Guitar Practice for Week 1

1) Review guitar parts and posture.

2) Play the colored fingering examples at least three times.
 

*I added some bonus material for further exploration  =)

GUITAR WEEK 1

HOLDING YOUR GUITAR

right arm over body

left hand at neck

thumb and fingers over sound hole

guitar on right knee

HOLDING YOUR GUITAR

relaxed, straight wrist

fingers curled up from under neck

PLAYING NOTES

USE YOUR FINGERTIPS

fingers numbered 1 through 4

1

3

2

4

press firmly on note &

play string you're touching

PLAYING NOTES

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

3

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

4

Play these notes on your guitar. And take your time!

Make sure the notes "ring". No buzzing or string noise.

KNOW YOUR STRINGS

each string has its own letter/name

strings are numbered 1 to 6, smallest to largest

1

2

3

4

5

6

"EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE - GOOD BYE EDDIE"

HOLDING YOUR PICK

hold upper half/two-thirds of pick

between thumb and first finger

tip extends 90° from side of thumb

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"