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Prerequisites

Learn Prerequisites step by step in this second chapter of Acoustic Series-Introduction and Basics, expertly guided by Mike Walker in the Acoustic Series course. Develop precision and confidence as you work on Prerequisites, a key skill in your Guitar journey. Keep progressing through the Acoustic Series course, and don't forget to apply these skills in your practice sessions for a smoother learning journey!

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Acoustic Series-Introduction and Basics

Introduction and Basics

1:16 mins

Prerequisites

0:51 mins

Practice Routines

1:43 mins

Next Topic

Acoustic Series-Week 1

Topic 1Acoustic Series-Introduction and Basics

Introduction and Basics

1:16 mins

Prerequisites

0:51 mins

Practice Routines

1:43 mins
Topic 2Acoustic Series-Week 1

Anatomy of Acoustic Guitar

3:46 mins

Right Hand Exercise and Nothing Else Matters

1:28 mins

9 Open Chords

3:15 mins

G and Cadd9 Chords and Every Rose Has Its Thorn

2:49 mins
Topic 3Acoustic Series-Week 2

Evolution of Acoustic Guitar

1:44 mins

Right Hand Exercise Variation

1:17 mins

Major Chord Review and Song Hey Joe

2:44 mins

Whole and Half Note Strums

1:30 mins
Topic 4Acoustic Series-Week 3

Right Hand Claw Style

1:16 mins

Minor Chords and Quarter and Eighth Note Strumming

3:45 mins
Topic 5Acoustic Series-Week 4

12 String Guitar

1:31 mins

Four String Fingerpicking

1:14 mins

F major Chord

2:08 mins

Brown Eyed Girl

1:50 mins

Combining Patterns

2:16 mins
Topic 6Acoustic Series-Week 5

Nylon String Guitar

1:51 mins

Five String Finger Picking Exercise

1:05 mins

Slash Chords

2:45 mins

Wonderful Tonight

2:30 mins
Topic 7Acoustic Series-Week 6

Review

4:11 mins

Triplet and Sixteenth Note Strum

2:00 mins
Topic 8Acoustic Series-Week 7

6 String Fingerpicking

1:02 mins

Open Dominant Chords

2:26 mins

Using a Capo

2:22 mins

Hotel California Strum

4:05 mins
Topic 9Acoustic Series-Week 8

Travis Picking 1

2:40 mins

Chords using Travis Picking 1

3:26 mins

Blackbird

3:46 mins
Topic 10Acoustic Series-Week 9

Travis Picking Part 1 on 6th and 4th Strings

2:58 mins

Arpeggiating-House of the Rising Sun

3:40 mins
Topic 11Acoustic Series-Week 10

Travis Picking 2

1:23 mins

Dust in the Wind Intro

3:41 mins

Arpeggiation-Civil War

3:30 mins
Topic 12Acoustic Series-Week 11

Travis Picking 2 on 6th and 4th Strings

1:48 mins

Open 7th Chords Blues Switches

2:36 mins

Strum-Combining Note Durations

3:24 mins
Topic 13Acoustic Series-Week 12

Review Lessons 7 through 11

2:01 mins
Topic 14Acoustic Series-Week 13

Travis 1-Alternate Bass

2:39 mins

Alternate Bass with Open Chords

2:24 mins

Song Example-Folsom Blues Prison

1:49 mins
Topic 15Acoustic Series-Week 14

Combining Strum and Arpeggiating

1:35 mins

Travis Picking 2-Alternate Bass

1:21 mins

Moving an E Chord

1:54 mins

Song-Wish You Were Here

3:21 mins
Topic 16Acoustic Series-Week 15

Back beat on 2 and 4

4:05 mins

Landslide 1

2:37 mins

Moving an A minor Chord

1:11 mins

Playing in Open G Major Chord Region

3:08 mins
Topic 17Acoustic Series-Week 16

6-8 Time Signature

1:56 mins

Romanza Part 1

3:14 mins

Movable D Chord

1:01 mins
Topic 18Acoustic Series-Week 17

Introduction

0:25 mins

Finishing Romanza

3:43 mins

Landslide 2

2:29 mins

Technique-Leyenda

2:12 mins
Topic 19Acoustic Series-Week 18 Review

Review

2:26 mins
Topic 20Acoustic Series-Week 19

Technique-Tremolo

3:03 mins

Leyenda using Tremolo Technique

1:30 mins
Topic 21Acoustic Series-Week 20

Classical Romance

6:12 mins

Movable D and F Chords

1:58 mins

Suspended Chords

2:38 mins
Topic 22Acoustic Series-Week 21

D Minor Classical Riff-Part 1

2:56 mins

E Minor 9 Moving Root

3:15 mins
Topic 23Acoustic Series-Week 22

Barre Chords

2:10 mins

Barre Chords with Alternate Bass

0:58 mins

D Minor Classical Riff-Part 2

3:30 mins
Topic 24Acoustic Series-Week 23

Polyphonic Technique

5:35 mins

Rhiannon

2:37 mins

Learn Prerequisites step by step in this second chapter of Acoustic Series-Introduction and Basics, expertly guided by Mike Walker in the Acoustic Series course. Develop precision and confidence as you work on Prerequisites, a key skill in your Guitar journey. Keep progressing through the Acoustic Series course, and don't forget to apply these skills in your practice sessions for a smoother learning journey!

