Summary of "What to Learn on Guitar in Order"
Summary of "What to Learn on Guitar in Order"
This video provides a structured, level-by-level curriculum for learning guitar from absolute beginner to advanced stages. The creator emphasizes the challenge of finding a clear, ordered path among the vast amount of online guitar content and offers their personal recommended progression. The video does not teach the concepts in detail but outlines what to focus on at each stage.
Main Ideas and Lessons
- Challenge of Learning Guitar Online: There is a wealth of information but little guidance on what to learn first or how to progress logically.
- Structured Curriculum: The learning process is divided into seven levels (Level 0 through Level 6), each with specific skills, concepts, and theory to master before moving on.
Detailed Level Breakdown
Level 0: Foundations ("Learning to Breathe")
- Learn how to hold the guitar and pick.
- Identify parts of the guitar.
- Basic strumming (up and down) and single note picking.
- Fretting single notes.
- Memorize the names of all six strings.
- Basic guitar maintenance: tuning.
- Intro to music theory: what is a note, chord, key, intervals (half step, whole step).
Level 1: Basic Open Chords and Timing
- Learn 7 basic open chords: E, Em, A, Am, G, C, D.
- Strum in time and count music with different note values.
- Learn to change guitar strings.
- Recommended beginner songs (simple strumming or one-string):
- "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield
- "Wagon Wheel" - Darius Rucker
- "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
- "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
- "Iron Man" - Black Sabbath
Level 2: Pentatonic Scale and Syncopation
- Learn right-hand alternate picking technique.
- Learn the first position (minor) Pentatonic Scale.
- Learn all notes on the fretboard up to the 5th fret.
- Music theory: syncopation and beat subdivisions.
- Recommended songs:
- "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- "Running Down a Dream" - Tom Petty
- "House of the Rising Sun" - The Animals
- "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC
- "Hurt" - Johnny Cash
Level 3: Bar Chords and Soloing
- Learn the second position (major) Pentatonic Scale.
- Learn Bar Chords starting with F major and B minor; progress to Bar Chords rooted on 5th and 6th strings.
- Learn all notes on the fretboard.
- Start soloing over backing tracks (recommended YouTube channel: Now You Shred).
- Recommended songs for solo practice:
- "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
- "Layla" - Derek and the Dominos
- "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
- "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin
Level 4: Advanced Scales and Chords
- Learn all five positions of the Pentatonic Scale.
- Learn major and minor diatonic scales.
- Learn seventh chords: major 7th, minor 7th, dominant 7th, half diminished (roots on 5th and 6th strings).
- Develop stylistic techniques: bends, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, natural and pinch harmonics.
- Music theory: building scales, triads, and understanding sevenths in triads.
- No specific song recommendations; focus on learning songs you want regardless of skill level.
- Recommended to consider getting a guitar instructor at this stage for personalized guidance.
Level 4.5: Harmonizing and Nashville Number System
- Learn how to harmonize the major scale (also called the core word scale or order of triads).
- Learn common chord progressions and chord functions.
- Learn the Nashville Number System (a fundamental tool in music).
Level 5: Modes, CAGED System, and Arpeggios
- Learn musical modes and their theory.
- Learn all intervals.
- Learn the CAGED System for fretboard navigation.
- Learn arpeggios within CAGED shapes, including major 7th, minor 7th, dominant 7th, and half diminished arpeggios.
- Add sevenths to CAGED arpeggios.
- Learn how to use chord tones in melodies and solos.
- Learn about compound time signatures.
- This level may take years to master; some players may be satisfied here.
Level 6: Advanced Jazz Concepts and Specialization
- Focus on chord extensions beyond sevenths: 9th, 11th, 13th chords.
- Learn melodic minor and harmonic minor scales and their modes/arpeggios.
- Learn the
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