February 2

C Major Scale

Lets play as we say the notes and repeat in reverse

Follow the alphabet

Reading notes on the staff

V
E
R
Y

O
O
D

B
O
Y

O
E
S

I
N
E

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

CLAP RYTHM FIRST

Notes on the guitar

BRUNO MARS COUNT ON ME

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/bruno-mars/count-on-me-chords-949804

Welcome to Spring Semester!!

You Made it!

New Concepts we will cover this semester

Major and Minor scale

Guitar note memorization

Learning notes on the staff

Scale w/ triads and arpeggios

note beat values

exploring styles of music

The Caged system

Alt picking up an down

Unison Bends

Muted Rhythms

Chord Progressions

TUNE UP Time !!!

C Major Scale

Lets play as we say the notes and repeat in reverse

Follow the alphabet

C Major Scale

Note test!

Find and Play both C's

Find play both A's

Find and play both Bs

Find and play Both Ds

Find and play 3 Fs

We have to memorize

scales to be Able to improvise to a song that is in the designated key

Important C major Pentatonic shapes

Text

BASS NOTE DAY!

Pumped up kicks

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---0-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------0-2---|-------------2---|-0-----0---0-----|
E|-0-----0---0-2---|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-------------2-3-|

Stand By Me

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--0-4-5--5--5-4-2--2--0-2--2--2-0---------2-0--0--0-4-5--5--0-4-5---|
E|----------------------------------------3--3--3---------------------------|

January 18!

TUNE UP Time !!!

C Major Scale

Lets play as we say the notes and repeat in reverse

Follow the alphabet

C Major Scale

Note test!

Find and Play both C's

Find play both A's

Find and play both Bs

Find and play Both Ds

Find and play 3 Fs

Reading notes on the staff

V
E
R
Y

O
O
D

B
O
Y

O
E
S

I
N
E

Notes on the guitar

NOTE VALUES

4 Beats Whole note

Text

2 Beats Half Note

1 Beat Quarter Note

1/2 Eight note

First Standard!!

Chord Refreshments

Blister in the Sun!

    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------| Bass
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|  x2
A|----2---3-2--|----2---3-2---|---2---3-2-----|-xx--xx--|
E|--3---3------|--3---3-------|-3---3-------3-|---------|

TEETH 5 second of summer

 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------6-----|
D|---------9-8-----9-8-------------9-8-----9-8---------|
A|-6-6-6-6-----9-6-----9-6-6-6-6-6-----9-6-----9-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse/Main Riff]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------6-----------------------------|
D|---------9-8-----9-8-------------9-8-----9-8-----9-9-9-9-9-8-----9-8---------|
A|-6-6-6-6-----9-6-----9-6-6-6-6-6-----9-6-----9---------------9-6-----9-6-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-8---8---8---6-----|
A|-------------9---------------|
E|-----------------9---9-------|

November 10

Right hand Strumming Patter

November

THE C FAMILY

some chords were just made to be together

try out each of these chords; note how some of the shapes are similar!

C MAJOR

G MAJOR

A MINOR

F MAJOR

C MAJOR

G MAJOR

E MINOR

D MAJOR

Play the above rhythm using G, C, Em, and D (in that order!)

Star Wars!

E|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------6--------------6-----------------------
D|-----6--4--3--------6--4--3--------6--4--3--4-----
A|--4-----------6--------------6-----------------6-------
E|---------------------------------------------------------

THE CHROMATIC SCALE

you can play through the musical alphabet twice (two OCTAVES) using the first five frets. play the tab below using a metronome.

1

2

3

4

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-1-2-3-4-|
A|-----------0-1-2-3-4-----------|
E|-0-1-2-3-4---------------------|

e|-------------------0-|
B|-----------1-2-3-4---|
G|-0-1-2-3-4-----------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

0

October 27

16th NOTES

strum from top to bottom, and then bottom to top.
set your metronome at 60 beats per minute.

try it out!

Lets clap these rhythms

Chords for monster mash

G Major

E minor

C major

D Major

Lets work on our chord transitions!!

Monster Mash!

[Verse 1]
G
I was working in the lab late one night,
        Em
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight.
       C
For my monster from his slab began to rise,
    D
And suddenly to my surprise.
 
[Chorus]
           G
He did the mash, he did the monster mash.
            Em
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash.
           C
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash.
           D
He did the mash, he did the monster mash.
 
[Verse 2]
        G
From my laboratory in the castle east,
       Em
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast. 
    C
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes, 
   D
To catch a jolt from my electrodes.

