all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time
and the instrument will play itself.
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Guitar Level 1
This page is all about playing SINGLE NOTES.
Chords are introduced on the Level 2 page.
You can start on level 1 or level 2,
but you will need both to do the level 3 stuff.
and notes on
the guitar
and starts us out reading notes for the guitar.
The written exercises are PDF files
and the audio examples are MP3s.
read music
Three things you need to understand are...
the staff, note values and counting time.
printable how to read music
read TAB
TABlature is a simple music script for stringed instruments.
printable how to read TAB
notes
1st string notes E F and G.
printable 1st String Notes
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notes
2nd string notes B, C and D
plus how to read Half Notes and Whole Notes
printable 2nd String Notes
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notes
3rd string notes G and A
and another way to show 4/4 time
printable 3rd String Notes
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notes
4th string notes D E
plus 3/4 time and dots
printable 4th String Notes
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notes
5th string notes A B C
and how to read rests
printable 5th String Notes
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notes
6th string notes E F G
and counting eighth notes
printable 6th String Notes
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songs
The audio examples start with chords and melody together,
then just the chords for you to practice over.
Remember that Beethoven Guy? This is one of his hits.
printable Song Of Joy
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This Elvis tune was in fact an old folk tune called Aura Lee.
This exercise introduces the REPEAT SIGN.
printable Love Me Tender
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go marching in
Here, we use PICK-UP NOTES and RESTS.
We also peek at a key signature but we don't dig into that just yet.
printable When The Saints...
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be unbroken
This song introduces the TIE symbol.
printable Will The Circle...
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This song is in 3/4 or WALTZ TIME.
printable Molly Malone
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Another big hit in 3/4 TIME!
printable Happy Birthday
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A Russian Gypsy folk tune.
This song introduces ACCIDENTALS
printable Dark Eyes
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