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I Table of Contents SESSIONS I SESSIONS 1) Starting Off Right 2 String Names. Technique, Tuning, Rnger Exercises, C&Gl Chords 2) Reading Music & Notes on the 1st & 2nd Slrings 7 Music Readlirg, 1st &2nd StIing Notes &Exercises o Ode To Joy (CO #1 Tracks 2,3,4) 14 o Jingle Bells (CD #1 Tracks 5,6,7) 15 3) Notes on the 3rd & 4th Strings 16 Ties, Dots, Repeat Signs, Eigh/IJ !IlJtes, 3td &4/IJ StIing !IlJtes &Exercises o Yankee Doodle (CD #1 Tr. 8,9,10) 21 o When The saims Go Marchin' In(CD #1 Tr. 11,12,13) 21 o Love Me Tender (CD #1Tr. 14,15,16) 22 4) Notes on the 5th & 6th Slrings 23 5/IJ & 6/IJ Stnng !IlJtes s Exercises, SIlarps, Flats, Natural Signs, Am&EChords o MinuetinC(CO#l Tr.17,18,19) 26 o Simple Gifts (CD #1Tr. 20,21,22) 28 The Star Spangled Banner (CD #1 Tr.23.24,25) 29 o Minuet in G(CD #1 T' 26,27,28) 3D 5) Basic Open Chords 31 Open Cilads &Chord Exercises 1-3 o Morning Has Broken (CD #2Tr. 2,3,4) 35 o America The Beautiful (CD #2Tr. 5,6.7) 36 6) Minor Seventh & Suspended Chords 37 Minor Seventh &SuspenderJ Chords &Stn.mming PaUems o SCarborough Fair (CD #2 Tr. 8.9,1 D) 41 o (CD #2Tr. 11,12,13) 42 o The Banana Boat Song (CD #2T' 14,15,16) 42 7) Barre Chords on the 6th SIring 43 Had-Steps & Steps, 6I!J StIing Barre ClIords &Exercises, Major Scales o Home on the Range (CD #2Tr. 17,18,19) 47 o Yellow Rose ofTexas (CD #2Tr. 20.21,22) 47 8) Barre Chords on the 5th SIring 48 5/IJ Stnng Barre Chords &Exercises, Keys &Key Signatures, Paraiiel Major &Minor o Jamaica Farewell inF (CD #2 Tr. 23,24,25) 51 o Jamaica Farewell inG(CD #2n 26,27,28) 51 9) The secret to Great Strumming 52 StJumming Tec/Jnique, Intervals &Worksheets o lJlBamba (CD #3Tr. 2,3,4) 55 o The Wabash Cannonball (CD #3T' 5,6,7) 56 Blues inE(CD #31r. 8,9,10) 56 10) Fingerstyle Guitar 57 Tec/Jnique &Exercises, Merle Tmvis &Classical o Hoose of the Rising Sun (CD #3Tr. 11,12,13) 61 Canon in 0 (CD #31r. 14,15,16) 62 11) Pentatonic scales 63 Fl3ntatonic SCales, F1Jfms &Fl3ntatonic PaltBms o A Minor Pentatonic Blues (CD #3Tr. 17) 66 o GMajor Pentatonic (CD #3Tr. 18) 66 Arcund the Pentatonic Wood (CD #3Tr. 19) 66 12) Advanced Chords fiT Two CIiorr1s, Major 1tIr Chords, Minor I//IJ Chords, Exercises &Chord Substitution o Rocldn' (CD #3Tr. 20) 70 o Smoo1ll (CD #3Tr. 21) 70 o Acoustic Groove (CD #3Tr. 22) 70 13) Playing the Blues 71 Blues SCale, Miner Fl3ntatonic witJJ 8IufJs !IlJtes, Blues Chord Progression, Triads &WorlcsIreets o CJam Blues (CD #4Tr. 2,3) 75 Johnny's E Blues (CD #4Tr. 4,5) 75 14) Giving Your Playing Some S1yfe 76 Sliding, Bends, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Tapping &Hannanics o Bending the Blues (CD #4Tr. 6) 78 Jazz Octaves (CD #4 Tr. 7) 79 The Funky Mute (CD #4Tr. 8) 79 15) Electric Guitars-The Heart 01 Rock & Roll 80 fIlwer Chords, Clri<kiJn Pickin', Gaunti}' Bends, Arpeggios, Sliding 41!Js, Hannanized Major SCale Power Chord Rock (CD #4Tr. 9) B4 Power Rills (CD #4n 10) B4 16) Advanced Strumming 85 16th Notes, Strumming & Exercises o Rolling Along (CD #4T, 11) 87 • AUtIle Bo Rocky (CD #4Tr. 12) 88 o Electric Funk (CD #4 Tr. 13) 58 17) Going Beyond the First Position 89 3 Note on a StIing scales. lieventtr Chorrls o Triplet SCale Prnc1ice (CD #5Tr. 2,3,4) 91 o Pop Ballad Groove (CD #5Tr. 5) 92 • 22 Shuflle (CD #5Tr. 6) 92 18) Jazz 93 Jazz CIiorr1s &C/lorrJ I'IlJgressions o All of Me (CD #5Tr. 7) 96 C On Green Dolphin street (CD #5Tr .8) 97 • Aslime Goes By (CD #5Tr. 9) 97 19) Soloing 98 Soloing Techniques &Ear Training o Ear Trajning Exercises (CD #5Tr.l0,11,12) 99 o Stevie's Groove (CD #5Tr. 13) 100 Every Breath (CD #5Tr. 14) 101 20) All the Chords You Need To Know 102 CIIord F1Jfmulas, Abbre,;alions &Inversions Chord Exercises 1 & 2 (CD #5Tr.15,16) 104 o Friend (CD #5T' 17) 105 Funky Groove (CD #5Tr. 18) 105 o Dancing onthe Geiling (CD #5Tr. 19) 106

