http://www.guitarbeginners.com Guitar & music lessons for absolute beginners and beyond Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:46:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Warning: In this section, you will only learn the rhythms and measures needed in the first volume of my guitar course. Introduction You will begin your rhythm training in an original way, by appealing to the less theoretical or intellectual data. Certain rhythms will be even approached through examples drawn from popular songs which prove to be [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/sight-reading-rhythm-definition-of-rhythm-representation/ SCHEDULING YOUR WORK: As usual, to begin with, practise the first measure: Practise the fingerings of the left hand without the rhythm. Introduce the correct picking directions (be careful the strokes are not systematicaly alternated). Then, play the whole song with the indicated rhythm. Having done this, train yourself to play the pattern in measure #5 (which begins on [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/e-blues-3-hammering-on-pulling-off-3-and-4-sound-chords/ You are invited to practise these exercises in parallel to the other lessons, practising on average one exercise per week. DEFINITION: To “bar” means to press several strings, on a single fret, with only one finger. In these exercises, barre chords will always be indicated by the letter C followed by a Roman numeral to indicate [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/barre-chord-7-exercises-to-master-the-barre-chord/ There are two possibilities with regard to the technique used for the right hand: you can either use your thumb for the bass and your fore finger and middle finger for the treble strings, OR you can use the pick to play down strokes on the bass and up strokes on the treble. For the [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/shuffle-boogie-to-be-played-with-a-pick-or-the-fingers-pima/ THEORY: The eighth notes (straight by definition) divide time into two equal parts, i.e. you play two notes, of EQUAL duration, per beat. The shuffle eighth notes divide time into three equal parts. The first note occupies the first two thirds and the second note occupies the last third. See figure I. EXAMPLE: Here are two popular songs. One [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/rhythm-of-the-blues-difference-between-straight-and-shuffle-beat/ This fourth finger picking Blues song, the most complex of the series, mixes the system of alternated bass from the first song and the techniques of the two others (h.o., p.o. and slide). Practise measure after measure, initially without rhythm in order to memorize the fingerings, then in time. Don’t forget to strictly follow the [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/advanced/e-picking-blues-4-recap-of-the-previous-finger-picking-techniques/ If you want to listen to the duet, download “Classical pieces for guitar – Vol I”. This is the second guitar. Click here to see the first guitar. ]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/classical-pieces-teleman-a-major-sonata-second-guitar/ If you want to listen to the duet, download “Classical pieces for guitar – Vol I”. This is the first guitar. Click here to see the second guitar. ]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/classical-duet-teleman-a-major-sonata-first-guitar/ Playing with the fingers of the right hand supplements the pick technique. It gives the song a softer sound and makes it possible to chain chord progressions more easily using arpeggios. This technique will eventually allow you to play the melody and bass simultaneously (not approached in this volume, see volumes II and III of [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/the-fingers-of-the-right-hand-preparation-for-arpeggios/ Remember: the pick (plectrum) is held between the thumb and the index finger of the right hand. It can play the string(s) in two different ways: either down-stroke, from top to bottom (noted ^ at the top of the tablature), or upwards, up-stroke (noted v at the top of the tablature). It is necessary to [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/the-right-hand-how-to-use-a-pick-also-called-a-plectrum/