tendons, and muscles used to bending in theways necessary to play Guitar . Take your time, be patient and it will A positive attitude goes a long way. You can do this, so try and stay positive andremember that your Guitar playing is an technique Utilizing the proper techniques and learning the proper fundamentals isessential for beginner Guitar . Any bad habits that you start off with will be very hard to untanglelater as well as they will impede your progress down the road.

7 So strive to follow the techniqueguidelines closely at first and then later down the road you can develop them into your ownpersonal style first learn the rules, then go ahead and break them!. length-Keep the fingernails on your fret hand short. If your nails are too long theywill interfere with the fretting of notes on the fingerboard. If you press straight down with onefinger on a solid surface, like a tabletop, and you feel the nail hitting the table before yourfingertip, your nails are too long and will need to be and thoroughly dry your hands before picking up the Guitar .

8 It will keepoily residues and dirt off the fingerboard and your hands will be clean and not slide around onthe neck. Wipe the neck down with a soft cloth after playing as this keeps the neck clean andprolongs string Discomfort-Fingertip soreness and wrist discomfort is normal for the beginning you play more your fingertip calluses will build up stronger and the discomfort will get lessand less. But if you feel major pain in the wrist or arm-STOP. Big pain is your bodies way oftelling you something may be wrong. Give it a little rest and go back to it later and check toensure you are utilizing the proper down-Playing slow and in time is ALWAYS better than playing fast and sloppy.

9 Alwaysmaster a concept at slow speeds before trying to play it faster. Speed comes with on the neck Not at first but eventually you want to try to memorize the notes on theneck and the notes that make up a given chord or a scale. You just don t want to solely rely onjust fingerings or shapes. It will make you a better guitarist in the long run and you will be ableto speak the language of music when conversing with other musicians, writing songs, playingwith your friends, or in a band your ear I say these words often, I feel developing your ear is one of the mostimportant things you can do as a guitarist or some music theory has great value.

10 It will move your playing forward faster andallow you to communicate the language of music to other Give yourself plenty of fun time on the Guitar doing what you love to do best learn asong, write a new tune, do fun stuff. Don t spend all your time just studying and working newconcepts. HAVE FUN AND STAY POSITIVE practice does not have to be drudgery!5 PARTS OF THE Guitar ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC:In order to communicate effectively in Guitar lingo you will need to learn some Guitar terminology. Theillustrations below display some of the common parts of an acoustic Guitar and an electric pegsnutfretsneckfretsbodysoundholepickup sbridgeACOUSTIC GUITARELECTRIC GUITAR6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSW hich Guitar do I choose Acoustic or Electric?