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Keep it slow and steady playing C-Major and G-Major guitar chords using the pick strum pattern. In this section I will show you some tips on how to increase your chord change speed in the left hand. C-Major x 2 (pick, strum, pick, strum) G-Major x 2 (pick, strum, pick, strum) C-Major x 1 (pick,...Read More

1) Review the chart. 2) Listen for blocked notes, lack of pressure and make adjustments as needed. 3) Practice moving from C-Major to G-Major guitar chords. It’s a little tougher due to rotation but with practice it gets better.Read More

I have spent thousands of dollars on DVDs online courses and memberships with no success. After several attempts and lots of frustration, I happened by chance to come across Levels For Guitar. I could not believe how I found a step by step program which will take you from A to Z, and actually teach...Read More

This level picks up from the previous string crossing guitar exercise, adding different fret positions. 1) Goal tempo on the metronome for this guitar string crossing exercise is 100 to 120 bpm. 2) Practice on the high and low fret positions on the guitar. 3) Playing the scale near the 1st guitar fret requires more...Read More

Commit the following to memory: 1) The “sharp” raises a note by a ½ step. The sharp symbol looks like this: # 2) The “flat” lowers a note by a ½ step. The flat symbol looks like this: b The following chart shows all the notes on the guitar using sharps. That’s because we are...Read More

Here is our second tune, play using the “pick strum” guitar pattern taught in Level 008. Both the C-Major and A-Minor guitar chords start on the A string. 1) Watch the video. 2) Remember speed is not important now, keeping a steady beat is. Go slow. 3) Set a goal speed of 60 bpm on...Read More

1) Review the diagram for the C-Major guitar chord finger position. 2) Listen for blocked notes or lack of pressure and make adjustments as needed. 3) Practice moving from A-Minor to C-Major. Take notice of your finger position that the third finger is the only finger that changes position.Read More

Now it’s time to take our scale playing to a higher level with guitar string crossing exercises. Once you have master this exercise at 60 – 80 bpm on the metronome you can replace the previous scale technique exercise with this one in your practice routine. 1) Watch the video. 2) Remember to keep alternation...Read More

This post covers the pick strum pattern using E-Minor. When strumming chords on an electric guitar as opposed to playing scales, we float the right hand over the strings (hovering about a quarter of an inch) centered somewhere between the bridge and where the neck begins. Pick the top E string and strum the rest...Read More

Using scale technique, you should be able to learn and play some basic guitar chords such as the E-Minor and A-Minor. The guitar chord diagrams down below are both popular for teaching chords on the guitar. The vertical lines represent strings and the horizontal lines represent frets. The numbers represent left hand finger positions. “X”...Read More