SUPER MARIO THEME SONG!!!!!!!!

e|-0-0-0---0-3---------------------0-3-5-1-3-0-------------------------------|
B|-------1---------1---------------------------1-3-0-------------------------|
G|--------------0----0----2-4-3-2-0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Minecraft soft hands

e|-----------------|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|
B|-------0-2-0-----|-----2---2------|-------0-2-0-----|-----2---2------|
G|-----2-------2---|---2-------2----|-----2-------2---|---2-------2----|
D|---2-----------2-|-0--------------|---2-----------2-|-0--------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------|-0---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

Jingle bells

e|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3------0--1-1-1--1-0-0--0-----0---3----|
B|--------------------1-3---------------------3-3---3------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
    Jingle bells....                        ...sleigh, HEY!
 
 
e|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3------0--1-1-1--1-0-0-0-3-3-1---------|
B|--------------------1-3--------------------------3-1-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
    Jingle bells....                        ...open sleigh

November 3

TiME TO REHEARSE FOR THE WINTER RECITAL!!!!!

Another One Bites the Dust!!

e|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5-3-|-0-----0-----0---------0-|-0--0--3--0-5---------5-3-|

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0---------0-|-0--0--3--0-5-------------|

Major scale patterns

(warm-up)

* you can move this pattern down all of the frets, as long as you start on the big E string!

here is the whole pattern, should you choose to practice it =)

POWER CHORDS

because sometimes, less is more

simple chord using a low root note, a "5th", and an octave note

universal in nature -- can be played anywhere on the E and A strings, up and down the neck

F5 G5 F5 G5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|
A|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|
E|-1--3-3-1-3--|-1--3-3-1-3--|-1--3-3-1-3--|-1--3-3-1-3--|

 G5 A5 G5 A5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-5--7-7-5-7--|-5--7-7-5-7--|-5--7-7-5-7--|-5--7-7-5-7--|
A|-5--7-7-5-7--|-5--7-7-5-7--|-5--7-7-5-7--|-5--7-7-5-7--|
E|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|-3--5-5-3-5--|

B section

Octave Exersise

D|-----2-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9-----10-----11------12------13------14------15------16------17--

E|--0-----1-----2-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8------9------10------11------12------13------14------15------

When We Were young

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5------7------9------12------5-------------------------------------------|
D|-------5--x8--7--x4--9--x4--12--x8--5--x8---------------------------------------|
A|-------3------5------7------10------3-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------5--3-----------------5--3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0h2---------------0h2-------------2------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

melody

THE CHROMATIC SCALE

you can play through the musical alphabet twice (two OCTAVES) using the first five frets. play the tab below using a metronome.

1

2

3

4

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-1-2-3-4-|
A|-----------0-1-2-3-4-----------|
E|-0-1-2-3-4---------------------|

e|-------------------0-|
B|-----------1-2-3-4---|
G|-0-1-2-3-4-----------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Cosmic Chromatic minor triad Barre Chords

E|--0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7-----7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0--------------------
B|--0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7-----7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0--------------------
G|--0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7-----7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0--------------------

Follow this shape up and down the

neck chromatically

16th NOTES

strum from top to bottom, and then bottom to top.
set your metronome at 60 beats per minute.

try it out!

Palm Mutes

Try and add some distortion for that chunky thick sound

Barracuda!

-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
-|-----------------------------|-----------------------4-5-|
-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--2-3-|

----<12>---|-------------|
----<12>---|-------------|
----<12>---|-------------|
-----------|-------------|
-----------|-------------|
-----------|-------------|

These notes below are the Harmonics

FINGERSTYLE

the no-pick method

FINGERPICKING ZONES

1 = pointer

2 = middle

3 = ring

Instead of using your pick, try using your fingers to pluck the strings.

"Nothing Else Matters "

e|--------------0----------------------|
B|----------0------0-------------------|
G|------0--------------0---------------| x3
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------|

e|--------------0------7----7---------7p0---------|
B|---------0-------0------------0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----0---------------------------0------------0-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------0---------------------|

Thumb

Index

Middle Finger

Ring finger

X
X

Text

Always tune your guitar before class.

October 6

If your happy and you know it!!!!!!!

e|-------3--3-3--3-3--3--2--3--5---------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---------------------------Clap-Clap----------------------------------|
 


e|--------5--5--5--5--5--5--3-5-7--------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---------------------------Clap-Clap----------------------------------|

 

e|-------8--8--8---5--3--3--3---5--7--7---5--3--3--3--4--5--5-5--------------|
B|-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|--3--2------0--1-2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-------------------CLAP-CLAP--------------------------------------|

IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW CLAP YOUR HANDS

IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS

IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW AND YOUR REALLY WANNA SHOW IT IF YOUR HAPPY

7 Nation Army

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------repeat through verse--------------------|
A|-7-7-10-7---------7-7-10-7-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------10-8-7-----------10-8-10-8-7-------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---5-----------------------------------------------------|

