Notewize Electric Guitar:
Techniques
Learning good technique from day 1 is the key to mastering the guitar. The Notewize Electric Guitar Lesson Pack will guide you through the most commonly used guitar techniques, including playing fretted notes, shifting around the neck, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bends. And every Technique lesson is paired with a Practice Song to test your skills!
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Level 1: Open Strings
We cover many different techniques in the Notewize Basic Guitar Course, including slides, double-stops, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bends. This first lesson starts with the simplest technique of all, playing open strings.
Level 1: Fretted Notes
This Basic Guitar lesson explores the most common technique - playing fretted notes. There's a "best method" for this, and we cover it here in this Fretted Notes lesson, with a Practice Song at the end to test your skills.
Level 2: Sustaining Notes
In music, rhythm is just as important as pitch, so you will need to know how long to hold each note. When a note is held long, it is called sustaining the note. This lesson covers how to sustain open strings and fretted notes, and how to recognize rests in music and guitar TAB.
Level 3: Shifting
Dots on the guitar neck are extremely useful references for navigating to higher notes. This lesson will cover how to shift up and down the neck, with a simple melody to practice moving between higher and lower notes.
Level 4: Legato Slides
Slides help to make notes sound more connected when you are shifting around the neck. There are a few types of slides, and this lesson will cover the most common one - legato slides.
Level 4: Shift Slides
While legato slides are really useful over shorter distances, shift slides are best used over longer distances. With a shift slide, you will pick the string, slide, and then pick the string again when reaching the target note.
Level 5: Hammer-ons
While legato slides are really useful over shorter distances, shift slides are best used over longer distances. With a shift slide, you will pick the string, slide, and then pick the string again when reaching the target note.
Level 6: Pull-offs
Just like hammer-ons allow you to play a higher note on the same string without picking, pull-offs allow you to play a lower note on the same string without picking. This technique is extremely useful when playing lead guitar riffs and solos!
Level 7: Double Stops
Double stops are pairs of notes that are often played on adjacent strings. They are similar to chords, but contain less notes. This lesson will show you a few different double stop shapes that can be played on the B and high E string, so get ready for some new finger positions!
Level 8: Half Bends
Bends are crucial for adding emotion and nuance to your solos and melodies. This lesson will walk you through the basics of half bends, which move the pitch of the string up by 1 fret. We'll cover the proper hand position and how to control your pitch, ensuring your bends sound perfect every time.
Level 8: Full Bends
Full bends will require a bit more finger strength and precision, and this lesson will guide you towards having full control over your sound. The Practice Song has a combination of half bends and full bends so you can continue to practice both!
Level 9: Bend and Release
In Level 8, we covered half and full bends. But you can also return, or release, bends to their original pitch. This technique takes some serious finger control, and is totally worth the effort!
Level 10: Prebends
Prebends are a great way to make your notes sound like they bend down, instead of up! You will have to bend the string before you pick it, so its important to know what a half bend and a full bend feel like under your fingers. Regular practice is essential to mastering this technique!
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