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Lesson 7 is from Doug Marks’ Complete Rock Guitar Course. Dropped D tuning is taught as an introduction to playing barre chords. This is really an introduction to intermediate guitar playing.
Lesson 7 Chapter List
00:09 Mastering bar chords
01:55 Drop D tuning - first step to master the barre
03:02 Tuning my low E string to D - drop D tuning demonstration
03:23 Play power chord with one finger
04:09 The barre technique explained (briefly)
04:32 Exercise 1, Molten Metal, played slowly (part 1)
05:02 Exercise 1, played slowly (part 2)
05:30 Exercise 1 - normal speed with on-screen tab
06:40 Be sure that each string sounds at the barre
08:07 Exercise 2, Molten Metal, played slowly in standard tuning
(part 1) Note: This exercise is optional because it's too difficult for a beginner. It's designed to show a beginner Exercise 1 in standard tuning. Some of the adjustments make this exercise difficult to play.
08:45 Exercise 2, Molten Metal, played slowly in standard tuning (part 2)
09:09 Exercise 2, Molten Metal normal speed with tab
10:09 Exercise 3 – I, IV, V progression.
10:29 Intervals explained
10:45 Major scale intervals explained
11:43 Minor is evil
12:47 Power chords are the first and fifth tones of the major scale.
13:29 Exercise 3 – I, IV, V progression explained and demonstrated
14:37 A minor and E major open chords (Closeup)
14:57 A major open chord up close and personal.
16:14 Five-string bar
17:42 Shapes in front of the five-string bar to form major, minor, minor seventh, and dominant seventh
18:03 Move the barre up and down the neck to form hundreds of chords
18:55 Exercise 3 with on-screen tab at normal speed
19:52 If you find the five-string barre chord too difficult, just allow the lower strings to sound to form power chords.
21:30 Exercise 4 - adding notes to the open D chord
21:49 Changing notes on the E string while playing the open D chord.
23:12 Exercise 4 at normal speed with on-screen tab
23:32 Make practice a habit, consistency is the key to success.