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Page 1: Learn and Master Guitar Manual Part 1

I Table of Contents SESSIONS

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SESSIONS

1)Starting Off Right 2 String Names. Technique, Tuning, Rnger Exercises, C&GlChords

2)Reading Music & Notes on the 1st & 2nd Slrings 7 Music Readlirg, 1st &2nd StIing Notes &Exercises

o Ode To Joy (CO #1 Tracks 2,3,4) 14 o Jingle Bells (CD #1 Tracks 5,6,7) 15

3) Notes on the 3rd & 4th Strings 16 Ties, Dots, Repeat Signs, Eigh/IJ !IlJtes, 3td &4/IJ StIing !IlJtes &Exercises

o Yankee Doodle (CD #1 Tr. 8,9,10) 21 o When The saims Go Marchin' In(CD #1 Tr. 11,12,13) 21 o Love Me Tender (CD #1Tr. 14,15,16) 22

4) Notes on the 5th & 6th Slrings 23 5/IJ & 6/IJ Stnng !IlJtes s Exercises, SIlarps, Flats, Natural Signs, Am&EChords

o MinuetinC(CO#l Tr.17,18,19) 26 o Simple Gifts (CD #1Tr. 20,21,22) 28 • The Star Spangled Banner (CD #1 Tr.23.24,25) 29 o Minuet in G(CD #1 T' 26,27,28) 3D

5)Basic Open Chords 31 Open Cilads &Chord Exercises 1-3

o Morning Has Broken (CD #2Tr. 2,3,4) 35 o America The Beautiful (CD #2Tr. 5,6.7) 36

6) Minor Seventh & Suspended Chords 37 Minor Seventh &SuspenderJ Chords &Stn.mming PaUems

o SCarborough Fair (CD #2Tr. 8.9,1 D) 41 o Green~ee,es (CD #2Tr. 11,12,13) 42 o The Banana Boat Song (CD #2T' 14,15,16) 42

