This five-book series is divided into six Sections as follows:
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Section I. The Fundamentals for Playing the Guitar
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Section II. Guitar Chord Positions and Structure
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Section III. Basic Guitar Scale Positions and Chord Tones
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Section IV. Diatonic Harmony, Modes and Cadences Applied to the Guitar
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Section V. Chord Progression and Improvisation for Guitar
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Section VI. Guitar Songs and Licks
First, glance through each Section to briefly view the
over-all course of study.
Then, starting with Chapter 1, read each fundamental topic several times until
you fully understand the material. Practice the lesson(s) stated in the Lesson
Summary at the end of each Chapter until you can play the lesson exercises and
songs accurately and smoothly – playing along with the stated MIDI files using
the Pickin’ Pal MIDI Player.
Do not skip any pages or jump back and forth (unless otherwise stated). The
fundamental topics and lessons are progressive and you must learn the current
topic material and play the lessons at the specified tempo in each Chapter
before going on the next one.
The Pickin’ Pal MIDI Player allows you to adjust the tempo of each exercise or song
at a very slow speed. After you can play along smoothly and accurately with the
MIDI file, adjust the tempo a bit faster. Repeat the process until you can play
the exercise or song at the specified tempo.
Please, take time to do everything correctly and avoid getting into bad habits,
which may limit your playing later on. You will find that learning a symmetrical
system of playing the guitar the right way is, not only the best, but also the
easiest in the long run.
Some topics are repetitive throughout the book series (on purpose).
When reviewing the topics again (rather than turning back to a previous page),
makes the subject matter easier to memorize.
The books' Table of Contents outlines a brief summary
of the progressive Topics and Lessons to study and play along with Pickin' Pal
MIDI Player in each Chapter.
The examples in this book series are given specifically for the guitar using both the
musical staves and guitar tablature with comparisons using drawings of the
guitar fingerboard and piano keyboard. Remember that reading music is the same
for all other musical instruments too. However, you must know the positions of
the notes on them.
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