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An Old Chart, Hardly Reformatted. ‘Nuff Said.David Raleigh ArnoldDave's Lessons for People ver. 00.05.14 -- Part 2: Guitar Chord (c)2000 David Raleigh Arnold. Make 1000 or less free with this notice. The first four chords are on the 1st four strings. Use 3rd *or* 4th finger for the G chord. You usually want to learn the easiest practical way of fingering a chord first. Don't be too particular. Keep listening, keep trying, and keep the fingers moving. Bend the wrist out (away from the neck) as necessary. Never bend the wrist inward. All you need i persistence and a capacity to withstand pain.
Chords Lesson One
Strings played: **** C G7 G D7 Em
0 0 000 000 0 0 000
Open string: 0 S │ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕
T │ ││││1│ │││││1 ││││││ ││││1│ ││││││
Nut: ╒╤╤╤╤╕ R │ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
I │ ││2│││ ││││││ ││││││ │││2│3 │12│││
Fret: ┝┿┿┿┿┥ N │ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
G │ ││││││ ││││││ │││││34 ││││││ ││││││
Number: finger ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
**** **** **** **** ******
Repeated chord: / Repeat measure: % Repeat signs: ││: --twice-- :││
From the top: Da Capo, D.C.. No repeats after D.C. (or D.$., from $).
When writing chord parts informally, chords are assumed to be quarter
notes, and spaces are used instead of bars to make measures. Rest: R
2-1 Boil That Cabbage Down Chorus 2-2 Juba
G/// C/// G/// D7/// G/C/ G/D7/ G/C/ G/D7/
G/// C/// G/D7/ G//R ││ G/C/ G/D7/ //G/ D7/GR ││
2-3 How Dry I Am 2-4 Hush Up Baby
G// //// //// //// G/// D7/// //// G///
G/// D7/// //// G/// / ││ G/// D7/// //// G/// ││
2-5 Old MacDonald's Farm Chorus
G/// C/G/ //D7/ G/// G/// C/G/ //D7/ G///
2-6 Lorelei Waltz
R G// /// /// D7// /// /// D7// G/ :││
││: G Em// D7// Em// D7// C// G// D7// G/ :││ D.C.
--------------- Chords Lesson Two ------------------
C G7 Fmaj7 The Fmaj7 chord may help you in replacing the 4
0 0 000 0 string versions of the C and G7 chords with the
╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ root position versions. Root position means that
││││1│ │││││1 ││││1│ the lowest note of the chord, the bass note, i
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ the note for which the chord is named. Many
││2│││ │2││││ │││2││ simple tunes can be adequately harmonized using
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ root position chords.
│3││││ 3│││││ ││3│││
***** ****** **** 2-7 ││: Fmaj7/C/ Fmaj7/C/ :││: G7/C/ G7/C/ :││
2-8 Kumbaya: Kum ba ya kum ba ya kum ba ya kum ba
││: Fmaj7/ C/// //Fmaj7/ C/// //Fmaj7/ C/// C/Fmaj7/
ya kum ba ya kum ba ya Oh Lord kumba ya
G7/// //Fmaj7/ C/// //Fmaj7/ C/// //G7/ C/ G7 / C/// // :││
2-9 99 Bottles: C/// D7/// G7/// //C/││
------------------ Chords Lesson Three --------------------
G D A7
000 0 0 0 0 Learning the same thing in different keys is good
╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ for your ear as well as your head. There are many
││││││ ││││││ ││││││ two chord tunes that change on the last syllable
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ or word of each line of lyric, such as Down in
│1││││ │││1│2 ││1│2│ the Valley; Kevin Barry; Du, Du, Liegst Mir im
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ Herzen; Polly Wolly Doodle; and those are just a
2││││34 ││││3│ ││││││ few in the public domain.
****** **** *****
You can get a rock beat by playing eighth notes down and up, accenting
slightly the 2nd and 4th beats. All flavors of country music in 4/4
accent the 2nd beat. When you are playing chords down and up, play fewer
notes on the way up than you play on the way down.
2-10 On Top of Old Smo ky
G G / / C// % % % G// % % % D7// % % % G// % //││
2-11 12 Bar Blues in D. In the last measure, do an up-down-up after 1.
D/// G7/// D/// D7/// G7/// ////
D/// //// A7/// G7/// D/// A7(&2&)--
2-12 Salty Dog in C: A7/// //// D7/// //// G7/// //// C/// //// :││
------------------ Chords Lesson Four -----------
A E7 E Am
0 0 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 Exercises: C/G7/ % % ....
╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ G/D7/ % % ....
││││││ │││1││ │││1││ ││││1│ D/A7/ % % ....
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ Am/E7/ % % ...
││123│ │2││││ │23│││ ││23││ C/Am/ % % ....
││112│ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ G/Em/ % % ....
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ││││││ ││││││ ││││││ A/E7/ % % ....
***** ****** ****** *****
2-13 12 Bar Blues in A. In the last measure, do an up-down-up after 1.
