Mel Bay's Children's Guitar Method Vol. 1

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STRUMMING THE G CHORD

/ = DOWN STRUM - FROM LARGE STRINGS TO SMALL

G Rest for 4 counts Rest

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Strum Strum Strum

G

Rest for

2 counts

Strum Strum Strum Strum Strum Strum

Rest for

1 count Rest

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Rest for

G 2 counts

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Rest for

G 1 count

, I I I I I I II I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I 1 I I

Rest for

G 1 count

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I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I

Strum Strum etc.

G Rest Rest

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I I II I I I II I I I I I I

Strum etc.

G Rest Rest

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Strum etc.

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BROTHER JOHN - SING & PLAY

G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /TUDENT'

ARE YOU SLEEP - ING? ARE YOU SLEEP -ING? BRO - THER JOHN. BRO - THER JOHN.

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/ / / / / / // // / / // /MORN-ING BELLS ARE RING - ING! MORN-ING BELLS ARE RING-ING! DIN - DAN - DON. DIN - DAN - DON.

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C CHORD - EZ FORM

C Chord

x x )( 0 0

Play only the top 3 strings!

Rest

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C Rest

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12THREE BLIND MICE-SING AND PLAY

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THREE BLIND M ICE , THREE BLIND MICE , S E E HDW THEY R UN, S EE HOW THE Y R UN, TH EY

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/AL L

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RAN AF - TER THE FARM - ER 'S W IFE

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/ / / /

CUT OFF T HE IR TAIL WITH A C ARV - ING KN IFE ,

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WHO DID

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E - VERY OU SEE SUC H

S

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A S IGHT IN YOUR L}FE

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AS THR EE BLIND

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THR EE BLIND

/

MICE

/

MICE.

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ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT

[SING &PLAY]

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ROW, ROW VOUR BOAT GENT - LV DOWN THE S TREAM.

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/ / / / / / /MER -R I- LV , MER -R I - LV , MER - R I - L Y , MER - R I - LV LIFE IS BUT A DREAM.

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G7 CHORD -EZ FORM

G7 Chord

x x 0 0 0

(1

Playonly the top 4 strings

G7

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C G7 C G7

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C G7 C G7 C

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I



SKIP TO MY LOU

C

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/ / /S KIP TO MY LOU

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G7

/ )C HO O SE Y O UR

1 1 >

/ / /PART - NER SK IP

/ /TO MY LOU

/

G7

Left and Right oh skip to my Lou

G7 C

Skip to my Loumy darling.

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/ t / / / / / / / / / / / / /

f i S E YOUR P ART - NER SK IP TO MY LOU S KIP TO MY LOU MY OAR - LING!

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LONDON BRIDGE

C G7 C/ / / / / / / /

lO N - D O N B R ID G E I S F A L L - IN G D O W N , F A l l - IN G D O W N , F A L L - IN G D O W N ,

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G7 C

/ / / / / / / /

lO N -D O N B R ID G E I S F A l l - I N G D O W N . M Y F A I R L A - D Y .

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THIS OLD MAN

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TH IS OLD MAN, HE P LAY ED ONE ,

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C CHORD - ADD FOURTH STRING

C G7 C

/ / / / / / / /

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cx x 0 0

C ' )(2)

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MY DRUM , W ITH A

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3/4 TIME

Up till now, we have played either 4 strums per measure ( jor C ) or 2 strums per measure ( Z ) . Now we will play 3 strums per measure ( ~ ).

Count 1 - 2 - 3, 1 - 2 - 3, etc.

COWBOY'S SONGC G7 C G7

t / / / / / / / / / / / /

AS I WALKED OUT IN THE STREE TS OF LA RE DO, AS

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G7

/// /// /// /// // / ///I WALKED OUT IN LA RE - DO ONE DAY , I SP IED A YOUNG COW - BOY A

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G7 C C G7

C G7 C G7 C G7 C

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

R ID - IN ' A P ON - Y , 0 R ID - IN ' A P ON - Y TO TOWN ON THAT DA Y .