7) Barre Chords on the 6th SIring 43 Had-Steps &~oIe Steps, 6I!J StIing Barre ClIords &Exercises, Major Scales

o Home on theRange (CD #2Tr. 17,18,19) 47 o Yellow Rose ofTexas (CD #2Tr. 20.21,22) 47

8) Barre Chords on the 5th SIring 48 5/IJ Stnng Barre Chords &Exercises, Keys &Key Signatures, Paraiiel Major &Minor

o Jamaica Farewell inF(CD #2 Tr. 23,24,25) 51 o Jamaica Farewell inG(CD #2n 26,27,28) 51

9)The secret toGreat Strumming 52 StJumming Tec/Jnique, Intervals &Worksheets

o lJlBamba (CD #3Tr. 2,3,4) 55 o The Wabash Cannonball (CD #3T' 5,6,7) 56 • Blues inE(CD #31r. 8,9,10) 56

10) Fingerstyle Guitar 57 Tec/Jnique &Exercises, Merle Tmvis &Classical

o Hoose ofthe Rising Sun (CD #3Tr. 11,12,13) 61 • Canon in 0 (CD #31r. 14,15,16) 62

11) Pentatonic scales 63 Fl3ntatonic SCales, F1Jfms &Fl3ntatonic PaltBms

o A Minor Pentatonic Blues (CD #3Tr. 17) 66 o GMajor Pentatonic (CD #3Tr. 18) 66 • Arcund thePentatonic Wood (CD #3Tr. 19) 66

12)Advanced Chords fiT Two CIiorr1s, Major 1tIr Chords, Minor I//IJ Chords, Exercises &Chord Substitution

o Rocldn' (CD #3Tr. 20) 70 o Su~nded Smoo1ll (CD #3Tr. 21) 70 o Acoustic Groove (CD #3Tr. 22) 70

13) Playing the Blues 71 Blues SCale, Miner Fl3ntatonic witJJ 8IufJs !IlJtes, Blues Chord Progression, Triads &WorlcsIreets

o CJam Blues (CD #4Tr. 2,3) 75 • Johnny's EBlues (CD #4Tr. 4,5) 75

14) Giving Your Playing Some S1yfe 76 Sliding, Bends, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Tapping &Hannanics

o Bending the Blues (CD #4Tr. 6) 78 • Jazz Octaves (CD #4Tr. 7) 79 • The Funky Mute (CD #4Tr. 8) 79

15) Electric Guitars-The Heart 01 Rock & Roll 80 fIlwer Chords, Clri<kiJn Pickin', Gaunti}' Bends, Arpeggios, Sliding 41!Js, Hannanized Major SCale

• Power Chord Rock (CD #4Tr. 9) B4 • Power Rills (CD #4n 10) B4

16) Advanced Strumming 85 16th Notes, Strumming &Exercises

o Rolling Along (CD #4T, 11) 87 • AUtIle Bo Rocky (CD #4Tr. 12) 88 o Electric Funk (CD #4Tr. 13) 58

17) Going Beyond the First Position 89 3 Note on a StIing scales. lieventtr Chorrls

o Triplet SCale Prnc1ice (CD #5Tr. 2,3,4) 91 o Pop Ballad Groove (CD #5Tr. 5) 92 • 22Shuflle (CD #5Tr. 6) 92

18)Jazz 93 Jazz CIiorr1s &C/lorrJ I'IlJgressions

o All of Me (CD #5Tr. 7) 96 C On Green Dolphin street (CD #5Tr .8) 97 • Aslime Goes By (CD #5Tr. 9) 97

19) Soloing 98 Soloing Techniques &Ear Training

o Ear Trajning Exercises (CD #5Tr.l0,11,12) 99 o Stevie's Groove (CD #5Tr. 13) 100 • Every Breath (CD #5Tr. 14) 101

20) All the Chords You Need To Know 102 CIIord F1Jfmulas, Abbre,;alions &Inversions

• Chord Exercises 1&2 (CD #5Tr.15,16) 104 o Friend (CD #5T' 17) 105 • Funky Groove (CD #5Tr. 18) 105 o Dancing onthe Geiling (CD #5Tr. 19) 106

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63 SESSION 1- Starting Off Right

Estimated Time toLearn These Concepts - 1 Week

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It's easy to playanymusical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right keyat the right time and the instrument will playitself.

