Fun Book Guitar

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NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING E

 

F

1. Our First Note - E

zzz zzz zzzz s

Play the open E string.

Open

{{{{ {{{ {{{{ x   2. Our Second Note - F

Play first finger on E string.

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3. Playing E and F

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zz  {{  zz  z{z   4. A Funny Pair 0

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z{z{ zz{ {{zz s

5. Skate Board Sam

 

^ ^ E E ^ E ^ 

6. Half Notes Happen

 

{{E {{E zz^ E 

7. Catch that Note

 

G

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8. Our Third Note - G

w w w w w w 4  

Play third finger on the E string.

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w w w w { { { { z z z z zzzz   9. Couch Potato 0

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3

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w w w { { { { z z z z ^      10. Puppy Dogs

4 E E ^ E ^ ^ ^   11. Apple for the Teacher

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w w { { {{ zz{{ ^ ^ z z   12. Bad News Bears

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z{4 w{^ z{w{ s 4 4 w w { { ^ ^ z z ^   13. Bumper Cars

             14. Notes Without Letters 0

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NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING 5 B C

The fingering for these songs are the same as the first three in the book - but on the second string instead of the first.

   

15. Our Fourth Note - B

Play the open B string.

g g g     0

16. Our Fifth Note - C

Play first finger on the B string.

" " "     1

17. Playing B and C

 

gggg """ gg"" g"g 0

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1

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6 18. Crazy Boy (CB)

 

gg "" gg"" g"g

19. Forward March

 

g"g" gg" ""gg I

20. Cruisin' Along

 

- - P P - P - 

21. Country Hoe Down

 

""P gg- ""- P 

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D

 

22. Our Sixth Note - D

yyyy yy.

Play third finger on the B string.

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23. Second String Slide

 

gggg """" yyyy gggg 0

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24. Three Dancers

 

yyy """ ggg g"-

25. Birthday Roses

    0

1

  3

 

 

8 26. Eagle March

 

gg"" yy"" gg"" - . y y " " " " ] g g  A "time signature" tells you how many beats there are in each measure of music.

27. Apples and Arrows

 

. - - . gy"" gy-

 

g"y" gyP gy"y ]

. y y P P " " g g  28. Technical Foul

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w w 4 E ^  y y . P  w w { z ^ ^ y y "  g 29. It's a Ringer

yyyz {{{{ ww{z R

30. Kids Rule!

  

         

. yy ^ ^ {{E s {{{w ^ z{ . zz R  31. Slip and Slide

 

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Some of our songs now have chords indicated. You can ignore this for now, and when you learn your chords, re-visit the page and play again.

w 4 z z z ^ z  y y y y . "  32. Mary Had a Little Lamb C



C

G7

 

C

yyzy I

G7

C

Forte Play with a full volume.

Piano Play with a soft volume.

33. Loud and Soft

 

f

- - ^ ^ g"yz . .

   p

 

y"gy P P

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34. Jingle Bells C zz^ zz^  

zw"y s

{{{{ {zzz zyyz . 4  

F

C

D7





 

C

G7

{{{{ {zzz ww{y I  F

C

G7

C

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35. Dreydel, Dreydel

wzwz w^ z ww{z . .   {y{y {. y w{zy I  C

G7

G7

C

4 E z z z z  y y y y " " gg  36. Skip to My Lou C

G7

C         G7       C

zP y z{. y- " yzP   37. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me C

G7

C

C          G7      C

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A

B

C

D

E

                                               

  

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{ { { z z z y y y " y y y z z { { { E

38. Electric Eighths

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s





 

39. Cabbage Song

zzzz{ { zzzzy y   z z z z { { { { z z y y " "   C

C

G7

G7

C

C

G7

G7

C

15 40. Write in the note names then play the selection.

  



Second string notes





First string notes







For the next song, allow each note to sound as long as possible. This technique is called legato. Play smoothly and look ahead to the next note as you play.

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41. Crusader's Hymn

 

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NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING

G

Play the open G string.

A

Play first finger on the G string.

42. Playing Open G - Our Seventh Note

 

w w w w       0

43. Playing A - Our Eighth Note

 

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44. Playing G and A

 

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17 45. Aura Lee

 

(aka Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley)

y . " " " I g g g ! ! w C

D7

        C



zz^

C

D7

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C (E7)

G7

C

 

G7

C

zy"y s

C (Am)

C (E7)

zz{z y!y" "gzy I  C

D7

G7

C

18 Notes that come before the first full measure of a piece of music.

46. Snake Charmer

 

! g P

-

     

! g

,

{ z z z z y " " " g ,  z y g " y y y z y " ! g  P  " 

z

! g

, g

"

,

A "tie" is a curved line that connets two or more notes of the same pitch. Hold the note for te combined value of the notes.

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47. When the Saints Go Marchin' In

   

R " g w

Oh,

when

R  

y w g y

G

in

the

saints,

march

y w g " . Oh,

when

the

- ing

-

saints

go

g ! C G  G y y . P  4 4 G P . " g  G  D7 ,  , t w 

-

go

4

march

S

ing

want

in,

to

be

when

march

-

,

D7

ing

the

in

that

saints

in.

Oh,

num

I

ber,

go

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LEARNING ABOUT CHORDS A chord is made up of more than one note. On the guitar, we play more than one string at at time. Our first chord uses three strings - G, B and E.

