Every youth worker needs to know how to play the guitar, right? OK, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but if you’ve wanted to learn and you have an iPad or iPhone here’s an app to help you teach your self.
Check out iGuitarTeacher, and it’s FREE for a limited time.
Here’s the description from the developer:
Lessons for all levels and styles… It doesn’t matter if you play an acoustic guitar, electric guitar or both. Our lessons are designed for both. Whether you are a complete beginner or if you have been playing for years and years, we have designed an app for you that will change the way you look at the guitar.
The following guitar lessons have been created with the beginner in mind. It is suggested that new guitarists begin at lesson one, spending at least one week learning the exercises and songs in that lesson before moving on. Learning to relax while playing guitar will help immeasurably, so be sure to have fun!Guitar Lesson ‘One’
1-Overview
2-Parts of a Guitar
3-The neck: A closer look
4-Holding a Guitar
5-Holding a Pick
6-Tuning (Appendix For Details)
7-Playing a Scale
8-Playing Basic Chords
9-Learning Songs
10-Practice ScheduleGuitar Lesson ‘Two’
1-Overview
2-A New Scale
3-Names of Guitar Strings
4-Learning an E Minor Chor
5-Learning an A Minor Chord
6-Learning a D Minor Chord
7-Learning to Strum
8-Learning to Strum – cont’dGuitar Lesson ‘Three’
1-Overview
2-The Blues Scale
3-Learning an E Major Chord
4-Learning an A Major Chord
5-Playing an F Major Chord
6-Chord Review
7-New Strumming PatternGuitar Lesson ‘Four’
1-Overview
2-The Musical Alphabet on Guitar
3-Notes on the Neck
4-Power Chords
5-Power chords (con’t)
6-F Major Chord Review
7-Strumming PatternsGuitar Lesson ‘Five’
1-Overview
2-Sharps and Flats
3-’12′ Bar Blues
4-The B Minor Chord
5-Scale ReviewGuitar Lesson ‘Six’
1-Overview
2-Chromatic Scale
3-Open 7th Chord
4-Barre Chord Basics
5-Strumming PatternsGuitar Lesson ‘Seven’
1-Overview
2-Barre Chords
3-Fingerpicking
4-Hammer-ons
5-Pull-offsGuitar Lesson ‘Eight’
1-Overview
2-More Advanced Fingerpicking
3-Strumming Patterns
4-Slash Chords
5-Sliding
6-String BendingGuitar Lesson ‘Nine’
1-Overview
2-The Major Scale
3-Strumming Patterns
4-Sus4 ChordsGuitar Lesson ‘Ten’
1-Overview
2-Palm Muting
3-Major Chord Inversions
4-Chord Revision (QUIZ)
5-Advanced String BendingGuitar Lesson ‘Eleven’
1-Overview
2-Seventh Barre Chords
3-Major Chord Inversions II
4-More on Strumming Patterns
by Walter Isaacson – I found this book to be a difficult read. He could be so harsh with people. It really made me think about leadership, success, and family from someone who did great things, but failed at so much too.
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