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Chord Charts.

Chord sheets are listed in suggested order of learning. Interested to learn chords as past of a curriculum? - click here.
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Simple 4-string chords - Start with one-finger chords using arpeggios then two and three finger chords. (See video)
Basic "power" chords - Easy open position power chords and a 12-bar blues exercise.
Five basic chords - Learn the five basic chord shapes.
7th chords in open position - Turn the 5 basic chords into 7th chords
Major 7th chords - Video: Dominant 7th and Major 7th chords
Minor chords - Video: Minor 3rds and minor chords
Suspended chords - Video: Turn chords you know into "sus" chords.
Full barre chords See video: Play the basic 5 shapes in any position
9th chords - See video: "Add 9, 9 and major 9 chords"
Circle of Fifths/Forths "Circle Time" - circle of fifths with suggested chord exercises to help master the fretboard.
2-5-1 chords with roots on different strings - Memorize these basic progressions to play "2-5-1s" all over the neck.
Flat 5 and diminished chords

Scales and Arpeggios

Learning scales and arpeggios is like learning the "katas" in martial arts. Practicing them builds fluency of movement, strength, control and knowledge. Scales, arpeggio and chord knowledge will give you the knowledge and understanding to know what to play in a given situation with other musicians.

Basic open string scales. - C and G major, relative minors, pentatonic & blues scales in open position written in standard notation.
Movable major and minor scale pattern diagrams
Minor pentatonic scales in 5 positions - Diagram of pentatonic
Bar Chord Exercise - See video: Bar Chord Exercise

Blank Music Sheets, TAB, Chord Charts, Practice Sheets

Having a sheet of paper handy with staff line or TAB lines when you need to write something down is invaluable. Here are some useful sheets to printout.

Blank Music Sheet - Standard Notation
Blank Tab Sheet - Large format for quickly scribbling down notes
Blank 15-chord sheet - portrait
Blank 18-chord sheet - landscape
Strumming Pattern Sheet - Form for creating your own strumming patterns
Practice Log Sheet - Weekly log to check off practice items. Two weeks per page. (print both sides to keep 4 weeks per sheet)

Music Pieces

Some simple pieces for kids and other miscellaneous pieces

OldMcD2guitars.pdf "Old Mc Donald" - teacher/ student
ComingRoundtheMountain.pdf - teacher/student
buglecall.PDF - single note melody on 5 strings
Happy Birthday - single line melody with chords
Amazing Grace - Arrangement with melody & accompanyment
Auld Lang Syne solo guitar arrangement
Scarborough Fair watch on youtube