Jamorama Beginner Lessons for Guitar

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Contents

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Preface ..............................................................................................

Introduction - The guitar and getting into position..........................................

Lessons:

Lesson 1 - Introduction to chord diagrams, chords A and D,

strumming......................................................................................

Lesson 2 - Introduction to guitar tablature, jam track No. 1.........................

Lesson 3 - Notes on the treble clef, time signature, notes on the 1st string,

notes on the second string, jam track No. 2.............................................

Lesson 4 - E major chord, the repeat sign, jam track No. 3, notes on the 3rd

string...........................................................................................

Lesson 5 - G major chord, C major chord, jam track No. 4, notes on the 4th string,

jam track No. 5......................................................................

Lesson 6 - A minor chord, turn around progression, jam track No. 6, jam track No.

7, notes on the fth string............................................................

Lesson 7 - Eighth note rhythm patterns, F major chord, the chromatic scale.....

Lesson 8 - Dominant 7 chords, A7 chord, D7 chord, E7 chord, jam track No. 8...

Lesson 9 - Silent stroke symbol, jam track No. 9, notes on the sixth string, jam

track No. 10...................................................................................

Lesson 10 - G7 chord, C7 chord, two bar rhythms.....................................

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Lesson 11 - B7 chord, blues in E major, jam track No. 11......................

Lesson 12 - Notes on stave: rst position, bass note picking...................

Lesson 13 - Time signature, jam track No. 12, bass note picking in , jam

track No. 13.......................................................................

Lesson 14 - Suspended chords, Asus4 chord, Dsus4 chord, Esus4 chord, jam

track No. 14, scales, the major scale, C major scale, jam track No. 15......

Lesson 15 - Asus2 chord, Dsus2 chord, jam track No. 16.......................

Supplementary Chord Reference..........................................................

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PreaceWelcome to Jamorama The Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit!

First of all we want to let you know that you have made a fantastic deci-

sion in purchasing this course. Youre about to discover amazing methods

to learn how to play virtually any guitar song you hear, with the timing,

rhythm and magic of a professional. For many of you, this course is going to

be life changing!

Have you ever been to a party, or a friends house, or some other social

situation where there was a guitar lying around and someone picked it upand started playing heaps of popular songs that everybody loved? Did you

ever wish that that could be you? Have you ever dreamed about being a

famous rock star or being the life of the party by being able to play lots of

well known songs?

We have great news. It can be this way and we are going to share with you

everything that you need to know, step-by-step, about how to play the

guitar with uency. You are comprehensively going to learn how to play

virtually any guitar song you hear. And you are going to learn how to play

well known songs right from the start! Weve made each song very easy for

you to learn by breaking them down into small parts, so you can practise

each part individually and then put it all together. This is truly powerful

knowledge you are tapping yourself into.

We know what you are probably wondering will this course work for me? We

assure you, this powerful course has been proven time and time again to

work for thousands of guitarists worldwide. No matter what kind of guitar

music you want to play, no matter what level you are at (beginner, interme-

diate or advanced), this information applies to you, and in some cases, youll

even amaze yourself!

But well level with you. There is a catch.

So what is the catch? The catch is, you have to actually take action and

practise! Most people who fail with guitar do so because they stop

practising. They dont have the willpower to take their guitar-playing to a

new level. They dont see the bigger picture. They dont foresee the im-

mense personal satisfaction theyll gain by mastering the art of playing the

guitar. But we ask you this. What is scarier? To practise and become the gui-

tar player that you dreamed of being or to stay the same and not grow?

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What we can assure you is this: if you listen to what we have to say,

practise daily and keep yourself motivated, you will see the results. And

youll start seeing them quickly. We also must add that while this book is aninvaluable resource for your guitar learning, the guidance of an experienced

guitar teacher is also recommended as they will help keep you on task, mo-

tivated and can quickly point out important things about your technique that

will help accelerate your learning, things you may not notice yourself.

Good luck with your guitar learning, its going to be a really life-changing

ride!

Yours sincerely,

The Jamorama TeamJamorama.com


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IntroductionHow to get the most out o your Jamorama Kit

By now you would have noticed that the Jamorama Kit contains a great deal of content. Let us

tell you how to get the most out of this course.

Lets start by looking closer at the books. Basically the books are the cornerstone of the

course. All of the bonus software and Video examples accompany the books and their content.

They have been written by the Jamorama Team, with you the learner in mind.

All of the lessons within the books have been written in guitar tablature and video and each

lesson is accompanied by helpful video. The video lessons are excellent accompaniments to

the book as you can SEE and HEAR exactly what you are meant to be doing. Icons have been

added to the books at the relevant places to show you when and where there are examplesavailable. When you see this icon you will know that there is video available:

To access the video for each exercise, you will need to log in and download it from our

members area.

Essentially, the books are the foundation. Read them, study them, love them then read them

all again!

