1. Guitar I and Guitar II Class 15
Figuring out songs.
Advanced techniques introduction:
Hammers
Pulls
Slides
Taps
Harmonics
Articulation
Go over Final Exam
More theory
Note reading – how to continue

2. Final Exam Next from tonight.
Last night will be passing out grades and other information
You will choose 1 piece that you will prepare. A big part of it is the difficulty. If you do a difficult piece then I will choose an easier piece for you to play as my choice.
Chords: A, Am, A7, Bm, B7, C, D, D7, E, Em, E7, F, G and G7.
A’ Soulin – both parts
Right hand techniques.
Blues.

3. Example of final from previous class.

5. Notice that next 3 measures are the same as first 3 in song.

6. On the picking hand use only your thumb. No exceptions.
For your fretting hand use the middle finger.

7. Putting the two parts together
At this point you will need to work on putting the melody and the bass note together. This will take some time to get down.
Again take it very slowly!!
Do not rush!!
Use the correct fingers!!

8. Now start putting the two parts together very slowly, one measure
At a time! Take this slowly and memorize each measure as you go.
Follow the fingering for playing each part separately.

10. Use index and
Ring on picking
Hand for these
2 notes and the
High B (7th
Fret 1st string)
This will take you ½ way through the song.
The next part is exactly the same but for the last measure.
The next page has the whole thing.

14. How to approach this
Learn each part separately before putting the two parts together.
Memorize one measure at a time. Add in a new measure and memorize it.
There are really only 5 different measures in the entire piece. Notice the similarities of each of the even numbered measures.
Have fun with it – take it slowly though. Get a good smooth sound from the piece.

17. Harmonics
These are overtones that are sounded when a string is divided into fractional parts.
To play it start with the 12th fret harmonic.
Touch the 1st string at the 12th fret – immediately over the fret – very lightly.
Pluck or pick very close to the bridge of the guitar.
When the sound starts release the finger over the 12th fret.
Harmonics can be sounded best at the 12th, 7th, 5th, 4th and 9th frets. Other frets also work to a lesser extent.

19. Bending Done in solo work.
Let’s do it to a blues scale in A in the 5th position.
Bend the 7th fret of the 3rd string with the ring finger.
Push the string up with both the 2nd and 3rd finger until the note is a whole step higher in pitch (2 frets).
To test the pitch you bend to play the 1st string open as the bend note and the 1st string open should sound the same.

20. Bending Cont.
Most of the time you will bend notes by moving in an upward movement on any note played on the first 3 strings and to over-simplify at a downward motion on the lower 3 strings.
Bending up 1 or 2 frets in pitch is common.
In blues you will sometime bend up but not all the way to the next note. In country and many other styles you must bend in tune!!

21. Sliding Always slide with the destination finger.
Let’s again try a slide in the blues scale.
Slide from the 4th fret 2nd string to the 5th fret 2nd string. Use your index finger.
Hold your index on the 4th fret of the 2nd string, strike the note and without lifting your finger slide it up to the 5th fret.

22. Tapping Very modern technique.
You will use the index finger of your strumming hand to basically hammer on a note. Then you will use the same finger to pull off the note.

23. For next class Get ready for the final.
Prepare questions about what you would like to review for next week.
Big time review.
Try the hammer, pull, bend and slide.
Start listening critically to what you are playing and the sound that you get out of your guitar.

24. For next class
Get ready for the final.