Rhythm Guitar Book 3: Free Video Lessons
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Rhythm Guitar 3 takes a deep dive into moveable chords. This is essentially a giant chord workbook in which you learn moveable chords that you can use in your own music. If you have completed Rhythm Guitar 2, you are ready for this book. If you find this to be too much information at once, you may want to check out First Moveable Guitar Chords, which is like a light version of Rhythm Guitar 3, and if you are interested in jazz and blues, check out Three-Note Jazz Guitar Chords.
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My Rhythm Guitar books focus on chords. If you want to learn to read and play melody lines in standard notation, please check out my Melody Guitar books.
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Click here for a list of my other videos, which include easy guitar arrangements, technique lessons, chords, scales, and more.
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Rhythm Guitar 3 Videos
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Lesson 1: Notes on the Fretboard (pages 3-7)
In this first lesson, you'll learn the notes on the fretboard. This is essential for learning how to play moveable chords. If you already know the notes on the fretboard, you can skip to page 8.
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Lesson 2: Moveable Power Chords (pages 8-10)
This lesson introduces moveable power chords and includes four power chord exercises.
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Lesson 3: More Power Chord Exercises (page 11)
Two power chord exercises in which you'll switch between 5th and 6th string roots.
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Lesson 4: CAGED Overview (pages 12-14)
An overview of the CAGED system. This is not a comprehensive CAGED lesson, but it will help you understand where the chords in Rhythm Guitar 3 are coming from.
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Lesson 5: E Major Shape and Exercises (pages 15-16)
This lesson introduces the moveable E major shape and includes three playing exercises.
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Lesson 6: A Major Shape and Exercises (pages 17-18)
This lesson introduces the moveable A major shape and includes three playing exercises.
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Lesson 7: Combining E and A Major Shapes (pages 19-20)
Four exercises that combine moveable the E and A Major chord shapes.
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Lesson 8: Lead Sheets (page 21)
Two simple lead sheets combining the moveable E and A major chord shapes.
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Lesson 9: C Major Shape and Exercises (pages 22-23)
This lesson introduces the moveable C major shape and includes three playing exercises.
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Lesson 10: Combining E and C Major Shapes (page 24)
Two exercises that combine the E major shape with your new moveable C major shape.
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Lesson 11: More E and C Major Shape Exercises (page 25)
Two more exercises that combine moveable E major and C major shapes.
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Lesson 12: The Riddle Song and Auld Lang Syne (page 26)
Two simple lead sheets for moveable E and C Major shape practice.
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Lesson 13: E Minor Shape and Exercises
This lesson introduces the moveable E minor shape and includes three playing exercises.
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Lesson 14: A Minor Shape and Exercises
This lesson introduces the moveable A minor shape and includes three playing exercises.
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Lesson 15: Combining E Minor and A Minor Shapes (page 31)
Two exercises that combine the E minor and A minor shapes.
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Lesson 16: Combining E Minor and A Minor Shapes (page 32)
Two more exercising combining the E minor and A minor shapes.
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Lesson 17: Combining Major and Minor Shapes (pages 33-34)
A quick review of the five moveable major and minor shapes you've learned so far, and then three exercises that combine these shapes.
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Lesson 18: More Combined Major and Minor Shapes (page 35)
Two more exercises that combine the moveable chord shapes you've learned so far.
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Lesson 19: Lead Sheets with Moveable Major and Minor Shapes (page 36)
Two lead sheets to demonstrate how you can go about figuring out how to play moveable chords in songs.
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Lesson 20: Moveable E7 Shape (pages 37-38)
This lesson introduces the moveable E7 shape.
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Lesson 21: Moveable A7 Shape (pages 39-40)
This lesson introduces the moveable A7 shape.
Lesson 22: Combining E7 and A7 Shapes (page 41)
The exercises in this lesson combine moveable E7 and A7 shapes.
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Lesson 23: Moveable C7 Shape (pages 42-43)
This lesson introduces the moveable C7 shape.
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Lesson 24: Combining E7 and C7 Shapes (page 44)
Two exercises that combine your new moveable C7 shape with the E7 shape.
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Lesson 25: More E7 and C7 Shape Exercises (page 45)
Two more exercises that combine E7 and C7 shapes.
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Lesson 26: Major, Minor, Dominant 7 Review (pages 46-47)
A review of all the moveable major, minor, and dominant 7 chord shapes that have appeared in this book so far, followed by three drills that combine all of these shapes.
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Lesson 27: Major, Minor, Dominant 7 Drills (page 48)
Two chord drills featuring all the moveable major, minor, and dominant 7 chord shapes that have appeared in this book so far.
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Lesson 28: Lead Sheet Practice (pages 49-50)
Lead sheet featuring moveable major, minor, and dominant 7 chord shapes.
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Pages 51-60 address the music theory behind these chords. I have already covered this theory in the videos for my book Guitar Theory Modules. Theory knowledge is useful but not absolutely necessary for the rest of Rhythm Guitar 3, so rather than remake some of the Guitar Theory Module videos, I opted to skip over this section in the video tutorials and jump to the next chord form: the Em7 shape.
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Lesson 29: Moveable Em7 Shape (pages 61-62)
Introducing the Em7 shape. This lesson includes two chord drills. The first exercise only drills the new shape. The second drill combines the Em7 shape with the A7 and C7 shapes.
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Lesson 30: Moveable Am7 Shape (pages 63-64)
Introducing the Am7 shape. This lesson includes three chord drills. The first exercise drills just the new Amin7 shape. In the second drill, you’ll practice moving between your new Amin7 shape and the Emin7 shape you learned on page 61. In the third drill, you’ll practice switching between Amin7, A7, Emin7, and E7 shapes.
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Lesson 31: Moveable Cm7 Shape (pages 65-66)
Introducing the Cm7 shape. This lesson includes three chord drills. The first exercise drills just the new Cmin7 shape. In the second drill, you’ll practice moving between your new Cmin7 shape and the C7 shape. In the third drill, you’ll practice switching between Cmin7 and E7 shapes.