- J.S. Bach '--~-~----~~-----_._---_.

The Parts of the Guitar There are three main types ofguitars, the steel-string acoustic, the nylon siring orclassical guitar; and the electric guitar.

Bridge

Proper Right Hand Technique

Hold the pick between your thumb and first finger. The thumb and pick should form a 90 degree angle. The pick should be slicking out from underneath the thumb a 1/4to 1/2 ofan inch.

Bracing your hand gives your hand the needed stability to accurately switch between strings. Although there are many different ways to brace, placing your pinky on the soundboard right below the first string is the most com­mon way. You don't need to press hard.

The Names of the Strings The six strings of a guitar are numbered from first to sixth starting on the thinnest stling and counting up to the thick­est string. The strings also have letter names that corre­spond to each stling. Memolize the names of your strings.

4 3

2

6

5

1

I EADGBE EADGBE

Proper Left Hand Technique

Hold your thumb on the back ofthe fingerboard on the upper side of the neck. Be careful not to put your thumb on top of the neck. Your wrist should be low with some air space between your palm and the neck ofthe guitar.

Your four fingers should be evenly spaced. Notice how the middle two fingers are coming straight onto the fretboard. Your first and fourth fingers are curved slightly toward the frets.

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Tuning the Guitar Your gUitar will need to be tuned before playing. Tuning involves tightening or loosening the strings to raise or lower the pitch to match a constant pitch. There are three main ways to tune your guitar. You can tune your gUitar by using an electronic tuner, oryou can tune by "ear" using the other strings of the guitar, oryou can tune to a keyboard.

Tuning with an Electric Tuner

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Many electric tuners come with abuilt in microphone foruse with an acoustic gUi­tar. If you are using an electric guitar you can plug your instrument cable directly into the tuner. According to the directions of your specific tuner, it will display whether you need to tighten or loosen the string in order to be in tune. Electric tuners are an easy to use, fast, and accurate way to tune your guitar.

Tuning byEar

You can also tune your guitar by listening carefully tothe other strings and tuning each string to the others. Here isthe process.

• Put your finger on the fifth fret of the sixth string. Now, play the sixth string and the open fifth string. Usten to the two pitches. If the open fifth string sounds lower than the sixth string then tighten the fifth string tuning key until the two notes match. If the open fifth string sounds higher than the first note then loosen the fifth string tuning key. You always adjust the tuning keys of the open string, not the string that you are fretting.

• Next, play the fifth fret on the fifth string and the open fourth string underneath it. Listen to the two pitches care­fully and adjust the open fourth string accordingly.

I • Play the fourth string at the fifth fret. Listen and tune the open third string to it. 1

•To tune the second string, play the third string at the fourth fret and tune the open second string to it. This is the only string that does not use 1I1e fifth fret as the reference.

• Lastly, play the second string fingered back atthe fifth fret and tune the open first string to it.

6th string E 5th string A 4th string D 3rd string G 2nd string B 1st string E

Middle C

Tuning to a Keyboard

You can also tune your guitar to a keyboard orpiano. The open strings ofa guitar correspond to certain notes on a keyboard. A D G B E

6th 5th

E

string slrtng

SESSION 1 3 Starting OffRight

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How to Read Guitar Tablature TABLATURE is a type of musical notation that guitarists have developed to describe what strings on the guitar are being played at any point and what frets need to be fingered.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

The Tablature Staff Single Notes in Tablature Chords in Tablature

1st- E ..... =l 1 3 9 9 ~----9--­

2nd- B ========= 23rd- G """It 4th-D -H~-------­ :A~----­

1 0 ::A===+:=== :B~----9---­

5th-A ...u6th-E -Dt====== :8======= i The 6 lines correspond to the 6 strings on The numbers tellyou which frets you need to Inthis e""mp~ you wllIJd play ~I oft!lo your guitar. put your fingers on and which strings to use, strings atthesame time. The first, second

