The Adventure of the Guitar

Contents

The right hand. Strokes with fingers p, i,m (symbols and abbreviations page at beginning of book). /The left hand. Introduction. Finger 2. / Preparing fingers of right hand. Formulae. / Finger 2 on 5th and 4th and strings. / Alternative position of right hand. / Finger 3. / Adapting position of left hand to fingerboard. Independence of fingers 2 and 3. / 2 and 3 on 5th string. / Repeated notes. The formula i-m alternating. / Revision of notes learned so far. Finger 3 on 6th string. / Let's play together. / Adaptation and independence of fingers of left hand. 1-3 exercises. Further i-m exercises. / i-m exercises with string changes not according to natural position. / Exercises with first finger left down. Independence 1-2, 1-3, 2-3. / Double notes with i/m. / 1-3 on 1st string. / 1-3 on 6th string. / Right hand position changes. / Revision of high notes. / Exercises on bass strings with finger 2 left down. / Exercises with finger 1 left down. / Exercises with finger 2 left down. / Finger 4 at 3rd fret. Movement 2-4. Independence 3-4. / Playing high notes with finger 2 down. Exercises with 4. Summary of left hand advances. Positions. / Exercises with finger 4 down. Independence 4-3. / Exercises for adapting left hand position. Position II. 1-2-4 exercises. / Simultaneous notes with p. / Summary of techniques. / Position II. Independence 3-4. 1-3-4 exercises. / More opening 3-4. Three-note chords p/i/m. / Position I, open. / i-m exercises with simultaneous bass notes, in position II. / Position changes I-II-I. / Revision. Leaps with fingers of left hand.