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Contenis

rrack

O 6

O O O O

runins ote ,B,c,

D,A,E

Section1 Learning he Basics

to

Know Your

Gui tar

.

the Gui tar

Oto Shutdown . . . . . . . 29

34

Tu rn . . . . . 30

36

NewSta r

. . . . . . . 3 1

38

l t ' sOn l yMoney . . . . . . . 32

4A

Fo rYou . . . 33

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he L ine

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.

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44 Ros ie . . . . . 35

T iedNo tes

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NoMoreB lues . . . . . . . . 37

48 TirnurLikeThis

. . . 38

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Go in 'Home

. . . . . 39

Accompanimentn ly

Getting

Ho ld i ng

6

1

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HappyBirthday, ote

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Bars, imeSignature

Putting t Al l Together

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icks

RightHandTechnique

Le f tHandTechn ique

. . . . . 1

Co r rec tF inge r i ng

. . . . . . . 1

Tun ing . . . . . . 11

Unde rs tand ingTab la tu re

. . . . . . . 12

Section

2 Playing

l l T i gh t rope . . . . . . . ' 18

l 3

Sea rch ing

. . . . . . . 19

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Hea r t

f Oak

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B lueP lane t . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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lntroduction

Play ing

he

gui tar

s

great

fun. l t

can br ing

you

a l i fe t imeof

p leasure

and

make

you

many f r iends . t 's a lso an exce l len tway to re lax and he lp you escape i fe 'sups and

downs,

and i f you ' re one o f the rea l l y ucky

ones

p lay ing

he

gui tar

cou ld make you

a

m i l l i o n a i r e

This

book

covers

the basic art of lead

guitar

and

has

been

writ ten

for

the

total

beg inner ,or anyone

who 's

r ied to learn

but had no

success .

t 's a id

out in a s imple

down

to earth manner,using r ied and tested

methods that l 've

learned rom years of

teach ing

beg inners .

Al l

the solos

hat

fol low h ave been

thoroughly

road-tested'

by hundreds of students

aged from

six to sixty

over a period

of three

years

with

great results.The

simple

TAB

nota t ionwhich s used hroughoutcan be learned as i l y n a mat tero f minutes , e t t ing

you

up and

p lay ing

wi th

the CD

quick ly

and

pain less ly .

My

phi losophy

s

that

learn ing

o

p lay the

gu i tar

shou ld

be

fun,

and that i s what

I

always aim for in my le ssonswith my

students,

and what l 've

aimed for here in this

book.

En joyyour mus ic

Alan

Lord

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Section

Learning

fhe

Basics

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Getting

o

Know

Your

Guitar

Electric Acoustic

Headstoo<

MachineHeadsor Tun ingPegs

Nut

-

Frets

Neck/Fingerboard

Fretmarkers

Strings

Body

Sound

ole

Scratch

late

-

Pick-ups

Tremolo armlwhammv

bar

Pick-up

elector witch

Volume nd

tone controls

Br idge

Output socket

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Holding

he

Guilar

You

can

play

he

guitar

standing, ut while

you

are

earning

recommendhat

you

sit usinga

firm

chairor

stool.

When

playing

rom

this book or

from

other

music

usea

music

tandadjusted o a comfortable eight.

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Fig.1 Pick

Picks

Notes are

produced

on the

guitar

by

picking

he strings

with a

pick

(sometimes

called

a

plectrum).

icks ome n several

izes,he thinnest eing

around

0.50mm

going

up to the thickest round2 or 3mm.The

best

pick

size

or

you

s al l down o

personal reference, ut I suggest ou startwith one around ó0or .70mm.

Once

you

have a few weeks'

playing

under

your

belt,

buy

severaldifferent

sizes

and

see

whichsuits

ou

best.

The pick s held n the right handbetween he thumb

and ndex inger. t shouldbe held at r ightangles o

the thumb,

with

ust

he

point

showing

Fig.

2).

F ig .2

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Right

Hand

Technique

In

order

to

pick he

strings

accurately,

teady

your

hand by

resting

he under

part

of

your

wrist

on

the bridge

of

the

guitar

Fig.

3).

Taká

are

hat

your

handdoes

not come

nto

contact

with the

strings.

Fig.3

The

circle

hows

he

right

hand

esting n

the

bridge'

To

giveyou an

deaof

the

picking ction

equired,

et your

hand

n he

position

hown

n

Fig.

3.

Now

rest

your

picf

onih"

'trt

str ing

Fig.

) anJwith

a

downward

motion

rom he

wrist,

pick hrough

he

string_(Fig.

).

This

movement

hould

usi

enough

o

move he

pick

past

he

string,

pproximately

/4 of

an nch

8mm).