Inthisexample you would play thefirst string and sixltl strlngs would be open. Your first fretted atthefirstfret. The nextnote would finger waul:! frat tilefirst frat on tiletIlird be til, fi",t string at til. tIllrd frat Then. the string. The fourt!l andIift!lstrings would have s~ond string atthe third fretand so on. flnge", on tilesecond frats ofeach string.

Finger Exercises These finger exercises are designed to build coordination between your right and lefthand. Proper picking and fingering hand coordination is vital to good controlled guitar playing.

Directions: Play each finger pattern on each string. Start on the first string, then the second, third, etc... Although a little dif­ficult atfirst, these exercises qUickly build the motor skill control needed to play the guitar effectively. Practice with an even, steady rhythm. The goal is control, not speed.

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1. :::A------------------- ­=8------------------ ­Right Hand Picking: Down-Up-Down-Up Repeat forall Strings

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1 1 :1 :1 3 3 4 4 3 3 :1 :1 1 1

=B Right Hand Picking: Down-Up Repeat for all Strings

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=1------------------ ­4. ~~-------------------­=B------------------­

Repeat for all Strings

5. ~ ~ :::8 4 a 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 2 4 1

Repeat for all Strings

How to Read Chord Blocks CHORD BLOCKS are diagrams that tell you how a chord is tobe played. They include intormauon about which frets are tobe played by which fingers and which strings are to be played ornot.

Chord Name -. CSlrings ---------. 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st

Don't PlaySiring-.X 0 0 --Play Strings OpenEADGBE _- Nut

_ Pull s! Anger lNl 2nd String s! 1s! frot

1st fret Put 2nd Finger on _.

,An open circle means play4111 String at 2nd frs! 2ndfret theappropriate slring open,

Put3111 Finger on _ ,A filled circle means play5th String at3ndfrs!

3rdfret thenole onthatparticular fretand siring,

4th Fret .AnXmeans to notplay thatsiring.

, Session 1Assignment

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SESSION' 5 Starting OIlR,ght

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The Cand G7 Chords The first two chords to be learned are the Cand 67. Form and play each chord. The numbers tell you which fingers to use. The Cchord uses only 5 strings, so be careful not toplay the sixth string. The 67 uses all six strings.

c X 0 0

Chord Exercises

c G7 G7

1. 0 101

C 67

2. / / / / 1/ / / / 1/ / / / Strum chord for each slash.

C 67 C

3. / / / / 1/ / / / 1/ Strum chord foreach slash.

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I SESSION 2 - Reading Music & Notes on the 1st & 2nd Strings

How to Read Music Music iswritten on a STAFF which has 5 lines and 4 spaces. Music is read from left to right just like you would read a book. Where the note is on the staff tells you how high it is or how low it is in pitch. The note can be on a line or aspace. Each line of the staff has a letter name that goes with it. The musical alphabet goes from Ato G.

The Music Staff Notes on a Line Notes on a Space High Note

5th Una 5th Line---0:: ---O-F­41h Space 4th Una 4th Llne

3rd Space 3rd Space 3rd Una 3rd Line --8-­

2nd Space 2nd Line 2nd Line ~ tst Space =EG'- - ­1st Line1st Line ----.:::7

Low Note

Remember them bylearning: The notes on the spaces convenienUy

Every Good Boy Does Fine spell the word FACE.

Rhythm There are four main types ofnotes that vary according tohow long they are played.

Types ofNotes

NOTE QUARTER NOTEHALFWHOLE NOTE

o 4 2 1 1/2

NOTE

Reading Music &NctEs on the151& 2nd SIring;

Beats

SESSION 2

Beats

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Beat Beat

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Music is made up ofsound and silence. The notes tell you when to play and the rests tell you when not to play.

