CHORD PRACTICE
At this level we’re playing our full chords. We also will start learning our full 2 octave scales.
Play along to the chord exercises below. Try to stay in time with the track as best you can. Your target is to eventually be able to play along to all the tracks until they reach the end (bar 40). These exercises will have you playing your songs much more quickly than just song practice.
**FOCUS ON THE SECOND FINGER GOING TO G
FOCUS ON THE THIRD FINGER GOING TO C**
G to C
**FOCUS ON THE THIRD FINGER GOING TO D
FOCUS ON THE SECOND FINGER GOING TO G**
D to G
**FOCUS ON THE THIRD FINGER GOING TO D
FOCUS ON THE THIRD FINGER GOING TO C**
D to C
NOTES ON THE GUITAR
Now we add the notes B & F.
SCALE PRACTICE
The C major, A minor, G major, and E minor scales are now in 2 octave shapes. Notice how C major and A minor use the same notes but use a different root. It’s the same for G major and E minor. This is called the relative major and minor.
Play the C major scale over this track.
Play the C major scale over Walk The Line or Let It Be and follow the chords
Play the A minor scale over this track.
Play the A minor scale over Spancil Hill and follow the chords
Play the G major scale over this track.
Play the G major scale over Blowing In The Wind following the chords
Play the E minor scale over this track.
Play the E minor scale over Ride On following the chords
Guitar Licks
Learn and play along to the examples below using the C major/A minor & Gmajor/E minor shaped scale.
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger (Solo)
Arctic Monkeys – I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor
STRUM PATTERN PRACTICE
This is probably the most used strum pattern used on guitar. Play along to the video as best you can using an E minor chord.
SONG PRACTICE
Your songs below now use the full strum pattern shown in the video above. Slowly try to add singing over your strumming.
Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill – Video
John Legend – All Of Me – Video
Ed Sheeran – Happier – Video
Bob Marley – Redemption Song – Video
Shawn Mendes – Stitches – Video
James Arthur – Say You Wont Let Go – Video
Christy Moore – Lakes Of Pontchartrain
Christy Moore – Ride On – Video ****
Slievenamon – Video
Green Day – Time Of Your Life
Don McClean – American Pie
The Dubliners – Black Velvet band
Grace – Jim McCann
John Denver – Country Roads
The Pogues – Dirty Old Town
Paddy Reilly – Fields Of Athenry
Sting – Fields Of Gold
Garth Brooks – The Dance
Garth Brooks – If Tomorrow Never Comes
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
Christy Moore – Nancy Spain
Sia – Elastic Heart
FINGER PICKING
This is a nice simple picking pattern to get started.
Main picking pattern to Lady Gaga’s Shallow.
CHORDS OF A KEY
