Table of Contents
About the Author i
What is the Missing Method? i
Introduction 1
How this Book Works 1
Overview & Recommended Approach 2
Basic Techniques 3
Fret Hand Technique 4
How to Play Warm-Up #1 6
Unit 1: Open Position 6
How to Play Warm-Up #2 8
How to Play Warm-Up #3 9
Position 1 (Open Position) E Minor Pentatonic Pattern 10
How to Play Warm-Up #4 11
How to Play Warm-Up #5 12
How to Play Warm-Up #6 13
How to Play Warm-Up #7 15
How to Play Warm-Up #8 16
How to Play Warm-Up #12 19
Unit 2: Position 2 G Major Pentatonic Scale 20
Position 2 G Major Pentatonic Pattern 21
How to Play Warm-Up #15 21
Unit 3: Position 3 32
Position 3 G Major/E Minor Pentatonic Pattern 34
Unit 4: Position 443
Position 4 G Major/E Minor Pentatonic Pattern 45
Unit 5: Position 554
Position 5 G Major/E Minor Pentatonic Pattern 55
Unit 6: Position 664
Position 6 G Major/E Minor Pentatonic Pattern 65
Appendix 77
How to Tune Your Guitar 78
Guitar Tuners and Other Tuning Resources 80
How to Read Tablature 81
The Elements of Reading Music 82
The Staff 82
Ledger Lines 83
Understanding Time 83
Eighth Notes 85
Sixteenth Notes 85
Keeping Time: How to Use Your Metronome 86
The 5 Positions of the Pentatonic Scale 89
Resources to Help You Take Your Playing Further 90