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EIGHTH REST

~ 1/2Beat

QUARTER REST

~ 1

Beat 2

Beats

HALF REST ... 4

Beats

WHOLE REST

Types ofRests

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Treble Clef

Time Signature

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Treble Clef, Time Signatures, Barlines & Measures

The Notes on the Eor First String

First String First String First String Open First Finger Third Finger

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First String Exercises Instructions: Write above each note the letter name of the note. Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note.

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1. ~ Whole Notes get 4 Beats.

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SESSION 2 9 Reading Music & NOles on II-.. 1st & 2ndStrings

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More First String Exercises r Instructions: These exercises do not have the tablature included. Try to read the music and play slowly. Write in

the notes if needed. Play each exercise. Remember to use the correct finger for each note.

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The Notes on the 8 or Second String

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• Second Second String Second String

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Second String Exercises Instructions: Write above each note the letter name ofthe note. Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note. Practice slowly. Remember to give each note the proper number ofbeats.

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More Second String Exercises Instructions: Try to read the music and play slowly irl an even rhythm. Write irl the notes if needed. Play through each exercise until there is no hesitation between notes.

SESSJON2 11 Reading Music & Notes on l!'e 151 & 2nd Siring<

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First and Second String Exercises Instructions: Play each exercise slowly in an even, steady rhythm. Be careful to use the correct finger for each note.

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More First and Second String Exercises Instructions: Try to read the music and play slowly in an even rhythm. Write in the notes if needed. Play through each exercise until there is no hesitation between notes.

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3. ~-~ r Half rest, 2 Beats.

5fS5ION2 13 Reading Music & NOCI3 onthe1st& 2ndString;

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Theme from Symphbny #9

Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven

(1770-1827)

G7

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Play the notes then practice strumming the correct chord for each beat. It a measure does nothave a chord change over it then continue to play the previous chord until thechord changes.

G7 ., Joy- lui. joy - ful we a - dore thee,

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God of glo - ry, Lord of love;

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, , Hearts un - fold like fiowers be - fore thee, Prais - ing thee, their sun a-bove.

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Melt the clouds of sin and sad- ness, drive the dark of doubt a - way:

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I I Giv - er of im - mor - tel gled - ness, Fill us with the light of day.

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~I I I t. Oh, what fun it is to ride in(a) one horse o - pen sleigh._

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Jingle Bells

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SESSION 2 15 Reading Music & N_ onthe 1Sf& zndStrings

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Beats (1+1/2)

DOTTED QUARTER NOTE

Repeat these twomeasures then proceed on

2.

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6 Beats (4+2)

DOTTED WHOLE NOTE

Repeat back tobeginning

1.

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Beats (2+1)

DOTTED HALF NOTE

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Dots

ATIE combines the rIlythmic values oftwo notes and is represented by acurved line between two notes of the same pitch. The first note isplayed for the duration of both notes and the second note isnot played.

ADOT following anote changes the rhythmic value ofthe note. DOTS add one half ofwhatever note value they are attached to.

Repeat Signs AREPEAT SIGN is a double bar line with two dots. It means to repeat asection ofmusic. You would repeat back to where a previous backwards repeat sign was orto the beginning ofthe song, whichever comes first.

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Eighth Notes An EIGHTH NOTE receives 1/2 a beat so it takes two of them to make 1 beat. If you have several eighth notes together, they are grouped together by a beam.

EIGHTH NOTE EIGHTH NOTES BEAMED TOGE"fHER

D L--r = r 1/2

Beat

Eighth Note Exercises Instructions: Play slowly in an even rhythm. Write in the notes if needed. Play through each exercise. Try notto hesitate between notes. When you have several eighth notes of the same pitch in a row, then alternate your pick­ing (Down-Up-Oown-Up).

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SESSION 3 17 NOlES un the3rd & 4th Strings

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Third String Second Finger

Third String Open

Second Fret

Third String Exercises Instructions: Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note. Write in the notes if needed.

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2.

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Fourth String Fourth String Second Finger Third Finger Second Fret Third Fret

Fourth String Exercises Instructions: Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note. Write in the notes if needed.

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SESSION 3 19 NOlES onthe 3m & 4thSlnngs

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Playing guitar is an endless process ofronning outof fingers. - Harvey Reid, Fingerstyle Guitarist

The Notes on the Aor Fifth String

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Open Second Finger Third Finger Second Fret Third Fret

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Sharps # SHARPS raise up any note one half-step orone fret. The sharp sign appears before the note that is to be sharped. Remember to use the correct finger for each fret.

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Open String Flat Rule: When flatting an open string go to the next lower string and play the fourth fret with your fourth finger. The one exception to this rule is the Bb on the third string third fret.

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Naturals ~ ANATURAL SIGN cancels out a previously used sharp orflat and restores it to its normal position.

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~~~~ Oh. _ &8)1. can )IOU ae.. by tho dawn's ear - fy light, wI'lat 80

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EstImated Tillie to Learn These COI/COplS - 2 3 WoeAs

Half-Steps & Whole Steps AHALF-STEP isthe distance from any note tothe very next note. AWHOLE STEP Is two half-steps put together. On aguitar, each fret is a half-step apart. On a piano, each key, whether white or black, is a half-step apart from the next key. Even though some white keys on a piano are next to each other, often they will have a black key in between them. The distance from the first white key to the in-between black key isa half-step. From a white key to another white key, with ablack key in between, isawhole step.

The only naturally occurring half-steps are between Eto F and Bto C.

E F GAB C D E

Naturally occurring means that without using sharps or flats the intervals ofEto Fand Bto Care the only adjacent pairs that are half-steps. Between these two intervals there isonly a half-step difference. All of the other pairs of adjacent notes, without sharps orflats involved, are whole steps.

On our keyboard there are no black keys between E- Fand B- C. On aguitar, each ofthese two pairs of notes are side by side with no note in between them.

Notes on the Sixth String

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The "Hr." means to play that chord starting at the first fret. The arcs mean to cover all of the strings with one fin­ger, When you use one finger to cover more than one string it iscalled a BARRE. The note with a diamond isthe root ofthe chord and the note that you will pivot from to move the chord into different keys.

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Major Scales· MAJOR SCAlES are the building blocks for all ofmusic. Major scales are built on aspecific pattem ofhalf-step and whole-step intervals. The pattern for a major scale isWhole-step, Whole-step, Half-step, Whole-step, Whole-step, Whole-step, Half-step. Starting on any note, if you follow this pattern you will build a major scale in the note's key.

Directions: Fill in major scale notes following the interval pattern. Determine the number of sharps or flats. List sharps orflats in order. I have filled insome of the spaces for you.

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Major Scale Table Major Scales are the foundation upon which all of the upcoming theory is going to be built. Just like multiplica­tion tables need to be memorized, major scales and the key signatures that they generate have to be learned and memorized. KEY SIGNATURES are the pattern of sharps orflats that each major scale generates.

Whols Whols Hslf Whols Whols Whols HslfDirections: Fill inthe major scale notes StBp StBp StBp StBp StBp StBp StBp on the following table. Remember, the naturally occurring half-steps are between E-F and B-C.

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Directions: Using your major scales, determine the proper key and list the key signature. Put sharps orflats in the proper order.

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1) What key has 4 flats in its key signature? __ What are they?

2) What key has 3 sharps in itskey signature? __ What are they?

3) What key has 2 flats in its key signature? __ What are they?

4) What key has 4 sharps in its key signature? __ What are they?

5) Inthe key ofG, what note(s) are sharpedlflatled? _

6) Inthe key of F, what note(s) are sharped!flatted? _

7) Inthe key ofC, what note(s) are sharpedlflatted? _

8) In the key of Db, what note(s) are sharpedlflatled? _

9) In the key of B. what note(s) are sharpedlflatted? _

10) What key has 2 sharps in itskey signature? __ What are they?

