| Guitar Class Materials SCHEDULE SECTION - Fall 2010 (This section shows the most current schedule classes.) BERRYESSA CENTER (251-6392) 3050 Berryessa Rd., S.J. SATURDAY MORNINGS COURSE TIME AGE DATES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginning Guitar 9:05 7-15 Sept 18 Intermediate Guitar 10:05 12+ Sept 18 |
CAMDEN COMMUNITY CENTER (559-8553) 3369 Union Ave.,S.J. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS COURSE TIME AGE DATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semi-Private Lessons 7:15- 8:15 P.M. Adults Sep 29 - Dec 1 Guitar For Adults - Beg/Inter 6-7 P.M. Adults Sep 29 - Nov 17 THURSDAY AFTERNOONS COURSE TIME AGE DATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Semi-Private Lessons - Beginning 4 - 5:00 P.M. Children Sep 30 - Dec 2 Semi-Private Lessons - Inter. 5:15- 6:15 P.M. Children Sep 30 - Dec 2 |
DEL MAR HIGH SCHOOL 1224 Del Mar Ave San Jose (408) 626-3402 TUESDAY EVENINGS COURSE TIME AGE DATES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginning Guitar 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. Adults Starting October 19 |
Erikson Adult Education Center, 4849 Pearl Ave., Room 6 San Jose 408 723-645 MONDAYS EVENINGS COURSE ( Text ) TIME DATES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginning Guitar Schedule 6:30- 7:30 PM Aug 16 - Oct 11 Improvising with the Guitar Schedule 7:45 - 8:45 PM Aug 16 - Oct 11 |
------------------------------------------------------------ T U T O R I A L S E CT I O N (This section provides video instruction.) Beginning Guitar Lessons Video | Lesson 1 Parts of the Guitar Playing Position The Pick Tuning the Guitar Music Symbols | Lesson 2 Notes on the 1st string Notes on the 2nd string ( Ode to Joy ) Notes on the 3rd and 4th String ( Let it Be ) | Lesson 3 Notes on 1st - 4th String House of the Rising Sun (3/4 Time) Ode to Joy Molly Malone London Derry Air (Danny Boy) | Lesson 4 (Wild Thing) G, C, D Chords | | One way to Fingerpick | How to hold a PICK |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P R A C T I C E S E CT I O N (This section allows you to practice the guitar with accompanying exercises. Be sure your guitar is in tune by clinking on the link below.) Notes on String | PRACTICE VIDEO | | 1 | Notes E,G Notes E,F,G Notes E,F,G
| | 1-2 | Notes C,D,E,G Notes C,D,E,G Notes C,D,F,G | | 1-3 | Notes B,C,C#,D,D#,E,F#,G Notes G,A,B,D,E Notes A,B,D,E,G Notes A,B,C,D,E,G Notes A,C,D,F Notes A,B,D,E,G Notes A,C,D,E,F#,G Notes G, A, B, D, E,G | | 1-4 | Notes D,E,G,A,B | | 1-5 | Notes A,C,D,E,G Notes C,D,E,G | | 1-6 | Notes F,G,A,C,D Notes A,B,C,C#,D,D#,E,F,F#,G,G# | | 2-6 | Notes A,B,C,D,E,F,F#,G | | 3-6 | Notes A-G | | 4-6 | Notes A,C-G Notes A,B,C,E |
PITCH COLLECTION Guitar Strings PRINT THESE SHEETS | Time | Key | 1. First, make sure your guitar is in tune 2. Begin by selecting a pitch collection (left column) and print it out or leave it displayed. 3. Click one of the songs in this column for the corresponding note group. 4. Listen to the music and identify the meter (Count 1,2,3,4) OR (Count 1,2,3) 5. Begin playing the notes along with the rhythm. 6. Continue playing on the same line of the note group music sheet until you are ready to advance to the next line. 7. Most important: HAVE FUN! | | B,D,E,F#,A | 4/4 | B minor | Building A Mystery Sarah McLachlan Corazon Espinado ( you may capo=2 for key of A minor) | F,G,A,C,D STRINGS 1-3 | 4/4 | F Major/D minor | Yesterday "All My Loving" Hearts Smooth Operator Eleanor Rigby | E,G,A,B,D Strings 1-4 | 4/4 | E minor | Speak Softly Love The Rights of Man Oye Come VA Long Cool Woman in a (Black Dress) Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap Solitary Man Video Neil Diamond EXPRESION INKA / ALTIPLANO jaime cuya ( yacu ) | G,A,B,D,E STRINGS 1-3 | 4/4 | G Major | All My Loving Fly Away Stormy Old Cape COD LimeHouse Blues Orinoco Flow
I'm Confessin' That I Love You (1934) Born to Be Wild | A,C,D,E,G STRINGS 3-5 | 4/4 | A minor | Light MyFire -Feliciano Carlos Santana Martin Is there Anyone Out There? The Golden Wedding | C,D,E,G,A STRINGS 3-5 | 4/4 | C Major | Angie Abllada pour Adeline Have you ever seen the rain? Black Orpheus Tim McGraw | A,C,D,E,G STRINGS 3-5 | 3/4 | A minor | El sueño de la muñeca |
GUITAR CHORDS VIDEO
| | Mountain Dew - Cap0 = 4 Chords G, C, D | G&C chords and Playing position Courtesy of Chris Talley Armstrong | D & A7 Chords Courtesy of Chris Talley Armstrong | G & D7 Chords Courtesy of Chris Talley Armstrong | | I'll Fly Away ( D, G, A7 chords) | | How to change chords | This Little Light of My Mine ( G,C, D Chords) Courtesy of Chris Talley Armstrong | Inversions of the D Major and minor chord Playing E,F,G,A,B and C Major with the D Major chord Playing Em with the Dm Chord Courtesy of Marty Schwartz- NextLevelGuitar.com | | Beginning Guitar Chords A-G, Am, Em | MAJOR CHORDS A B C D E F F# G | MINOR CHORDS Am Bm Dm Em F#m | DOMINANT 7TH CHORD A7 B7 C7 D7 E7 F7 G7 | MINOR 7th CHORDS Am7 Bm7 Cm7 Dm7 Em7 Fm7 Gm7 | ( Chord Summary) | | DRILLS | | Notes (Click treble only and then START) | | GUITAR FRETS ( Click C Major and then START) | | |
Mnemonic aids for open Guitar String Letters E-lephants - 6th String A-nd - 5th String D-onkeys - 4th String G-row - 3rd String B-ig - 2nd String E-ars - 1st String More Eat All Dead Gophers Before Easter Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good-Bye Eddie Every Apple Does Go Bad Eventually Every Adult Dog Growls Barks Eats Eat All Day Get Big Easy Even Average Dogs Get Bones Eventually Eat A Dog, Get Big Ears Notice how Julian Bream rests his thumb against the bass strings
Frequently Asked Questions FIRST POSITION GUITAR NOTES M U S I C S E CT I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To play these mp3 files use Microsoft Media Player. If they stop before the end, download the files to your computer and then play them. Hungarian two part round for guitars | |