Ryan Spearman



  Guitar 3
Folk School of St. Louis
Summer Session 2012


Lesson 1 -Three Note Chord Shapes   Derivation & Usage
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Lesson 2 - Three Note Chord Shapes (cont.)  "Chord Scales"
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Lesson 3 - Improvising Around Three Note Chord Shapes
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Lesson 4 - Improvising Around Three-Note Chord Shapes Continued...
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Lesson 5 - Crosspicking & Seventh Variations
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Lesson 6 - Expanding Our Three String Shapes
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Lesson 7 - Practical Relationship Studies (Major and Minor)
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