INTRODUCTION

          A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROCK         

 CHAPTER 1   BASICS

          PARTS OF THE GUITAR
            HOLDING YOUR GUITAR
            HOW TO TUNE YOUR GUITAR
            1-1   BASIC MUSIC NOTATION
            1-2   MAJOR SCALES
            1-3   CHORDS 

CHAPTER 2   BASIC OPEN CHORDS

         CHORD DIAGRAM
            SLASH NOTATION
            HOLDING A PICK
            2-1   MAJOR TRIADS
            2-2   MAJOR 6
            2-3   DOMINANT 7
            2-4   MINOR TRIADS / MINOR 7
            2-5   SUS 4
            2-6   DOMINANT 7sus4
            2-7   AUGMENTED TRIADS
            2-8   DIMINISHED 7
            2-9   POWER CHORDS
            2-10 12-BAR BLUES
            CHAPTER 2 REVIEW

CHAPTER 3   BARRE AND MOVABLE CHORDS

         WHAT IS A BARRE CHORD?
            NAMES OF THE BARRE CHORDS
            3-1   E-FORM BARRE CHORDS
            3-2   A-FORM BARRE CHORDS
            3-3   D-FORM BARRE CHORDS
            3-4   SHIFTING TECHNIQUES
            3-5   PUTTING IT TOGETHER
            CHAPTER 3 REVIEW 
            "America the Beautiful"

CHAPTER 4   FINGERSTYLE AND MORE OPEN CHORDS

          RIGHT-HAND LETTERS
          TAB
            4-1   MAJOR 7 / ARPEGGIOS (1)
            4-2   SUS2 / ARPEGGIOS (2)
                        “Angels We Have Heard on High”
            4-3   MINOR 6 / FINGERPICKING (1)
            4-4   NINTH / FINGERPICKING (2)
                          “Aura Lee”
            CHAPTER 4 REVIEW

CHAPTER 5   ROCK RIFFS

CHAPTER 6   ROCK-GUITAR SOUNDS

          6-1   AMPLIFIERS
          6-2   EFFECTS
          6-3   SET-UP EXAMPLES

CLOSING

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