PART 1 Music Theory for Guitarists | Musical Alphabet - Major Scale - Fretboard Notes

New video lesson series! #PDCMTFG Part 1 introduces the Musical Alphabet, Major Scale and lays out all the natural notes on the guitar fretboard
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Musical Alphabet
02:52 Units of Movement
05:15 - Relating everything to the guitar
06:00 Diagram (Note Mapping)
09:45 Mapping Timelapse
09:56 Mapping “Answer”
10:20 Enharmonics - Sharps and Flats
13:49 Tips (Landmarks Method)

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