INTRODUCTION

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Course: Rock Fingerpicking Guitar
INTRODUCTION

Progressive Rock Fingerpicking Guitar teaches all the popular left and right hand techniques used in modern fingerpicking Rock guitar. You will learn how to fingerpick single notes as well as how to use three and four string chords to construct great sounding licks.

As you work your way through the book the progressions and basic fingerpicking styles are expanded upon with the introduction of many left hand and right hand techniques. The final lesson in this book contains several solos that use all the techniques outlined in previous lessons.

It will be helpful to already have a basic knowledge of guitar before you tackle the examples in this book. Progressive Fingerpicking Guitar is recommended as an introductory manual to this book.

All examples are fun to play and sound great, as well as being authentic and informative. At the completion of this book you will have a thorough knowledge of fingerpicking Rock guitar and will be able to make some great sounds in a fairly short time. For other Rock books in the Progressive series see the appendices section.

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Class Sessions

1- INTRODUCTION 2- Basic Fingerpicking Technique 3- The Rudiments of Music 4- Putting It all Together 5- Pick and Fingers Technique 6- Basic Fingerpicking Licks 7- Lead Guitar Patterns 8- More Patterns and Techniques 9- Picking Notes Together 10- Chord Based Licks - Second Position 11- Chord Based Licks - First Position 12- Fingerpicking Patterns 13- Electronic Tuner 14- Note Values 15- Playing Position 16- Hand Technique 17- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book 18- Time Signatures 19- Picking the Strings 20- Scales 21- The Chromatic Scale 22- The Major Scale 23- The Minor Scale 24- The Minor Pentatonic Scale 25- The Major Pentatonic Scale 26- Keys and Key Signatures 27- Relative Keys 28- Other Fingerpicking Books in the Progressive Series

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