POWER CHORDS

When We Were young

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5------7------9------12------5-------------------------------------------|
D|-------5--x8--7--x4--9--x4--12--x8--5--x8---------------------------------------|
A|-------3------5------7------10------3-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------5--3-----------------5--3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0h2---------------0h2-------------2------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

melody

C Major Scale

E|----------------------------------------------0--1--3----3--1--0--------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------0--1--3-------------------------3--1--0-----------------------------------
G|-------------------------------0--2---------------------------------------------2--0-----------------------------
D|----------------------0--2--3---------------------------------------------------------3--2--0--------------------
A|-------------0--2--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--2--0-----------
E|--0--1--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--1--0--

Reverse

THE G FAMILY

some chords were just made to be together

click on the playback buttons below to hear this family of chords

G MAJOR

C MAJOR

E MINOR

D MAJOR

THE G FAMILY

D major

the notes on the bottom strings form a "direction" arrow toward the body

E MINOR

THE G FAMILY

E minor

almost a twin of E major, but with the 1st finger removed from the G string

the chord is a "minor" because of this simple note change

Minecraft soft hands

e|-----------------|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|
B|-------0-2-0-----|-----2---2------|-------0-2-0-----|-----2---2------|
G|-----2-------2---|---2-------2----|-----2-------2---|---2-------2----|
D|---2-----------2-|-0--------------|---2-----------2-|-0--------------|
A|-0---------------|----------------|-0---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

Major scale patterns

(warm-up)

* you can move this pattern down all of the frets, as long as you start on the big E string!

here is the whole pattern, should you choose to practice it =)

1) Warm-up: Sweet child o Mine and Young blood

2) Learning Octaves and Harmony

3) Octave warmup

4) My Sherona

5) Em scale and improv

Always tune your guitar before class.

Sept

La Bamba

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------2--0-----------------------------------------2--0--
D|----------------2-----3-------------------3--3--2--0------2-----3--------
A|-----0--2--3------3--------------0--2-----------------3-----3-----------
E|--3-----------------------------3--------------------------------------------

If your happy and you know it!!!!!!!

e|-------3--3-3--3-3--3--2--3--5---------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---------------------------Clap-Clap----------------------------------|
 


e|--------5--5--5--5--5--5--3-5-7--------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---------------------------Clap-Clap----------------------------------|

 

e|-------8--8--8---5--3--3--3---5--7--7---5--3--3--3--4--5--5-5--------------|
B|-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|--3--2------0--1-2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-------------------CLAP-CLAP--------------------------------------|

IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW CLAP YOUR HANDS

IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS

IF YOUR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW AND YOUR REALLY WANNA SHOW IT IF YOUR HAPPY

7 Nation Army

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------repeat through verse--------------------|
A|-7-7-10-7---------7-7-10-7-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------10-8-7-----------10-8-10-8-7-------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---5-----------------------------------------------------|

Nursery Rhymes

Mary Had A Little Lamb
E------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D-------------------------0-0--------|-----------------------|
A---2-0---0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-----2-0----|---0-2-2-2-0-0-2-0-----|
E-------3-------------------------3--|-------------------3---|

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G-------0-0-2-2-0---------------0-0-|--------------0-0-2-2-0-----------------|
D-----------------3-3-2-2-0-0-------|-3-3-2-2-0--------------3-3-3-2-2-0-0---|
A---3-3-----------------------3-----|----------3-3------------------------3--|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Jingle bells

e|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3------0--1-1-1--1-0-0--0-----0---3----|
B|--------------------1-3---------------------3-3---3------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
    Jingle bells....                        ...sleigh, HEY!
 
 
e|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3------0--1-1-1--1-0-0-0-3-3-1---------|
B|--------------------1-3--------------------------3-1-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
    Jingle bells....                        ...open sleigh

London Bridge
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------------|---------------------------|
G---0-2-0-------0------------|-0-0-2-0-------0---0-------|
D---------3-2-3---0-2-3-2-3--|---------3-2-3---0---2-----|
A----------------------------|-----------------------3---|
E----------------------------|---------------------------|

La Bamba Rhythm section

Harmonies and octave

Text

Harmony

From the Latin harmonia meaning joining, concord, and from the Greek harmos meaning joint.

The combination of three or more sounds in a manner that produces a musically consistent, agreeable, pleasing whole.

Harmony, associations: Accompaniment, chords, triads, seventh chords, chorale style

Octaves

Many musical scales in the West use eight notes. The distance between the first and eighth note is called an octave. This octave distance can be broken down into 12 semitones (on a guitar, each fret is one semitone.) ... Also: playing any note an octave higher will double it's frequency vibration rate.

