Guitar I and Guitar II Class 6 E major and Am chords. Review the A and E7 chords. As a review there are so far 3 types of chords – Major, Minor, and Dominant 7 chords. There are 2 other types that are used much less: Diminished, and Augmented. Brush strum. Timing will review 6/8 and ¾ times. Some more ear training – recognizing major/minor/7th chords. Want to check where the both groups are – be prepared to demonstrate all chords to this point. Guitar II more CAGED and Fingerpicking!! More reading Tablature Catch up week. Chromatic Scale – notes on the guitar Time Permitting the Am and E chords. No Wed class next week. For Saturday it is 2 weeks and no class. Pick up handouts on piano

Names of the notes on the open strings. E A D G B E Below are the names of the notes on the open strings. These need to be memorized. From the lowest pitch to the highest pitch: E, A, D, G, B and E. Note that the 6 th string is called ‘low E’ and the 1 st string is called ‘high E’. Start to learn where they are written. We will even do some exercises towards that. Below is where the open strings are written on the staff!

Remember from last week. Start with alternate down up as 1/8 th notes. Keep the wrist loose for all of these. The hand goes down up and only misses where the rests are (looks like a 7). Will do each measure a number of times until you get it. Apply to the following songs.

Big Yellow Taxi

Don’t Be Cruel Do this from the ‘Rock Guitar Fakebook’. Page 58. Watch the repeat signs. ||: : || means to repeat between the two symbols. The 1 and 2 refer to endings. Play the section under the 1 the first time only and the section under the 2 the second time only. Now add in the D7

The advantage of the Guitar II one is that it is moveable.

Guitar II students start this song.

Guitar I – Change all D7’s to just a plain D for now. Guitar II play the D7’s. This is also in your book but in the key of A.

Guitar I – Change all D7’s to just a plain D for now. Guitar II play the D7’s. This is also in your book but in the key of A.

Take this song very slowly. Chord progression repeats for each verse. This is in the key of D. One way to tell is that the first and last chords are both ‘D’, For Guitar 2 students use the D Major Pentatonic Scale to play the melody start on the 3 rd string 2 nd fret (A). If you get really into it add the chords.

Guitar II D/F# (Means a D chord with an F# in the Bass T Either of these fingerings will work. I prefer the 2 nd one for me. Put this in on Amazing Grace as the 2 nd measure of D when D goes to a G chord in the next measure. This is very common when D is changing to G. For you theory buffs this is a D chord in 1 st inversion with the 3 rd in the bass.

Chord and bass notes Chord BassAlternate A, Am, A75 4 or 6 B7, Bm54 or 6 C, C754 D, Dm, D743 or 5 E, Em, E764 or 5 F43 G64

Bass Brush Strum Almost the same as Bass Sweep. But instead of a sweep you will brush the strings with the back of the nails of your index – ring fingers. To do the Brush have the fingers curved and then just release them across the strings so that the fingernails strike the strings. They must strike all at the same time. Try to the same songs we did the bass sweep to. Take your time. Notice the difference in the sound of this to the sweep strum.

Bass Scratch Strum Almost the same as Bass Brush. But instead of a Bruxh you will brush the strings with the back of the nails of your index finger only. Notice the difference in the sound of this to the sweep strum.

Now to I Walk The Line

Note that this song is in 6/8 time. There are 6 beats or counts per measure they Are grouped into two groups of 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 with accents on beats 1 and 4. You will strum each chord 6 times per measure.

The A Major and E7 Chords 123 A E7 0 0

Play Get Back in Book Using your book we will do Get Back. Guitar II students to do the blues backup. Review pages in the Guitar Reference.

From Book Blue Suede Shoes page 31 Chantilly Lace page 42 Get Back 84 Hi Heel Sneakers 105 – Change chords to A D and E7 Hound Dog 110

High Heel Sneakers Transpose to the key of A. It is now in the key of C. Write the new chords in the book.

Do from book page 84

Timing From Book Page 11 of Guitar Reference. Start at top and play each rhythm as follows: –First count it out. –Next clap it. –Lastly play it with the pick. Pick down on the beat and pick up on an &.

Chromatic Scale. Remember the chromatic scale can easily be memorized by just remembering a couple of facts: 1. There are sharps and flats between every letter name except between E and F and between B and C, 2. There are enharmonic equivalents as follows: C# = Db, D# = Eb, F# = Gb, G# = Ab, and A# = Bb. Therefore the chromatic scale is as follows (starting on A): A, A#/Bb, B, C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, to A. From one note to the next is called a 1/2 step so from A to Bb is a 1/2 step. Two 1/2 steps make up a whole step so A to B is a whole step. Memorize this scale.

