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1. What style of acoustic guitar?
   Steel vs. Nylon String
   
   
2. Sizes and Shapes
   
   
3. Names of the open strings
   
   
4. Technique
   a. Left hand
   b. Right hand – down strokes with pick
   
   
5. Finger Gymnastics
   a. 1234 fingering
   b. 2314 fingering
   c. String transitions
   
   
6. Tuning
   a. Electronic tuner styles
   b. 5th fret and open strings
   
   
7. Open chords – G, G7 and C (small chords)
   
   
8. Open chords – Em, Am, and C
   
   
9. Open position scales
   a. A minor scale
   b. C Major scale
   
   
10. Rhythms
    a. Whole note
    b. Half note
    c. Quarter note
    d. Eighth note – alternate picking strokes
    e. Examples with scales and chords
    
    
11. Strum patterns
    
    
12. Chord progressions – introducing new chords
    a. G – C – D
    b. C – Am – Dm – G
    c. Strum and arpeggiate
    
    
13. More open position scales
    a. E minor pentatonic
    b. G Major pentatonic
    
    
14. Position scales
    a. minor pentatonic
    b. Major pentatonic
    
    
15. Half and whole steps
    a. Locating all 12 notes on every string
    b. Locating scales on fingerboard
    
    
16. Learn a song
    
    
17. Learn a song
    
    
18. Dominant 7 chords – A7, D7 and E7 (open)
    a. 12 bar blues
    
    
19. Minor 7 chords – Am7, Dm7, E7
    a. minor blues
    
    
20. Major 7 chords: Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 and Amaj7 – Dmaj7
    
    
21. Right hand techniques
    a. Palm muting
    b. Percussive techniques
    c. Harmonics
    
    
22. Left hand techniques
    a. Slides
    b. Vibrato
    c. Hammer-on
    d. Pull-off
    e. Harmonics
    
    
23. Fingerstyle
    a. Thumb - p
    b. fingers – i-m-a
    c. Bass and chords
    
    
24. Song featuring fingerstyle
    
    
25. Song featuring fingerstlye
    
    
26. Barre Chords
    a. 6th string: major, minor, minor7, dom.7, major7
    b. 5th string:       
    
    
27. Barre chord progressions
    a. 12 bar blues: 6th string form
    b. 12 bar blues: mixing 6th/5th string forms
    c. Am – G – F – E
    
    
28. More popular chords you should know
    
    
29. Major scales
    a. 6th string, 2nd finger form
    b. 5th string, 4th finger form
    
    
30. Minor scales
    a. 6th string, 1st finger form
    b. 5th string, 4th finger form
    
    
31. Free Bonus Gifts:
    Bonus # 1
    Bonus # 2
    Bonus # 3