Acoustic Guitar Secrets™

The Ultimate, Step-By-Step Method

For Mastering Acoustic Guitar

By
Dan Denley

Thank You

I want to thank my wife, Maura, for all her help, support and patience.
Without her, this project would not have been possible. Thanks to all my customers
who encouraged me to create this course. Thanks be to God. His mercy endures forever.

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Contents
Acoustic Guitar Secrets™ ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Intro .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

How to use this book ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

About the audio CDs ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

DVD 1: Acoustic Guitar Basics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Basic Chords ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

DVD 1: Acoustic Guitar Basics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Counting Rhythms................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

DVD 2: Acoustic Strumming & Barre Chords ........................................................................................................................................................... 10

Strumming Patterns ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

DVD 2: Acoustic Strumming & Barre Chords ........................................................................................................................................................... 21

Barre Chords ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery .............................................................................................................................................................................. 37

Chord Progressions ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 37

DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery .............................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Chord Fills .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46

DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery .............................................................................................................................................................................. 59

Chord Embellishment ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 59

DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery .............................................................................................................................................................................. 70

Five Chords ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70

DVD 4: Acoustic Fingerstyle & Arpeggios ................................................................................................................................................................ 75

Arpeggios ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75

DVD 4: Acoustic Fingerstyle & Arpeggios ................................................................................................................................................................ 80

Fingerstyle ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80

DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 101

Country ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 101

DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 105

Blues ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 105

DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 112

Jazz................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112

Additional Guitar Instruction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 134

Recommended Resources ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 134

Contact Us ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 134

Online Community Support ................................................................................................................................................................................... 134

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Intro
Thank you for purchasing Acoustic Guitar Secrets. I created this course with one overarching goal: to get
you playing your acoustic guitar as quickly and proficiently as possible. And that’s exactly what you’re
going to do if you follow the simple plan I’ve laid out for you.

This course is all about playing. So, keep that in mind as you go through the material. I’ve purposefully
left out big hunks of theory. Nothing earth-shattering. Just info that really only interests scholarly folks
and university types.

Another primary focus of Acoustic Guitar Secrets is repertoire. I want you to have a huge repertoire in
various styles that you can whip out on-demand. How many times have you wanted to play for a friend
and couldn’t remember anything good? Well, not anymore! I’ve given you a cornucopia of riffs, licks,
melodies, chord progressions and songs. Pick out the ones you like best and memorize them. That way
you’ll be able to churn them out whenever you want.

There are a total of 158 musical examples in this book. Nearly all of them are played for you in the DVDs
or on the CDs. I’ve provided all the tab, notation and fretboard diagrams for you so you’ll never have to
guess what I’m playing.

So, roll up your sleeves, grab your acoustic guitar and get started now!

Cheers!

Dan Denley

How to use this book

The musical examples in this book follow the order of the five DVDs that came with your course. I’ve
cross-referenced the DVD titles with the section headings in this book. My suggestion is that you start
with DVD1 and work your way straight through, but it’s not strictly necessary. So, if you are particularly
interested in fingerpicking, for example, feel free to jump to that DVD first. The most important thing is
to have fun!

About the audio CDs

People learn in different ways. Some by sight, some by hearing, some by reading. So, I felt it was
important to supplement the DVD instruction with two audio CDs. I recorded nearly every musical
example in this book for you. Examples that are recorded for you are easily identified by the figure
number and the corresponding CD and track number. This is extremely handy when you want to quickly
jump to a particular section and listen to examples as you follow along in your book. Of course, you’ll
want to refer to the DVD video for complete instruction.

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DVD 1: Acoustic Guitar Basics
Basic Chords

Figure 1

Figure 2

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DVD 1: Acoustic Guitar Basics
Counting Rhythms

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Figure 3: CD 1, Track 2

Figure 4: CD 1, Track 3

Figure 5: CD 1, Track 4

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Figure 7: CD 1, Track 6

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Figure 9: CD 1, Track 8

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Figure 11: CD 1, Track 10

Figure 12: CD 1, Track 11

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DVD 2: Acoustic Strumming & Barre Chords
Strumming Patterns

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Figure 13: CD 1, Track 12

Figure 14: CD 1, Track 13

Figure 15: CD 1, Track 14

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Figure 17: CD 1, Track 16

Figure 18: CD 1, Track 17

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Figure 26: CD 1, Track 25

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Figure 28: CD 1, Track 27

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Figure 30: CD 1, Track 29

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Figure 31: CD 1, Track 30

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Figure 32: CD 1, Track 31

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Figure 33: CD 1, Track 32

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DVD 2: Acoustic Strumming & Barre Chords
Barre Chords

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DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery
Chord Progressions

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Figure 49: CD 1, Track 36

Figure 50: CD 1, Track 37

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Figure 52: CD 1, Track 39

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Figure 58: CD 1, Track 45

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DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery
Chord Fills

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Figure 62: CD 1, Track 49

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Figure 63: CD 1, Track 50

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Figure 64: CD 1, Track 51

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Figure 66: CD 1, Track 53

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DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery
Chord Embellishment

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Figure 81: CD 1, Track 64

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DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery
Five Chords

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Figure 90: CD 1, Track 71

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DVD 4: Acoustic Fingerstyle & Arpeggios
Arpeggios

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Figure 91: CD 2, Track 1

Figure 92: CD 2, Track 2

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Figure 93: CD 2, Track 3

Figure 94: CD 2, Track 4

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Figure 96: CD 2, Track 6

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DVD 4: Acoustic Fingerstyle & Arpeggios
Fingerstyle

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Figure 98: CD 2, Track 8

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Figure 100: CD 2, Track 10

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Figure 106: CD 2, Track 16

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Figure 110: CD 2, Track 20

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Figure 114: CD 2, Track 24

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Figure 118: CD 2, Track 28

Figure 119: CD 2, Track 29

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Figure 121: CD 2, Track 31

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DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs
Country

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Figure 126: CD 2, Track 36

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Figure 127: CD 2, Track 37

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Figure 128: CD 2, Track 38

Figure 129: CD 2, Track 39

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DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs
Blues

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Figure 130: CD 2, Track 40

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Figure 131: CD 2, Track 41

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Figure 132: CD 2, Track 42

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Figure 135: CD 2, Track 45

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DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs
Jazz

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Figure 155: CD 2, Track 53

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Figure 157: CD 2, Track 55

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Additional Guitar Instruction
I’ve dedicated my professional life to teaching music. I hope you enjoyed this course. If so, you may
want to consider my other instructional guitar courses:

Amazing Guitar Secrets

www.AmazingGuitarSecrets.com

Blues Guitar Secrets

www.BluesGuitarSecrets.com

Lead Guitar Secrets

www.LeadGuitarSecrets.com

Ultimate Guide To Chords

www.UltimateGuideToChords.com

Recommended Resources
Steve Krenz’s Learn And Master Guitar

www.LearnAndMasterTheGuitar.com

Contact Us
Amazing Guitar Secrets
PO BOX 31
Collierville, TN 38017
USA

901-335-4551 (Tel.)
support@amazingguitarsecrets.com

Online Community Support

At the request of my students we created an online support community. This is a wonderful opportunity
for you to interact with other guitarists from around the world. You can check out the online community
forum here:

http://www.AmazingGuitarSecrets.com/forum

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