The bonus software and games that come as part of the Jamorama course consist of the

following:

- Jayde Musica - How to tune your guitar

- Guit-ear-it - Advanced guitar learning techniques

- Guitar Tuner Pro

- Jamorama Metronome

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These extra bonuses are tools to help motivate you and keep your interest levels up. We

strongly recommend that you use these for at least 10 minutes each a day. This will very

quickly improve your music sight reading, train your ear and increase your skill at playing in

time. These programmes are available in our members area also. Install these programs

onto your computer and use them from there.


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Right now, we want to introduce you to the key that we will be using throughout this course.

From time to time you will see icons at the side of the page. Below is a guide as to what each

of them mean:

Now that weve got that covered, its time to start learning. We hope youre ready for the

ride...

This is a lesson or some

advice that could save youa lot of valuable time. A

hot tip can be a number

of things: A quick pointer,

a hard learned lesson or a

cheeky shortcut to get you

there faster. Take note of

each tip and they will serve

you well.

This is the warning symbol.

We use this to steer youaway from any guitar

learning no nos and put you

on the road of righteousness.

Pay close attention to the

warning symbol as bad habits

can creep in

unnoticed at any point of

your development.

Pretty self-explanatoryreally. This is something

important that you really

need to take note of and

remember. When you see

this icon, study up on the

relevant information until

you know it inside and out.

That way you will be ready

for everything in the lessons

that follow.

From time to time, we like

to add some deeper thoughtinto the mix; an idea, a

belief, a word from the wise

just to keep you on your

toes and thinking about the

way you think about playing

and learning guitar.

Did you know that the rstguitarist to intentionally use

a distorted guitar sound was

Link Wray. He achieved the

sound by punching holes in

the speaker of his amplier

and it can be heard on the

1958 recording of his song

Rumble. You guessed it!

When you see this symbol

you get a pretty trivial fact

- useless, but interesting

nonetheless.

Jam Track Icon. When you

see this icon, it means thereis a Jam Track available.

Basically, the Jamorama

Jam Tracks are there to get

you jamming with the band

and to put all those newly

learned skills into practise.


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The Acoustic GuitarThe following diagram illustrates the various parts of an acoustic guitar:

Tuning machine heads

Nut

Neck

Heel

Sound hole

Pick guard

Saddle

Bridge pins

Soundboard

Bouts

End pin

Waist

Bridge

Body

Headstock

Fingerboard

Frets

Position markers

Truss rod

Strings

Before you begin working through the lessons in this book, you will need to know what thevarious parts of the guitar are called and how to get into position holding your guitar. Lets

start by taking a look at the acoustic guitar.

The Guitar


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The Electric GuitarThe following diagram details the various parts of an electric guitar:

Tuning machine heads

Nut

Neck

End pin

Bridge

Body

Headstock

Fingerboard

Frets

Position markers

Truss rod

Strings

Pickup selector switch

Pickups

Volume controls

Tone controls

Output jack


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Standing Position 1. Pick up the guitar and place the strap over your shoulder. Adjust the strap sothat the guitar is positioned mid-body.

2. Use your ngering hand to support the neck of the guitar.

3. Rest your strumming hand over the bridge of the guitar.

Getting into position

Sitting PositionsThere are two sitting positions for holding the guitar - the classical and casual positions.

Classical positionCasual position

1. Pick up the guitar and make sure that the guitar body is supported by your leg.

2. Position yourself on the front half of your chair.

3. Ensure that your back isnt arched, ensure that it is straight but not so that it is tight.

4. Lean the guitar back towards you slightly.


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Make sure that

you never

position yourthumb too low:

Your thumb should

never be placed

too low on theneck of the guitar

as it puts

unneccessary

strain on your

wrist and thumb.

FrettingWhen you play the guitar, you use the ngers of your ngering hand to press down the strings

on the fret board of the guitar and use your strumming hand to pluck or strum the strings at

the bridge end of the guitar. Which hand you use will depend on whether you are left-handed

or right-handed. Using your ngering hand to press the strings on the fret board is called

fretting. Here are some tips to help you with fretting:

1. Keep your ngernails short as you will need the tips of your ngers to press thestrings.

2. When making a chord, be sure that each ngertip is placed as close as possible to

the fret, the closer they are they less chance there is for buzzing strings.

3. Check to make sure that each string rings clearly and is not muted or buzzing.

4. Its important to make sure that your ngers approach the strings on the neck at a

perpendicular angle. If they are at right angles to the neck there will be

less fret buzz.

As a beginner guitarist, it may hurt your ngers to play. This is normal. Every guitarist startsthis way for the rst couple of weeks. With practise, you will develop guitar ngers (hard skin

on your ngertips).

Holding the Pick1. Position the pick between thumb and index ngers as shown in the diagram below.

Hand PositionsIt is important that you relax your wrists and hands when you are rst learning about nger

placement because straining them can cause injury.

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FretsThe guitar neck is divided into what

we call frets, making a fret board.

Most guitars have around 20 frets.

