Lessons
George Arvola
Front matter:
- Title page PDF
- Index [pre-additions] PDF
- Additions to Guitar Fundamentals Book 1 PDF
- Index [post-additions] PDF
- Track List [Disc 1 and Disc 2] PDF
- George Arvola [biography] PDF
- Foreword PDF
- A few personal opinions in choosing a good guitar PDF
- Requirements PDF
- “Glide Picking” Demonstrations PDF
Lessons are broken down into series with each series comprising several lessons.
- Series 1: Key of “C” Major in open position with fundamental interval and major scale theory. Concepts of slurring and glide picking are introduced.
- Lesson 1a. A quick review of the “C” Major Scale PDF
- Lesson 1b. Glide Picing Arpeggios in “C” Major PDF
- Lesson 1c. “Accidents Waiting To Happen” (a.k.a. Concentrating on the Baby) PDF
- Lesson 1d. Slurring “from” or “to” Open Strings PDF
- Lesson 1e. Slurring Pairs Of Fingered Notes PDF
- Lesson 1f. Four String Arpeggios PDF
- Lesson 1g. Three Note Chords in C Major PDF
- Lesson 1h. Basic Interval Theory PDF
- Lesson 1i. Major Scales PDF
- Lesson 1j. Glide PIcking Arpeggios in 3/4 time PDF
- Lesson 1k. Chords, Scales and Arpeggios PDF
- Lesson 1l. About practicing and reviewing! PDF
- Lesson 1m. Major Key Signatures PDF
- Series 2: Key of “G” Major in open position.
- Lesson 2a. Key of “G” Major PDF
- Lesson 2b. Practice Routine for Scales PDF
- Lesson 2c. Pick Style Arpeggios in G Major PDF
- Lesson 2d. Chord Study in G Major PDF
- Lesson 2e. Long Arpeggios PDF
- Lesson 2f. More Glide PIcing Arpeggios in “G” Major PDF
- Lesson 2g. Larger Chords in G Major PDF
- Lesson 2h. Stolen Themes (in G Major) PDF
- Series 3: Eighth note triplets & the concept of Jazz Eighths.
- Series 4: Syncopation explained and demonstrated.
- Series 5: Minor Scale theory and the Key of “A” Minor in open position.
- Series 6: Syncopation with Jazz Eighths.
- Series 7: Key of “D” Major in 2nd position with open strings. In depth interval theory.
- Lesson 7a. Key of D Major PDF
- Lesson 7b. Arpeggios in the Key of D Major PDF
- Lesson 7c. Chords in the Key of D Major PDF
- Lesson 7d. Glide PIcking Arpeggios in D Major PDF
- Lesson 7e. Pulling, Hammering and Gliding in “D” PDF
- Lesson 7f. “De Swing” PDF
- Lesson 7g. “De Waltz” PDF
- Lesson 7h. Some practical advice! PDF
- Lesson 7i. Intervals in Detail PDF
- Lessons 7j. Intervals in Detail (cont’d) PDF
- Lesson 7k. Interval Quiz PDF
- Series 8: Key of “F” Major in open fingering.
- Series 9: Key of “E” Minor in open position.
- Series 10: Key of “A” Major in open position.
- Series 11: Key of “C” Major in “closed” fingering, 2nd position.
- Series 12: Key of “G” Major in closed fingering.
- Series 13: Introduction to more advanced rhythm guitar with a catalogue of rhythms. An introduction to triad theory.
- Series 14: Key of “D” Major in closed fingering.
- Series 15: Key of “A” Major in closed fingering.
- Series 16: Key of “F” Major in closed fingering.
- Series 17: Key of “D” Minor in closed fingering.
- Series 18: Key of “A” Minor in closed fingering.
- Series 19: Triplets revisited along with the introductions of the quarter note triplet.
- Series 20: Key of “E” Minor in closed fingering.
- Series 21: Key of “B” Minor in open and closed fingering.
- Series 22: Key of Bb Major in open and closed fingering.
- Series 23: Key of “G” Minor in open and closed fingering.
- Series 24: Key of “F#” Minor in open and closed fingering.
- Series 25: Key of “Eb” Major in open and closed fingering.
- Series 26: Key of “C” Minor in closed fingering.
- Series 27: Key of “E” Major.
- Series 28: Introduction to 7th chord construction and practical fingering.
Chord Dictionary
Moveable Chords
- Moveable Chords PDF
- Moveable Chords (Root Bass Note on 5th string) PDF
- More Moveable Chord Forms PDF
Advanced Chord Forms
- Advanced Chord Forms PDF
- (more Advanced Chord Forms) PDF
- (more Advanced Chord Forms) PDF
- (more Advanced Chord Forms) PDF
Transposition (2 pages)
Closing Argument PDF
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