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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/09/05
Posts: 8,328
09/13/2022 11:44 pm
Originally Posted by: paulcavaliere

Learned quite a bit of songs, including a few solos. I'm playing songs with other guitarists now. So gratifying so far and having lots of fun.[/quote][p]Congrats on your accomplishments so far! Glad you are enjoying guitar.

Originally Posted by: paulcavaliereMy goal is to unlock the fretboard and be able to improvise with others.

Remember there are two distinct parts of this: the conceptual understanding of music & the guitar layout & the physical skills of playing chords, riffs & licks based on those patterns.

[quote=paulcavaliere]What order would you recommend to do these series in?

Some of that is going to depend on your goals. First & foremost I'd say keep learning songs & solos. After that, I'm thinking this order will give you a good mixture of theory & practice.

Blues Rhythm & Lead

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Build vocabulary

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CAGED For Rhythm Guitar

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Improvising

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise

[br]Building A Blues Arrangement 1

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2380

CAGED For Lead Guitar

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2619

Building A Blues Arrangement 2

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2768

Please ask more as necessary. Hope that helps!


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