In this rst book, we will focus on

the rst four, also known as the frst

position. In Book Two, we will move

beyond that. Notice that we numbereach fret starting with one at the

head of the guitar.

E A D G B E

6 5 4 3 2 1String Numbers

Tuning

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Lesson OneNow that youve read the introduction, you are ready to start your rst lesson. Your aim in thislesson is to learn the A and D major chords and to introduce yourself to reading guitar

tablature. This rst lesson is quite a big one, so do your best to really focus.

Following this, in lesson two, youll get into something called tablature and by lesson three

youll be able to play along with one of our jam tracks. Sounds hard, but its not. Let us start

with a tip concerning practising your guitar.

It is more benecial for you to practise multiple times during a week than to

practise for one long session. This is because your brain processes information

in chunks at a time and it can only hold a certain amount in short-term storage.

For example, with phone numbers, it is very difcult to remember any more than

seven digits at a time. Yet, if you give yourself time between practising, even if

it is just ten minutes, youll nd that your brain is much more efcient at

turning your short-term practise into long-term knowledge. For more information

on effective learning, read our free bonus book, Advanced learning techniques

for guitar.

Okay, that aside, lets get started on the lesson. To start with, have a look at the guitar neck

diagram below and take note of all the relevant pieces of information.


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Intoduction to Chords

The rst things that we will look at in this book are chords. Guitarists use many different

chords to make progressions or riffs that can then be used to create songs. If you are not

familiar with some of these terms, its ok. We will cover everything in good time.

A chord is dened as a combination of three or more notes played together. To examine this,

take a look at chord diagrams. Chord diagrams are used to illustrate how a chord is played.

They are very easy to use because they look very much like the neck of the guitar. In fact, the

Jamorama chord diagram is a guitar neck.

Note that each string on the guitar is numbered. When you hold your guitar in

the casual playing position, the 1st string is at the bottom and the 6th string

is at the top.

Notice also the term Tuning at the bottom of the above diagram. Tuning refers to the notes

that the guitar strings are tuned to. In the previous diagram, we have given a very common

tuning called standard E tuning that consists of the notes E, A, D, G and B. Strings 1 and 6

are both tuned to the note E. The open 6th string is called low E. The open 1st string is called

high E as it is two octaves higher than the 6th string open E. We will explain notes and oc-

taves to you later in this book, but for now, you only need to know the names of the notes in

standard open E tuning.

We will stick to standard E tuning throughout this book, and you can nd other tunings to play

in the Jamorama Tuning Software.

To get a better grasp on this, open the Jamorama Guitar Tuning software and

set it to standard open E tuning. Listen to each note as you play it in the tuner.

To continue in this book, you need to tune your guitar to that tuning (for more

help on tuning, see our book - How to Tune your Guitar).


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So, now that you know what a chord diagram looks like and how it matches with the neck of

your guitar, its time to come back to what we said earlier about a chord being a combination

of three or more notes played together. Finger placing symbols are added to the chord dia-

gram so we know which notes to play. To start with, lets look at your fngers.

For educational purposes, this is what a standard

chord diagram looks like. We wont be using them

in the Jamorama guitar course.2nd Fret

1st Fret

3rd Fret

4th Fret

As stated above, the Jamorama chord diagrams are going to be pictures of an actual guitar

neck so its easy to make the connection between strings and ngering. There is also a picture

of the type of chord diagram that appears in most other Guitar learning guides. Be aware of

that form of standard chord diagram because you may want to use it when

writing up chords on your own paper.

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We give each playing

nger a number that

we can then match up

on the chord diagram

(see next page).

Chord Diagrams

Standard Chord Diagram

1st2nd3rd4th5thFrets

We use a photo of a guitar neckfor our chord diagrams so they

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The A major chord is constructed

of the notes A, C# and E. We will

cover notes a little later. For

now, we will make chords without

knowledge of individual notes.

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Chord diagram - A major chord

Throughout this course, every chord diagram will be accompanied by a picture of the chord

being held on the fret board and video of the chord being played for you to check with.

Pictured below is the A major chord being played.

And now, lets look at a full chord diagram. We will use the example of the A major chord:

In the chord diagram below you can see that the A major chord uses ngers 1, 2, and 3. Take

note of how this chord diagram looks - we will use this style from now on.

Exercise: Playing the A major ChordPosition each nger with care, according to the above diagram. Make sure that each ngertip

is placed as close as possible to the fret. Firstly, pluck across the strings one by one with your

pick, checking that each string rings clearly and is not muted or buzzing. Play the rst video

example to hear how the chord should sound.

Now that weve looked at chord diagrams, move on to strumming.

A major chord

Note that there is a red dot marking the nut of the 6th string on the above

chord diagram. The red dot tells you that you are not to play that string. Thesixth string of the A major chord is not played, but you play the rest.

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When you play a stroke, you strum across the strings just in front of the bridge of the guitar

with the pick in your strumming hand. When strumming a chord, make sure that you play all

the necessary strings in the chord. The stroke direction will depend on which stroke is

indicated; up or down as shown above.