Finding notes on the guitar Finding the names of all of the notes on any fretted instrument. Start with the open string and just go one space clockwise (when Chromatic scale on a circle) for each fret (1/2 step). The 12th fret should be the same letter name as the open string. E A D G B E F#,Gb G F G#, Ab A A#, Bb B C C#, Db A

E A D G B E Now fill in this chart on a separate piece of paper – the 12 th fret should be the same as the open string.

The E Major and Am Chords 1 23 E Am The fingering is the same for both chords just on different strings.

The Am and E chords 23 Am (A Minor) 1 23 E Major Notice that the finger pattern is exactly the same but on different strings. Practice changing from the Am to the E and back again, until the change is smooth! E Major Guitar II 7 th Fret 3 4 Am (A Minor Guitar II) th Fret

Notice that the whole song is: 4/4 ||: G D | Am | G D | C : || Try to play the melody. It starts on the ‘B’ 2 nd string open. Also Guitar II students apply the fingerpicking to this! Guitar I students can try the strum once the tune is learned.

Greensleeves Note: This song Is in ¾ time. The melody is in tablature and traditional notes. Again Guitar II play the melody.

For next class Guitar I Memorize the D, G, A7, C, D7, Em, A and E7. Go over all of the songs played in class so far. Notes on the 3 rd string Work on the Bass Brush strum to ‘I Walk the Line’. Write out the names of the notes on the guitar. Go over the Timing page (page 11) in the book. Work on Amazing Grace in ¾ time. Accent beat 1. Guitar I students now can practice in a room or go home. I will be working the rest of tonight with Gutiar II only.

For next class Guitar II Memorize the D, G, A7, C, D7, Em, A and E7. Go over all of the songs played in class so far. Notes on the 3 rd string Work on the Bass Brush strum to ‘I Walk the Line’. Write out the names of the notes on the guitar. Go over the Timing page (page 11) in the book. Work on Amazing Grace in ¾ time. Accent beat 1. Make sure you learn the notes on the 1 st – 3rd stings. Do that in the “Guitar Reference”.

Mr. Bojangles Moving Bass Lines and ¾ picking

C/C C/B 2 C/A 3 1 X C/G Bass notes are indicated by the notes after the slashes. Work first on just the 1 st 4 chords, play them over and over again until they just flow from you fingers. For the F chord do a 1 st position with a barre chord if you can. That will give the song a very full feeling.

Work on just getting it perfect to this point. Think of the names of the notes. At this point you have the C, B and A on the 5 th string and the G and F on the 6 th string. Really think of these notes as you play this!!!!!!!

E7/B Am/G 2 D7/F# Note for this chord you can also use your thumb on the 6 th string 2 nd fret!! X

Now just work on the chords by themselves until you can do them perfectly.

Now add in the bass notes. Do “Bass, Chord, Chord”. Be sure to do the bass note indicated. The bass note will be the root of the chord or in the case of a ‘/’ it will be the letter name of the note after the slash!! This should help you with learning the names of the notes on the 5 th and 6 th strings.

Fingerpicking Do the following: BeatPlay 1Thumb hits the bass note. &Index plays the 3 rd string. 2Middle hits the 2 nd string and ring the 1 st string together. (claw) &Index plays the 3 rd string. 3Middle hits the 2 nd string and ring the 1 st string together. &Index plays the 3 rd string. Note that this swings a bit so it isn’t exactly as counted but more as felt!!

C/C C/B 2 C/A 3 1 X C/G Now apply the fingerpicking to the first 4 chords. Get those down first before application to the rest of the songs. Once you can do that add in the next chords.

Now up to the 1 st section. Get this down before going on.

Now the whole song. Break it into parts but apply the picking etc.

Get this down perfectly! There are 100’s of songs that use this first section idea. See if you can find some this week as you listen.

For those that want to challenge themselves. I have added in Chet Atkins version. Above is just the intro.

Now put all of that together It has the same swing idea as the previous picking. The melody is in there if you listen closely. Try to bring the melody out. The 2 notes that should be the loudest are the bass and the melody note.

Let’s try the first fingerpicking on Am CountWhat you play 1Thumb plays the 5 th string &Rest 2Thumb plays the 4 th string &Index finger plays the 2 nd string 3Thumb plays the 5 th string &Middle finger plays the 1 st string 4Thumb plays the 4 th string &Index finger plays the 2 nd string

Now with a pinch CountWhat you play 1Thumb plays the 5 th string and middle 1 st string. This is called a pinch. &Rest 2Thumb plays the 4 th string &Index finger plays the 2 nd string 3Thumb plays the 5 th string &Middle finger plays the 1 st string 4Thumb plays the 4 th string &Index finger plays the 2 nd string