Blue Step Gradients

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How to Play the Guitar
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Introduction

• How to hold the guitar
• How to read tabs
• How to play chords

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How to Hold the Guitar

• Two ways
• Sitting down
• Put the bottom side of the guitar on your lap
• make sure the curve of the guitar is on your leg.
• Standing up
• Make sure the strap attached to the guitar is
  secure
• Make sure the guitar is about were your belt
  would go

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Holding the guitar A B
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How to Read Tabs

• Tabs defined - a diagram of six lines
  representing the strings of the guitar
• Numbers on the lines are those frets you go to.
• Once your finger is on the right string and fret
  you strum the guitar

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Guitar tabs
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How to Play Chords

• Chords defined A set of tabs that when strummed
  all together they make one good sound.
• Chords may involve stretching your fingers very
  far.
• Many chords make one sound - like the A,C,D,G,B
  chords.

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Guitar Chords
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Review

• How to hold the guitar
• How to read tabs
• How to play chords

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Last Thoughts

• The guitar is a very good way to have fun, take
  your mind off things and make a lot of money too
  )