Up stroke

Down stroke

Introduction to StrummingIn a strum there are two types of guitar stroke. They are the up stroke and the down stroke.

Throughout this book these strokes will be notated as follows:

Exercise: Strumming the

A major Chord

Position each nger with care,

according to the chord

diagram (right). Make sure

that each ngertip is placed

as close as possible behind thefret. Firstly, pluck across the

strings one by one with your

pick, checking that each string

rings clearly and is not muted

or buzzing. Once you are sure

that you are holding the A

major chord correctly,

practise strumming the chord

in single downward strokes as

indicated below:

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A major chord

While you play this, see if you can say out loud an even 4 count. Another option is to use the

jamorama metronome - it will help you to stay in time.

A major

1 2 3 4

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You can listen to the audio CD to hear a recorded example of the last exercise.

Try your best to start from the fth string each time you strum. A major doesnt

sound bad if you accidentally hit the top string, but if you want your music to

sound professional, youll want to play this chord properly. Remember to stay

relaxed. Your ngers may hurt a little but they will get stronger.

Now that you are playing the A major chord properly, lets take a look at

strumming another chord - D major.

The D Major ChordThe D Major Chord is constructed of the

notes D, F# (F sharp) and A. It is played

using ngers 1, 2 and 3:

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Exercise: Strumming the

D Major Chord

Position each nger with

care, according to the chord

diagram (right). Make sure

that each ngertip is placed

directly behind the fret.

Firstly, pluck across the

strings one by one with your

pick, checking that each

string rings clearly and is not

muted or buzzing. Watch the

rst video example to hear

how the chord should sound.

Practise strumming the D

major Chord in single

downward strokes as

indicated below:

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Note: The top two, or fth and sixth strings are not played in the D majorchord. Make sure that you start your stroke from the fourth string each time

you strum D major. It doesnt sound bad if you accidentally hit the fth string,

although as with A major above, if you want your music to sound professional,

you need to play this chord properly.

D major

As before, see if you can say out loud an even 4 count as you play or use the Jamorama

metronome.

1 2 3 4

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Tablature score:

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Reading Guitar TablatureGuitar tablature (also known as tab) is probably the easiest and most used method for guitar

notation. On the internet, you can nd guitar tab notation for almost any song that you want

to learn. Tablature is easier to learn than traditional music notation because it relates direct-

ly to the fret board of the guitar, indicating where your ngers should be placed. Although it

is an easier method to learn it still has its weak points, the main one being that you canteasily indicate rhythm on tablature. This means that when you learn a song you have to learn

the strum from the song itself.

The following diagram shows you how tablature relates to the guitar fret board:

Tablature has six

lines that indicate

the six strings of

the guitar.

The word TAB at the

beginning of the tablature

score is the abbreviation

for tablature.

Fret number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Lesson Two

Keeping an Open MindLearning to play the guitar might not be what you had expected. Just remem-

ber to keep an open mind and try to forget any preconceived notions that you

may have had about learning an instrument. Things might be harder to learn

than you rst anticipated and you may nd yourself less motivated to continue

practising. You need to counter this by taking up the challenge and enjoyingit. Try different things to keep your practise interesting and most importantly,

have fun with it.

Hi there and welcome to Lesson Two - great to see that you are still with us. The next fewlessons are very important, so you may want to go back and make sure that you are taking

note of everything that we are teaching you. In this lesson, we are going to get you learning

about something called tablature... We hope youre ready for it!


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We use numbers to indicate the string and the fret position that you are supposed to play.

Each fret is numbered, starting at the nut of the guitar at O and moving upwards towards the

bridge of the guitar. The following diagrams demonstrate this principle.

The 3 on the above tablature score (Tab. diagram 1) indicates to you that you place a nger

on the third fret of the sixth string. It is the note G.

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The 1 on the above tablature score (Tab. diagram 2) indicates to you that you place a nger

on the rst fret of the second string. It is the note C.

The O on the above tablature score (Tab. diagram 3) indicates to you that the third string is

to be played open. This means that you dont need to place a nger on it. It is the note G.

Chords and TablatureChords are indicated by a set of numbers that tell you which frets need to be played and

which dont. The following diagram on the next page demonstrates how an open A majorchord is constructed with tablature.


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Exercise:Practise strumming the A major and the D major chords to the following down stroke

pattern. Strum four down strokes over the A Major chord and then four down strokes overthe D Major chord and then repeat. You should aim to get a smooth change between the two

chords so that the whole piece ows and is in time. Play along to the video or metronome

until you have mastered it. The tablature for this exercise is on the next page.

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Now that we have looked at that, lets take a look at playing the A major and D major chords

together.

The A Major Chord

The rst and fth strings are played open while the second, third and fourth strings are

played at the second fret. The sixth string is not played in the A Major Chord and this is

indicated by an X.

