Ok, Lesson #2 is gone: another small step for (wo)men, but a big step for (Wo)Mankind's music making achievements!

Reviewed material:
- What is a scale, how C major scale is formed and how it relates to guitar frets;
- Cocaine (already starting to sound!)

New stuff:
- Bob Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door (down loadable chord chart)
- REM's Everybody hurts (down loadable chord chart)

And there's more to come, this is just the beginning! See you in Lesson #3 !

 
 
So, these were the topics covered in lesson #1

1 – Music notes:   C_ _ D_ _ E _ F_ _ G _ _ A _ _ B _   ,     _ = ½ tone
> A brief summary of what is a musical scale and how it is built/played in to the guitar;

2 – Guitar tuning: 1e – B – G – D – A - 6E
> Reminding how is the guitar tuned and how to use a tuner;

3 – Tablature: coordinate system: string + fret
> What's a guitar tablature and how to read it

4- Form in music
> Brief explanation of what's musical form: the main structural moments of a piece/song, with some examples.

Repertoire:
Reading / Playing Clapton's "Cocaine" from a tablature
                                                                                           
 
 
Topics:

- General description of the instrument
- Guitar tuning (6E - A - D - G - B - 1E)
- Basic body / hand positioning
- Introduction to hand techniques