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Student and Tutor had a guitar lesson where they reviewed blues scales, focusing on adding the blues note and understanding chromatic movement. They practiced various picking techniques, including alternate, economy, and sweep picking, and applied them to power and barre chords. The session also included a deep dive into the history and styles of blues music (Delta, Texas, Chicago) and the origins of R&B, followed by rhythmic chord practice with ghost notes and initial instruction on proper fingerpicking posture. The Tutor planned to send follow-up songs for inspiration.

Student and Tutor worked on improving guitar technique, focusing on the minor pentatonic scale, proper left-hand posture, and efficient pull-off execution. They also discussed string gauges and introduced ear training for intonation and bends. The Student was assigned to practice bends on all strings using a drone app to train their ear.

The tutor and student explored suspended chords (sus2 and sus4) and their construction, then discussed the concept of 'ear candy' in music for adding interest. They also practiced minor pentatonic scales and arpeggios, focusing on rhythmic accuracy and visualization, with a homework assignment to practice these concepts with backing tracks.

The Tutor and Student worked on guitar chords and scales, focusing on practical application and theoretical understanding. They practiced major and minor chords, pentatonic scales, and delved into the concepts of scale degrees, intervals, and suspended chords (sus4 and sus2). The session concluded with a discussion on parallel major and minor scales and their use in popular music.

The student and tutor worked on fundamental guitar techniques, focusing on finger dexterity, precise picking, and rhythmic accuracy through metronome exercises. They also practiced string bending, vibrato, and introduced hammer-ons, pull-offs, and trills to develop phrasing and a more vocal-like melodic quality. The student will continue practicing these techniques to improve musical expression.

The student and tutor worked on identifying notes on the guitar fretboard using fret markers and understanding octaves. They practiced playing various chords and explored how these shapes can be shifted across the neck, linking into the foundational concepts of the CAGED system for chord construction and understanding.