Lesson Length: 4:35

Instructor: George Goodman

Concepts:
* Eighth notes
* Downstrokes and upstrokes
* Chords in the key of C major

George Goodman's Guitar and Harmonica Method

Takamine EG541SC
I am playing my black tak in this one.

This is a Takamine G Series EG541SC bought in North Carolina when I was playing in a band called Double Take.
Specs:
Top - Solid Spruce
Back - Nato
Sides - Nato
Finger Board - Rosewood
Electronics - TK40
Finish - Gloss Black
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Rhythm

The first and second rhythms are the same except for the upstrokes. There aren't any in the second rhythm. This sets us up for playing sixteenth notes which is the next lesson.

Chord Progression

The chord progression used in this exercise:
C | C | Dm | Dm | Em | Em | F | F | G | G | Am | Am |

Things To Work On
Work on creating clean sounding chords and making the chord changes as quickly as possible.
For the left hand, fret the strings with the finger tips by arching the fingers and place them close to the frets.
For the right hand, strum down (down stroke), and then up (upstroke) with a combination of wrist and elbow movement. Keep your hand close to the strings without using excessive movement.
Stick to the beat.

Ear Training
Practice singing the root notes of each of the chords and listen for the differences between the quality, major or minor, of the different chords.