E minor (Em) The circles (o) mean to play the open strings.

To play the E minor chord, simply play the open first, second, and third strings. G B E

The basic strum is a downstroke (



) on each beat of every measure.

            Em

  



Romanza has a

 time signature.

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There will be three equal strums (called "beats") per measure.

Strums the chords softly and evenly while your teacher plays the melody. Then try the melody while your teacher plays the chords.

Em

          z  g g g g ! w w g

48. Romanza

GBE

Em



 z  g z z z z y "



     z  z   ^ g ! g g g

Em

w

Em

w

w

G

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To play the G major chord, use your third finger to press the first string down at the third fret. The second and third strings are played open.

GBG

Songs in

Use a down stroke to strum the first three strings.

 time will often get two equal strums (beats) per measure.

To produce a clear sound, use the fingertip to press the string down just behind the third fret. If the sound is not clear, add a little more pressure with your third finger.

   .    G     "  g g g ! !    w w w  49. Row, Row, Row Your Boat

 w  w w y y y g g g   w w w G



 y G



" g 



!

 4



• The song below uses both the G and E minor chords.

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• Count aloud as you strum evenly. • Change chords when the chord names changes. • Your teacher will play the melody When you change from G to Em, lift the tip of your third finger off the string just enough to allow the open strings to sound clearly. Your finger will then be in position to play the G chord again without pausing. Em

G

      z zz y z  w w w w g 50. Rockin' with Chords G Em

Em     w      ^ y y " g g ! w !  G



    g G

w w w w

z zz y z

Em

  z      w w w 4  z y  4 G

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G7 To play the G seventh chord, use your first finger to press the first string down at the first fret. The second and third strings are played open.s

respresents a whole note strum. GBF

The symbol

Strum the chord one time only, holding it for four beats.

   z { z { z  y y y y y y y g g   ww 51. The Same Chord Blues G7

     w w y y g y z y G7



 = one beat  = four beats.

Count aloud as you strum the song.

t



 1-2-3-4

C

25 When playing the C chord, the first finger must not touch the first or third strings. These strings should sound clearly. Try singing the words to the song as you strum the chords.

GCE

    z  y " " 

52. Are You Sleeping? C

    4 { z Are



you sleep - ing?

C

    z y " "

    4 { z

you sleep - ing?

Are

w { z "  w { z "  w ! w ! 

Broth

-

er

John,

Broth

-

er

John,

C

    " P

    " P

Morn ing bells are ring - ing, Morn - ing bells are ring - ing,



C

w

Ding, dong, ding!

w

Ding, dong, ding!

C

G7

26 53. Mary Ann C

^ 4

 

day

All

z yE

P ^ all

{{ - . .  by the



Mary - Ann

night,

y "P

G7

down

x

sea - shore

I

sift - ing sand.

    

Can you strum every other beat (2 and 4) in Mary Ann to play a Caribbean rhythm?

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2

3

4

54. London Bridge

C { 4 G7 w 4 { { E z z z  y  w ! C

-

Lon don bridge is

-

fall ing down,

fall

- ing

down,

-

fall ing down.

w { z { 4 G7. 4 Cz P   w ! C

Lon

- don

bridge is

fall

- ing

down,

my

fair

la

-

dy.

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Open D

D7 Keep the third finger on the first string when changing from G to D7 and from D7 to G. This is called using a guide finger.

D A C F# The D7 chord uses four strings.

55. Hush Little Baby

 G  y 



g g g " g ! ! , D7

Hush,

lit

- tle

ba

-

by

don't

say

a word:

g ! w 4 ! ! ! ! y- y G

D7 G         G D7 G          Pa pa's gon na buy

If

that

-

mock

Pa pa's gon

- na

you a

ing

buy you a

mock

bird

dia

ing

don't

- mond

bird.

sing,

ring.

28 Go back to the sign and play until "Fine".

The "sign"

C

56. Ode to Joy

w { z z   C

z y " "  C

G

D7

w { z y

G

z y .

G

G      C   G C        C

Fine

C G { z z z " y y y "  G C D7 G z { z y " y y  4 G

C

D.S. al Fine

When changing from C to D7, leave your first finger in position on the second string, first fret. C This technique is called common finger.

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Remember to use the two techniques you have learned: common fingers and guide fingers. When changing from C to D7, use a

finger.

When changing from D7 to G, use a

finger.

57. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

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John



 D7 " his

Ja

cob

is

my

y-

Jin

" " y !

name

G

-

D7

" " " P

gle

- hei - mer Schmidt,

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name

too.

y

When

-

" " " " " g g g g g  y w z ev



C

- er

 D7 y John

we go out,

the

-

-

peo ple al ways shout there goes

G z y y"g! w 4 y - - -

Ja cob Jin

gle

hei mer Schmidt!

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Low E A dotted quarter note gets one and one half counts.

CHORD REVIEW CHART C D7 G Em G7

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58. Amazing Grace





gw -

4 y-

A

-

maz

ing

! 4

C

G7

G

Grace!

gw -

How

 . ! sweet

z

the

. y 4  . g y g y g  4 w ^ z  y  g w  . 4 y   ! 4  4 G

sound,

That

Em

G

saved

a

wretch

G

I

like

G7

once

was

G

lost,

me!

C

but

now

Em

found;

Was

D7

now

D7

blind,

G

I

see.

but

am