Often tablature is written beneath traditional music score or stave. The two together looklike this:


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Chord A D A D

Stroke

Count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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This exercise may be difcult on your rst few attempts. You may nd that

your fret hand struggles to co-ordinate each chord change with your strumming

hand. This is natural and will take a bit of practise to break. Try to focus on

getting strumming hand consistency rst and your fret hand should follow with

practise.


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Jam Track No. 1

At Jamorama, we believe that there is no point learning chords and techniques if you

never get to put them into practise with a band. For this reason, we want to introduce

you to the idea of contextual learning. Throughout the Jamorama course, we will take

what you have learned and use Jam Tracks to put it into context. So here we are,

you have been invited into the Jamorama Band as the rhythm guitarist. Below is TAB

of what you need to play (note that each Jam Track will only use skills that you have

already learned). There are two audio tracks for each Jam Track, one with your guitar

part being played and one that you can play along with where the rhythm guitar has

been left out. Okay lets get started.

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Notes on the Treble CleA clef tells you which notes are represented by each line and space on the musical stave. We

will look at the G clef or treble clef. It looks like this:

The clef is placed on the stave at the very beginning of a piece of music. When it is the treble

clef, the stave is called the treble stave. Treble stave looks like this:

There are seven notes in the musical alphabet. They are: A, B, C, D, E, F and G.

These notes are indicated by the placement of musical notes on the lines and spaces of the

treble stave. Using the treble clef, the bottom line on the stave represents the note E. The

subsequent notes, F G A B C D, continue up the stave so that F sits in the space above E, G

sits on the line above F, A sits in the space above G, and this continues up the stave until E is

reached, near the top of the stave and then the cycle starts again. Notes can be placed offthe stave on what are called ledger lines (see the following diagram).The following diagram

will help you to remember the notes on the treble stave.

= 3 counts = 1 1/2 counts

4 counts whole note (semibreve)

half note (minim)

1 count

1/2 count eighth note (quaver)

quarter note (crotchet)

2 count

.Adding a dot ( ) to a note adds half that notes value:

The following table details the types of notes that we will be using throughout the course. At

this stage you do not need to know the theory behind these notes, just make sure you know

what the notes look like and what beat or count value they represent. You will be able to

refer back to this table as you see t:

Now that we have integrated both chords and strum, take a look at some musical theory and

apply it to the guitar.

Lesson Three

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Four Four Time SignatureTime signatures tell you what time you are to play a piece of music in. They are written as

two numbers, one above the other. This is the four four time signature:

The diagram on the next page shows you where the time signature sits on the stave. There

are some other things on the diagram that you should note.

In a time signature, the upper number species the number ofbeats there are per bar. In the

above example: the upper number is 4 which tells us that there are 4 beats allowed per bar.The lower number species the note value that is equivalent to one beat in the bar. In the

above example: the lower number is 4. Because a time signature is a fraction, we can read

the bottom number in the above example as ; a quarter. Therefore, in the above four four

example, a quarter note (e.g. ) holds for, or is equivalent to, one beat in the bar.

So, four bars of quarter notes of E in four four time would look like this:

This is a bar line. Bar lines

are used to divide the stave

into sections that are called

bars or measures.

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music.

Four four time

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Ledger Lines

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Now that you have some knowledge of music on stave, go and open Jayde Musica.

Jayde Musica is a fantastic tool for learning how to sight read music and not to

mention a heap of fun to use. Try to use this great musical game for 10 minutes

each day and you will see some fantastic results.

Lets now apply some of that music theory to the guitar fret board.

Exercise:Note picking is a skill that is used in all types of music. For now, we will use it to

familiarize ourselves with the note names on each string in the rst position. Pluck these rst

string notes with a downward picking motion. Notice that your ngers should match the fret

number when playing in the rst position:

Notes on the First StringKnowledge of the notes that are on each string is necessary for understanding guitar theory.

The rst string is also known as the high E string. The main notes in the rst position on the

rst string are E (open), F (1st fret) and G (3rd fret). The rst position refers to the rst 4

frets of the guitar.

We will use the notes in the above example to introduce to you the concept of note

picking.

Fret Fret Fret Fret Fret 1

1 03

Fingering: none 1 3 3

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Notes on the Second StringThe second string is also known as the B string. The main notes in the rst position on the

second string are B (open), C (1st fret) and D (3rd fret).


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If you are having trouble getting each note to ring out clearly, try placing yourngers directly behind the fret, applying pressure until it starts to produce the

crisp, clear sound that you seek.

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Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Fingering: none 1 3 3

Exercise:Pluck these second string notes with a downward picking motion:

3 3 3 333 3 311 1 1O O O O

Its a fact that Jimi Hendrix actually preferred right-handed guitars.

Despite being left handed, Jimi found that playing Fender Stratocasters

upside down meant that he was able to use the controls and tremelo

arm, hence then being at the top, in his own unique way.