Octave Exersise

DROP D Tuning fun

A|--0--7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0--7--6--5--4--3--2--1-----0--
D|--0--7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0--7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0-----

We are going to drop the tuning of the E string down to a D

Tip: Hit the D string to help match pitch when dropping E to D

Foo Fighter Everlong

Verse]
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
b:---------------------------------------------------------------|
g:----11--1111-11-11-111111-----11-1111-11-11-111111-----7---7---|
d:----11--1111-11-11-111111-----11-1111-11-11-111111-----7---7---|
a:-----9---9-9--9--9--9-9-9------9--9-9--9--9--9-9-9-----5---5---|
D:-0-0---0----0--0--0------0-9-9--9----9--9--9------0-5-5-5-5----|
 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
b:---------------------------------------------------------------|
g:----11---11---11---11------------------------------------------|
d:----11---11---11---11------------------------------------------|
a:-----9----9----9----9------------------------------------------|
D:-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--0-----------------------------------------|

My Sharona

E|-------------------x---x----------------|
B|-------------------5---3----------------|
G|-------------------5---3----------------|
D|--55-5-5--5---55-5-5---3----------------|
A|-------------------3---x----------------|
E|33--3-3-33--33--3--x---x----------------|

This song is going to help us develop feel and rhythm. Its not about what you play, but how you play it.

e minor blues scale

Great start for improv in Em

Eminor Jam Track

Try to create a Rhythm based around the Em pentatonic

1) Warm-up: Sweet child o Mine and Young blood

2) Learning Octaves and Harmony

3) Octave warmup

4) My Sherona

5) Em scale and improv

Always tune your guitar before class.

Sept 1

PRO I

Level 5

THE C FAMILY

some chords were just made to be together

try out each of these chords; note how some of the shapes are similar!

C MAJOR

G MAJOR

A MINOR

F MAJOR

"Boston" by Augustana

Verse 1:

C (2)     C/B  (2)     Am (4) F (2)      C (2)

   In the light of the sun, is there anyone?

    F  (2)       G (2)

   Oh it has begun

C       C/B            Am    F                C

   Oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed,

        F                 G

   This world you must've crossed, you said


Chorus:

C  (4)              G  (4)         F  (4)     G (4)

You don't know me, you don't even care - oh yeah

C                  G                 F          G

You don't know me, you don't wear my chains - oh yeah


C C/B | Am | F C | F G


Verse 2:

C      C/B          Am     F              C

   Essential and appealed, carry all your thoughts

    F             G

   Across an open field,

C       C/B             Am            F            C

   When flowers gaze at you, they're not the only ones

       F              G

   Who cry when they see you, you said


(chorus)

Bridge/outro:

                             C                            G

She said I think I'll go to Boston, I think I'll start a new life,

                      F                           G

I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,

                      C                      G

I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather,

                   F                       G

I think I'll get a lover and fly him out to Spain

                            C                              G

Oh yeah I think I'll go to Boston, I think that I'm just tired

                  F                            G

I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind

                   C                       G

I think I need a sunrise; I'm tired of the sunset,

                         F                         G

I hear it's nice in the summer; some snow would be nice

C                  G              F           G

You don't know me, you don't even care - oh yeah


C G F G (repeated through outro)

There are really only two chord patterns in this song. Each section has four counts:

Verse: | C C/B | Am | F C | F G

Chorus: | C | G | F | G |

I've also included the number of counts per chord in each section of the song.

G MAJOR

THE C FAMILY

G major

many students find the 4th finger difficult. try starting with the 4 on the small e string, then "reaching" up to the other two strings.

F MAJOR

THE C FAMILY

F major

lay your 1st finger flat across the B and little e strings to get both notes.
this might mean changing the position of your thumb.

A MINOR

THE C FAMILY

did you notice?

The 2nd and 3rd fingers make a "stair" pattern on the C major, G major, and F major chords

A MINOR

THE C FAMILY

A minor

same shape as
E major
but shifted down
one string

8th NOTES

the "natural"
downstrum
rhythm

8th NOTES

try these out!

"one and two, three and four and one and two and three and four"

"one, two and ... four and one, two and three and ..."

More 8th note exercises!

La Bamba

La Bamba Rhythm section

Guitar Stuff for 7.28.20

1) Chord Warm up and Quiz Chords Am, C, G, D

twice

2) play Open C Major Scale 5 times

3) Play La Bamba at least 10 Times

4) New Chord F Major

5) La Bamba Rhythm Section

6) Listen to La Bamba

A minor C and G chords

A minor

C major

G major

D Major

C Major Scale

Reverse

La Bamba

New Chord F Major 7

La Bamba Rhythm section

[Verse 1]
                C        F        G
Para bailar La Bamba
                  C      F     G                C     F   G
Para bailar La Bamba ,Se necessita, una poca de gracia
               C        F      G                    C     F G
Una poca de gracia, Para mi, para ti, ay arriba, ay arriba
               C       F   G          C      F      G
Ay, arriba arriba, Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere
              C        F        G
Yo no soy marinero
               C    F        G
Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan
       C      F        G
Soy capitan, soy capitan
 
[Chorus]
 C  F   G
Bam-ba, bamba
 C  F   G
Bam-ba, bamba
C  F   G
Bam-ba, bamba

Guitar Stuff for 7.28.20

1) Chord Warm up and Quiz Chords Am, C, G, D

2) Open C Major Scale

3) La Bamba.

4) Come as you are tutorial

5) F minor scale

6) Power chords

A minor C and G chords

A minor

C major

G major

D Major

e|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------|-----0---0-------|---2-------2-----|
E|-0-0-1-|-2-----2---2-2-1-|-0---0-0-----0-1-|
 
The riff to this song begins with a 3 note anacrusis, thereafter the two complete
bars are repeated, being played 4 times in total, before the verse is reached.

Come as you are

C Major Scale

Reverse

La Bamba

Fminor pentatonic scale

E|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------8--10--12--
D|----------------------------8--10--11---------------
A|--------------8--10--11-----------------------------
E|--8--9--11-------------------------------------------

Guitar Stuff for 7.14.20

1) Play the arpeggio exercise below at least five times as a warm-up

2) Play Another One Bites the Dust Baseline

3) Play Iron Man

A minor

C major

Arpeggio exercise

Play the chords below and pick the strings as shown in the tab!

C major

F major

Another One Bites the Dust!!

e|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5-3-|-0-----0-----0---------0-|-0--0--3--0-5---------5-3-|

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0---------0-|-0--0--3--0-5-------------|

Iron Man!!!

E|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------
E|--0--3--3--5--5--8--7--8--7--8--7--3--3--5--5--

A minor C and G chords

A minor

C major

G major

D Major

Radioactive

Am           C             G
  I'm waking up to ash and dust
          D                    Am
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
              C             G   N.C.
I'm breathing in the chemicals  (Gasp)
Am             C           G                 D                   Am
  I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
        C            G
This is it, the apocalypse
  D
 Woah

[Chorus 1]
           Am            C
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
 G                D
Enough to make my systems blow
Am                     C
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
G                      D
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Am     C         G            D
  Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Am     C         G            D
  Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive

A minor C major G major D major

Guitar Stuff for 6.16.20

1) Play the arpeggio exercise below at least five times as a warm-up

2) Practice "Raining Tacos" as shown! Make sure you play eight 8th notes for each number on the tab. =)

A minor

C major

Arpeggio exercise

Play the chords below and pick the strings as shown in the tab!

C major

F major

Raining Tacos

"It's raining tacos..."

A-6~|---|---|---|---|-6~|---|---|
E---|-6~|-8~|-3~|-4~|---|-4~|-6~| (2x)


"Yum yum yum..."

A---|---|---|-6~|---|---|---|---|
E-8~|-6~|-4~|---|-8~|-6~|-4~|-6~| (1x)

"Shells, meat..."

A-6~|---|---|---|---|-6~|---|---|
E---|-6~|-8~|-3~|-4~|---|-4~|-6~| (3x)

each note is played eight times:
"one & two & three & four &..."

e|-5--4-5--7-5---------5--4-5--7-5---------5--4-5--7-5---------5--4-5--7-5---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

REVIEW

Pink Panther theme song

e|--------------------------8-7-------7-6--5-3-0-----0-----------12--10--7-5-3-0-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-3-0---0--| B|-2-3-4-5----7-8--4-5--7-8------4-5--------------3-----2-3-4-5--------------------------------------3----| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Stuff for 6.9.20

1) Play the arpeggio exercise below at least five times as a warm-up

2) Practice "Raining Tacos" as shown! Make sure you play eight 8th notes for each number on the tab. =)

Guitar Stuff for 5.5.20

1) Practice the tab below for "Lean on Me" at least five times.

2) Play the NEW arpeggio exercise below at least five times.

Guitar Stuff for 4.14.20

1) Practice the tab below for "Lean on Me" at least five times.

3) Play the NEW arpeggio exercise below at least five times.

Lean On Me

Bill Withers

Guitar Stuff for 3.31.20

1) Warm-up: Play through the chromatic scale/musical alphabet shown below! Play at least three times forward and backward. Try different combinations (even and odd number frets) for further practice!

2) Practice the tab below for "Lean on Me" at least five times.

3) Try the arpeggio exercise at least five times.

THE CHROMATIC SCALE

you can play through the musical alphabet twice (two OCTAVES) using the first five frets. play the tab below using a metronome.

1

2

3

4

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-1-2-3-4-|
A|-----------0-1-2-3-4-----------|
E|-0-1-2-3-4---------------------|

e|-------------------0-|
B|-----------1-2-3-4---|
G|-0-1-2-3-4-----------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Guitar Stuff for 3.17.20

1) Warm-up: Play through the chromatic scale/musical alphabet shown below! Play at least three times forward and backward. Try different combinations (even and odd number frets) for further practice!

2) Practice the tab below for "Lean on Me" at least five times.

3) Try the arpeggio exercise at least five times.

F major

C major

G major

C major

Arpeggio exercise

Play the chords below and pick the strings as shown in the tab!

Guitar Stuff for 3.17.20

1) Warm-up: Play through the chromatic scale/musical alphabet shown below! Play at least three times forward and backward. Try different combinations (even and odd number frets) for further practice!

2) Practice the tab below for "Lean on Me" at least five times.

Guitar Stuff for 3.10.20

1) Warm-up: Play through the chromatic scale/musical alphabet shown below! Play at least three times forward and backward.

2) Practice all chords for "Lean on Me" at least five times. Practice the tab on the chorus as well.

BONUS) Practice chords for "Rude" by Magic!

"Rude" by Magic!

F major

C major

(chorus)
              G            C
Why you gotta be so rude?
                    Am         F
Don't you know I'm human too?
              G            C
why you gotta be so rude?
           Am
I'm gonna marry her anyway
F
marry that girl
G
marry her anyway
C
marry that girl
      Am
yeah, no matter what you say
F
marry that girl
    G                  C
and we'll be a family
              Am    F  G   C    Am            
Why you gotta be so rude

F         G                    Am      Am                   F
Saturday morning jumped out of bed and put on my best suit
          G                    Am   Am                      F
Got in my car and raced like a jet, all the way to you
                G                      C
Knocked on your door with heart in my hand
   Am                   F
To ask you a question   
                    G                      C       Am             
'Cause I know that you're an old-fashioned man

(Pre-Chorus)
F                                 G                   C
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? say yes, say yes
          Am 
'Cause I need to know
               F                              G
You say I'll never get your blessing 'til the day I die
        C                      Am                F
Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no!

G major

A minor

same as F major!

Lean On Me

Bill Withers

  C          F            C          Em      G

Verse

C           F            C               G      C

Chorus

E minor

chords

Guitar Stuff for 3.3.20

1) Warm-up: Play the updated "pedal" tab below! Make sure to keep your #1 finger down as you play the notes.

2) Practice all chords for "Lean on Me" at least five times. Practice the tab on the chorus as well.

BONUS) Practice chords for "Rude" by Magic!

e-1---2--|-3---4--|-3---2--|-1------|
B---1---1|---1---1|---1---1|--------|
G--------|--------|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|--------|

"Pedal" exercise

play the pattern shown below on each string. Keep your #1 finger on the fret you begin on!

e--------|--------|--------|--------|
B-1---2--|-3---4--|-3---2--|-1------|
G---1---1|---1---1|---1---1|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|--------|

e--------|--------|--------|--------|
B--------|--------|--------|--------|
G-1---2--|-3---4--|-3---2--|-1------|
D---1---1|---1---1|---1---1|--------|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|--------|

Guitar Stuff for 2.25.20

1) Warm-up: Play the "pedal" tab below! Make sure to keep your #1 finger down as you play the notes.

2) Practice all chords for "Lean on Me" at least five times. Practice the tab on the chorus as well.

BONUS) Practice chords for "Rude" by Magic!

e-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|--------|--------|--------|
B--------|--------|--------|-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|
G--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

"Pedal" exercise

play the pattern shown below on each string. Keep your #1 finger on the fret you begin on!

e--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|--------|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

e--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|

Guitar Stuff for 2.18.20

1) Warm-up: Play the "pedal" tab below! Make sure to keep your #1 finger down as you play the notes.

2) Practice all chords for "Lean on Me" at least five times. You're welcome to practice the tab on the chorus as well.

BONUS) Practice chords for "Rude" by Magic!

Guitar Stuff for 2.4.20

1) Warm-up: Play the "pedal" tab below! Make sure to keep your #1 finger down as you play the notes.

2) Start practicing chords for "Rude" by Magic! I have the progression and song/video below. You're welcome to practice the chords in order (F, G, C, Am) while watching something else.

Guitar Stuff for 1.28.20

1) Warm-up: Play the "pedal" tab below!

2) Use the half-chords below to play the 8th note exercises!

3) Start practicing chords for "Rude" by Magic! I have the progression and song/video below.

8th notes with chords

"one and two, three and four and one and two and three and four"

"one, two and ... four and one, two and three and ..."

C major

F major

practice each rhythm line below with each chord

only strum the bottom 3 strings! (G, B, e)

Guitar Stuff for 1.14.20

1) Warm-up: Play the "pedal" tab below!

2) Use the half-chords below to play the 8th note exercises!

3) Start practicing chords for "Rude" by Magic! I have the progression and song/video below.

Guitar Stuff for 1.7.20

1) Warm-up: Play the "pedal" tab below!

2) Use the half-chords below to play the 8th note exercises!

3) Start practicing chords for "Rude" by Magic! I have the progression and song/video below.

Guitar Stuff for 11.19.19

1) Warm-up: Use the half-chords below to play the 8th note exercises!

2) Continue practicing "12 Days of Christmas"!

12 Days of Christmas

e-------------------|---0-1---0---1-|
B--------1-1-1--0-1-|-3-----3-------|
G-0-0-0-------------|---------------|
D-------------------|---------------|
A-------------------|---------------|
E-------------------|---------------|

e-3--5-1-0-----|--------
B----------1-3-|-1------
G--------------|--------
D--------------|--------
A--------------|--------
E--------------|--------

e--3----0-1--0-1| (go to orange)
B-----3---------|
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|

e-------------------|---0-1---0-----|
B--------1-1-1--0-1-|-3-----3-------|
G-0-0-0-------------|---------------|
D-------------------|---------------|
A-------------------|---------------|
E-------------------|---------------|

e-------------------|---0-1---0-----|
B--------1-1-1--0-1-|-3-----3-------|
G-0-0-0-------------|---------------|
D-------------------|---------------|
A-------------------|---------------|
E-------------------|---------------|

e--3----0-1--|
B-----3------|
G------------|
D------------|
A------------|
E------------|
(repeat)

---0-1-|(go to orange)
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|

1st

2nd

3rd, 4th

Guitar Stuff for 11.12.19

1) Warm-up: Use the half-chords below to play the 8th note exercises!

2) Continue practicing "12 Days of Christmas"!

Guitar Stuff for 10.29.19

1) Warm-up: Use the half-chords below to play the 8th note exercises!

2) Continue practicing "12 Days of Christmas"!

Guitar Stuff for 10.22.19

1) Warm-up: Using the "spider" technique, play the tabs below; play each pattern twice!

2) Start practicing "12 Days of Christmas"!

Auld Lang Syne

e-----------0---------0--------0--3--5---
B---1--0-1----3--1-3----3-1--1-----------
G-0--------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

e-5--3--0-0-------------0----------------
B------------1--3--1-3----3-1----------1-
G------------------------------2-2--0----
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

"Spider" tab

play the following tabs at least twice!

e-5-6-------------|-----------------|---------5-6-5-6-|
B-----5-6---------|-----------------|-----5-6---------|
G---------5-6-----|-----------------|-5-6-------------|
D-------------5-6-|-------------5-6-|-----------------|
A-----------------|-5-6-----5-6-----|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----5-6---------|-----------------|

Make sure to use the "spider" technique -- keep the 1st finger on when you use the 3rd finger, and then keep your 3rd finger on when you switch back to the first. Don't "jump" or "fall" -- walk across the notes and strings!

e-5-8-------------|-----------------|---------5-8-5-8-|
B-----5-8---------|-----------------|-----5-8---------|
G---------5-8-----|-----------------|-5-8-------------|
D-------------5-8-|-------------5-8-|-----------------|
A-----------------|-5-8-----5-8-----|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----5-8---------|-----------------|

e-6-7-------------|-----------------|---------6-7-6-7-|
B-----6-7---------|-----------------|-----6-7---------|
G---------6-7-----|-----------------|-6-7-------------|
D-------------6-7-|-------------6-7-|-----------------|
A-----------------|-6-7-----6-7-----|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----6-7---------|-----------------|

Guitar Stuff for 10.15.19

1) Warm-up: Using the "spider" technique, play the tabs below; play each pattern twice!

2) Play through E and A major chords along with the song we've written! Use the rhythm shown to play the chords.

3) Start practicing "12 Days of Christmas"!

McDonald's Song

E
Tired of the apples
A
Really want something new
E
My tummy says I'm hungry
A
What am I to do?
E
I get up to the speaker
A
The person says "Hello!"
E
Before he even asks me
A                E
I say, "I want tacos!"

E major

A major

Guitar Stuff for 10.8.19

1) Warm-up: Using the "spider" technique, play the tabs below; play each pattern twice!