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Watch out for the restsl POP GOES THE WEASEL

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G7 G7 G7c

/ f / / / / / / / / f / / f /=F:.ED THE WEA - SEL, THE MONK - EY THOUGHT T'WAS

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c G7 c

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DOWN - UP STRUM/ :: DOWNSTRUM

V > = UPSTRUM

Uptill now, wehaveonly beenstrummng DownAcrossthestrings.

Nowwewill strumDown andUp.DOWN UP

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLDc

V V.

V V V / V / V / V/ / / /

HE 'S GOT TH E WHOLE W O R LD _ _ IN HI S HANDS, HE'S GOT TH E

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G7 C

/ V /V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / VWHOLE WORLD_ IN HIS HANDS HE 'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD_ IN HIS HANDS ,_ HE 'S G OT THE

P ~.I'~ ~. I'~G7 C

/ V / V / V / V /V /V /WHOLE WOR LD IN HIS HANDS . _

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2. He'sgotthe little bitsy baby....

3. He'sgotyouandmebrother....



BUFFALO GALS, j

C

/V/V /V /VI WAS WALK - IN G

G7

/V /V/V/V /V /V /V/VDOWN THE STREE T, DOWN THE STREE T,

C

/V / V / V / VDOWN THE STR EE T A

G7 C

/ V / V / V / V /. V / V / V / V / V / V / V / V / VHAND - SOME GAL I CHANCED TO MEET OH SHE WAS FAIR TO SEE .

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/ V / V / V

G7 C

/ V /V/V/ V / V V /V/V / V/V /V/V / V/V /V/VBUF-FA - LO GALS WON'T-CHA COME OUT TO - NITE COME OUT TO - NITE COME OUT TO - NI TE

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/ V / V /BU F -FA - LO GALS

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/V/V/V/ V/ V / V / V

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THE FULL C CHORDCo

Try now to play the full C chord. Practice it until the notesall sound clear, make certain that your fingers are not accidentally

touching the wrong strings.Play only the top 5 strings.

TRY TO USE THE FULL C CHORDC G7 C C7

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C G7

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C G7 C

~ - . , ~ ' - - - . , ~ I - - - I # ' - - - ~ ~ / ~ - - I # J - - ~ / ~ - - -, ~ I - ~ 7 ~ - - ~ / L - - ~ / ~ - ~ - 4 - , ~ ' ~ - ~ I ~ - - - , ~ ' - - ~ 1 1

C G7

NEW STRUMC G7 C

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DownDown-Up Down-Up Down - Up

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POLLY WOLLY DOODLE

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C G7

/ t / J / 1 / 1 / t / JOH I WENT DOWN SOUTH FOR TO SEE MY SAL, S ING -ING P OL- LV WOL - LV 000- OLE ALL T H E

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D7 CHORD

07x x 0

1

(2 3)

Do not playthe bottomstrings!

PLAY ONLY THE TOP 4 STRINGS

Play slowly and make certain each note in the 07 chord sounds clear. Watch out for fingers accidentally resting on other strings and deadening the sound!

07

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I I J I I I I I I I I I I

II I I I I I I I I I I I

G 07 G 07 G

"I I I I I I I I I J II I J I I J I J 7I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

G 07 G 07 G 07 G 07 G

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I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J I I I I

I I , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I L I I I I I

G 07 G 07 G 07 G

it? II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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DOWN IN THE VALLEYSING & PLAY

Strum - / / / VDown Down Down - Up

G 07

/ / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V

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IN THE VAL LE Y VAL - LEY SO LO W

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/ / / V / / / V /, / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V

t-LATE IN THE EVE NING HEAR THAT TRAIN BLOW

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0 : : : : : : : : : : : :

07

/ / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V

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HEAR THAT TRA IN BLOW DEAR HEAR THAT TRA IN BLOW

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/ / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V

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LATE IN THE EVE NING HEAR THAT TRAIN BLOW.