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Lesson Four

Patience and disciplinePatience and discipline are two qualities that all great musicians have. You

should try to nurture these qualities in yourself. Do not be discouraged by any

signs of slow progress. It takes time to learn the guitar. Be patient and clockup those consecutive days, even if it is only 15 minutes a day. At the very least,

you should keep your brain thinking about the guitar every day. Enjoy the thirst

and hunger that you have for knowledge and experience. At the end of the day,

you are the one responsible for your own practising.

Learning the guitar is like learning a language. Those who speak great English

speak it everyday. Those who speak broken English probably dont use it as

much, or have not used it for as long as others. The same goes for guitarists.

Those who play great guitar, practise everyday. Those who play average guitar

are probably not practising as much as they should.

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The E Major Chord

Well, youve made it through to Lesson Four - nice work. In this lesson, we are going to add to

your memory store of chords by introducing to you the chords E, G and C and later in

Lesson Five we will take a look at the concept of the turn around progression that will greatly

increase the number of chord progressions you are able to play!

The E Major Chord is constructed of the

notes E, G# (G sharp) and B. It is played

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Exercise:Practise strumming the E Major Chord using the following strum.

Chord E

Stroke

Count 1 2 3 4

Remember to start slowly. It is easier to pick up on any mistakes when you play slowly.

The Repeat Sign

This sign is used to inform you that instead of nishing on the last bar you go back and repeatthe piece from the beginning.

Exercise:Practise strumming A, D and E to the suggested strum. Note that there is a repeat sign after

four bars which means that you go back to the start and repeat the piece.

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Count: 1 2 3 4

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Maintaining a high level of motivation.

Motivation is your set of internal systems that drive you to achieve your goals.

When you lack motivation, your practise will be lacking also. Think about

yourself for a second. What is your motivation for learning to play the guitar?

Maybe you want to impress your boyfriend/girlfriend. You might be motivated

by fame or success. It could be a desire to t in. Whatever it is that drives youto learn, that is your starting point. It is from there that you will progress and

your motivation for learning will change. You will nd that the act of learning

the guitar will motivate you to learn more. It is true that the people who simply

cant live without the guitar and who live for their musical passion are the ones

who may have the staying power to progress onto becoming an elite player. With

enough passion and practise, you can become an elite player.

Jam Track No. 3

Strum

Count 1 2 3 4

How are you enjoying these Jam Tracks? Playing as part of a band is one of the best ways

to improve your skills as a musician. Usually the most common reason people want to

learn guitar is so that they can play songs to their friends or with their friends in a band

situation. Hopefully these Jam Tracks will help you with that. They enable you to hear the

other instruments and to keep in time with the drummer.

Keep on rockin!

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Many people believe that when Chuck Berry released the song Maybellene in

1955, it was the birth of rocknroll. It combined elements from both countrymusic and blues in a completely new way.


2 04

Notes on the Third StringThe third string is also known as the G string. The main notes in the rst position on the third

string are G (open), A (2nd fret) and B (4th fret)

Exercise:Pluck these third string notes with a downward picking motion.

It is normal for your ngers to ache. However, if you practise each day your

ngers will become strong and more used to the movements required to play

the guitar.

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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

O 4 4 4 4O O O 4 4 4 4

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The key to good practiseBe sure to allow enough time for practise. In your busy and complex life, it can

be very hard to nd some time to sit down and work on your guitar. You need

to stick to a plan. A routine means that you have designated practise times for

each day. If you know the times that you will practise during the week, you will

be able to maximize your practise productivity and maintain a constant rate of

learning.

Of course, there will be times when your plan gets interrupted by the unexpected.

You might have friends drop by or a party to go to or a doctors appointment

to attend. These things will never stop. You really just need to have a exibleplan so that your practise ts in with your life. The amazing thing is that over

time, your lifestyle and friends will change because of your practise and your

passion for music.

Lesson Five

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The G Major ChordThe G Major Chord contains the notes G,

B and D. It is played using fngers 1, 2 and

3.

Note that nger 1 plays a B note, nger 2 plays a G note, and nger 3 also plays

a G note. According to music theory a G Major chord MUST contain the notes B,

D and G. In the above G major chord diagram, the D note is sounded by the open

D string (4th string). Remember to consider that open string notes are included

in chord make-up and not just the notes played by your ngers.

Remember to watch for chords like this one throughout the course.


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Exercise:Play the following:

G major chord

The C Major ChordThe C Major Chord is constructed of the

notes C, E and G. It is played using fngers

1, 2 and 3.

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Jam Track No. 4

Stroke

Count 1 2 3 4

Okay, you are really starting to get some great things happening! Something to try and

do next time you have a spare 40 mins is go back through the last 4 Jam Tracks and playthem again, over and over and over. Listen to the drums, listen to the lead guitar and the

bass. Start to learn and know the Jams inside out, become familiar with them, get con-

dent with them. Condence is a major factor in playing with other people. Once weve

built your knowledge and practise up, your condence levels with naturally grow.

Keep going, youre doing REALLY well!

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Exercise:Practise strumming D, A, C and G to the rhythm below.