Please

note hat

t 's

very mportant

hat

he

movement

omes

rom

he

wrist,

not

the

elbow.

' - - - {

, .

' l

I

F ig .

4

Fig .

5

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Left

Hand

Technique

The ingers

f the

left hand

are numbered

s ol lows:

Index

inger

1,

Midd le inger

2,

Ring

inger

3, L i t t le

inger

a.

(Fig .

. )

As

his

book s

aimed

at beginners,

he l i tt le

inger

s

not used n

any

of the

solos.

Left hand

echnique

s

very

mportant,

and

accuracys

essential

f you

are o

get

the

best rom your

guitar.

This

is

the first

area o check

f

things

don't sound

ight.

When

pressing

he

stringl,

place

your

finglrtips

alongside

the

fret

(Fig.7).

Use

ust

enoughpressure

o

get

a

good

cleannote.

You'll

neà

to keej your

iigernails

short

so

that

your

ingertips

makegood

contact

with

the fingerboard.

ou

may

experience

orná

pain

À

your

fingertips

at

first,

but

this will

soon disappear

s

he skin

becomes

ard.

All the

music n

this

book is

played

on the first

three frets,

and

in every

case

all notes

on

the 1st fret

are

played

with

the

1st

inger,

on the 2nd

fret

with

the 2nd finger,

and on

the 3rd

fret

with the

3rd finger.

This

applies

cross l l

sixstrings.

l ike

o cal l

his

correct ingering

Figs.

, 9, 1O).

Note

rom

he diagrams

hat

he

hand

stays n

he

same

position;

nly

he fingers

move.Also

notethat

he

fingers

not being

useá

stayasclose

as possible o their respectiverets ready or the next note. Makesure, oo, that you g"iyorr thumb in the

correct

position,

oughly

opposite

he

middle inger.

Study

he diagrams

areful ly

o make

sure

you

get

all

these

points

right

from

the

start.

Fig .

8

1st

ret

-

1st

inger

Correct

Fingering

Fig .

9

2nd

fret

-

2nd

finger

F ig .

10

3rd fret

-

3rd

finger

Fí9.

ó

F í9 .7

10

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Tuning

The

Electronic

Tuner

iïIt"ilï:::

LïJ,i:l

properlv

s

essential.

lavins

suitar

hat's

ven

tishtty

ut

of

une

an

uin

veryrhi

In order for you to play along

with

the

cD

in

this

book,

your

guitar

needs

o

be

tuned

to

concert

pitch

his

can

be

done

in

several

- i"tt,

but

I

strongly

ecommend

hat

you

use

an

electronic

uner,

as

this

wil l

nsure

hat

your

guitar

s perfeci ly

uned.

They

normally

ost

rom

around

lo

and

you

can

buy

hem

rom

all

good

guitar

stores.

sk

he

salesman

or

 

demo

when

you

buy

your

uner

it 's

reál ly

""ry

oí."

fo,

kno*

n"*.

rnËr"

are

other

ways

o

tune

up

and

wo

of

them

are

shown

below,

but

you

may

need

o

develop

our

ear'

b;à;

you

can

use

hem

effectivery

Ïhe

answer

o

a guitarist,s

rayer;

he

electronic

uner

On the CD

rrackoaoooo

You

can

une

o

the

six

ones

at

the

beginning

f

the

CD.

ïhey

are

n

order :

1st

E,

2ndB,3rd

G,4th

D,5th

A.

óth

E

Pitch

Pipes

Hereyou simplyblow nto he pipesand une he strings

o

the

appropriate

itch.

1 1

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Understandinlf

Tablaf

e

Tablature r

TAB

as

t is

better

known, s a verysimpleand effective

way of writingdown

guitar

music,and it's

veryeasy o

learn. t

consists f six

horizontalines, hat

representhe six stringsof the

guitar

as shown

here.

(th

nnest)

' lst

str ing

2nd

str ing

3rd

string

4th

string

5th str ing

óth str ing

(th

ckest)

TAB

On these inesareprintednumbers hat areread rom eft o r ight.Thesenumbersndicate n which ret you

must

press

our ingers.A zero

0)

means

hat the str ing

mustbe

played

open

(not

pressed

y the left

hand

fingers).

3rd fret

1 t str ing

open

1 t st r ing

1

st

fret

2nd str ing

open

3rd st r ing

2nd

fret

4th

str ing

3rd

fret

5thstr ing

3rd

fret

óth str ing

_3_0

c t c t r i n a

2nd

str ing

3rd str ing

4th str ing

5th str ing

óth str ing

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TrU

Plauing

appu

irihdrg

Tune

p

yourgu i tar

ndhave

go

at

p lay ing

ometh ing

ouknow ea l ly e l l ;HuppyBi r thday.

sedownward

pick ing

trokeshroughout nd remember

o use he correct

inger ing

see

age10) .