A/// D7/// A/// A7/// D7/// ////
A/// //// E7/// D7/// A/// E7(&2&)--
2-14 Wimoweh chords: ││: A % D % A % E % :││ etc.....
RH: Once for each chord or %, thumb down, thumb up, slap, thumb up.
2-14 For Kumbaya, alzapua: On 1, thumb down; on 2, thumb up; on "and"
(after 2), play bass note. Do counts 3 and 4 the same.
---------- Chords Lesson Five --------------
B7 A
0 0 0 Exercises: E/B7/ % % ....
╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ Em/B7/ % % ...
││1│││ ││││││
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 2-15 12 Bar Blues in E. Often there is no first A7.
│2│3│4 ││234│ Practice it anyway.
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
││││││ ││││││ E/// A7/// E/// E7/// A7/// ////
***** ***** E/// //// B7/// A7/// E/// B7(&2&)
2-16 Guantanamera (La Bamba): ││: E / A / B7 / / / :││
----------------- Chords Lesson Six ------------------------
2-1 Juba: The right hand work here is difficult, but extremely good for you.
Get the chord with the left hand and play the first note with the right hand at
the same time on count 1 (and 3). Play the chord with the right hand on beat 2
(and 4). Practice this in two different ways:
* Keeping the RH thumb on the 5th string, play notes by closing the index
finger and chords by striking downward across the strings with it. Only the
index plays anything.
* Playing the same thing, but the thumb plays the (4) string, index (3), middle
(2), and annular (ring) (1).
4 B C │B A │B C │B A │B C │B A │C B │A G ││
( * G * C │* G * D7│* G * C │* G * D7│* G * C │* G * D7│* D7 * G │* D7 * G :││
4 │ / │ / ││ / │ / ││ / │ / ││ / │ / ││ / │ / ││ / │ / ││ / │ / ││ / │ / ││
---------------------- Easy Chords in root position ---------------------------
The A chord has alternative fingering. Root = the note the chord is named for.
In these chords, the root is always the lowest note.
C G7 G D A7 A E7 E B7 Em Fmaj7
0 0 000 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 0 0 000 0
╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕
││││1│ │││││1 ││││││ ││││││ ││││││ ││││││ │││1││ │││1││ ││1│││ ││││││ ││││1│
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
││2│││ │2││││ │1││││ │││1│2 ││1│2│ ││123│ │2││││ │23│││ │2│3│4 │23│││ │││2││
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ││112│ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
│3││││ 3│││││ 2││││34 ││││3│ ││││││ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ││││││ ││││││ ││││││ ││││││ ││3│││
***** ****** ****** **** ***** ***** ****** ****** ***** ****** ****
Am Dm Learn all those preceding F C7 A7 E7
0 0 0 before the next 4. The F and A7 0 0 0 0
╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ require barring. You lay your ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕
││││1│ │││││1 finger across the strings as ││││11 ││││1│ ││││││ │││1││
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ explained later. This A7 works ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
││23││ │││2││ better with the D or Dm, and │││2││ ││2│││ ││111│ │23│││
┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ this E7 with A or Am. There is ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
││││││ ││││4│ no improvement otherwise. ││3│││ │3│4││ │││││2 ││││4│
***** **** **** ***** ***** ******
2-2 Kum ba ya kum ba ya kum ba ya kum ba ya
Kumbaya ││: Fmaj7/ C/// //Fmaj7/ C/// //Fmaj7/ C/// C/Fmaj7/ G7///
kum ba ya kum ba ya Oh Lord kumba ya
G7/Fmaj7/ C/// //Fmaj7/ C/// //G7/ C/ G7 / C/// // :││
2-3 Wimoweh chords: ││: A % D % A % E % :││ etc.....
RH: Once for each chord or %, thumb down, thumb up, slap, thumb up.
2-4 Guantanamera (La Bamba): ││: E / A / B7 / / / :││ A chord = 234 not 123
2-5 in A: A/// D7/// A/// A7/// 2-6 in E: E/// A7/// E/// E7///
D7/// //// A/// //// A7/// //// E/// ////
E7/// D7/// A/// E7(&2&)-- B7/// A7/// E/// B7(&2&)--
2-7 in D: D/// G7/// D/// D7// 2-8 in G: G/// C7/// G/// G7///
G7/// //// D/// //// C7/// //// G/// ////
A7/// G7/// D/// A7(&2&)-- D7/// C7/// G/// D7(&2&)--
^ = strike down │ = strum up Not my fault. I don't use arrows.
│ v Instead, I use this:
Finger plays one string: t=thumb i=index m=middle a=annular q=pinky
Playing several strings: T=down I=down M=down A=down Q=down
Y=up J=up W=up V=up
2-9 Stille Nacht: t(root) i(3) m(2) i(3) a(1) i(3) once for each chord or %.
