Section 4.0
Knowledge Summary
Before you start new work you should know/revise the following
You should know
Scales
Chromatic Scale A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab
The major scale in the Key of C. C D E F G A B C
A minor pentatonic mode in A. A C D E G
Guitar String Names and Numbers
E(6) A(5) D(4) G(3) B(2) E(1)
Chords All Major, minor, Dominant7, and minor7 chords in Open position (where possible) and with at least 2 barred shapes of each chord. All is a list of these chords derived from using a root of the chromatic scale followed by the chord type. Example Em,Fm,F#m,Gm,G#m ...Ebm etc. Not all chords are available as simple 'open' chords - some have to be barred or use an even more advanced fingering technique. We have covered two bar shape types for each already see - Section XX.
Arpeggios
Standard Classical arpeggio technique - perhaps only for 3 chords.
Rhythms
4/4 & 3/4 rhythms with bass/scratch method & alternating bass on 4/4
12 Bar blues rhythm ( swing theory)