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SING & PLAY

G

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OH, M Y DARLING CLEME NTINE

I strum - I / / V I. Down Down Down - Up

07

/ / V / / / V / / / V / / / VE R N I N A C A N - Y O N E X - C A - V A - T I N G F O R A M I N E DWELT A

Elf~

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/ //V ///V // /V ///V // /V // /V

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07 G 07 G

/ / /V ///V ///V ///V // /V /§'CLEM-EN- TINE, YOU ARE lOST ANDGONEFOR- EV- ER 0" MY OAR- LING CLEM-EN- TINE.

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GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN:rl

SING &PLAY ~y ~Strum - " o L n o ~ n L w n - Y r L n - ~ p 1 1 ~ \

Chorus G 07 G

/ / / V/ V / / /V/V / / /V/V / / / V/VG O TE LL IT ON THE MOUN - TA IN , OV - E R THE H ILLS AND EV - 'R Y - WHERE ,_

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07 G

/ / / V / V / / / V / V / / / V /V / / / VG O TE LL IT ON T HE MOUN - TA IN THAT J E - S US C HR IS T IS BOR N .

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Verse G 07 G

/V / / /V/V / / /V/V / / /V/V / / /V/VOH WHEN I W AS A S E E K - E R , I S OUGHT B OTH NIGHT AND DAY , I

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07 C 07

/ / /V/V / / /V/ V / / / V/V / / /V/VASKED THE LOR D TO HE LP ME AND HE SHOW ED ME THE W AY

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YANKEE DOODLE

S ING &PLAY

I LOOK OUT FOR THE C CHORD! IG 07 G

/ / / / / / /

VA N - K E E 000 - OLE WENT TO TOWN A R ID - ING ON A P ON HE

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G G C07

/ / / /STUC K A FE ATH-E R IN H IS HAT AND C ALLED IT MAC - A - R O N I. VAN - KE E ODD-OLE K EE P IT UP

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G C G

/ / / V / / / V / / /V / / / V / / / V~ ME A HOME WHER E THE BUF - F A - LO ROAM WHER E THE DEER AND. T A l

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/ / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / /VP LAY WHERE SEL - DOM IS HEARD A DlS - COUR - AG -ING

HOME ON THE RANGE

SING &PLAY

I':/Iwn.Down Down

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CLOUD - Y

/ / / VWHE RE THE

/ / V / / V / / V

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D7

/ / V / /- TE - LOP E P LAY

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PRAISE HIM IN THE MORNING

Strum - / / "V / V / VDownDown- UpDown- Up Down- Up

LOOK OUT FORG7CHORDS! SING & PLAY

G G7 C G

/ / V /V /V / / V /V/V / /V /V /V / / /V /V

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PRAISE__ HIM PRAISE HIM PRAISEHIM IN THEMORN - ING PRAISE HIM IN THE NOON IMI

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/ / V V / V / / V / V / V / / V / V / V G/ / V / V / V

~1~iJ ijib~ PR~N Gi§jr--_D_Ow_N ~ 1 12. LOVEHIM 3. SERVEHIM 4. TRUSTHIM

BINGO

IStrum - / I / V /Down Down Down - Up Down

G C G D7 G C/ / /V/ / / /V/ / / /V/

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DJ / G/ V / / / D J V / / / G/ V /

~ - I N - G - 0, BIN - G - 0 AND BING- 0 WAS HIS NAME OH.

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/ / / V /A - MAZ - ING _ _ GRAC E ,

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SING & PLAY

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/ V / / / V / / / VTHE SOUND THAT SAVED A

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D7 G G7

/ / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / VWRETCH LIKE ME . I ONCE WAS _ _ LOST BU T

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/ / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / / / V / /t¥ AM __ FOUND,WAS BLIND BU r-_ NOW I S E E

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G7 C G

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07 G 07 G

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