Homespun Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson (2-DVD Set) Standard
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Homespun Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson (2-DVD Set) Standard
Homespun Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson (2-DVD Set) Standard
Condition: New
Homespun Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson (2-DVD Set) Standard
Homespun Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson (2-DVD Set) Standard
* Note: occasionally in this post, you will see a lower case “b” next to a note name. This means that the note is “flat.”
Given any note or chord, there are only five positions on the guitar neck from which it can be played. This is an incredibly useful tool considering that there are over 3,500 chords and over 550 different scales that can be played on the guitar. Yet, everything you will ever do on the guitar boils down to understanding these five simple positions. These are the five positions from which a given root note is played with at least one other octave. (Root notes are the notes that define a chord or scale at its foundation. For example, in the C Major chord, the root note is the note C, from which, the rest of the chord gets its name.) In this book, I have labelled these as positions one through five. Add them to your warm-up routine and spend as much time as needed to get familiar with them. We’ll be using these positions quite a bit throughout this book as we learn how to construct numerous scales and chords. Position 1 occurs when the root note is located on the top, bottom, and fourth string.
I have students all the time that ask me things like “How do you know when to strum up or down?” and “How do you develop good timing?”
Even for an experienced musician and guitar teacher, rhythm is still one of the most challenging things to teach. That’s because, while it may take just a few minutes to explain the basics concepts of rhythm, it can take years to really develop your sense of rhythm to the point where it becomes second nature.
Remember…. there is absolutely NO quick fix, NO silver bullet, and NO substitute for practicing your guitar for hours on end. The more you put in, the more you’ll get out!
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