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according to its level of diculty, from Easy to
Advanced. well also let you know what aspect of
your playing will benefit by attempting a lesson.

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The fretbox diagram above represents

the fretboard exactly, as seen in the
accompanying photo. This is for ease
of visualising a fretboard scale or chord
quickly.

Here are the abbreviations used for each finger:

Fretting hand: 1, 2, 3, 4, (T) Picking hand: p (thumb),
i (index), m (middle), a (annular), c (little finger)

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Guitar Technique Examples - Picking

&

Down & Up Picking

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Guitar Technique Examples - Treble Clef And Tablature

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Guitar Technique Examples - Picking 3rd fret

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chOrd eXaMPLe (wITH CAPO)

The diagram represents the G chord in the photo. The

O symbol is an open string, and a circled number is a
fretting finger. Intervals are shown below..

The blue line represents a capo for this A chord, place it

at fret 2. Capos change the fret number ordering here,
&
the original fret 5 now becomes fret 3, fret 7 now fret 5, etc.
E
B
G

A major scale

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E
B
G
D
A
E

The diagram shows the fret-hand fingering for

the A major scale (root notes in black). The photo
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shows part of the scale being played
onTechnique
the 4th
string with fingers 1, 3 and 4.

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E
B

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Guitar Technique Examples - Picking

up and down picking

Down & Up Picking

&

tremolo picking
Tremolo Picking

&

Palm
muting
Palm Muting

b
@ @

&

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Pick Rake
Pick
rake

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E
B
G
D
A
E

E
B
G
D
A
E

n The first note is to be downTremolo Picking

picked
and the last note is to be
up-picked.

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b
@ @

@
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B
G
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B
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8
7
6
7

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8
7
6
7

8
7
6
7

rake

n Palm mute by resting the edge

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ofPick
picking-hands
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strings near the
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&

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8
7
6
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B
G
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E

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B
G
D
A
E

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D
A
E

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2
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0
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0

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8
7
6
7

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E
B
G
D
A
E

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7
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6
6
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show
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n 4 notes andPick4 Rake
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D7 (D dominant 7) and Am7 (A minor 7).

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Above shows a Cmaj9 (no 3rd)

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2B
3
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5
4
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4
5

n Play the notes of the chord by

strumming across the relevant
strings in the direction of the
arrow head.

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D
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AH 19

BU

PinchedArm
Harmonics
Vibrato
Bends

vibrato arm (aka whammy bar)
AH 16

EE
BB
GG
DD
AA
EE

Pinched
harmonics
Vibrato

7
4

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AH 117

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5 (5)

Left
HandBend
Tapping
Re-Pick

Left
Hand Tapping
Re-Pick Bend

BU 5 BD
5 5 7(7)

AH 16
X
X
X
X

Artificial
harmonics
Artificial
QuarterHarmonics
Tone Bend

AH 16
X
X
X
X

PB 5
NH

8 X
(7)7 X
6 12
X
12 7 X

E
B
G
D
A
E

Pre-Bend
Fret
Hand
Muting
Natural
Harmonics

RP

Technique Examples - Harmonics

nGuitar
Bend
up to the pitch shown
Pre-Bend
Fret
Hand
Muting
Harmonics
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the
brackets,
then re-pick
the notenwhile
holding
# the

new
pitch.

&
bent
note
at
the

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EE
EBB
BG
G
GDD
DAA
AEE
E

n Pick 1st note and slide to

Left
HandBend
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the
2nd note. The last two
6
notes show
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last
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7
5
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5
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Guitar Technique Examples - Harmonics

BU

EE
BB
G
G
DD
AA
EE

n Fret the start note (here,

Left Hand
Tapping
Re-Pick
Bend
the 5th fret) and bend up to
6
the pitchj of
the bracketed


& before
note,
releasing.

EE
BB
GG
DD
AA
EE

Re-pick
bend
Left
HandBend
Tapping
Re-Pick

Slides (Glissando)

(7 5)

EE
BB
GG
DD
AA
EE

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Guitar Technique Examples - Bending And Vibrato

EE
BB
G
G
DD
AA
EE

tr

Bend Up/Down

Slides (Glissando)

~~~~~
(7 5)

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Bend Up/Down
Slides (Glissando)

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5

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tr
E
B
G
D
A
E

Note Trills

DD
AA
EE

Pick Scrape
Pick Scrape
E m7
E m7

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&

E
BE
GB
DG
AD
EA
E

0
p0

p
p

0
0
i

0
0 3
3
a
a

0
0 2
2

m
m

p
p

L L

n Fingerpicking requirements
Right Hand Tapping
Right
Hand Tapping
are
shown
at the bottom of

the tab notation.

&
&

E
BE
GB
DG
AD
EA
E

L L

0
2

0
i

L L

2
p

Right-hand
tapping
Right Hand Tapping

2
2

&

L L

E
B
G
D
A
E

12

12

n Tap (hammer-on) with a

finger of the picking hand
onto the fret marked with a
circle. Usually with i or m.

6
6

12
12

5
5

9
9

12
12

5
5

9
9

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