Guidebook on playing the guitar
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Transcript of Guidebook on playing the guitar
Notes Chords Scales Songs
And a lot more
Table of ContentsBrief history of the guitar
Introduction to the instrument
How to hold the guitar How to hold the pick
How to strum with and without the pick
Different strumming techniques
How to read music Different notes and their beat counts
Different rests and their beat counts
Music sheets
Tablatures
How to tune the guitar
Table of contentsGuitar Notes
Notes on the first string
Notes on the second string
Notes on the third string
Songs including first 3 strings
Guitar Notes Notes on the fourth string
Notes on the fifth string
Notes on the sixth string
Songs including last 3 strings
Table of contentsBasic chord diagrams
Scales
Major and minor
More songs with notes
More songs with chords and lyrics
Brief history of the guitarThe word “guitar” comes from the Spanish word “guitarra” which came from the former Latin word “cithara” and the Sanskrit word “tar” meaning string. Our modern guitar comes from the lute which came to Europe between the 6th
and the 9th century. Later it came to Spain from the Moors who brought the Oud. Around the late 17th century guitars with nylon or gut strings became popular. In 1850 Antonio de Torres invented what we now called the acoustic guitar. Now a days we have steel-stringed guitars which surpassed the popularity of nylon-string guitars.
Introduction to the guitar
The neck/fretboard
The body
The headTuners
(Tuning knobs)
Bridge pins
Saddle
Bridge
Strings
Strap pin
How to hold the Guitar To hold the guitar, make sure you are sitting upright.
If you are right handed the neck goes in your left hand
If you are left handed the neck goes in you right hand
Keep the guitar right under your chest and tilt it a little towards yourself in order to see the fret board better.
Right handed Left handed
How to read musicDifferent notes and their beat counts
Quarter note
1 beat
Dotted quarter note
1 ½ beats
Half note
2 beats
3 beats
Dotted Half note
4 beats
Whole note
Dotted whole note
6 beats
How to read musicDifferent notes and their beat counts cont’d
Eighth note
½ a beat
Dotted eighth note
Sixteenth note
¼ of a beat
¾ of a beat
Dotted sixteenth note
2 eighth notes
2 sixteenth notes
1 beat
½ a beat
3/8 of a beat
How to hold the pick and strum with or without it Make sure that you
hold the pick between your thumb and index finger.
When you strum, keep the pick held half way in.
How to read musicDifferent rests and their beat counts
Quarter rest
Eighth rest
Sixteenth rest
1 beat
½ a beat
¼ of a beat
2 beats
4 beats
Half rest
Whole rest
Tablatures
How to read musicTreble clef
The big ‘S’ on the side represents the treble clef staff
A way to remember the notes on the line ‘EGBDF’ is an acronym:EveryGoodBoyDeservesFun
A way to remember the notes on the spaces ‘FACE’ is an acronym:FACE
How to read musicBass clef
A way to remember the notes on the line ‘GBDFA’ is an acronym:GreatBurritosDon’tFallApart
A way to remember the notes on the spaces ‘ACEG’ is an acronym:AllCowsEatGrass
The swirl with two dots on the side represents the bass clef.
Music sheets44
Treble clef stating this music sheet is going to use the treble clef staff
The standard 5 line staff where all notes are drawn
4/4 timing where each bar has 4 beats
Bar divider which separates one bar from the other
How to tune the guitar Here is a video tutorial on tuning the guitar
Guitar NotesNotes on the first string
Here is an audio to how each note sounds
The E note which is played open
The F note -played with your index finger on the first fret
The G note –played with your ring finger on the third fret.
Guitar NotesNotes on the second string
• Index finger on first – C note
• Ring finger on third fret-D note
• Open finger – B note
Guitar NotesNotes on the third string
Here is an audio to how each note sounds
The G note – played open
The A note –played with your middle finger on the second fret
Songs with first 3 stringsFirst string
Sound Track Video Track
Guitar notesNotes on the second string
Sound Track Video Track
Songs with first 3 stringsThird string
Guitar NotesNotes on the fourth string Here is an audio
to how each note sounds
The D note-played open
The E note –played with middle finger on second fret
The F note –played with ring finger on third fret
Guitar NotesNotes on the fifth string
Here is an audio to how each note sounds
The A note-played open
The B note-played with middle finger on second fret
The C note-played with ring finger on third fret
Guitar NotesNotes on the sixth string
Here is an audio to how each note sounds
The E note-played open
The F note-played with index finger on first fret
The G note-played with ring finger on third fret
Songs with first 3 stringsFourth string
Sound Track
Songs with first 3 stringsFifth string
Sound Track
Songs with first 3 stringsSixth string
Sound Track
Major and MinorChords and Scales
Major and MinorChords and Scales Cont’d
Scales set the tone and mood of your music. They help understand the ability to know and recall relationships between notes. With this the relationship between chords and how they set an emotional mood is understood as well. Good composition and song writing with good technique and more interesting rhythm work is learnt. All in all, this leads towards a roadmap for soloing and knowing various melodies to play over the right chords at the right time.
Basic Chords Chart
Three Little Birds: Bob Marley
Baby: Justin Bieber
More songs
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You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift