Hal leonard guitar method complete edition pdf free download
The first note is struck and held for the value of both notes. The second note should not be played again. Look at the following illustration of tied notes. You should play the melody only on this piece. Remember to look ahead as you play 50 you can prepare for the next notes.
The second half of Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier is written one octave higher than the first half. The distance from one fret to the second fret in either direction is called a whole-step. Whole [ Step t. This is called a key signature and indicates that every F in the song should be played as Fit In Shenandoah there will be an arrow above each F to remind you to play F.
Shenandoah is written for 1, 2 or 3 guitar parts. Part 1 the melody will d emand that you count out the bed notes accurately. Use a metronome or tap your foot and count aloud at first. With your teacher, other friends, or a tape recorder, play part 2 and the chords. Sea Shanty T Part 2 I. G -r "'! Em optional ':- Each type of note has a matching rest which has the same name and receives the same number of counts. Whole Half Quarter 4 beats 2 beals 1 beat A rest often requires that you stop the sound of your guitar strings with your right hand as is shown in the photo to the right.
This process is called dampening the strings. Use the edge of your right hand to tOllch the strings, and work for a quiet economy of motion with little unnecessary movement. As you play the following exercises that contain both notes and r,ests, count aloud using number" for the notes and say the word, "Rest," for each beat of silence.
You can play these chords on more strings ilnd the sound will be much full - er. Study the illustrations below for the five -s tring C chord and the six-string G7 chord.
Place each finger in the position shown and strum the chord several times. Iro 2 lI. Now try the full six- string G chord for a fuller sound. Study the illustrations for the correct finger posi- tion. The formation using fingers 2, 3, and 4 will seem more difficult at first, but it will be easier to move to the C chord or the G7 chord. If your hand is small, use the formation with fingers I, 2, and 3 or the G chord you learned earlier.
Practice trading off on melody and chords in these pieces. J 4 I u Oh, oh, Cor - in - na where you been so long? You can vary the strumming by alternating between a bass note usually the lowest note of a chord and the name of the chord and the remainder of the chord. It may help if you think that your pick is tied to your toe.
Whe n you tap your foot on the beat, the pick goes down. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away.
Book 1 provides beginning instruction including tuning, 1st position melody playing, C, G, G7, D7, and Em chords, rhythms through eighth notes, solos and ensembles and strumming. The audio includes 60 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.
The audio offers demos to assist in learning. Here's your complete guide to getting your guitars to play and sound their best! Step-by-step instructions and photos teach how to adjust the action, truss rod, bridge saddles, nut, intonation and more on electric guitars and steel string acoustic guitars. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also refle Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before.
Continuing where Book 1 left off, popular songs in this volume, such as 'Eight Days Book 3 covers: the major, minor, pentatonic and chromatic scales, sixteenth notes; barre chords; drop D tuning; movable scales; notes in fifth position; slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs Hal Leonard Guitar Method. Book 1. Author: Will Schmid Greg Koch. This feedback has been essential in building supplements to the method and a catalog with real integrity.
When 1 decided to revise Book 1, [ sent out a survey to a panel of leading guitar teachers, who answered a series of questions and marked up the book. In your hands is the fruit of our labors, and a further reason why the Hal Leonard Guitar Method published. Any of these guitars can be adapted to use in a wide variety of styles of music. Tightening a string raises the pilch and loosening it lowers the pitch.
The strings are numbered 1 through 6 beginning with the thinnest string, the one closest to your knee. Tune each string in sequence beginning with the sixth string, by playine the correct key on the piano see diagram and slowly turning the tuning key untll the sound of the string matches the sound of the piano. Until your ear is well trained in hearing pitches, this can be a much more accurate way to tune. There are many different types of tuners available, and each one will corne with more detailed instructions for its usc.
This is the pitch A to which you tune your open fifth string. Play the depressed sixth string and the fifth string with your thumb. When the two sounds match, you are in tu ne. Follow the same procedure that you did on the fifth and sixth strings. On the left is a typical seated positioJl, and on the right is the standing position. Avoid slanting the top of the guitar so that you can see better.
Balance your weight evenly from left to right. Sit straight but not rigid. Pianists: Note that the thumb is not number 1. Place the thumb in back of the neck roughly opposite the 2nd finger as shown below. Avoid gripping the neck like a baseball bat with the palm touching the back of th e neck.
These photos show the position for holding a pick and the right hand position in relationship to the strings. Strive for finger efficiency and relaxation in your playing. The staff has five lines and four spaces between the lines. Where a note is written on the staff determines its pitch highness or lowness.