Strum:

Count: 1 2 3 4


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Notes on the Fourth StringThe fourth string is also known as the D string. The notes in the rst position that are on the

fourth string are D (open), E (2nd fret) and F (3rd fret). It is played using ngers 2 and 3:

Exercise:Pluck the fourth string notes with a downward picking motion.

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Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


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Jam Track No. 5

Strum

Count 1 2 3 4

The Jam Tracks throughout the book are designed to be of numerous different musical

styles and avors. The reason for this is to rstly broaden your musical horizon andsecondly to show you that any style of music is actually MUCH easier to play than you

probably once thought. For example, this next example is in the style of Dance or Drum

and Bass.

Now, lets crank this Jam up.

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Lesson SixWhat is Talent?Talent is a term that we attach to people, or to skills that people have, when

we believe that they are really good at what they do. Sometimes it seems that

some people have talent, or an advantage or strength at a particular skill due to

some innate force. Although it may appear this way, the chances are that they

were not born with their talent. It is more likely that they had to learn it.

Talent is gained through complex interactions between an individual and their

environment over a period of time. Children who are brought up in a musical

environment are more likely to become talented musicians than children bought

up in a less musical environment. If you were constantly surrounded by musicas you grew up, you will probably have a good mental database of sounds. It is

your database of sound that inuences your playing and creating of music.

A good database of sound is important if you want to be a great musician, but

it wont make you talented on its own. There are other factors that contribute

to being talented such as discipline and a sense of artistry.

Think about these questions: When you like something, do you do it a lot? Do

you put all of your energy into it? Do you try to extend yourself both physically

and mentally?

If you answered yes to these questions, then you may have the discipline it

takes to become a talented musician. Discipline is important because without

it, you will not practise and without practise you will not have the practical

skills to be talented.

So you have a good database of sounds and you feel that you have the discipline

that it takes to be great, but do you have a sense of artistry? Well, lets see.

Think about the following questions: Do you experiment with what you already

know in order to learn new things? Do you try to be creative for the sake of it?

Do you have a vivid imagination when it comes to sound? Do you feel a need to

be original? If you answered yes to these questions, then you are well on yourway to being talented!

Hard work is where its at. Practise, listen and experiment with your music.

Like a sponge, you really just need to soak it up. Any musical knowledge that

you dont already know is out there for you to learn. Learn it and work hard

on it, and you will be talented.


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Minor ChordsSo far, the chords that you have learned have all been major chords. Major chords give music

a happy feel. Minor chords, on the other hand, lend a sad or melancholy feeling to music.

Minor chords are constructed in the same way as major chords except that the third or middle

note of the chord is attened (something that will be explained in full later in this book).

Exercise:In this exercise rst play the A major chord followed by the A minor chord.

Listen and hear the difference in feeling between the two chords.

14

The A Minor ChordThe A Minor Chord is constructed of the

notes A, C and E.

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A major chord

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Exercise:Strum the A minor chord as indicated by the tab below:

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The E Minor ChordThe E Minor chord is constructed of the

notes E, G and B.

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Exercise: Turnaround ProgressionA turnaround progression is a sequence of chords that can be continually repeated due to

strong sounding chord movement between the ending and starting chords. What exactly

does strong sounding mean? Well the technical musical terminology is that the progression

has been resolved, which means that the end chord of the progression and the starting chord

of the progression have a close obvious sounding musical relationship.Try the following turnaround progression:


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In the following exercise rst watch the E major chord and then the E minor chord, listen to

the difference in the sound again. The E minor chord will then be strummed along with the

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Once again a strong sounding chord change (D to G) resolves the progression back to

its starting point.

Exercise:Play the following progression.

Strum:

Count: 1 2 3 4

In this example, a strong sounding chord change between A and D resolves the progression

back to its starting point.

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Strum:

Count: 1 2 3 4

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Jam Track No. 6

Strum

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G Am C D G Am C D

G Am C D G Am C D

G Am C D G Am C D

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Notes on the Fith StringThe fth string is also known as the A string.The main notes in the rst position that are on

the fth string are A (open), B (2nd fret) and C (3rd fret).


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Exercise:Play these fth string notes with a down/up picking motion.

Down/up picking:Down Up Down Up

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The 1978 album Van Halen has become one of the most inuential albums

for guitarists since Hendrixs Are you experienced? Eddie Van Halens use of

guitar sound, rhythm, right hand tapping, harmonics and control of feedback all

combine in a musical style that many guitarists have since tried to emulate.

2 23 3

Count:

Fingering:

1 2 43 1 2 43

none 2 2

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Jam Track No. 7

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Lesson SevenIn this lesson, we want to introduce to you the concept of Eighth note Rhythm and by the end

of the lesson you will have a whole lot more to play with. Before that however, read a fewwords on healthy learning.

Healthy learningThe basis of good learning is good health. On average, people who lead healthy

lifestyles have a much higher rate of learning. What type of lifestyle do you

promote? Do you have a healthy lifestyle or do you live like there is no

tomorrow? In the end, only you can decide what is right and what is wrong for

you, but if you want to learn well, it pays to live well.

