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Requirements
for weekends
We get
asked what to practice before coming on a weekend. So
here are some ideas for you to start on.
Strugglers and Improvers weekends
Here are some things we think it
would be handy to know about and practice before
coming on a weekend. Don't worry if your
chord changes are slow and you still find it
difficult, especially with the bar shape F chord. We
will teach and help you improve that skill. Having
knowledge of the positions will help you learn more
on the weekend. The chords listed are in the open
position, at the nut/tuner end of the neck. If you
do know more Great!!!
Chords in the open position,
A - Am - A7 - B7 - C - C7 - D - Dm - D7 - E - Em -
E7 - F (If possible as a bar chord) - G - G7
Don't worry if you are still having difficulty
changing between these chords, we will show the way
to improve that skill. Want to know the shape of
these chords then use the Chord Finder
Chord
Finder http://chordfind.com/
The first position of the pentatonic
scale in Am and Em will suffice. If you know more then
great, the more you know the more you will learn here.
See below.
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'Em' Pentatonic Scale in
the open position
(and at the 12th fret for electric
guitar players)
'Am' Pentatonic Scale at
the 5th Fret
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Download pdf and Get all
5 positions.
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For a Blues, Country or Rock
weekend an ability to play the above material is
essential plus some barre chords up the neck. It
would also be handy to practice major scales in
C, E, G and A in the open position and a
position somewhere up the neck.
A link for scale
patterns
http://www.abclearnguitar.com/major-scale.html
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This is the first closed
position major scale pattern and will be A major
when played at the 5th fret. When played at the
3rd fret it will be G major and at the 12th fret
E major. Red dots are the root notes of the
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Listen: an A major scale in
RealAudio
or
MP3. |
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