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Purpose

The purpose of this lesson series is to teach you the basic techniques used to play guitar parts in all popular styles, including rock, blues, country, jazz and related styles. It is designed for beginners. For this first lesson, I assume you've never picked up a guitar before.

You don't have to read tablature or diagrams to understand this lesson. Just watch the videos, and play along.

Main Points of This Lesson:

• Placing your fingers behind the frets
• Playing combinations of single notes
• Playing downstrokes with the guitar pick
• Playing in time with simple music tracks ('microsongs')
• Using still holds on the guitar neck to reduce tension in the left hand
• Reading tablature (note order)
• Using the Left Hand Still Conditioning worksheets

• How to find the right guitar
• Parts of the guitar
• How to make your guitar easier to play
• Using the Videos