Good food in your diet is essential. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and makesure that your body gets all the nutrients that it needs to function well. Your

diet should be all about balance. Adding a little sport to your week will keep

you t and feeling good. Try 45 minutes a day of exercise and you will start to

notice a change in your energy levels quite quickly. A daily walk will help your

bodys metabolism and maximize the goodness that you get from nutrients in

your diet.

Sleep is important. You need at least eight hours a night to be at your best. Try

changing your sleeping patterns so that they are regular and consistent. This

way, your body learns to get the most out of sleep and you will feel far more

alert from the moment that you wake to the moment that you sleep. It could

be the best thing you will ever do for yourself.

Remember, life is a long journey. If you want to maintain a long musical life,

look after yourself.

Eighth Note Rhythm PatternsSo far we have used rhythms that follow a quarter note pulse. It is counted 1 2 3 4.

For example:

Note

Count

The quarter note becomes an eighth note when halved. The eighth note looks like this:

= Eighth Note

In terms of time, a quarter note is the equivalent of two eighth notes:

1 2 3 4

= (two eighth notes)


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By halving the quarter note pulse we can make an eighth note pulse. It is counted as follows:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Note

Strum

Count 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Exercise:First play through the F major chord in a standard quater note strum, then play the same chord but in

an eighth note strum pattern. Follow along on the video.

2

The F Major ChordThe F major chord requires you to hold

down the rst and second strings with

your rst nger. You will need to play

these strings with the at of your nger

rather than the tip.

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Exercise:Play the following chord progression. Notice the chord changes between chords C and G.

These changes take place halfway through bars 2 and 4.

1 2 3 4+ +++

Strum

Count

At rst it will be hard to land that F chord and then change to C and G and back to F. Dont

worry, a little practise each day will improve your new skill.

F major chord in eighth note strum:

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The Chromatic ScaleThe chromatic scale is based around the seven notes of the musical alphabet (A, B, C, D, E, F

and G), however, it contains a few extra musical notes. In its entirety it runs as follows:

A#/BbA B C

C#/DbD

D#/Eb

E FF#/Gb

GG#/Ab

You have probably noticed that some of the notes in the chromatic scale have two note

names. These notes are called accidentals. They can either be sharp notes, in which case we

we use the symbol #, or at notes, in which case we use the symbol b. This can be more

easily seen on the keyboard diagram below:

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

A#/BbC#/Db D#/Eb G#/AbF#/Gb

On the piano keyboard, the black keys are the sharp/at notes. The note name that you use

depends upon the key that you are playing in. We will look at keys and scales later in this

book. For now, just realize that these notes can either be at or sharp.

The chromatic scale applies to your guitar in the same way as it does a piano:

Each string on the guitar follows the

chromatic scale going up the guitar

neck. Once you get to the 12th fret on

each string, the scale repeats itself.

C D

At this point, take some time to familiarize yourself with the above diagram.

Once you know how the chromatic scale concept works, you can start to use

the whole fret board of the guitar.

E F F#/Gb G G#/AbA A#/Bb B C C#/Db

D D#/Eb E F F#/GbG G#/Ab A A#/BbB C

BC#/Db D D#/Eb

E F#/Gb G G#/AbF

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Fret 1 Fret Fret Fret Fret Fret Fret Fret Fret Fret 10 Fret 11 Fret 1

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Lesson EightDominant 7 ChordsSo far we have looked at major and minor open chords. Some of these chords can be made

into dominant seventh chords by changing the shape of the chord on the guitar. Dominant 7

chords (often called sevenths) are built by adding the minor seventh note of the major scale

to the major chord. For example the A major becomes A dominant 7th if you add a G note to

the chord (G is the minor seventh note of the A major scale).

Exercise:In this exercise rst play the A major chord followed by the A7 chord (shape 1). Listen and

hear the difference in feeling between the two chords. In the second part of the exercise,

strum the A7 chord (shape 1) as indicated by the tab below:

The A7 Chord (Shape 1)The A7 chord consists of the notes A, C#,

E and G

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A major chord

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The A7 Chord (Shape 2)There is an alternative way to play the A7

chord. It still consists of the notes A, C#,

E and G.

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This particular A7 chord is most commonly used version of the A7. It is generally easier to play

than the rst example that we have shown you, however they are both correct. Simply, you

should play the version that you nd easiest.

1 2 3 4+ +++

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The following exercises introduce some more some open dominant seventh chords for youto learn. You will see that the dominant seventh adds a nice blues sound to your chords and

progressions.

The open A7 chord comes in two shapes. Both shapes consist of the same notes that make up

the A dominant 7th chord. The rst shape adds a nger, changing the open E (1st string) to a G

and creating the minor seventh in the chord. The second shape removes the note A on the 3rd

string and therefore becomes G which is the open string. In this way both shapes have added

a G to the A major chord to become A dominant 7. The second shape is shown below:


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