Review Guitar lessons #1 and #2 from Waikiki

Aloha!

               Let's talk a little about the 1st two lessons of Beginning Jazz Guitar from beautiful Waikiki! 

As you may have noticed, the left hand continues to hold the Fmajor7 (Fmaj7) chord. The form I'm showing you has three "open" strings ringing and three "fretted" strings ringing. It is very important that you use the exact "fingering" I have shown on the videos. This is because we are soon going to want to go to another chord in the SIMPLEST and most PAINLESS way we can, so...make sure your left hand is exactly as I' ve shown you. Remember, a musician's goal is to learn a SONG and PERFORM.

                             Looking at the right hand, you may have noticed I'm using ALL 5 FINGERS of my right hand to play the guitar. This style is a little rare among guitarists, but you may hear the nice TEXTURE this style creates.

                            

                             Remember, the idea is basically simple: Guitar playing requires a "left hand machine" and a "right hand machine." Together these two "machines" will eventually give you MUSIC. As a beginning guitarist, you must work on and PRACTICE each one separately.

Have fun and...see you soon!