Tuning the guitar with A at 440 Hz

Tuning guitar with flageolet

Clean sound

Tuning the guitar with a tuner

Fine-tuning the guitar in all positions

Many different guitar tuners

Small and big models

Different price classes

19-inch guitar tuner

Tuner with integrated microphone

Tuner integrated into acoustic guitar

Tuners as software plug-ins

Tuners in external effects

Tuners as floor pedals

Tuners have to be quick

Alternative tunings

Tuners with reference sound output

Price range 30 – 300 €

Very individual

Between thumb and index finger

Holding the pick close to the tip or further away

There’s no rule – be yourself

Playing the guitar with a pick

Pick size

Pick grade

Finding your personal pick

Soft pick for chords and funk

Playing the guitar with E power chord

Power chord on 2 strings (one open string)

Playing the E and A strings

Using power chords with major and minor

Song example in major and minor

Playing guitar with root at 5^th fret

Power chord with 2 fretted notes

Playable on the first 4 strings in all positions

Playing power chords on 3 strings

Playable on the first 4 strings in all ranges

Power chord with 3 notes sounds fuller (growl)

Arpeggiating power chords

Using power chords for rock and harder music with distortion

Clean sounds make it suitable for any kind of music

Using effects for playing guitar (reverb, chorus) (software)

Arpeggiating power chords with clean sound

Using power chords as a bridge in a song

Playing power chords with distortion

Arpeggiating power chords with distortion

Arpeggiating power chords with 2 or 3 notes

Single note picking on power chords

Two-part power chords on the guitar

Playing power chords as chords or picked single notes

Developing your own musical ideas (composition)

Inverting power chords

Developing a theme

Song Example Feel the Music (Barricades) at Download My Music

Playing guitar with power chords

Power chords on strings 3 and 4 (open strings)

Power chords on string 3 and 4 (fretted)

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Playing guitar and feeling rhythm

Coming in on the first accentuation

Changing power chord E and G on the first accentuation

Inserting pauses

Fretting chords firmly

Let the strings resonate for sustain

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Quick change of chords between E and G

Changing between four chords (E, G, A, B)

Playing guitar and pulling the chords

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Playing quarter notes on E power chord

Playing in time and staying in time

Palm-muting chords

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Eighth note power chords for a chugging rock rhythm

Playing eighths open and muted

Possibilities for use in rock music

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Eighth note power chords with two chords

Changing chords every bar

Changing between muted and open

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Playing eighths with 4 chords on 1 and 3

Playing guitar with power chords E, G, A, B

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Playing guitar with eighths and sixteenths

Using the E power chord

Changing from sixteenths to quarters

Playing sixteenths with the pick

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Playing G power chord before the beat

Playing the chord before 1 on “and”

Playing guitar and counting eighths

Playing E on 1

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Playing guitar chords behind the beat

Break on 1, G is played on “and”

Switching between chords

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Playing accent shifts on guitar

Accent shift with power chords on E, G, A, and B

B is played on 4 instead on 1

Effect of accent shift in composition

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Playing power chords in E, G, and A on guitar

Preparation for Play-Along song

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Beginning with 2 power chords (E and A)

Shorter distance between chords

Quick change between chords

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Song with 3 power chords (E, G, and A)

Changing power chords on guitar

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Playing power chords as quarters

Playing short notes on two strings

Playing guitar in time

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Playing power chords as eighths

Playing on one or two strings

Playing guitar to a click (metronome)

Playing more aggressive eighths

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Long first chord in an eight note pattern

Changing from chords to single notes

Contrasting long and short notes

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Changing between eighths and pauses

Playing guitar in time

Learning to insert pauses

Significance of breaks in a song

Transition from muted to open playing

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Bending the E string

Possibilities for creative expression

Bending the string by a half or whole tone or farther is possible

Bending the A string, finger between strings

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Playing guitar and changing strings

Learning to change between E and A

Bending strings to distort

Simplification by insertion of pauses

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Using different stylistic devices for guitar playing

Developing transitions in composition

Transition from E to A in guitar playing

Play chords after single notes

Playing the strings strongly for short notes

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Playing guitar and hammering

Using the left hand

Hammer-ons and pull-offs

Playing guitar and tapping

Using the right hand for tapping

Sliding on the string

Harmonic e.g. on 5^th fret

Playing with the tremolo bar

Extreme bending with the tremolo bar

Alternative: first down, then up, and back down again.

