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YourGuitarSage
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Introduction to the Ultimate
Guitar Guide Series
By: Erich Andreas
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I sincerely feel that what I cover in the next few pages is the absolute best place
from which to start your journey to learning to play the guitar...And after going
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Because people find my information from so many different sites on the internet, I
thought Id dedicate this page to showing you the best places to find Your Guitar
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WELCOME!
Before we begin, I want to let you know a little about myself and my approach
towards teaching guitar so that you can relate to my teachings. I have been playing
guitar for over 25 years and have been in numerous bands (rock, metal, country,
pop, classical,alternative) during that time. I have studied with many teachers and
was a classical guitar major for 3 years before graduating with a Music Business
degree. I am a working studio guitarist as well as a guitar teacher, songwriter and
producer. I LOVE playing guitar for a living and am living my dream! I also
LOVE imparting others with knowledge so that they, too, can fulfill their dreams
as it relates to the guitar. Thank you for allowing me to guide you in this great
learning process.
A word of encouragement - Some of the concepts that you are about to learn are
quite thick with information; you WILL be challenged to do some serious
thinking about the guitar. Your hands will be, most likely, just as equally
challenged. One-on-one teaching allows me the opportunity to impart these same
concepts in more detail, and also gives me the chance to encourage my students; to
guide them through those parts that might discourage them from playing. Before
embarking on this journey, you must remember that you WILL get discouraged at
times! You WILL get frustrated and most likely, you will want your skills to
progress fasterand to that I say, WELCOME TO THE CLUB!
Most every musician wants things to move faster than they typically do. The
greatest guitarists have ALL felt these frustrations and have also felt, at times, that
they were not cut out for guitar. But like all good, worthy endeavors, we must
strive for the mark. If gold were just a few inches beneath the soil in our own
backyard, we would be digging it up all day and probably wouldnt appreciate it
much at all. But because its found deeper and requiring considerable effort to
extract it its much more valuable and appreciated that much more!
So be encouraged! Remember that the time you spend on the guitar WILL pay off!
Have FUN and spend as much time as you can playing, practicing and honing your
skills. I promise you WILL see great progress!!
NOW DIG IN!!

Erich Andreas, Your Guitar Sage

Video Directory
The following is just a short list of videos available to you free of charge on 2 of
my YouTube channels, YourGuitarSage and YGSGuitarLessons. These and many
of my other videos serve as the perfect teaching companion to this eBook - and to
the others that are forthcoming, as well!
So, check em out - especially if you find a particular topic a little difficult at first -
and replay them as often as you need!
YourGuitarSage YouTube Channel http://bit.ly/15xr5P
YGSGuitarLessons YouTube Channel http://bit.ly/ik9Bxu
Baby Beginner Guitar Lesson http://bit.ly/gJAPtS
Encouragement/Advice http://bit.ly/hV1x24
Intro to YourGuitarSage http://bit.ly/i0ziiC
How to Read Charts http://bit.ly/f6ock8

How to Use a Capo http://bit.ly/hz2UX9
How to Play Open Chords http://bit.ly/f9dqUe

Tuning Your Guitar by Ear http://bit.ly/ey8W75
Strumming Method http://bit.ly/eOwK91
Diatonic Harmony http://bit.ly/fmeX98

Tuning Your Guitar
Before we jump into actually learning to play anything, weve got to tune our
guitar! After all, even if you DO know all the notes, chords and songs in the world,
anything you try to play will just end up sounding awful if your guitar isnt in tune!
The graphic below is actually a tuner! Just click each string to hear what it should
sound like (in standard tuning) and adjust your tuning pegs accordingly (tighter
string=higher pitch, looser string=lower pitch). You can also click the Play all
strings button to hear them all together...
Tuning really is sort of an art in and of itself...and the only way to get good at it is
to practice!
SO GET THAT GUITAR TUNED UP! :)

