LESSON 25 ( Finding Notes on the Fret Board )

LESSON 25
Finding Notes on the Fret Board

Once you understand this concept you will never have to use a fingerboard chart again.

All there is to remember is that:

1.      Between E-F, and B-C, there is only one fret difference.
2.      All other notes are two frets apart.
3.      If sharps or flats are used, the frets change accordingly (one fret higher for a sharp, one fret lower for a flat).

The example below shows you how to find any note on the high E-string.

(25.1)

 

 This E for example could be played in many different places.

1. 5th fret on the B-string (25.2)
2. 9th fret on the G-string (25.3)
3. 14th fret on the D-string (25.4)

Remember:

Music symbols will show you where the composer wants a note to be played. A number (2) tells you what finger to use, a number in a circle shows what string the note is supposed to be played. If
nothing is indicated the player can choose where to play a certain note.
Example 1:

This B should be played on the 4th fret of the G-string, using the 4th finger.

LESSON 24 ( Advanced Tuning Techniques )

LESSON 24
Advanced Tuning Techniques

            There are several ways to tune the guitar. The most accurate is a two part method that will be described here. The first part is the most commonly used method which tunes the guitar fairly accurate,
but still leaves room for improvement which will be described in part two.

Part I

           For this part you will tune the high E- string either to an E- tuning fork or to the E given at the beginning of the tape. Once the first string is in tune you would then play the fifth fret of the Bstring
(which by the way is an E) and tune that string until the two pitches match (24.1). Now the first two strings are in tune. You continue by playing the 4th fret of the third string which needs to match the open B- string (24.2). The next three steps are:

(24.3)

1. Compare the 5th fret of the D- string with the open G- string. 

(24.4)

 2. Compare the 5th fret of the A string with the open D- string. 

(24.5)

 3. Compare the 5th fret of the E- string with the open A- string.

This process should be repeated once since the change in the tension of the strings can affect the already tuned notes.

                                                                                                                                                       

Part II

            Your guitar is now roughly in tune. The shortcoming of the above described tuning method is that while each string is in tune with the next one, the guitar as a whole is probably not. Check the tuning by playing the following chords: G Major, D Major, and E Major. You will notice that some are better in tune than others.

 

You will have to adjust the tuning now. It might be that your E Major sounds fine, but when the D Major chord is played the F sharp on the E string might sound sharp. If you listen to the advanced tuning section on the tape you will hear how I went about tuning the guitar as exactly as possible.Use your intuition. If a note sounds sharp or flat to you, you are probably right, and you will have to change the pitch of the string. It will take a while to develop your ear to hear every little intonation problem,so do not get frustrated; just keep on trying.

House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun

      You have already learned these chords on the preceding page. The following chords are written in the correct order for the song House of the Rising Sun.

(23.9)

Aminor, C, D, F, Amin., C, E, E, Amin., C, D, F, Amin., E, Amin.

You will use the same free stroke pattern as in the Prelude in a minor.

The thumb will always play the bass note.

Example:

              Am - thumb play the low A string
              D - thumb plays the open D string
              C - thumb plays the C on the A string

This is the finger pattern used. Play each pattern once for each chord symbol:

p            i           m           a            m             i
bass       3rd       2nd        1st         2nd          3rd
note       str.        str.         str.         str.           str.

LESSON 23 ( Basic Chords )

LESSON 23
Basic Chords

               This short paragraph will show you to read chord symbols. Knowing how to play these chords will help you play popular songs. A chord is a group of notes that are arranged in a certain order. 

There are many different chord names, such as major, minor, major 7th, etc.. For now don’t worry about what these names stand for. All you need to do is to memorize the chords and their names.

               For now strum the chords with the thumb. Play the chords in a random order to practice all the possible changes.

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LESSON 22 ( Slurs )

LESSON 22
Slurs

            When ever two or more different notes are connected by a bow (slur), only the first one will be plucked by the right hand. The other notes will actually be played by the left hand.
            When the notes go up in pitch it is called hammer-on. When the notes go down it is a pull off.

Example (22.1) hammer-on:

             For this upward slur, you would play the F first and then place the 3rd finger of the left hand on the 3rd fret with enough speed and force to make the note sound, even though you are not plucking it.

Example (22.2) downward slur (pull off):

               For the pull off both the first and the 3rd finger have to be on the string. first you play the G, and then you pull the 3rd finger off the string, which will let the F sound.
 

Note:
Slurs will take a long time to perfect. When practicing, be sure not to ruin the rhythm because of left hand difficulties.

Playing Examples

Playing Examples

(21.1) G major, two octave scale:

 

(21.2) E major two octave scale:

 

(21.3) C major two octave scale:

Note:
If you have a problem with (21.2) read through Lesson 25: Finding Notes on the Fret Board.

F major and D major

In the preceding example you can see how all notes are one whole step away from each other except from the 3rd to the 4th note, and from the 7th to the 8th note. 
In case of the C major scale the natural half steps from B-C and E-F happen to fall into the right places. This is not always the case though. 
If for example you would start a major scale on a G everything would work out fine, until you get to the 7th and 8th step. In order to make the distance between these two notes a half step, as the formula requires, we would have to add a sharp in front of the F.





Example:

This, by the way, is how key signatures came about.
The key signature for G major would be one sharp:

Two more examples:

F Major:

So the key signature of F major would be:

D major:

Key signature of F major

With the knowledge you have gained in this section, you are able to figure to the key signature for any scale.

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