Campfire 2

Adding bass notes to a rhythm pattern gives a 3 dimensional effect and can often sound like 2 guitars playing. In this level the focus is to build on the 9 basic rhythms by incorporating bass notes. We also will add 6 moveable bar chord forms and the 4 sixteenth note strumming patterns. Chart reading, scratching technique, multiple time signatures, and Blues boogie patterns are also covered. After woodshedding and becoming adept at performing the techniques in Campfire levels 1 & 2 a student could do a gig.

• Harmony & Theory - Notes on all six strings (in the key of C)
• Chords - 6 Moveable Bar Chord forms-Major bar chord scales with roots on 5th and 6th strings
• Chords - 6 Moveable Bar Chord forms -Minor bar chord scales with roots on 5th and 6th strings
• Chords - 6 Moveable Bar Chord forms -Minor bar chord scales with roots on 5th and 6th strings
• Strumming Technique - Warmup Exercises- Incorporating Bass notes into a I-IV-V chord progression in the key of A
• Strumming Technique - Bass notes-Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-A chord
• Strumming Technique - Bass notes-Primary and secondary bass notes for the A chord
• Strumming Technique - Bar Chords-"I-IV chord progression" in various keys
• Songs - in the style of Hank Williams, Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Darius Rucker
• Songs - Playing along with Source file (swing rhumba rhythm)- playing along to the original audio recording of "Wagon Wheel"

• Strumming Technique - Bass notes-Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-Amin chord
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #13-Bo Diddley strumming pattern-using open chords and bar chords
• Songs - in the style of Neil Diamond, George Thorogood, Tom Petty, Nickleback
• Songs - Chart View-reading basic chord charts

• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-B7 chord
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #14-Redneck-strumming pattern using open chords and bar chords
• Songs - in the style of Poison, Buffalo Springfield, Steve Miller, David Bowie

• Strumming Technique - Warmup Exercises- Incorporating Bass notes into a I-IV-V chord progression in the key of C
• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-C chord
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #14-Memphis Beat strumming pattern
• Songs - in the style of Tom Petty, The Tragically Hip, Eddie Vedder, 5 Man Electrical Band, Toby Keith, Jimmy Buffet
• Songs - Playing along with Source file- learn to play to the original recording of "Southern Cross"

• Strumming Technique - Warmup Exercises- Incorporating Bass notes into a I-IV-V chord progression in the key of D
• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-D chord
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #15-Cha Cha strumming pattern
• Songs - in the style of Cage the Elephant, Eddie Rabbit, Georgia Satellites, the Eagles, Bob Seger

• Strumming Technique - Warmup Exercises- Incorporating Bass notes into a I-IV-V chord progression in the key of E
• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup (Building technique)- 16th grid rhythms #13-16
• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-E chord
• Songs - in the style of the Beatles, the Devlins

• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-Emin chord
• Songs - in the style of the Neil Young, Bob Marley, the Band

• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-F chord
• Songs - in the style of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix

• Strumming Technique - Warmup Exercises- Incorporating Bass notes into a I-IV-V chord progression in the key of G
• Strumming Technique - Incorporating Bass notes into the template rhythms-G chord
• Fingerpicking Technique - Travis style (using double stops to create melody lines)
• Songs - in the style of Kansas, Pink Floyd, Oasis

• Reading Music - Reading modern guitar charts versus classical style notation
• Songs - in the style of Neil Young