Click Here to Use My Free Guitar Tuner

How to Play Open Chords
Playing open chords can seem like a daunting task for new players, but remember
EVERY player goes through thisSO HANG ON! First of all, remember the
importance of playing on your fingertips. If you play on the pads of your fingers,
you will NOT be able to play chords well! Observe your hand when you are
playing. If something does not sound right, its PROBABLY NOT! Play with the
specified fingers to start off. If you want to change fingerings after you have
mastered these chords, then great! But for now, stick to the specified fingering and
you will quickly see your discipline pay off. Arpeggiate (pick slowly) through the
chord so that you can hear each note as it is being played. You will only cheat
yourself by being sloppy, so pay close attention to your fingerings and technique.
When transitioning from one chord to the next, be aware of your fingers; which
ones need to move where and what fingers stay in place, (i.e. The 3rd finger never
moves when going from a D to a G chord, or from a G to a D. For E to A-, all the
fingers move together.)
...and theres LOTSmore examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 1!!

Strumming Rhythm Study
For this study, take it slow and go through ALL the levels in order... Very simply,
the notation is: 1,2,3,4 are all down strums and the + means to strum up.
Level 1
1 2 3 4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
1 + 2 + 3 4 +
1 + 2 3 + 4 +
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
...and theres LOTS more examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 1!!

How to Read Chord Charts
Learning to read chord charts is fun, easy and it will open a new world of songs to
you, as you will now beable to decipher the code. As a teacher and studio
guitarist, I use charts all the time especially for songs that I am not familiar with,
or dont have the time or need for memorizing. This method of playing music is
not that different from preparing a speech and then reading it, or referring to your
notes throughout the speech. Suffice it to say, if you can read charts, your
repertoire of playable songs is practically endless!
...as long as you have the chart, of course!
There are many chart types, but only a few that you will see often. The types that
we will be covering in this section are the most common and most useful; namely
the standard and number charts. Now, I knowyoure REALLY EXCITED to
just jump into it, but before we can unlock these charts, there are a few things we
need to go over...
Meter Most songs begin and end with the same meter. Meter is defined as:
rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern. About 99 percent of todays
music is in 4, which means that the basic pattern repeats every 4 beats. Most
other tunes are in 8 or 6, where the pattern repeats every 8 or 6 beats, respectively.
Every now and then, you will find a song written in an odd time signature like 5
or 7. Money by Pink Floyd,for example, is in 7. If our chart says in 4, that
means that the basic pattern - for the most part will repeat every 4 beats. If there
is a strumming rhythm, it will typically repeat every 4 beats as well. If you have
trouble counting to the music, here are some things that might help:
* Most songs emphasize the 1 beat. Its when most chords transition from one to
another.
* The snare drum (the very loud crack you can easily hear on most recordings) is
usually on the 2 and 4.
Capo and Feel If the song needs a capo (which, youll recall, is an easy means
of transposing chords) it will typically be denoted as, Capo2, Capo3, etc. If the
notation is Capo3, this indicates that you should put the capo on the 3rd fret.
Often times, charts wont mention what the feel of the song is. No problem! Just
capo where indicated and act as if the capo is the nut of the guitar. If you move the
capo to the 3rd fret, you will need to play your chords 3 frets higher than you

would if you did not use the capo. I will often denote the feel of the song
especially if its a number chart - so you know what chord to play for the number
represented...
...more on that later.
...and theres LOTS more copy in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 1!!
Counting Song
IN 4 CAPO 2(C feel)
INT: C G/B A- F C G/B A- F
VRS: C G/B A- F C G/B A- F
C D- A- F C D- A- F
CHR: G F G F
C D- A- F C D- A- F
CHR: G F G F
C D- A- F C D- A- F
...and theres LOTS more example charts in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 1!!

