Master Guitar Playing

Learn All Playing Skills from Scratch to Mastery

Arts & Hobbies4.9(93)4h 19m20 lectures1 section

What you'll learn

  • Get to know the parts of the guitar and the basics of playing
  • Learn the basic notes and the names of the strings
  • Practice on the six strings with gradual exercises
  • Play your first melody on the guitar
  • Learn the Kurd, Hijaz and Nahawand scales
  • Understand sharp and flat notes
  • Use basic and passing chords
  • Understand chord circles and modal scales
  • Play different rhythms and fingerstyle
  • Increase your guitar playing speed

About this course

This course teaches guitar playing from zero to an advanced level, with a series of lessons and practical exercises. It starts with the parts of the guitar and the basics of playing, then the basic notes and string names, exercises for each string from the first to the sixth, and playing your first melody. After that you learn Eastern and Western scales, such as the Kurd scale, the Hijaz scale and the Nahawand scale, sharp and flat notes, then basic chords, chord circles and how they relate to scales and the modal scales. It also covers rhythms such as the rumba rhythm and the Eastern maqsoum rhythm, fingerstyle playing, a set of popular rhythms, passing chords, and then increasing your playing speed. The course suits anyone who loves music and wants to learn guitar, whether a beginner or a player who wants to improve. You need no previous experience, but you need a guitar and regular practice. By the end you will be able to play melodies and songs on scales and chords, move between chords and play different rhythms.

Expected outcomes

  • Ability to play famous melodies on the guitar.
  • Mastery of musical scales and different chords.
  • Improvement of smooth and quick chord transitions.
  • Development of professional playing techniques for various music styles.
  • Boost your confidence in musical performance on the guitar.

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    Course content

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    Mastering Guitar Playing

    20 lectures
    1. Parts of the Guitar and Basics of PlayingExplains the main parts of a classical guitar such as the head, neck, and body, criteria for choosing a good guitar, and the correct body and hand posture for playing.10:12
    2. Basic Chords on the Guitar and String NamesExplains the guitar's six strings, their names and basic notes, and how to tune each string using a tuner device.24:25
    3. Exercises for the First and Second StringsPresents exercises for the first and second strings using the picado technique alternating fingers, linking the basic notes to fret positions on each string.8:44
    4. Exercises for the Third and Fourth StringsPresents exercises for the third and fourth strings using the apoyando technique with the basic notes on each string, then combines the exercises for the first four strings together.9:54
    5. Exercises for the Fifth and Sixth StringsPresents exercises for the fifth and sixth strings using the apoyando technique with their basic notes, followed by a comprehensive exercise combining all six strings together.5:09
    6. Playing the First Melody on the GuitarExplains playing a first complete tune on guitar using the basic notes, reading tablature as a way to write notes, and playing with a metronome to control tempo.13:49
    7. The Phrygian Scale on the Guitar and Songs on ItExplains sharp and flat notes on the guitar, how one note can have two names, when to choose each name based on the scale's notes, and where these notes sit on the strings.8:01
    8. Raised and Lowered Notes on the Guitar (Sharps and Flats)Defines a scale and its notes, applies the Chord (Phrygian) scale on the guitar with a song played on it, and explains how a capo transposes the scale to other notes.13:26
    9. The Hijaz Scale on the Guitar (Harmonic Minor)Explains the Ajam (major) scale on the guitar and its notes, plays melodies on it such as Egypt's national anthem, and shows how to transpose it to other notes using a capo.7:50
    10. The Nahawand Scale on the Guitar (Natural Minor)Explains the church modes derived from the major scale, how each mode starts from a different degree, with sample songs and how to move them to other notes.8:07
    11. The Nahawand Scale on the Guitar (Natural Minor)Goes through the modes one by one (Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian) with each one's notes on the guitar, and explains how to move any of them to another note with a capo.9:36
    12. Basic ChordsExplains the Hijaz (harmonic minor) scale on the guitar, how it differs from the Ajam scale by using G sharp, with songs on it and how to transpose it using a capo.13:24
    13. Chord Circles and Their Relation to ScalesExplains what chords are and how many notes they have, the interval difference between major and minor chords, their shapes on the guitar, and how chord symbols are written.23:22
    14. Church Scales (Modes)Explains chord progressions and the rule for building the chords of each scale, and how to transpose chords and scales using a capo, a full barre and a half barre.16:07
    15. Rhythms (Rumba Rhythm)Explains intervals in more depth and how they name scales and chords, covers sus, diminished and augmented chords, and transition chords between scales with suggested progressions.27:41
    16. Eastern Maqsum RhythmDefines rhythms and how they are built and notated on the guitar, then practises the rumba rhythm and develops it by adding rasgueado, using a metronome.14:06
    17. Fingerstyle Playing TechniqueExplains the oriental maqsoum rhythm and how to practise it with a metronome and chords, then develops it by adding extra strokes and muted hits.11:16
    18. Famous Artam GroupPresents eight basic guitar rhythms, each built on the previous one by adding or removing a stroke, with daily practice against a metronome.7:12
    19. Transitional ChordsExplains the fingerstyle technique of assigning one finger to each string, with finger exercises, and teaches the piece Romanza on the natural minor scale.17:50
    20. Increasing Guitar Playing SpeedExplains how to build playing speed on the guitar through regular practice and by fixing what slows the fingers, and ends with the piece Malaguena with chords added.8:55

    Instructor

    Artist Samih Ali

    Artist Samih Ali

    Composer and music arranger with 20 years of experience in teaching various musical instruments including piano, violin, and guitar.
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