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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

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