Ebook 2 The Ultimate Guitar Guide-
Part 2
Here are some lovingly hand-crafted, special sauce tutorial vids from my
YGSGuitarLessons YouTube channel to help you through some of the material in
this eBook2 The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 2.
Take your time, pause often and rewind whenever you want...ITS VIDEO!
5th String Root 2 Octave Major Scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ysgznkSuDU
Dexterity Exercises 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ojpl_EVlg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCoEgJ5XHoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBBQXf9BCio
How to Form 7th Chords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JushBYYR3ic
Fingerpicking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSzRAdMvtXY
The pentatonic scale the most powerful scale in the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm24zj1kJVA
Major Scale Single String
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQTR7Dk--4s
6th & 5th String Root 1 Octave Major Scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjDXiVyjMY
How to Read Tab/Tablature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Obro0TSOCU
Springboards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDBZCS1u4bE
Bar Chords Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiL35o8Qh54
6th String Root 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wffvH7769uM
Erich Talks about Talent vs. Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFB6Svt9O-k
Bar Chords Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE0slEVeYlg
The CAGED System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBe5-Cx1qzQ
Tuning Your Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF27dlZOzaE

Talent Versus Practice
Have you ever seen your favorite guitarists tear up a fret board without even
seemingly trying? Do you think they got that way because they were lucky, or
because they were born into it? Let me both disappoint and liberate you at the same
time with the answer. One guitar player isnt any luckier than another or born into
playing licks easier than another. If you were to take the top guitar players of each
genre and find out how much they have practiced and how much they continually
practice, it would be quite mind boggling. Is it a coincidence that only the great
players are the ones that practice so much? Obviously, you can see where Im
headed with this. Guitar players who have been playing for a long time and still
have not progressed past a certain point, have not done so because of lack of talent.
Theyve come to this point because of their lack of practice! If it makes you feel
better to believe that that Eddie Van Halen or any of the other great guitar players
were born with a gift that you were not born with, then believe away only to the
detriment of your own playing. However, thats not why you are here. Thats not
why we are here!
This is a subject that is rarely addressed or ,often times, misunderstood completely.
The definition of talent is a natural aptitude or skill. As far as practice goes, we
all know what practice is and that doing more of it makes us better at whatever
skill we are trying to improve. I know Im going to step on some toes with this
portion of the book, but bear with me because I promise you that what I am going
to share with you in this section will only empower you to become the best player
that you allow yourself to be. Simply put, the point of this section is that the belief
that you must be born talented or have some natural inclination to excel above the
herd is not only completely false, but also extremely limiting to your playing... and
your life!
Many people believe so fervently in this idea of an innate need for talent - as
opposed to sheer practice that they talk themselves right out of excellence!
Defenders of the talent theory like to use examples of great icons that excel in a
particular field or genre and say there, you cant tell me that they are not
talented!. They assume that the person was simply born with the ability they are
displaying in their excellent performance. This assumption, however, is very
insulting and negates the thousands - or even tens of thousands of hours that a
person has spent perfecting their craft.
What do Jimi Hendrix, Amadeus Mozart, Michael Jordan and Thomas Edison all
have in common? Well, depending on who you ask, some might say they were

gifted or talented. Others who have taken the time to step back, will realize that
their gains are because of dedication, innovation, organization and perseverance.
They understand that the more one practices, the better one gets. Now I know that
concept sounds logical, but see if you can step outside yourself for a moment and
watch yourself slip into the talent camp when something appears to be out of
your reach.
What Im saying is, and I know this from personal experience because I used to do
it often, its easy to look at someone who has mastered his craft and say that they
have some leg up on you. Ive done it so many countless times throughout my life.
I used to do it most often with musicians, but my love of illusions(magic).
...read the conclusion to this in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 2!!

