Arnie Berle - Fretboard Fundamentals.pdf

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Anie Berle's

Fretboard Fundamentals

Amsco Music Publishing Company New York • London • Tokyo • Sydney • Cologne

The illustrations in this book were taken from Handbook of l:."arly Advertising Art, Dover Publications, Inc. Book design by Ira Haskell

© Amsco Music Publishing Company, 1974 A Division of Music Sales Corporation All Rights Reserved International Standard Book Number: 0-8256-281 J-3 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-91386 Distributed throughout the world by Music Sales Corporation: 33 West 60th Street, New York 10023 78 Newman Street, London W1 4-26-22 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 27 Clarendon Street, Artarmon, Sydney NSW Kelner Strasse 199, 5000 Cologne 90

Foreword This book has been designed to help the guitar student gain complete knowledge of the guitar fingerboard in two ways: 1. The student is taught to play and read music in all the Major keys, from the simple open position on to each higher position, one fret at a time. 2. The student is taught to play all types of chords, from the basic open position chords to the more advanced chord forms, all over the fingerboard. The book can be used by teachers with beginning students since it begins with the first notes a student learns in the open position, and it can be used by the more advanced players who wish to increase their facility in the higher positions. The material is divided into two parts-single string studies and chord studies, so that the teacher can assign lessons according to the needs and abilities of each student.

Single String Studies

The first part of this book begins with a review of the notes played on open strings, first position, and can be used by a beginning student. However, for the more advanced student, the second position may well be the starting point. In the second position the student will find scales and related exercises based on four of the most commonly used Major keys. It is not necessary to play through all the four keys before proceeding to the next position. The student may wish to come back to a key that may seem difficult at this point. Supplementary material such as a collection of popular tunes or pieces, or exercise books for other instruments would aid greatly in developing the student's sight-reading ability. This material should be in the same key as the student is working on in this book. Only after the student feels comfortable in the second position should he then move on to the third position with the Major keys and related exercises in that position. The same procedure is followed through all the positions, fret by fret. In this way, the student will soon learn to play in all the Major keys all over the fingerboard, in a logical and systematic manner. 4

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Open Position The open position refers to the notes played on the open strings and notes on the first, second, third, and fourth frets. The open string is not touched by the left hand.

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