TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK START iii
About the Author iv
Foreword v
Introduction Background Information 1
Care of your Guitar 1
Holding the Guitar 2
The Left Hand/Arm Position 2
The Left Hand Finger Position 3
The Right Hand/Arm Position 3
Using a Guitar Pick 4
Applying Right and Left Hand Techniques 4
Pictures and Videos 4
Apply Right and Left Hand Techniques 4
Other Guitar Information 4
Tuning the Guitar 5-7
Notes found on the Guitar 8
Music Theory 9
Chromatic Scale 10
C major Scale 11
Key Signatures 12
Intervals 13-14
Structure of Chords 15-16
Diatonic chords of C Major 16
Explanation of Fingering Diagram 18
Introduction to Chord Voicings 19
Root position of Major Chords 20-22
Root position of Minor Chords 23-24
Root Position Dominant Chords 25-26
Explanation of Barre Chords 27
Leaving out notes in chords 27
Adding notes to chords 27
Moveable Chord Forms 28
Cycle 5 28
Root Position of Major Barre Chords 29
Root Position of Minor Barre Chords 30
Root Position of Dominant Barre Chords 31
Understanding Rhythm 32
Nuts and Bolts of Rhythm 32-33
Rests 34
Dots and Ties 35
Applying chord progressions 36
How to Practice the Chord Progressions 36
How to use the help files on muse-eek.com 36
Explanation of Strumming Symbols 36
Chord Progression Exercise One 37
Chord Progression Exercise Two 38
Chord Progression Exercise Three 39
Chord Progression Exercise Four 40
Chord Progression Exercise Five 41
Chord Progression Exercise Six 42
Chord Progression Exercise Seven 43
Chord Progression Exercise Eight 44
Chord Progression Exercise Nine 45
Chord Progression Exercise Nine 46
Chord Progression Exercise Ten 47
Chord Progression Exercise Ten 48
What's Next 49
Further thoughts on Practicing 50
Pictures 1-8 51
Pictures 9-16 52