Essential Guitar Skills, Lesson 003

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EGS Lesson Three Introducing eighth notes and developing rhythm guitar playing

Lesson Objectives

To introduce, understand and be able to play eighth notes.
To develop our understanding and performance of rhythm by combining whole, half, quarter and eighth notes together.
To build our library of chords by introducing and learning how to play the chords of C5 and D5.

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

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Exercise 2

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Exercise 3

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Exercise 4

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Exercise 5

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Exercise 6

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Video 1. Position of the right hand when playing C5/D5

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Video 2. Position of the left hand when playing C5

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Video 3. Position of the left hand when playing D5

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Exercise 7

Exercise 7

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Exercise 8

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Exercise 9

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Exercise 10

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