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1stst r ing

2nd string

3rd str ing

-0-0-2-0

4th

string

5th str ing

óth str ing

1ststr ing

2nd

string

t - u t - J - t -

3rd str ing

-0-0

2

4th

string

5th str ing

óth string

Noie

Values

You now know that when reading TAB the six l ines represent he six str ingsand the numbers el l you which

fret

to

press.

Next

you

need to learn how

to

read

he t ime

value

or

length

of each note. In he diagra ms below

two of the notes have stems

or ta i ls , and one

has none.

l t

is

the shape or a bsenceof this

stem that tel ls

you

how long

the n ote must last.

The notes

shown here are the Ouarter note which is 1

beat

long,

the Half note which is 2

beats

long,

and the

Whole note which is 4

beats

long.

Study the diagramsand memorise he shape

and

value

of each note.

Ouarter note

= I beat

beats

r

Long

stem

Half note

=

2 beats

0"",,

-fzl

sr'oírír

Whole note

=

4 beats

o""r,

lll

N o

stem

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To

make

t

easier

o

count.the

eats'

ertical

ines

re

used

o

divide

he

music

nto

smail

ections.

hese

rines

re

called

bar

l ines'

and

the

tp"t"

t" i*een

each

pai,.

i- l in"s

s

carteJ

;;

(sometimes

aíreJ

a

measure).

n

he

solos

n

his

ook

he

i"i[;;;;làn

tinu

,

nrrLËr"i.

r,"

*ry

r";i;.;

iJli*uy,

markedydoubrear ines.

The

first

bar

in

each

líne

s

numbered

Bars

bar

ines

The

very

ast

bar

is

marked

by

double

bar

ines

Tirne

Stgnature

At

the

beginning

f

each

solo

you

wil l .

ee

wo

numbers

written

a

bit

r ike

a

fraction.

his

s

cared

the

Time

;Lï;:,ï;"ilïji',ïFíïï'ï,""ii:;;#. l:"f

f3ï":ïrs

vou

he

umber

r

beats

";;;;

u'ia',r,.

ottom

All

the

sotos

n

th;s

book

";

;;À;; ' i ;r,

u"ut,

p;;;;Ëg

11)

or

three

beats

per

bar

(Fis.

12).

F i g .

12

F ig .

11

4

beats

per

bar

beats

are

quarter

notes

=

4-

3

beats

per

bar

beats

are

quarter

notes

1 4

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Putting

t All

Together

l f

we

now

put

everything

ogether, e havea complete

iece

of

musichat

gives

usall he

nformation

e need.

TheTAB

ines

el l us

which

tr ing o

p lay

page

12) ,

he

numbers

h ich re t

o

press

page

12) , he s tem

how

long he note must ast page13)and he ime s ignaturehe number f beats er bar (page14).

It 's ime

now

to

put

everything

ou've earned

nto

practice.Exercises , 2 and 3 are a

warm-up

outine

designed o

get you ready or

the solos

n

Section

.

Notes

for Exercises1, 2

and

3:

1. Listen

irst

o the CD to

get

the feel of eachexercise.

2.

Use

downward

picking

trokeshroughout

page

9), counting he beatsas

you play.

3.

Take

are hat

you use he correct ingering

page

10).

4 . l f the notesdon ' tsound

good,

check

our e f tand

r ighthand echnique

pages

&

10) .

Alsocheck hat

yourgu i tar s

uned

accurate ly

page

11) .

5.

Eachexercise

n

the

CD

startswith 4 cl icks o count

you

in.

ó.

The numbers n the

grey

boxesshow he beats

hat belong o each

note.

Exercise

1

Q,uarter

notes

on

string 1

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TEEE

EETE EET

E

E

E

r

EEEE

rErr EET

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Exercis 2

Ouarter

and

Half notes

on string

1

EETE

E

tr7

E:l

EEEE

t l

tr-;l Fl

f [I

rltrI

Exercise3

and Q,uarternotes

on strings

1

&

2

EEFI

Flttl

tl

'31

Whole, Half,

ETEE

I

[:3

t--

13

4 l

' t 2 3 4

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Section

2

Plaging

he

Solos

Beforeattemptingeach

solo, isten o

the CD track

o

get

the

feel

of the

music .

henplay

s lowly

hrough he

piece, radual ly u i ld ing

ourspeed

and confidence.

Play long

wi th

he CD

only

whenyou know he

solowel lenough

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play ing

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