11) What key has 5 sharps in itskey signature? __ What are they?

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12) If the key signature has a Bb and an Eb in it, what's the key? _

13) If the key signature has an F#, C#, G#, and a D#, what's the key? _

14) If the key signature is F# and C#, what's the key? _

15) If the key signature is Bb, Eb, Ab, and Db, what's the key? _

16) If the key signature is F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, and E#, what's the key? _

Parallel Major and Minor Scales There isauniQue relationship between the keys ofmajor scales and minor scales. This relationship is called PARALLEL. Parallel major and minor scales share the same key signatures. To derive aparallel minor scale: Go to the 6th step ofthe major scale and build an 8note scale in that key. You can get tothe 6th step ofany major scale by either going up six steps from the root ordown two steps. So, the Cmajor scale and the Aminor scale share the same key signature. Therefore Aisthe parallel minor of Cmajor and conversely Cisthe parallel major ofAminor.

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Good Strumming Technique •Hold your pick firmly.

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! THE SECRET TO GREAT STRUMMING - KEEP YOUR HAND GOING!

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2 '0 Diatonic Intervals .\ INTERVALS are the distance between two notes. DIATONIC refers to intervals that are found within the major scale. You will be given the key and a specific scale step and then you will need to derive the specific note. Here are some examples ...

1) In C, what is the 3rd step? The Cscale isC- D- E-F- G- A- B- C. The 3rd step is E.

2) InA, what is the 6th? The Ascale isA - B- C# - D- E- F# - G# - A. The 6th step is F#.

Diatonic Intervals Worksheet Directions: Fill in the correct note corresponding to the diatonic Interval asked for.

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1) In C, what isthe 4th ? F 11) In G, what is the 5th?

2) In F, what isthe 6th? _D_ 12) In D, what is the 7th?

3) In Ab, what isthe 4th? 13) In A, what isthe 3rd ? \ 4) The 4th in Dis 14) The 6th in Gb is f

5) The 6th in Eis 15) The 7th in Db is

1,'6) In D, what is the 6th ? 16) In Bb, what isthe 6th? 4....

7) In G, what isthe 7th ? 17) In F, what is the 7th?

8) In Db, what isthe 2nd? 18) The 2nd inB is

9) The 2nd in F# is 19) The 3rd in F# is

10) The 3rd in Dis 20) The 3rd in Gb is

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Harmonic Intervals HARMONIC INTERVALS are intervals that have been raised or lowered a half step from their natural major scale (diatonic) position.

The intervals within a major scale are divided into two groups; MA.JOR and PERFECT. The 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th are referred toas MAJOR INTERVALS. The 4th, 5th, and octave are referred to as PERFECT INTERVALS.

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For MAJOR INTERVALS - If a major interval (2nd, 3rd, 6th & 7th) is lowered by a half step it iscalled MINOR. Ifa major interval is raised a half step it iscalled AUGMENTED.

/For PERFECT INTERVALS - If a perfect interval (4th, 5th & Octave) is lowered a half step it is called DIMINISHED. If it is raised a half step then it isalso called AUGMENTED.

ENHARMONIC notes are two notes that have the same pitch but two different names.

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\ Double Sharps and Double Flats J If I need to lower an already flatted note, I just add another flat until I getto the pitch I need. For example,

if you were asked to find the minor 3rd in Gb, you would solve the problem as follows. The 3rd in the key ofGb is a Bb. So to make it minor we would need to lower the Bb an additional half step making it a Bbb. So the correct answer would be Bbb or B"double flat."

Here isanother example. If you were asked to determine the augmented 2nd in E, the problem would be solved this way. In the key ofEthe second isan F#. So to augment it I would need to raise it up an additional half step making it an F## orF"double sharp."

Remember to not answer the enhannonlc equivalent of the note. In our previous example, an F## would also be a G. But a Gwould be the wrong answer tothis problem because in the key ofEa Gwould be a minor 3rd not an auomented 2nd.

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