May want to practice each section before moving on to the next one....
How to Tune a Guitar
Tuning fork for A440. Mouth reed piece. Or 'Guitar Tuner Standard Tuning' video on Youtube, and mobile apps.
Standard Tuning
1st - E
2nd - B
3rd - G
4th - D
5th - A
6th - E
Tablature or 'tabs'. Is a form of musical notation indicating the position of the finger on the fret and string instead of musical notes. Random examples:
E---1----------------------------
B--------3-----------------------
G-------------2-----------------
D------------------1------------
A------------------------4------
E----------------------------5--
E---6-----------------------
B-------7------------------
G-----------8--------------
D---------------9----------
A-------------------6------
E-----------------------7--
Major/Minor Scales
C Maj
E------------------------------------
B-----------------------------0--1--
G---------------------0--2----------
D---------0--2--3-------------------
A----3-------------------------------
E------------------------------------
A min
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G---------------------------0--2--
D---------------0--2--3-----------
A---0--2--3-----------------------
E-----------------------------------
Happy Birthday
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D-----------0-------3--2--
A---3--3-------3----------
E---------------------------
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G-------------------0------
D-----------0----------3--
A---3--3-------3---------
E--------------------------
E-----------------------------
B-----------1-----------------
G--------------2-------------
D------------------3--2--0--
A---3--3---------------------
E-----------------------------
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G---3--3--2------0------
D--------------3------3--
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
Chords - when two or more notes are played at the same time on an instrument.
C D Dm E
E---0--------2--------1--------0---
B---1--------3--------3--------0---
G---0--------2--------2--------1---
D---2--------0--------0--------2---
A---3---------------------------2---
E--------------------------------0---
Em F G
E---0--------1---------3-------
B---0--------1---------0-------
G---0--------2---------0-------
D---2--------3---------0-------
A---2-------------------2-------
E---0-------------------3-------
A Am Bb
E---0-------0--------1-----
B---2-------1--------2-----
G---2-------2--------2-----
D---2-------2--------2-----
A---0-------0--------1-----
E----------------------------
Warming Up Properly
- As a guitar player, the last thing you want to do is to just pick up the guitar and start playing.
- Just like in a sport, you just don't jump onto the field and start running, you need to warm up first.
- It helps you to become more focused when you play
- Stretch fingers lightly
- Play all the notes on each string
- Will develop caluses on your fingertips if you play consistantly
Rock/Blues scale
In its simplest form, made up of five notes:
E-------------------------------0-3-
B--------------------------0-3------
G--------------------0-2------------
D---------------0-2-----------------
A---------0-2-----------------------
E---0-3-----------------------------
Riffs ( definition: a phase made up of musical notes, ususally in solo form )
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G--------------0-------------
D------0--2------2--0--2--
A---2------------------------
E-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------
B---------------0---------------------
G-------0--2------2--0--2--0------
D---2-----------------------------2--
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
E---3--3--0------------------------
B---------------3--0---------------
G-----------------------2--0-------
D--------------------------------2--
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Chord Progression - when you play a series of chords, just like in a song ( C, Am, F, G and 12 bar blues )
C Am F G
Popular songs using the C Am F G format: Blue Moon, Donna, Duke of Earl, Lollipop, D'yer Maker, Earth Angel, The Thin Ice, This Boy, One Fine Day, Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Wonderful World ( Sam Cooke ), All I have to do is Dream, Stand by Me, Heart and Soul
Twelve Bar Blues: G / / / G / / / C / / / G / / / D / / / G / / / (
Popular songs using the 12 bar blues format: Rock Around the Clock, Tutti Fruiti, Wipeout, Hound Dog, Can't Buy Me Love, Folsom Prison Blues, In the Summertime, Pride and Joy, Crossroads, 409, Barbara Ann, Rockin Robin, Johnny B Goode, Goin Up the Country, Little Red Rooster
Strumming patterns
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
a) D U D U D U D U b) D D D U D c) D U D D U D d) DDD DDD DDD DDD
1 2 3
e) D D D
Hammer on's pull off's - hitting the string hard enough so that it sounds without picking it. Pulling off in such a way that the string sounds without playing it
Note names on the guitar
E F G A B C D E
E--0----1----3----5----7----8----10---12
B C D E F G A B
B--0---1----3----5----6----8----10---12
G A B C D E F G
G--0---2----4----5----7----9----10---12
D E F G A B C D
D--0---2----3----5----7----9----10---12
A B C D E F G A
A--0---2----3----5----7----8----10---12
E F G A B C D E
E--0----1----3----5----7----8----10---12
Up and down picking - on open strings, one string at a time moving up fret by fret.
C major scale
E------------------------------------
B-----------------------------0--1--
G---------------------0--2----------
D---------0--2--3-------------------
A----3-------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Rock/Blues Scale
E-------------------------------0-3-
B--------------------------0-3------
G--------------------0-2------------
D---------------0-2-----------------
A---------0-2-----------------------
E---0-3-----------------------------
Fingerpicking
C
E------------------0--
B--------------1------
G----------0----------
D-------2-------------
A---3-----------------
E----------------------
Am
E-------------------------------
B-----------------1-------------
G---------2----------2-----2--
D------2-----2----------2-----
A---0--------------------------
E-------------------------------
C
E----------------
B---1-----------
G-------0-------
D-----------2---
A---3-----------
E----------------
Easy song videos, all by BobbyCrispy....
25 SUPER EASY Rock Songs for Beginner Guitar Players! 1-3
2 CHORDS - 15 EASY SONGS for Beginners!!
23 SUPER EASY Songs With Only THREE Easy Chords!
25 BEST GUITAR RIFFS EVER! Guitar Lesson