Learn Guitar With Steve Stine: Level 4

Beyond Basics: Unlock Your Full Potential with In-depth Guitar Techniques and Theory

What you'll learn

Grasp the Caged Chord system to play any chord anywhere on the fretboard.

Gain a handle on chords and scales across the fretboard for versatile playing.

Develop familiarity with the Caged Cording System for efficient chord playing.

Deepen understanding of the Caged Cording System, enhancing guitar skills.

Requirements

Basic familiarity with guitar chords: Lessons dive into more complex chord progressions and finger-picking techniques. So, having a basic understanding of guitar chords is essential. Don't worry, you'll pick up the rest along the way! Comfort with finger positioning: You'll be exploring various finger-picking patterns in these lessons. It's helpful if you're already comfortable with where to place your fingers on the guitar strings. But remember, it's okay to experiment and find what's most comfortable for you. Openness to exploring different styles: These lessons introduce a variety of techniques and styles, including folk and fingerstyle guitar. Being open to experimenting with these styles will make your learning journey more enjoyable. Patience and practice: Learning guitar is a process, and these lessons will challenge you in new ways. Patience, consistent practice, and a positive attitude are your best allies!

Description

Lessons in this course are all about taking your guitar skills to the next level. If you've been playing guitar for a while and you're looking for a new challenge, this part of the course is for you.We start with something called the Caged Chord system. This might sound complicated, but it's just a way of playing chords all over the guitar neck. It's like a map for your fingers. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to play your favorite chords in new ways and new places.But this part of the course isn't just about chords. We'll also dig deeper into fingerpicking. That's a way of playing the guitar where you pluck the strings with your fingers instead of strumming them with a pick. It's a bit tricky at first, but with practice, you'll be able to play beautiful melodies and rhythms.Throughout these lessons, you'll learn a bunch of new songs. This is the fun part! As you learn these songs, you'll get to use all the new techniques you're learning. And the best part is, by the end of these lessons, you'll have a bunch of new songs to play for your friends and family.So, if you're ready to take your guitar playing to the next level, we are waiting for you. Get ready to have fun, learn a lot, and play some great music!

Overview

Section 1: The Blues – Part 2

Lecture 1 The Minor Pentatonic Scale

Lecture 2 Theory of Rock and Roll

Section 2: Creativity with Chords – Part 12

Lecture 3 Jam with the Major Pentatonic Scale

Lecture 4 Jam with the minor Pentatonic Scale

Lecture 5 Moving between major and minor Pentatonic

Section 3: Creativity with Chords – Part 13

Lecture 6 Jazz chord and Shell Voicings

Lecture 7 Dominant 7th on the 6th string

Lecture 8 Dominant 7th on the 5th string

Lecture 9 Minor 7th on the 6h string

Lecture 10 Minor 7th on the 5th string

Lecture 11 Major 7th on both the 6th and 5th strings

Lecture 12 Jam using the 12-bar blues structure

Lecture 13 Dominant 7th using 4 strings

Lecture 14 Major 7th using 4 strings

Lecture 15 Minor 7th using 4 strings

Section 4: Music Theory – Part 9

Lecture 16 Simple Triad Conversion Trick

Section 5: Essential Techniques – Part 4

Lecture 17 Introductory discussion

Lecture 18 Finger Exercises - Picking Hand

Lecture 19 Alternate Picking

Lecture 20 Fretting Hand

Lecture 21 2 Hand sync exercises

Section 6: Creativity with Chords – Chord Riffs – Part 13

Lecture 22 Introductory discussion

Lecture 23 Playing off a barre chord

Section 7: The Blues – Part 3

Lecture 24 The Blues Scale/Blues Note

Lecture 25 Major and minor blues

Section 8: Essential Techniques – Part 5

Lecture 26 Vocal Elements

Lecture 27 Vibrato

Lecture 28 Bends

Lecture 29 Slide

Lecture 30 HO, PO and Trills

Section 9: The Blues – Part 4

Lecture 31 Combining Major and Minor Pentatonic Together

Section 10: Music Theory – Part 10

Lecture 32 Modes

Lecture 33 The Basics of Modes for Guitar

Lecture 34 G Ionian

Lecture 35 A Dorian

Lecture 36 B Phrygian

Lecture 37 C Lydian

Lecture 38 D Mixolydian

Lecture 39 E Aeolian

Lecture 40 Final discussion

If you're a guitarist who has been playing for a while, and you're comfortable with the basics, then this course could be just what you're looking for. These lessons are designed for those who are ready to explore more complex concepts, such as the Caged Chord system. This part of the course will help you understand how to play chords across different positions on the fretboard. It's perfect for those who are open to experimenting with new techniques and challenging themselves. So, if you're up for a challenge and excited to learn more, these lessons are for you. They will help you move beyond basic strumming and chord patterns and give you the tools to enhance your guitar playing skills.