││: A % % % E % A % D % A % D % A % E % A % % E A % :││
2-10 Drunken Sailor and Ground Hog: RH: t(root) m(1) t(3) i(2)
Dm % % % C % % % Dm % % % C % Dm % :││
2-11 Em D Em % % D Em D Em D Em D Em % % % :││
If you are interested in flamenco, get peel and stick protectors for the top,
or you will quickly drill a hole through it. The important basics to practice
to learn *rasgeado* can be reduced to a short list. Don't use the wrist and try
to keep RH from moving, except IYJ, the easy one, called the "fan".
* IYJ % % = can be learned in a hurry, if you make a gun with RH.
* I! J I! J I! = tap (golpe) top with annular as you strike with index.
same time as I.
* I! J! I! J! I! = also tap (golpe) top with thumb as you index up.
* QAMIJ I = Smooth quintuplet roll followed by strike on the beat.
* IJQAM I and IJQAM IJQAM I = Same.
* QAMI JQAM I and QAMI QAMI QAMI JQAM I = Smooth 16th note roll.
* IQAM IQAM I = Same.
* I! J M I! J M I! J I! J I! J I! = These are beats, not 16ths.
* Put taps on the ends of all the rolls which end with I.
The flat pick is simple to use, but limits your ability to move from one string
to another. Place the little finger on the top and bend the wrist outward
enough so that you can move up and down with rotation (pronation) of the arm.
Curl the index finger well to avoid ripping off the fingernail.
_
Folk T Y Y T Y Y ││ Generic T Y T Y/ \ Y T Y T Y T T Y T T Y
Thing: │ │ │ │ │ │ ││ Latin │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
/ │ / / │ / ││ Beats: ------- ------- ------- -------
A triplet bracket indicates that the division of notes is by 3 instead of 2.
The best indication is a spread bracket, but it is not standard.
Doo Wop: T Y T T Y T T Y T T Y T Count: 1 trip let 2 trip let etc..
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ There are quintuplets, septuplets, etc.
----- ----- ----- ----- The generic term is tuplet.
\-3-/ \-3-/ \-3-/ \-3-/
Many tunes use a *root progression* based on the *circle of 5ths*, e.g.: ADGC
2-12 We Want Kantor. * Doo-Wop, one triplet for each chord or /.
Three ways: * t(root) i(3) m(2) a(1) m(2) i(3) once for each chord.
* t(root) i(3) m(2) a(1) once each chord.
in C: C / Am / Dm / G7 / :││ in G: ││: G / Em / Am / D7 / :││
2-13 Salty Dog: (also circle of fifths.)
in G: ││: E7 % A7 % D7 % G % :││
in C: ││: A7 % D7 % G7 % C % :││
in D: ││: B7 % E7 % A7 % D % :││
----- Barre Chords. *No open strings* -----
For most people, to barre is the hardest thing that they ever have to learn on
the guitar. If your strings are steel, use a set with a 1st string 0.010" in
diameter. Practice the barre as a series of steps:
1. Position the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers, and not the first.
2. Straighten the 1st finger. Bend the wrist out as much as necessary.
3. Place it near the fret and parallel to it, keeping it straight, and
putting a knuckle between the strings that need pressure the most.
4. Apply pressure slowly, keeping the other fingers in place.
Major Minor 7th m7th == type of chord
1 = F ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕
3 = G 1│││11 1││111 1│1│11 1│1111 == barre the first fret
5 = A ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
7 = B │││2││ ││││││ │││2││ ││││││ 8=C means that if these chords are
8 = C ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ played barring the 8th fret they
10 = D │34│││ │34│││ │3││││ │3││││ will be C chords: C, Cm, C7, Cm7.
12 = E ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
The strings marked "x" are not allowed to sound. The "r" indicates a string on
which the root of the chord is played. 10=A means that if that chord is played
at the 10th fret it is an A7 chord.
7th major minor 7th m7 major dim
1=C ╒╤╤╤╤╕ 2=B ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕ 2-D ╒╤╤╤╤╕ ╒╤╤╤╤╕
3=D ││││1│ 3=C │1│││1 │1│││1 │1│1│1 │1│1│1 4=E │││1│1 1││1│1
5=E ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 5=D ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 5=F ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
6=F ││2│││ 7=E ││││││ ││││2│ ││││││ ││││2│ 7=G ││││2│ │2││││
8=G ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 8=F ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 9=A ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
10=A 3││4││ 10=G ││234│ ││34││ ││3│4│ ││3│││ 11=B ││3│││ ││3│4│
12=B ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 12=A ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥ 12=C ┝┿┿┿┿┥ ┝┿┿┿┿┥
x rx r r r r r r │4││││ rrrrrr
r r
[ = Position = Which fret the 1st finger is at.
2-14 [2 [2
││: D / Bm / Em / A7 / :││: G / Bm / C / D7 / :││
2-15 [5 [7 [5 [3 [1 [5 [7 [5
││: E / A / B / / / :││: Am / G / F / E / :││: E / A / B / A / :││
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