Peavey Electronics 03016690 guitar
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1. Strumming Here are a few key points to remember about strumming e Keep the pick perpendicular to the strings Beginners tend to tilt the pick up on downstrokes and down on upstrokes to keep the pick from getting caught in the strings First a tilted pick tends to slap the string resulting in a less clear sound Second tilting the pick creates unnecessary wrist movements that will be more difficult to keep up as you increase your strumming speed e Strum from the elbow The majority of the strumming motion should come from your elbow Keep your wrist relaxed but not moving very much Strum through the strings Beginners tend to shorten their strum motion to just barely pass the last string of the strum resulting in a choppy strum Making sure you have a good follow through when strumming increases the speed that your pick as it passes over the strings and allows you to strum through the strings You want to hear all the strings being struck almost simultaneously in a burst of sound Keep your strumming arm in constant motion By keeping your arm moving in a constant up and down motion whether or not you are hitting the strings your arm acts as a metronome helping you to stay in the rhythm of the song Developing a smooth effective strum takes time that only comes with practice The important thing is to not just know how to strum but learn it will enough so that it becomes second nature Now let s practice these principles2. by learning the basic strum pattern the quarter strum The quarter strum is simply strumming all downstrokes one strum per beat In a 3 4 time song this would be three beats per measure In a 4 4 time song there would be four beats per measure But before we start let s take a look at how we write strum patterns 3 4 time 4 4 time Strum Ik E Ff F lz FE Y d Beats 1 2 3 l 2 3 4 In the upper line labeled Strum the vertical lines indicate the beginning and ending of a measure the colon symbol are repeat signs and the diagonal lines indicate where to strum The lower line labeled Beats count out the beats of the measure The numbers represent the beats or downstrokes and the plus signs represent upbeats or upstrokes So when strumming move your arm down on the numbers and up on the and s In 4 4 time you would count along by saying one and two and three and four and as you strum only make sure you strum the strings on the downstrokes and miss the strings on the upstrokes When you get to the end of the measure four beats the tells you to start over at the beginning of the measure and play the measure once more without missing a beat Strumming Chords There are four buttons on the Chord Buddy Each button plays a different chord Blue G chord Green C chord Red D chord Yellow E minor chord Now pick up your guitar and let
3. h at least twice Warm up Exercise 3 mixes things up a little bit Strum a four beat measure for G then C then D and then E minor using the designated fingers and then work your way back down with E minor then D then C and finish with G Play this through at least twice Practice these everyday until you are comfortable with your ability to strum and change chords without missing a beat To add interest and keep challenging yourself you can reduce the strums to two and eventually one strum per chord You can also change from the basic strum to the pick strum alternating pick strum and pop strum which we will learn later Let s Play Tom Dooley A two chord song About the Song Tom Dooley is an old Appalachian folk song bassd on the grisly murder of a woman named Laura Foster by an impoverished Confederate soldier named Tom Dula pronounced Dooley The murder made headlines across the newly restored country due in part to the graphic nature of the crime but also because Tom and Laura were lovers For his crimes Tom Dula was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging He was executed May 1st 1868 Required Chords This song uses the G chord blue button and the D Chord red button Strum The diagonal lines slashes are the strum marks The bold marks should be strummed a little louder than the others Notice that the strum marks are divided into groups of four by vertical lines This song is in 4 4 time Practice st
4. ithout topses sandals were for Clementine 3 Drove she ducklings to the water every morning just at nine Hit her foot against a splinter Fell into the foaming brine 4 Ruby lips above the water blowing bubbles soft and fine Alas for me I was no swimmer 50 1 lost my Clementine Up to this point you have learned to play two songs using the basic strum great for learning the basics but a little too vanilla Now let s take you to the next level with the pick strum Let s Learn the Pick Strum Just like the name implies the pick strum is as simple as removing a strum in a measure and picking a bass note called the root This simple change though can add depth to a song and give it that special feel For a song in 3 4 time the first strum in a measure is replaced by a bass note pick For a song in 4 4 time the first and third strums in a measure are replaced by a picked root note of the chord The following table illustrates the simplicity of the pick strum in 3 4 and 4 4 time 3 4 time 4 4 time Basic strum NE j II Pick strum P ll Il P P The only thing left to learn about the pick strum is which bass note to pick and which strings to strum G and E minor chords Pick sixth string Strum bottom five strings Cchord Pick fifth string Strum bottom four strings Dchord Pick fourth string Strum bottom three strings Now practice the pick strum for each chord until you can do i
5. rumming and changing the chords as indicated without singing Sing amp Strum Tom Dooley and change chords as indicated It may help you to first play along with the video or just watch the video again You may choose to say the words sing them or anything in between Just have fun Be a little silly if you wish Feel the music Tom Dooley 2 Chord Song ya Louder Strum G blue Hang down blue Let s Play Clementine A two chord song About the Song The lyrics of this song are those of a bereaved lover singing about his darling the daughter of a miner in the 1849 California Gold Rush He loses her in a drowning accident though he consoles himself towards the end of the song with Clementine s little sister Required Chords This song uses the G chord blue button and the D Chord red button Strum Notice that the strum marks for this song are played in groups of three Practice strumming and changing the chords as indicated without singing Sing Strum Clementine and change chords as indicated You may chose to say the words sing them or anything in between Read the story of the song and imagine yourself as a California gold miner in the 1890 s sitting by a river and singing this song Clementine 2 Chord Song Louder Strum f Softer Strum ev a er dread ful SOT ry Clem en tine Additional Lyrics 2 Light she was and like a fairy and her shoes were number nine Wearing boxes w
6. s see what you got e Press the blue button on the chord buddy with your pinky finger P and strum all six strings of the guitar to play a G chord Press the red button with your ring finger R and strum the bottom four strings to play a D chord e Press the green button with your middle finger M and strum the bottom five strings to play a C chord e Press the yellow button with your index finger and strum all six strings to play an E minor chord Warm up Exercises We have outlined a warm up exercise program below that we recommend you do every time you pick up your guitar through Lesson 6 The exercise is designed to help you work on developing both your right and left hand coordination It is important to remember that this is not a race to see who can strum the fastest Start off slow to make sure 1 you are strumming correctly 2 your transition from one chord to the next is smooth and 3 your rhythm is consistent throughout the entire exercise As you coordination improves you can start to increase the speed The first exercise is a simple four beat basic strum exercise that plays each of the four chords Warm up Exercise 1 G pinky finger D ring finger Il C middle finger E minor index finger of 1 fol Varm up Exercise 2 builds on the first exercise Strum a four beat measure for the G D C and E minor chords and then work your way back down from E minor to G Play this throug
7. t without mistake and without having to think about it Let s Play On Top of Old Smokey A three chord song About the Song On Top of Old Smokey is a traditional folk song that rose to the top of the record chart in The Weavers 1951 recording While there have been many parodies written for this song the most popular is On Top of Spaghetti Required Chords This song uses the G chord blue button the C chord green button and the D Chord red button Strum Notice that the strum marks for this song are played in groups of three Practice strumming using the pick strum pattern and changing chords as indicated without singing This song is in 3 4 time Sing amp Strum On Top of Old Smokey and change chords as indicated On Top of Old Smokey 3 Chord Song Guitar Additional Lyrics 2 On top of old Smoky I went there to weep For a false hearted lover ls worse than a thet 3 A thief he will rob you of all that you have But a false hearted lover will send you to your grave 4 He ll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies Tan the cross ties on the railroad or the stars in the skies Kentucky Mountain Song
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