2) Play through E and A major chords along with the song we've written! Use the rhythm shown to play the chords.

3) Start practicing "12 Days of Christmas"!

Guitar Stuff for 10.1.19

1) Warm-up: Using the "spider" technique, play the tab below.

2) Play through E and A major chords along with the song we've written! Use the rhythm shown to play the chords.

3) Find three Christmas songs you might want to learn!

Guitar Stuff for 9.24.19

1) Warm-up: Using the "spider" technique, play the tab below.

2) Play through E and A major chords along with the song we've written! Use the rhythm shown to play the chords.

3) Find three Christmas songs you might want to learn!

Guitar Stuff for 9.17.19

1) Play through Jingle Bells (check slide below). Use the rhythm notation to help you out.

2) Play through E and A major chords along with the song we've written! Use the rhythm shown to play the chords.

e-0-0-0---|-0-0-0---|-0-3-----|-0-------|
B---------|---------|-----1-3-|---------|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|



e-1-1-1-1-|-1-0-0-0-|-0-----0-|-----3---|
B---------|---------|---3-3---|-3-------|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|

Jingle Bells

Guitar Stuff for 9.10.19

1) Play through Old McDonald (check slide below). Use the rhythm notation to help you out.

2) Play through E and A major chords along with the song we've written!

e-0-0-0---|---------|-4-4-2-2-|-0-------|
B-------0-|-2-2-0---|---------|---------|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|



e-0-0-0---|---------|-4-4-2-2-|-0-------|
B-------0-|-2-2-0---|---------|---------|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|



e-0-0-0---|-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
B-------0-|---------|---------|---------|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|



e-0-0-0---|---------|-4-4-2-2-|-0-------|
B-------0-|-2-2-0---|---------|---------|
G---------|---------|---------|---------|
D---------|---------|---------|---------|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|

Old McDonald

Guitar Stuff for 9.4.19

(continue with previous practice set!)

1) Play through Old McDonald (check slide below). Use the rhythm notation to help you out.

2) Play the rhythm exercises with the E and A chords we learned in class.
BONUS) Use a metronome on either of these set at 60 BPM

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

Strum through the exercises with the provided chord, counting to four for each measure and only strumming when a note is above the number.

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1  2  3  4

1 2 3 4

E major

E major

A major

Guitar Stuff for 8.27.19

1) Play through Old McDonald (check slide below). Use the rhythm notation to help you out.

2) Play the rhythm exercises with the E and A chords we learned in class.
BONUS) Use a metronome on either of these set at 60 BPM

Guitar Stuff for 8.20.19

1) Warm-up: Continue with pedal exercise (see below)

2) Play through Old McDonald (check slide below). Use the rhythm to help you out.

3) Play the rhythm exercises with the E chord we learned in class.

e-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--|--------|--------|--------|
B--------|--------|--------|-1-2-1-3|-1-4-1-3|-1-2-1--| and so on. =)
G--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

"Pedal" exercise

play the pattern shown below on each string. Keep your #1 finger on the fret you begin on!

Guitar Stuff for 8.13.19

1) Warm-up: Pedal exercise (see below)

2) Review string names (SEMI-PRO I), and try tuning one string each practice.

3) Play through ABCs (check slide below). See if you can play with two fingers instead of one!

e------------------------------
B------------------------------
G-----2-2-4-4-2---0-0----------
D-0-0-----------------4-4-2-2-0
A------------------------------
E------------------------------

e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-2-2-0-----------2-2-0-------
D---------4-4-2----------4-4-2
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------

e------------------------------
B------------------------------
G-----2-2-4-4-2---0-0----------
D-0-0-----------------4-4-2-2-0
A------------------------------
E------------------------------

The "ABCs"
also: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep"

Guitar Stuff for 8.6.19

1) Warm-up: Continue practicing the colored exercises at the end of ROOKIE (Level 1) tab at least three times. Don't go too fast -- just concentrate on making clean notes.

2) Review string names (SEMI-PRO I), and try tuning one string each practice.

3) Play through ABCs (check slide below)

Guitar Stuff for 7.30.19

1) Warm-up: Continue practicing the colored exercises at the end of ROOKIE (Level 1) tab at least three times. Don't go too fast -- just concentrate on making clean notes.

2) Review string names (SEMI-PRO I), and try tuning one string each practice.

BONUS) Play through ABCs (check slide below)

Guitar Stuff for 7.16.19

1) Warm-up: Play through the colored exercises at the end of ROOKIE (Level 1) tab at least three times. Don't go too fast -- just concentrate on making clean notes.

2) Review ROOKIE Level 1 info and memorize the guitar parts.