Letting tones sing

Dive bomb attracts attention

Playing guitar with vibrato

Pushing the string with one finger

Vibrato and pitch change

Using trills in guitar playing

Technique for trills

Song example Confusion (Inside) at Download My Music

Mute higher strings with a towel

Play guitar with soft pick

Funky sound

Harmonics as a musical element

Song Example F’… them (Inside) at Download My Music

Touch fret lightly

Power chords for a chugging rhythm

Higher positions and sustain on guitar

String vibrato

Modulating tones with the left hand

Powerful and expressive playing

Song Example Mountains (Barricades) at Download My Music

Piezo pickups or plug-ins

Playing fast percussive arpeggios

Hearing-psychology and tricks for playing guitar

Acoustic guitar simulation

playing short and open power chords

Palm-muting

Song example Pride of Creation (Barricades) at Download My Music

Sliding power chords in half tone steps

Song example F’… them (Inside) at Download My Music

Sliding power chords upwards and downwards

Song example Barricades (Barricades) at Download My Music

Bending power chords (pulling a string)

Designing own compositions

Be yourself

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Left hand slides along the fretboard

Right hand rhythm

Using the technique slower or faster

Technique can be used from high to low frets and vice versa

Shifting the heel of your hand

Sound changes

Sounds like a flanger

The more distorted the sounds, the stronger the effect

The lower the chord, the more intense the modulation

Hitting the tremolo rhythmically

Hitting the tremolo system rhythmically

Example with distorted power chord

Muting strings with your palm

Position of your palm

Stronger and weaker muting

Being fast enough

Play diagonally away from the guitar

Clean and distorted sound

Power chords with 2 strings

Power chords with 3 strings

Cutting finger nails

Very individual

There are no rules

Pain-free playing

Be yourself

Holding the guitar up or down

Posture changes over time

Foot bench

Playing standing up

Playing with transmitter: high mobility

Playing guitar with tremolo (Vibrato)

Pitch change

Sensible mechanism

Tuning stability

Tuning down by a whole tone and tremolo

Significance of sustain

Playing in upper positions

Bending strings with a finger

Learning to play the guitar with power chords

Song example Susi goes to Scotland (Instrumentals) at Download My Music

Changing between chords as a transition

Song Example E-Sadness (Instrumentals) at Download My Music

Chords made easy

Playing transitions on guitar

Guitar recording with different plug-ins (Software)

Using the chorus

Don’t practice - play!

Develop ideas and have fun playing guitar

Arpeggiate power chords

Playing with clean and distorted sound

Try new things

Own ideas for playing guitar (composition)

Play-Alongs without guitar

Playing guitar with and without effects

Playing guitar at 130 bpm

Driving the song ahead

Power chords in higher positions

One half-tone downwards

Creating suspense (composition)

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Song example Pride of Creation (Barricades) at Download My Music

Arpeggiating power chords

Strong rhythm

Playing guitar and pressure on the string

Playing guitar with simple choruses

Song example Innocence (Barricades) at Download My Music

Few notes with great effect for the chorus

Song example Rainy Day (Barricades) at Download My Music

Playing the guitar solo

Playing guitar in high positions

Bending and hitting the right note

Getting a feel for the neck length

Uneven rhythm and melody

Differences in repetition

Bending in time

Playing guitar and accent shifts

Two-part mini chords

Learning to play the guitar and free playing (composition)

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