Your first open chord: E minor. Learn a simple, open chord. Learn the notes of the open strings. Learn the proper way to hold your pick. Learn rhythm basics and strum in 4/4 time: whole notes, half notes and quarter notes. Guitar: Harmony acoustic with pickup. BOSS Katana 50 amp. D’Addario String...

Learn the triangle-shaped open D chord on Strings 4 3 2 1. In 4/4 time, strum the D chord or play an arpeggio. Learn to pick with downward and upward strokes. Learn to use alternate picking, when playing eighth notes. Guitar: Harmony acoustic with pickup. BOSS Katana 50 amp. D’Addario Strings. Pi...

Learn to play the open C chord on Strings 5 4 3 2 1. Learn four strumming patterns in 4/4 time. Learn Tomo’s thumb muting technique. Guitar: Harmony acoustic with pickup. BOSS Katana 50 amp. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy 1 mm TF Signature.

Learn to play the open G chord – six strings. Learn and practice several strumming patterns. Learn to strum with your thumb or your first finger. Combine the G chord with other chords while strumming in various patterns. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings.

Learn to play the open A Chord – five strings. Learn fingerpicking and practice with triads. Combine the A chord with other chords while fingerpicking in various patterns. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings.

Learn to play the Open E Chord – six strings. Learn to combine open chords: E A Em Am and others. Practice thumb muting and learn palm muting. Focus on Rhythm/Tapping. Strum in Quarter, Eighth and Sixteenth Notes with thumb or first finger. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings.

Open Chords: Learn to play G E- C D in a “Songwriter” or “Pop” Style. (Note to beginners: the “top” note in a chord is the note with the highest pitch.) Learn to combine these chords and strum them with a sixteenth-note feel. Focus on rhythm with tapping exercises. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany...

Playing 7 Progressions with 3 or 4 Chords. Learn to play different progressions with the Songwriter- Style chords from the preceding lesson, and understand how different progressions change the mood and feel of the music. Tomo’s 5-progressions playing demo will help you to focus on listening and ...

Open Chords. Songwriter Chords. Playing a “song” with A, B and C Sections. Strumming Technique. Muting Technique. Guitar: Gibson J-45. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Open Chords: Strumming and Counting. Sub-dividing the count: 1&2&3&4&. Strumming down on the 1, 2, 3, 4 and strumming up on the &. Advice for guitarists. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature. Pickboy Tomo Fujita Wisdom Picks.

NOTE: if you are not already...

Open Chords: Songwriter Chords - Fingerpicking and Arpeggios. Three fingerpicking patterns. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings.

NOTE: If you are not already familiar with the Songwriter Chords in this lesson, please study Beginner Series lessons B7, B8 and B9.

Barre Chords (Acoustic Guitar): Major & minor. Analyzing a Song. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Following Chords with Triads. (See chords in Lesson B12.) Learning to follow chords with Triads will provide a solid foundation for improvisation. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Rhythm – Sixteenth Notes Tapping. Learning/Practicing Rhythm and Accents. Tomo's Philosophy: Pickboy TF Wisdom Picks.

Open Chords – Strumming Sixteenth Notes. Combining Eighth Notes and Sixteenth Notes. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Rhythm – Picking. Picking exercises: nine examples. Alternate picking, 8th notes, 16th notes, triplets, rhythm exercises, rhythm training, foundational rhythm skills. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

C Major Scale – Major/minor 3rd Intervals. Creating easy fills with Major/minor 3rd Intervals. For more information, follow up with Guitar Wisdom videos covering C Major Scale, Triads, Diatonic Triads. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Strumming Patterns – Three Chords in Open Position. Right-Hand Percussive Muting. Creating a melody with the top note of each chord. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Maj7 Chords – Playing Maj7 Chords with Other Colorful Chords Used in Songwriting. Guitar: Orangewood Ava Mahogany Live. D’Addario Strings. Pickboy TF Signature.

Colorful Chords with Open Strings. Learn by Position and Degree. Practice slowly for clean chord changes. Basic soloing ideas. Guitar: Collings OM2H Traditional. D’Addario Strings EJ-16 (.012-.053). Pickboy TF Signature.