1

Acoustic Series-Introduction and Basics

Introduction and Basics

1:16 mins

Prerequisites

0:51 mins

Practice Routines

1:43 mins

Next Topic

Acoustic Series-Week 1

Topic 1Acoustic Series-Introduction and Basics

Introduction and Basics

1:16 mins

Prerequisites

0:51 mins

Practice Routines

1:43 mins
Topic 2Acoustic Series-Week 1

Anatomy of Acoustic Guitar

3:46 mins

Right Hand Exercise and Nothing Else Matters

1:28 mins

9 Open Chords

3:15 mins

G and Cadd9 Chords and Every Rose Has Its Thorn

2:49 mins
Topic 3Acoustic Series-Week 2

Evolution of Acoustic Guitar

1:44 mins

Right Hand Exercise Variation

1:17 mins

Major Chord Review and Song Hey Joe

2:44 mins

Whole and Half Note Strums

1:30 mins
Topic 4Acoustic Series-Week 3

Right Hand Claw Style

1:16 mins

Minor Chords and Quarter and Eighth Note Strumming

3:45 mins
Topic 5Acoustic Series-Week 4

12 String Guitar

1:31 mins

Four String Fingerpicking

1:14 mins

F major Chord

2:08 mins

Brown Eyed Girl

1:50 mins

Combining Patterns

2:16 mins
Topic 6Acoustic Series-Week 5

Nylon String Guitar

1:51 mins

Five String Finger Picking Exercise

1:05 mins

Slash Chords

2:45 mins

Wonderful Tonight

2:30 mins
Topic 7Acoustic Series-Week 6

Review

4:11 mins

Triplet and Sixteenth Note Strum

2:00 mins
Topic 8Acoustic Series-Week 7

6 String Fingerpicking

1:02 mins

Open Dominant Chords

2:26 mins

Using a Capo

2:22 mins

Hotel California Strum

4:05 mins
Topic 9Acoustic Series-Week 8

Travis Picking 1

2:40 mins

Chords using Travis Picking 1

3:26 mins

Blackbird

3:46 mins
Topic 10Acoustic Series-Week 9

Travis Picking Part 1 on 6th and 4th Strings

2:58 mins

Arpeggiating-House of the Rising Sun

3:40 mins
Topic 11Acoustic Series-Week 10

Travis Picking 2

1:23 mins

Dust in the Wind Intro

3:41 mins

Arpeggiation-Civil War

3:30 mins
Topic 12Acoustic Series-Week 11

Travis Picking 2 on 6th and 4th Strings

1:48 mins

Open 7th Chords Blues Switches

2:36 mins

Strum-Combining Note Durations

3:24 mins
Topic 13Acoustic Series-Week 12

Review Lessons 7 through 11

2:01 mins
Topic 14Acoustic Series-Week 13

Travis 1-Alternate Bass

2:39 mins

Alternate Bass with Open Chords

2:24 mins

Song Example-Folsom Blues Prison

1:49 mins
Topic 15Acoustic Series-Week 14

Combining Strum and Arpeggiating

1:35 mins

Travis Picking 2-Alternate Bass

1:21 mins

Moving an E Chord

1:54 mins

Song-Wish You Were Here

3:21 mins
Topic 16Acoustic Series-Week 15

Back beat on 2 and 4

4:05 mins

Landslide 1

2:37 mins

Moving an A minor Chord

1:11 mins

Playing in Open G Major Chord Region

3:08 mins
Topic 17Acoustic Series-Week 16

6-8 Time Signature

1:56 mins

Romanza Part 1

3:14 mins

Movable D Chord

1:01 mins
Topic 18Acoustic Series-Week 17

Introduction

0:25 mins

Finishing Romanza

3:43 mins

Landslide 2

2:29 mins

Technique-Leyenda

2:12 mins
Topic 19Acoustic Series-Week 18 Review

Review

2:26 mins
Topic 20Acoustic Series-Week 19

Technique-Tremolo

3:03 mins

Leyenda using Tremolo Technique

1:30 mins
Topic 21Acoustic Series-Week 20

Classical Romance

6:12 mins

Movable D and F Chords

1:58 mins

Suspended Chords

2:38 mins
Topic 22Acoustic Series-Week 21

D Minor Classical Riff-Part 1

2:56 mins

E Minor 9 Moving Root

3:15 mins
Topic 23Acoustic Series-Week 22

Barre Chords

2:10 mins

Barre Chords with Alternate Bass

0:58 mins

D Minor Classical Riff-Part 2

3:30 mins
Topic 24Acoustic Series-Week 23

Polyphonic Technique

5:35 mins

Rhiannon

2:37 mins