Lesson 3

Flying Fingers

Presented by:

Marko Gazic Course Educator

B.S. in Education

Diploma in Guitar – Part I

Lesson 2 Recap

Two Types of Notation

Notes on the Guitar

Spider & Stretching Exercises Revisited

Our First Chords

Today’s Lesson

You will learn a Plectrum/Finger-Picking Exercise

We will explore Scales

You will discover the Major & Minor Scale Formulas

We will explore the relationship between Scales and Intervals

You will learn more Chords

Summary

Course Interaction

Next Steps

Q & A

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“Amen” part: G, C, Cm

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Em, Am, G, D, C, Cm, B7

Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise

Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise

Plectrum Exercise

Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise

Finger-picking Exercise

Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise

Scales

Scales

What is a Scale in Music?

Scales

What is a Scale?

1. Set of Musical Notes

2. Ordered by a fundamental frequency in Pitch

Scales

Characteristics of Scales

1. Ordered by increasing pitch is called “ascending.”

2. Ordered by decreasing pitch is called “descending.”

3. Some scales contain different pitches when ascending than when descending.

C Scale

Middle C D E F G A B C

Scales

The fingers coincide with the fret they are supposed to press

C Scale

Middle CDEFGAB C

Scales

C Scale

Scales

C Scale

Down – Up Picking with Plectrum

D U

Scales

D U D U D U D U D U D U D

C Scale

P I

Scales

M A P I M A M I P A M I P

P I M A – AscendingA M I P - Descending

C Scale

C D E F G A B

Scales

C Scale

2 Frets 2 FretsTonic 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets 2 Frets

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C

1 Fret

Scales

C D E F G A B

Major Scale Formula

Tonic 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret

Scales

G Major Scale

Tonic 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret

Scales

G Major Scale

G – A – B – C – D – E – F# - G

Scales

G Major Scale

G A B C D E F# G

Scales

The fingers coincide with the fret they are supposed to press

G Major Scale

D U D U D U D U

Down – Up Picking with Plectrum

Scales

D U D U D U D U

D U D U D U D U D U D U D

G Major Scale

P I M A P I M A

Fingerpicking

Scales

P I M A P I M I

P A M I P A M I P A M I P

The A Natural Minor Scale

A B C D E F G A

Scales

The A Natural Minor Scale

Scales

Down – Up Picking with Plectrum

D U D U D U D U

The A Natural Minor Scale

Scales

P I M A P I M A

Fingerpicking

The A Natural Minor Scale

A B C D E F G A [B C]

C D E F G A BB] C[A

A minor = Relative Minor to C Major

Scales

2 Frets 2 FretsTonic 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets2 Frets1 Fret

A B C D E F G A

Scales

A Natural Minor Scale

Natural Minor Scale Formula

Tonic 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets

Scales

E Natural Minor Scale

Scales

Tonic 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets

E Natural Minor Scale

E F# G A B C D E

Scales

E Minor Scale

Scales

D U D U D U D UD U D U D U D U

D U D U D U D UD U D U D

Down – Up Picking with Plectrum

E Minor Scale

Scales

P I M A P I M A

Fingerpicking

P I M A P I M I

P I M A P I M A

Fingerpicking

P I M A P

Intervals

Intervals

What are Intervals?

Intervals

“…Sailing…”

Intervals

What are Intervals?

Intervals

1. The Difference between two pitches

2. Refers to difference between note and tonic, or

3. Refers to difference between successive pitches, or

4. Refers to difference of note and tonic in a chord

C D E F

2nd 4th

3rd

Tonic

Intervals

C… G A B C5th

6th

7thTonic

Octave

Intervals

• The 2ndMajor

Minor

• The 3rdMajor

Minor

Intervals

• The 4th

• The 5th

Augmented

Perfect

Diminished

Augmented

Perfect

Diminished

Intervals

• The 6thMajor

Minor

• The 7thMajor

Minor

Intervals

Tonic Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 6th

Major 7th

For Every Major Scale

Intervals

For Any Natural Minor Scale

Tonic Major 2nd

Minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Minor 6th

Minor 7th

Intervals

Intervals and Chords

Intervals

More Chords

More Chords

• A Major

• D Major

• D Minor

More Chords

Today’s Chords

A Major Chord

More Chords

• 1st Finger on 2nd

Fret of D String

• 2nd Finger on 2nd

Fret of G String

• 3rd Finger on 2nd

Fret of B String

A Major Chord

More Chords

• 2nd Finger on 2nd

Fret of D String

• 3rd Finger on 2nd

Fret of G String

• 4th Finger on 2nd

Fret of B String

Strumming Pattern 3

Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down DownUp Up Up Up

More Chords

A Major Chord

The Proclaimers –I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

More Chords

And E Major Chord

D Major Chord

More Chords

• 1st Finger on 2nd Fret of G String

• 2nd Finger on 2nd Fret of High E String

• 3rd Finger on 3rd Fret of B String

Strumming Pattern 3

Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down DownUp Up Up Up

More Chords

Comfortable Numb – Pink FloydD Major Chord A Major Chord

More Chords

D Minor Chord

More Chords

• 2nd Finger on 2nd

Fret of G String

• 3rd Finger on 3rd

Fret of B String

• 1st Finger on 1st

Fret of High E String

Strumming Pattern 3

Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down DownUp Up Up Up

More Chords

D Minor Chord

Gotye –Somebody That I Used

to Know

More Chords

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Summary

Finger-picking Exercise

Scales

Major Scale & Minor Scale Formulas

Intervals

More Chords

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