BeGINNER G ULTAR COURSE Fe FR 19 1662.91List: a STARTING OFF fGHT HOW Fo READ Guirae JaaraTure READING Music KR Fincee Ex- CTRINGS EX: S caves. Basic CHORDS BASIC Rhy nw Basic Ofen CHORD EX: 5B Meécop1£S Fok Got tTAe. EASY Guiraa Sons.2 team aes Legacy “W's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is toucit the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itselt” ~ JS. Bach The Parts of the Guitar The Names of the Strings ain types of guitars, the steel-string acoustie, The six strings of a guitar are numbered from first to sith nylon string or elassieal guitar, ans the electeic guitar starting on the thinnest string and counting up to the thick: fest sting. The stings also have letter"eimes that core, ‘spond to each string. Memorize the nemes of your strings, Taney Keys = aa EADGBE Proper Right Hand Technique Proper Left Hand Technique Hold the pick between your thumb and Hold your thumb on the back of first finger. The thumb anc pick the fingertioagd.on the upper side should form 2.90 degree angle, The of the neck. Be careful not to put pick should be sticking.out from your thumb on.jpp of the neck. underneath the thume a 14 to 1/2 of Your vist sala be ow wit aninch some a space between your palin an the mack of the guitar Bracing your hand gives your hand the iy sath here are cferent ways to brace. placing ng on the soundboard right below the first string is the most com- mon way. You don't need to press hard Your four ingers shauld be evenly spaced. Notice how the middle two fingers are straight onto the fretboard. Your first and fourth fingers are curved slightly toward the frets.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 end what frets need to be fingered, Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Strings ‘The Tablature Staff Single Notes in Tablature Chords in Tablature +o T 7 x — a 4 x £ — i Finger Exercises ‘These finger exercises are designed to build coordination between your right and leff hand. Proper picking and fingering hand coordination is vita! lo goad cantrotled guttar playing Directions: Pay eact finger patter on each string. Start on the first string then the second, third, etc... though a litle dif- ‘tat first, these exercises quickly build the motor skill control needed to play the guitar effectively Prattice with an even, steady rhythm, The goal is control, nat speed. —e RRR Fight Hand Picking: All Down, 2“Music is what feelings sound fike” ~ Anonymous How to Read Music eed LEGACY rss Music is written on a STAFE which has 5 lings and 4 spaces. Music is read from lefl to right just like you would read a book, Where the note is on the staff tells you how high it fs or how low itis in pitch. The note can be on a line or a space. Each line of the staff has a letter name that goes with it. The musical alphabet goes from A to G. The Music Staff Notes on a Line eh Line a an une B D: ea Line —6 o== Notes ona Space Aa fei Lne — Remember them by learn Te nes carve Every Good Boy Does Fae sel he word Rhythm There are four main types of notes that vary according to how long they are played. Types of Notes WHOLE NOTE HALF | NOTE QUARTER | NOTE ; EIGHTH NOTE Beats Beals Beat Beat SESON dng Mirae A Sens onthe 13 & 2rd Seg aerfoBspragse#ee oerr#t ® € € ‘ ‘ qNow we're going to alternate pick on all 6 strings. This one isn't a8 easy as it looks, Remember to keep the notes even. Once you can play through the exercise without a mishap and all the notes are even, try playing it faster and faster. Don't get sloppy! Maintain a clean at- tack, 00-96 l Illustration: Exercise 2 Once you get to the end try immediately playing the exercise backwards! Chromatic Alternate Picking Exercises 9DOODG DER GH OMRON HHOEe GT HHHHHHOHEDGuitar Workout Let's get our left hand involved now! Concentrate on keeping this exercise clean and even, It doesn’t matter if you have to go real slow at first. You'll build speed with time. Ifyou try to rush into playing fast before you are ready it will just sound sloppy. Notice that there are 3 notes per string on this one and some strings begin with an upstroke. We don’t change the alternate picking pattern even when we switch stringsGuitar Workout EXxERCIS1 This is simply a chromatic run up the ist 4 frets on each string, IUs a great warm-up exercise because it warms both your left and right hand, but it’s also great for building speed. Use all 4 of your fin gers on your left hand. Use your 1st finger for notes on the ist fret, 2nd finger for notes on the and, grd finger for notes on the 3rd fret, and 4th finger for notes on the 4th fret, Illustration I: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4...Here's a twist on the simple 1, 2, 3, 4. For each rising string we'll bump it up one fret. In the descent we'll bump it down one fret. iT —, Se eg ee Mlustration: Exercise 10: With a twist! Chromatic Alternate Picking ExercisesPEEP EE EEE hee ooh ddd ddd Guitar Workout pete eptpeee pyeeryy tie zat 4 we aLechcy pet Loam & Master Guitar First String Exercises ' Instructions: Write above each note the letter name of the note. Play each exercise using the correct finger for \ each note. 1. Whole Notes get # Beats. uarier Notes get 1 Beal SISSON? 9 Reading Masi & Nats onthe 13 & 2od SeigePP cam Master Gtr Lecacy Second String Exercises Instructions: Write above each note the letter name of the note. Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note. Practice slowly. Remember to give each note the proper number of beats. B c D 1. More 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. 1, Reading Muse & Notes onthe Ist & 2nd Stings a a ee a eeLecacy PF? ican & Master Guitar The Notes on the G or Third String © Third String Third String Open Second Finger Second Fret Third String Exercises Instructions: Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note. Write in the notes if needed SESON} 18 None on de 3d & ath Songsyh S7R Exe fz Be Loam & Master Guitar LEGACY 4 Session 3 Assignment + Play through the Eighth Note Exercises unti! they can be played without hesitation. (page 17) - Play through all of the Third and Fourth String Exercises several times, (pages 18-20) - Play Yankee Doodle, both notes and chords. Write in letter names if you need:to. (page 21) - Play When The Saints Go Marchin’ in. (page 21) + Play Aura Lee. (page 22) SESSON3 20 ‘Notes on the el & th!s LeGAcy et team & Master Guitr The Notes on the E or Sixth String E F G Sixth String Sixth String Sixth String Open First Finger Third Finger First Fret Third Fret Fifth and Sixth String Exercises Instructions: Play each exercise using the correct finger for each note. Write in the notes it needed. SESONE 24 ‘Notes on the Sth & ih SongsBasi c Sca Les. 0-8 ee ———————— = oa =. Ss = = = os Ss 2 OS cD EF GABCBAGF EDC yet x = B G- Masor i ae ee ZBe cam & Moser Guiar LeGaAcy SESSION 5- Basic Open Ch “Being good is not about playing fast, it's about thinking fast.” ~ Anonymous Cc’ x fof} E’ Em Oo 99 9 9g 350 66 T 9o | [ &. &. B’ x ett] T elele ¢ 9 xo ° “ y ° xo An o OU SSSONS n sic Open Chak GoeneeeeeenkLaeoeoeeeaeeeee2e8®8eae:.aaes8ee8ee0e8 8 ® 4860 ® @&Basic RhythmPe Leam & Maser Guitar Basic Open Chord Exercises - 1 Learning the C, G7, Am, E, & Dm chords This chord uses 5 strings. LrcAcy G7 Tals chord uses 6 strings. 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