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Level 2 - The Fundamentals

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This course introduces the CAGED system, which is the foundation upon which you will learn to build chords, scales, and use these to improvise!

  • Skill Level: Beginner / Intermediate
  • 16 Lessons
  • 1.5 Hours On-Demand Video
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Curriculum

Section 1

1Guitargate Fundamental 201 - Octave Shapes
2Rhythm Guitar 201 - Barre Chords
3Rhythm Guitar 202 - Syncopation
4Music Theory 201 - Introduction To Scales
5Rhythm Guitar 203 - Major And Minor Chord Shapes
6Guitargate Fundamentals 202 - Closest Moves
7Music Theory 202 - Pentatonic Scales
8Technique 201 - Alternate Picking, String Skipping, and Sequencing
9Lead 101 - Major Pentatonic Scale
10Technique 202 - Hammer-Ons And Pull-Offs
11Lead 102 - Minor Pentatonic Scale
12Technique 203 - Bends And Slides
13Improvising 101
14Guitargate Fundamental 202 - Recording Yourself
15Tone 201 - Dirt And Boost
16Level 2 Final Summary And Objectives

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16 Lessons
Beginner
  • Chords
  • Scales
  • Tone
  • Technique
  • Music Theory
  • Improvising
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This course introduces the CAGED system, which is the foundation upon which you will learn to build chords, scales, and use these to improvise!

16 Lessons
Beginner
  • Chords
  • Rhythm guitar
  • Lead Guitar
  • Music Theory
  • Improvising
  • Tone
  • Technique
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  • Rhythm guitar
  • Lead Guitar
  • Improvising
  • Technique
  • Music Theory

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