The Power of the Pentatonic Scale
A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave - in contrast to a
heptatonic (seven note) scale, such as the major and minor scales.
As the name suggests, the pentatonic scale is a five note scale. It is easily the most
widely used scale throughout world music including rock, pop, blues, jazz and
other contemporary and traditional genres of music. It differs from the major scale
in that there are two notes missing. Musicians evaluate all chords and scales
according to the major scale. Its our benchmark, if you will. So, if you took the
fourth and seventh note out of the major scale you would have the major
pentatonic scale. Yep, its as simple as that!
But there is something special about the pentatonic scale that makes it sound
unique and why its so widely used. Think about the ingredients in a recipe. A
simple recipe with three or four ingredients can often times taste better than
something with 30 ingredients. In the case of notes, more is not always better. If
we are comparing the major pentatonic scale to the major scale, then the notes
represented would be one, two, three, five and six. Remember we said that the
fourth and seventh notes of the major scale are not played.
The minor pentatonic has the same shape, but as you will see in the diagram that
follows, would be played in a different place. If you already know the minor scale,
then just take out the 2nd and 6th scale degrees (notes) - everything else stays the
same. If this part does not make sense to you, hang in there. You can also learn this
by memorizing and knowing how to use the forms.
...and theres LOTS more copy in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 2!!

Pentatonic Scale Diagrams
A minor pentatonic scale Form 1
C major pentatonic scale Form 1
...and theres LOTS more examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 2.

Bar Chords
Bar chords, also known as barre chords, are any chord that requires at least one
finger to press down multiple strings simultaneously (at the same time). Bar chords
allow guitarists to play chords that are not restricted to the open strings. Bar chords
are known as movable chords as each form can be moved up and down the neck in
a linear fashion. That is, one bar chord formation will allow the guitar player to
play a chord in any key by merely moving it up or down the neck. Bar chords can
be used in conjunction with open chords or with other bar chords. Bar chords are
sometimes necessary when a song requires a chord to be played that cannot
otherwise be played open. Any chord played in the open position can be replicated
as a bar chord further up the neck, given of course that the guitarist has built the
strength and dexterity to do so.
So hold on Erich! You are saying that anything I play in the open position can be
played further up the neck in bar chord fashion to produce the same chord in every
other key? Yes! That one concept alone will open your playing up quite a bit. That
means that many of those open chords that you know already are going to become
our patterns or templates for the first set of bar chords that you should learn.
As you probably know already from watching my instructional videos on my
YouTube channels, many of my lessons are based around open chords and the use
of a capo. I try to keep things as simple as possible when teaching. My philosophy
is, theres no need in complicating something thats not complicated. There are
plenty of intricate guitar parts that cannot be simplified. In those cases there is no
way around it. Sometimes however, even the simplest of songs call for bar chords
and theres no way around that, either. The capo can be used to limit bar chords or
change the forms of the open chords that you would use, but sometimes you just
have to play a bar chord. In those cases wouldnt it be nice to have that ability?
...and of course, theres more to this in the FULL version of The Ultimate
Guitar Guide Part 2.

6th String Root Bar Chord Forms
...and theres LOTS more Bar Chord examples in the full ebook, The Ultimate
Guitar Guide Part 2.

Blues Ebook The Ultimate Guitar Guide
Series: Mastery of the Blues
Video Directory
What would your Blues eBook be without links to all the fun-filled, action-packed,
related vids on the YourGuitarSage and YGSGuitarLessons YouTube Channels?
Well, here they are!!

Bending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plGRQX8juJY
Vibrato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o4V_T5WcfU
Pseudo-Harmonics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwRZWAi_yU8
Double Stops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3L5hjSOJM
Hammer-Ons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__p8VjQ8RyU
Pull-offs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLpIIO-Gjs
Phrasing solos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v2tZlnJi54
Boogie Woogie Licks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN3uUnZZkxs
A Minor C Major Pentatonic Scale form 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRMGE9CgaY

A Minor C Major Pentatonic Scale form 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR3cRbm1bHA
Boogie Woogie basic riff in A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCWLMugUrrw
Boogie Woogie basic riff in G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLltVQleKsA
Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 1 in A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8PIbbQbmMI
Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 1 in G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNsIZDpOZ1c
Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 2 in A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w56jWTNRnvs
Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 2 in G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYoyCWc8Noo

