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E-Folk: Acoustic Guitar for beginners app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 6496 ratings )
Music Education
Developer: David Palmerio
2.99 USD
Current version: 5.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 11 Nov 2010
App size: 57.47 Mb

Play & understand the basics of acoustic guitar chords and fingerings in less than two months !


- No musical knowledge is required to use this app
- Including 11 original lessons of increasing level: theory, informations, tabs and video (internet connection needed to download videos) for each lesson
- Autoscrolling tablature


Lesson 1: Take your Guitar
How to hold your guitar
Notes on the neck, tuning
Reading tablatures : Boogie in E

Lesson 2: Arpeggios
Right hand fingering
Simple arpeggios with bass note melody

Lesson 3: What is a chord ?
Play E minor and A minor chords
Fingering
Chord charts

Lesson 4: Play with a pick
The C major chord
Downstrokes and upstrokes picking

Lesson 5: The Folk rhythm
The G major chord
From C -> G, and addition of notes to chords
Hammer-on

Lesson 6: Three beats rhythm
The D major chord
Progression G -> D -> Am -> C

Lesson 7: Chords arpeggios
The D minor chord
Thumb plays the root note
of the chord

Lesson 8: Palm mute
The E major and A major chords
Back and forth playing
Mute sound with your palm

Lesson 9: Minor barred chords
Learning notes on the neck
The A and E minor barred positions
Swing rhythm

Lesson 10: Country Club
The E major barred position
Add a 7th note to your chords

Lesson 11: The C barred chord
The A major barred positions
Variation on the D chord
The C9 chord


Enjoy this app !