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Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions
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Overview

Duration

15 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

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Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions
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Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions
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Highlights

  • Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
  • 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Course 2 of 4 in the How to Play Guitar Specialization
  • Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
  • Intermediate Level Learners should complete "Guitar for Beginners" before enrolling in this course.
  • Approx. 15 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
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Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions
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Course details

More about this course
  • Each lesson covers the four basic aspects you?ll need to sharpen your guitar chops: scales, arpeggios, chord progressions, and rhythm
  • Amanda?s practical approach to learning these important elements is fun and helps you to use what you?re learning and practicing in a real musical setting
  • Improve your playing and creativity, whether it be as a singer-songwriter, a guitarist accompanying a singer, or a player in the band
  • By the end of this course, you?ll be more comfortable playing throughout the neck, and you?ll gain a better understanding of chord structure and how each chord relates to tonal centers or keys

Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions
 at 
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Curriculum

Welcome to Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions!

What You Can Expect to Learn In This Course

Connect with Your Classmates

Course Resources

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What Are Your Goals?

What You'll Learn in this Lesson

The b3 Pentatonic Scale

The b7 Pentatonic Scale

The Major Scale and Improvising On One String

The Pentatonic Scale on One String

Playing a Scale in a Moveable Open Position

Putting It All Together

Practicing the b3 and the b7 Pentatonic Scales

Practicing On One String

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Practicing Scales

Scales

Self Assessment: Practicing Scales

Arpeggios

What You'll Learn in this Lesson

Major Arpeggios

Minor Arpeggios

Diminished Arpeggios

Augmented Arpeggios

Putting It All Together

Practicing Major Arpeggios

Practicing Minor Arpeggios

Practicing Diminished Arpeggios

Practicing Augmented Arpeggios

Putting It All Together

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Practicing Arpeggios

Arpeggios

Self Assessment: Practicing Arpeggios

Chords and Progressions

What You'll Learn in this Lesson

I IV V and I V IV

I VI II V and I VI IV V

I V VI IV

The 12 Bar Blues

Putting It All Together

Practicing the I IV V and I V IV Progressions

Practicing the I VI II V and I VI IV V Progressions

Practicing the I V VI IV Progression

Practicing the 12 Bar Blues

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Practicing Chords and Progressions

Chords and Progressions

Self Assessment: Practicing Chords and Progressions

Rhythm

What You'll Learn in this Lesson

Rhythm and (Blues) Scales

Arpeggios with Rhythm

Strumming Patterns with Chords

Arpeggios and Chords

Putting It All Together

Review

Join Your Study Group

Rhythm

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