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Uncle Bob's Guitar Lessons
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Table of Contents

• Lesson 1 - Introduction
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Why In The World Would You Want To Play Guitar?
    • How Hard Is It To Play Guitar?
    • How Often Should I Practice?
    • How Long Should I Practice?
    • Why In The World Should You Read These Lessons?
    • Who Is "Uncle Bob" Anyway?
  • Diagrams Used In These Lessons
    • Guitar Fingering
    • Chord Charts and Scale Patterns
    • Guitar Tab
    • Bass Tab
• Lesson 2 - The Basics
  • Guitar 101
    • Types of Guitars
    • Choosing a Guitar
    • Guitar Anatomy
    • Names and Numbers of the Strings
    • Holding the Guitar and Pick
  • Tuning
    • Using a Tuner
    • Tuning With a Piano
    • Tuning With Other Instruments/Musicians
    • Tuning the Guitar to Itself
      • Simple Approach
      • Better Approach
• Lesson 3 - Elementary Chords And Theory
  • Piano And Music Theory
    • The C Major Scale
    • Okay - Why Is Theory Important?
    • How Chords Are Born
  • Music Theory and Chords
    • Chords Found in a Major Scale
    • Roman Numeral Notation
    • Chords Listed by Major Scale
    • Determining the Major Key of a Song
    • Learning Music based on Chords Found in a Major Scale
    • Chords found in Modal Scales
  • Guitar And Music Theory
    • Building the C Major Chord from Scratch
• Lesson 4 - Basic Chord Progressions
  • Common Chord Progressions
    • The 1-4-5 or I-IV-V Pattern
    • The 1-6-4-5 or I-vi-IV-V Pattern
• Lesson 5 - Strumming
  • Learn to Walk Before You Run
    • Musical Shorthand for Strumming
    • Strumming Down-Strokes Only
    • Strumming Better (Both Directions)
  • Getting Just a Bit More Tricky
    • Strumming On The Eighth Notes
    • "Dropping" A Few Eighth Notes While Strumming
• Lesson 6 - Chord Change Tricks
  • Changing Chords Quickly
    • G to D Chord Change
    • C to G Chord Change
    • G to C9 Chord Change
    • C to F Chord Change
    • G to C to F Chord Change
• Lesson 7 - The Big, Bad Barre Chords
  • What Are Barre Chords?
    • Why Do We Need Barre Chords?
  • Types of Barre Chords:
    • "E-Form" Barre Chords
    • "A-Form" Barre Chords
    • "D-Form" Barre Chords
    • "C-Form" Barre Chords
    • "G-Form" Barre Chords
  • Finding Chords Everywhere You Look
    • Building Chords Anywhere on the Neck
    • Advanced Study on Barre Chords
  • A Final Note - Getting Used To Barre Chords
• Lesson 8 - Finger-Picking
  • Learning Finger-Picking
  • Finger-Picking Exercises
• Lesson 9 - Playing Backup
  • A Few Notes About Playing Backup For Someone Else
    • The #1 Rule For Playing Backup
    • Tempo, Tempo, Tempo...
    • Get To Know Who You Play With
    • Keep It Simple, Stupid (The "KISS" Method)
    • Listen, Listen, Listen...
  • Damage Control
• Lesson 10 - Playing Live
  • A Few Notes About Playing Live
    • Always Bring a Spare Guitar
    • Check your Gear Before You Go
• Lesson 11 - "Open" Chords
  • What are "Open" Chords?
  • Types of Open Chords:
    • Open Chords in E
    • Open Chords in A
    • Open 7th Chords in A
• Lesson 12 - "Slash" Chords
  • What are "Slash" Chords?
  • Chord Inversions
    • First Inversion
    • Second Inversion
    • Other Inversions
• Appendix A - Basic Guitar Chords
• Appendix B - Basic Scale Patterns
• Appendix C - Basic "Traditional" Songs
• Appendix D - Christian Guitar Web Sites
• Appendix E - How To Tune The Guitar To Perfection
• Appendix F - An Explanation of the Equal-Tempered Scale