The Blues Scale
I like to teach the blues scale as to how it relates to the pentatonic scale. If you
haven't read the section about the pentatonic scale, please do that now as we will
be building upon that information.
If you are already familiar with the pentatonic scale, then you are more than half
way to having a good understanding of the blues scale and how to use it. With that
being said, the blues scale is the pentatonic scale with the addition of one more
note. If you are playing the minor blues scale, you will be adding the flatted fifth to
the minor pentatonic scale. If you are playing a major blues scale, you will be
adding the flatted third to the major pentatonic scale. If you remember from
eBooks one and two, the major scale is extremely important to musicians and it's
our sole benchmark for analyzing chords and scales. So if we wanted to find the
flatted fifth of the A minor pentatonic scale, we would need to play the A major
scale to find the fifth note to flatten it. If we wanted to find the flatted third of the
C major pentatonic scale, we would need to play the C major scale and find the
third note to flatten it. That's why it is called the flatted fifth or flatted third. It's not
crucial that you understand how we came up with that, but if you're like me you
like to know the why about things. You can always look at our diagram that
follows this text description and see just how closely the pentatonic and blues scale
actually are. Try as you may, you can't play the blues scale without sounding
bluesy. Therefore, it's going to be our scale of choice for this style. The minor
blues is a more widely used and accepted sound; however major blues is also
acceptable and has its own flair. Since the whole idea of blues music is that which
cries and sings, I personally prefer the minor blues sound.
...and theres LOTS more copy in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Series: Mastery of
the Blues.

Blues Scale Forms
...and theres LOTS more examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide Series:
Mastery of the Blues.

...and theres LOTS more Blues Lick examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide
Series: Mastery of the Blues.

Boogie Woogie Basic (Key of A)
...and theres LOTS more Blues Riff examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide
Series: Mastery of the Blues.

Boogie Woogie Turnarounds (Key of A)

...and theres LOTS more Turn-around examples in The Ultimate Guitar Guide
Series: Mastery of the Blues!!

So, did you like what youve seen?
Want MORE YourGuitarSage Goodness?
Are you a beginner? If so then you should go with:
The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 1
Quickly Master The Most Important Skill Sets That Every Guitarist Must Know
Have you been playing guitar for a little while? If so then you should go with:
The Ultimate Guitar Guide Part 2
Discover the Most Advanced Secrets That Every Guitar Ninja Must Master

Ready to take your game to a whole new level?
If so then you should go with:

The Ultimate Guitar Guide Series: Mastery of the Blues
Rapidly Uncover The Hottest Licks, Riffs and Rhythms From The Blues Greats
Interested in learning more about the Ukulele?
If so then you should go with:

Ukulele eBook
For guitar players who want to add to their repertoire; this 4-string cousin is the
perfect complement! Erich shows you this relationship in eBook 1 fashion!

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YGSGuitarLessons YouTube Channel http://bit.ly/ik9Bxu

Baby Beginner Guitar Lesson http://bit.ly/gJAPtS

Intro to YourGuitarSage http://bit.ly/i0ziiC

How to Read Charts http://bit.ly/f6ock8

How to Play Open Chords http://bit.ly/f9dqUe

Strumming Method http://bit.ly/eOwK91

Diatonic Harmony http://bit.ly/fmeX98

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...more on that later.

INT: C G/B A- F C G/B A- F

VRS: C G/B A- F C G/B A- F

VRS: C G/B A- F C G/B A- F

VRS: C G/B A- F C G/B A- F

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How to Form 7th Chords

The pentatonic scale the most powerful scale in the world

Major Scale Single String

6th & 5th String Root 1 Octave Major Scale

How to Read Tab/Tablature

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Bar Chords Part 1

6th String Root 2

Erich Talks about Talent vs. Practice

Bar Chords Part 2

The CAGED System

Tuning Your Guitar

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A minor pentatonic scale Form 1

C major pentatonic scale Form 1

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Boogie Woogie Licks

A Minor C Major Pentatonic Scale form 1

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Boogie Woogie basic riff in A

Boogie Woogie basic riff in G

Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 1 in A

Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 1 in G

Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 2 in A

Boogie Woogie Riff Variation 2 in G

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