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Introduction to Guitar!

Presented by Georges River Libraries


(and also me: Vincent Huynh)
WEEK 3
Let’s tune up! (as always )
• You can use a guitar tuner
• Or even an app on your phone / tablet / computer
• Twist the tuning pegs to either tighten or loosen the strings until
they’re correctly in tune.

Tuning Pegs

Guitar Tuner
(the app I use)
Let’s play together!
Let’s learn some more Rhythms

Two Quavers
1 beat long

Dotted Half Note Eighth Note


(Dotted Minim) (Quaver)
3 beats long 1/2 beat long Four Quavers
2 beats long
Let’s clap! (and play? )

1 2 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 4
(“and”)

1 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4
Let’s clap! (and play? )

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
Let’s clap! (and play? )

1 + 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 4 +

1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
There’s something different about this one…

1 2 3 1 2 3

1 2 3 1 2 3
Time Signatures!
How many beats per bar

What type of beats to count in (crotchet beats)


Time Signatures!
Here it is!
Let’s learn some MORE notes on the guitar!
On the fourth string:
D E F
Let’s review!
Let’s learn some MORE notes on the guitar!
On the fifth string:

A B C
Ledger Lines

They can also


appear up here!

These things: A
Let’s review!
Well these notes sure feel familiar…
On the sixth string:

E F G
Let’s review!
Look at all these notes we’ve learnt!

…a bit hard to read eh?


How can we make these notes easier to read?
Well we know how to read THESE notes…

E F
How can we make these notes easier to read?
Now we just gotta memorise THESE notes!

E F

We’ll call these E’s and F’s “Landmark Notes”.


How can we make these notes easier to read?

Space notes: Line notes:

EGBDF
E FACE FACE
F EGBDF

EGBDFACE FACEGBDF
How can we make these notes easier to read?

Line notes: Space notes:

EGBDF
E FACE FACE
F EGBDF

EGBDFACE FACEGBDF
The Skips Alphabet!
EFGABCDEFGABCDE
EGBDFACE
E G B D F A C E
FGABCDEFGABCDEF
FACEGBDF
F A C E G B D F
To Summarise: (How to read notes easily)
1. Memorise the E’s and F’s. These are your Landmark
Notes.
2. Look at a note and determine if it is a Line note or a
Space note.
3. Use the letters of the corresponding Skips Alphabet to
count up the notes until you get to the note you’re trying
to read.
New song to take home!
Some helpful questions!
1. Can you practise clapping the rhythm before you play it on the guitar?
2. Are there any two lines in this song that have the exact same rhythm?
• If so, put a star next to those two lines.
3. When finding notes, ask yourself two questions:
• What string do I find this note on?
• What fret do I need to use to play it?
4. How many times can you play this song with no mistakes?
• Aim for at least 8 times!
5. Practise small sections first! Try practising from the end of the song,
and then work backwards.
Thanks for playing!
• Next week’s goals:
• Learning to play scales!
• Learning to play some MORE rhythms

• Any questions???
@gmajorstudios
gmajorstudios.com.au
• Aight, see y’all next week!

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