Acoustic Guitar Essentials: Vol.1
CourseAcoustic GuitarContemporaryIntermediate
Part ofAcoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitar Essentials: Vol.1

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Duration1h 58m
Modules11
LevelIntermediate
LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (1h 58m)

About this course

By the end of this course, you'll finally understand the mysteries of the fretboard, the Cycle of 5ths, minor keys, inversions and more! Putting theory into action, you'll also be able to play five of Juber's key tunes and understand the musical ideas and technical requirements of each.

Juber, who holds a degree in music from London University, aims this course at guitar players who would like to expand their guitaristic options by learning the musicality behind the act of playing.

Former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and Wings, Laurence Juber is the premier solo acoustic guitarist of his generation. Fingerstyle Guitar magazine's 'Guitarist of the Year', Juber was also chosen one of the top guitarists of all time by Acoustic Guitar magazine so you can trust you're in good hands!

Please note: The original source for this online course is a DVD. The artist/teacher may refer to a DVD and sometimes a book, neither of which are included with your purchase. Instead, you will have lifetime access to stream the course on all your devices and PDFs of the transcriptions from the book. DVDs get damaged and lost and books can go missing, but these courses are available to you whenever you want and wherever you are!

Who it's for

  • Intermediate players who learned by ear and want theory
  • Self-taught guitarists patching gaps in fretboard knowledge
  • Returning players ready to understand what they play

What you'll learn

  • Navigate the fretboard with the Cycle of Fifths
  • Play five of Juber's signature pieces end-to-end
  • Hear and use inversions to enrich your chords

What you'll need

  • An acoustic guitar you enjoy picking up
  • Comfort with basic chords and steady fingerpicking
  • A few minutes most days, more often than long

Meet the Guru

Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber first became known as lead guitarist in Paul McCartney's band Wings. Since then he has built a career as a fingerstyle guitarist, composer and arranger, working largely in the DADGAD tuning that earned him the nickname 'the Duke of DADGAD'.

He has been voted Guitarist of the Year by readers of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and named among the top guitarists by Acoustic Guitar magazine, alongside a long list of solo albums and worldwide touring.

In his courses he teaches his fingerstyle technique and the DADGAD tuning he's known for, how to arrange melody, harmony and bass together for solo guitar, and the pieces - like his signature 'Wooden Horses' - that bring it all together.

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Solid Air

Solid Air Records is the largest US independent label specialising in instrumental guitar - acoustic guitar instrumentals across pop, blues, Celtic and jazz, plus a library of original and cover tracks for film and TV. A Grammy winner for Pop Instrumental Album of the Year, the label was an early pioneer of instructional guitar video, including its Multi Angle format.

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