Guitar

101
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INDEX
Contents
1. Power Chord

2.

3. Slide

4. Guitar Lick

5. Ghost Notes in Rhythms

6. Rhythm Pattern

7. Quiz

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HBA Saum
 1. Power Chord
Power chords are widely used by guitarists (Especially rock musicians). It is basically a
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The given chord is E5. The trick is to memorize shapes.

Another way to hold 5th chords,

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2. Hammer ON/Pull Off

And both combined:

3. Slide
Sliding Up:

Sliding Down:

Now that you can side up and down, you can also side up and down together.
4. Guitar Lick
This is based on E minor pentatonic.

Another one, based on A minor pentatonic.

Ascending:

Descending:

5. ghost notes
A ghost note is a note which has a rhythmic value and almost unrecognizable pitch. It is mostly
used to colorize a rhythm.

This note is represented by ‘X’.

To play ghost notes in rhythms like the given example, you have to make sure that no open

hand or picking hand

by

by the You may put your palm between

the sound-hole and the bridge to achieve the desired sound.

6. Strumming Pattern
Guitar
Today’s strumming pattern will be based on ghost notes we just learned.

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Follow the tab:
Quiz:
1. Pentatonic means ____________ notes.

7.True/False

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