AcousticGuitarSecrets™
The Ultimate, Step-By-Step Method For Mastering Acoustic Guitar
By Dan DenleyThank You
I want to thank my wife, Maura, for all her help, support and patience. Without her, this project would not have been possible. Thanks to all my customers who encouraged me to create this course. Thanks be to God. His mercy endures forever.
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2 Contents Acoustic Guitar Secrets™.......................... ........1 Intro ............................................. ....................3 How to use this book.............................. ..........3 About the audio CDs ............................... .........3 DVD 1: Acoustic Guitar Basics...................... .....4 Basic Chords...................................... ..........4 DVD 1: Acoustic Guitar Basics...................... .....5 Counting Rhythms.................................. .....5 DVD 2: Acoustic Strumming & Barre Chords .......... ........................................... 10 Strumming Patterns................................ .. 10 DVD 2: Acoustic Strumming & Barre Chords .......... ........................................... 21 Barre Chords ...................................... ....... 21 DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery ..................... 37 Chord Progressions ................................ ... 37 DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery ..................... 46 Chord Fills ....................................... .......... 46 DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery ..................... 59 Chord Embellishment ............................... 59 DVD 3: Acoustic Chord Mastery ..................... 70 Five Chords ....................................... ........ 70 DVD 4: Acoustic Fingerstyle & Arpeggios ........... ............................................... 75 Arpeggios......................................... ......... 75 DVD 4: Acoustic Fingerstyle & Arpeggios ........... ............................................... 80 Fingerstyle ....................................... ......... 80 DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs.................. ................................................. 101 Country ........................................... ........ 101 DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs.................. ................................................. 105 Blues ............................................. .......... 105 DVD 5: County Blues & Jazz Songs.................. ................................................. 112 Jazz.............................................. ............ 112 Additional Guitar Instruction..................... ... 134 Recommended Resources............................. 134 Contact Us........................................ ............ 134 Online Community Support.......................... 134
Intro
Thank you for purchasing Acoustic Guitar Secrets. I created this course with one overarching goal: to get you playing your acoustic guitar as quickly and proficiently as possible. And that’s exactly what you’re going to do if you follow the simple plan I’ve laid out for you.
This course is all about playing. So, keep that in mind as you go through the material. I’ve purposefully left out big hunks of theory. Nothing earth-shattering. Just info that really only interests scholarly folks and university types.
Another primary focus of Acoustic Guitar Secrets is repertoire. I want you to have a huge repertoire in various styles that you can whip out on-demand. How many times have you wanted to play for a friend and couldn’t remember anything good? Well, not anymore! I’ve given you a cornucopia of riffs, licks, melodies, chord progressions and songs. Pick out the ones you like best and memorize them. That way you’ll be able to churn them out whenever you want.
There are a total of 158 musical examples in this book. Nearly all of them are played for you in the DVDs or on the CDs. I’ve provided all the tab, notation and fretboard diagrams for you so you’ll never have to guess what I’m playing.
So, roll up your sleeves, grab your acoustic guitar and get started now!
Cheers!
Dan Denley
How to use this book
The musical examples in this book follow the order of the five DVDs that came with your course. I’ve cross-referenced the DVD titles with the section headings in this book. My suggestion is that you start with DVD1 and work your way straight through, but it’s not strictly necessary. So, if you are particularly interested in fingerpicking, for example, feel free to jump to that DVD first. The most important thing is to have fun!
About the audio CDs
People learn in different ways. Some by sight, some by hearing, some by reading. So, I felt it was important to supplement the DVD instruction with two audio CDs. I recorded nearly every musical example in this book for you. Examples that are recorded for you are easily identified by the figure number and the corresponding CD and track number. This is extremely handy when you want to quickly jump to a particular section and listen to examples as you follow along in your book. Of course, you’ll want to refer to the DVD video for complete instruction
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DVD1:AcousticGuitarBasics
Basic Chords
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Counting Rhythms
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DVD2:AcousticStrumming&BarreChords
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Figure 13: CD 1, Track 12
Figure 14: CD 1, Track 13
Figure 15: CD 1, Track 14
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Figure 16: CD 1, Track 15
Figure 17: CD 1, Track 16
Figure 18: CD 1, Track 17
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Figure 19: CD 1, Track 18
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DVD3:AcousticChordMastery
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Five Chords
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Figure 90: CD 1, Track 71
DVD4:AcousticFingerstyle&Arpeggios
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Figure 92: CD 2, Track 2
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DVD4:AcousticFingerstyle&Arpeggios
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Figure 125: CD 2, Track 35
DVD5:CountyBlues&JazzSongs
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Additional Guitar Instruction
I’ve dedicated my professional life to teaching music. I hope you enjoyed this course. If so, you may want to consider my other instructional guitar courses:
Amazing Guitar Secrets
www.AmazingGuitarSecrets.com
Blues Guitar Secrets
www.BluesGuitarSecrets.com
Lead Guitar Secrets
www.LeadGuitarSecrets.com
Ultimate Guide To Chords
www.UltimateGuideToChords.com
Recommended Resources
Steve Krenz’s Learn And Master Guitar
www.LearnAndMasterTheGuitar.com
Contact Us
Amazing Guitar Secrets
PO BOX 31
Collierville, TN 38017 USA
901-335-4551 (Tel.)
support@amazingguitarsecrets.com
Online Community Support
At the request of my students we created an online support community. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to interact with other guitarists from around the world. You can check out the online community forum here:
http://www.AmazingGuitarSecrets.com/forum
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