NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING 1

E F

1. Our First Note - E

zzz zzz zzzz s
Play the open E string.



Open

{{{{ {{{ {{{{ x

2. Our Second Note - F Play first finger on E string.



1

3. Playing E and F
 zzzz {{{ zz{{ z{z

0 1 0 0 1 1 1
0 0

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zz  {{  zz  z{z

4. A Funny Pair


0 1 0 0 1 0

z{z{ zz{ {{zz s

5. Skate Board Sam



^ ^ E E ^ E ^ 
6. Half Notes Happen



{{E {{E zz^ E 

7. Catch that Note


 G 3

8. Our Third Note - G

w w w w w w 4
Play third finger on the E string.


3



w w w w
9. Couch Potato
 z z z z { { { {
1
zzzz
3


0 0

w w w { {
10. Puppy Dogs
 { z z z z { ^
   

E 4 E ^ E ^ ^
11. Apple for the Teacher
 ^

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 z z { { w w {{ zz{{ ^ ^
12. Bad News Bears



z{4 w{^ z{w{ s



4 4 w { { w
13. Bumper Cars
 ^ ^ z z ^


      
14. Notes Without Letters
    3


0 1
 NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING 5
B C

The fingering for

these songs are the
same as the first three
in the book - but on the
second string instead
of the first.

15. Our Fourth Note - B


Play the open B string.

 g g g    
0


16. Our Fifth Note - C Play first finger on the B string.

 " " "    

1

17. Playing B and C


 gggg """ gg"" g"g
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
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18. Crazy Boy (CB)


 gg "" gg"" g"g

19. Forward March


 g"g" gg" ""gg I

20. Cruisin' Along


 - - P P - P - 

21. Country Hoe Down


 ""P gg- ""- P 
 D 7

22. Our Sixth Note - D

 yyyy yy.
Play third finger on the B string.


3

23. Second String Slide


 gggg """" yyyy gggg
0 1 3

24. Three Dancers



yyy """ ggg g"-

25. Birthday Roses


  
0 1
 
3

   
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26. Eagle March

 gg"" yy"" gg"" - -
 g " . y " - g " y " ]

A "time signature" tells you how

many beats there are in each
measure of music.

27. Apples and Arrows


 . - - . gy"" gy-

 - P . P g g " " y y -

 g"y" gyP gy"y ]

28. Technical Foul


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E w w 4
29. It's a Ringer
 ^ - P y y .

" y y z { w w ^ ^
 g - -

yyyz {{{{ ww{z R

30. Kids Rule!


         


. yy ^ ^ {{E s
31. Slip and Slide


{{{w ^ z{ . zz R

 Some of our songs now have chords indicated.
10
You can ignore this for now, and when you learn
your chords, re-visit the page and play again.

 y "C
y z z ^ y y . z w
32. Mary Had a Little Lamb
z 4 C


G7

C
  yyzy I
G7


C

Forte
Play with a full volume.

Piano
Play with a soft volume.

33. Loud and Soft


 - - ^ ^ g"yz . .
f
  y"gy P P
  
p
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34. Jingle Bells

 zz^ zz^
C
zw"y s


{{{{ {zzz zyyz . 4

F C D7 G7


C
  


{{{{ {zzz ww{y I

F C G7
C


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35. Dreydel, Dreydel

 wzwz w^ z ww{z . .
C G7


{y{y {. y w{zy I
G7


C

4 E
36. Skip to My Lou
 z z "C
" z z y y gg y yG7


       G7
C
     
C

zP y z{. y- " yzP

37. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me


C G7 C

     G7
C
       
C

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           
A 
           
B 
       
C 
       
D 
     
E 
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{ { { z z z y y y "
38. Electric Eighths



 y y y z z { { { E

 
s  

39. Cabbage Song

 zzzz{ { zzzzy y
C G7 C


G7

z z z z { { { { z z y y " " 
C G7 C G7 C


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40. Write in the note names then play the selection.


 
Second string notes
 


First string notes
 


For the next song, allow each note to sound as long

as possible. This technique is called legato.

Play smoothly and look ahead to the next note as you play.

{
41. Crusader's Hymn
 y
P "" gP ^ z z y^


zzw{ ^ w{ ^ . I

16 NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING

G A

Play the open G string. Play first finger on the G string.

42. Playing Open G - Our Seventh Note


 w w w w      
0

43. Playing A - Our Eighth Note


 , ,      
1

44. Playing G and A


 w4 w !, !   
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45. Aura Lee (aka Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley)

 " g " y . " g g I

C D7
! !
G7 C

 w

      
D7


C G7 C

 

zz^
C
zz^
C (E7)
zy"y s
C (Am) C (E7)

zz{z y!y" "gzy I

C D7 G7 C


  
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Notes that come before the first    
full measure of a piece of music.

46. Snake Charmer


 ! g P - , ! g

" z g " " y z z z {

 ,
z y g " y y y z y " ! g


 P - , ! g

" z g " ,

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A "tie" is a curved line that connets
   
two or more notes of the same pitch.
Hold the note for te combined value
of the notes.

47. When the Saints Go Marchin' In

 " R y w g y
g
G
  w
Oh, when the saints, go march - ing

R  y w g " . -


in Oh, when the saints go

 4 -
g ! S
D7
,
 G
-
y y .
march ing

P
in, Oh, I

-
G C
 4 4
P " .
-
g -
want to be in that num ber,


G

 D7 when the saints go

 , , t w
G

march - ing in.

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LEARNING ABOUT CHORDS

A chord is made up of more than one note.

On the guitar, we play more than one string at at time.
Our first chord uses three strings - G, B and E.

E minor (Em)
The circles (o) mean to play the open strings.

To play the E minor chord,

simply play the open first,
second, and third strings.

G B E

The basic strum is a downstroke (  ) on each beat of every measure.

        
  
Em

   
 Romanza has a  time signature. 21
There will be three equal strums
(called "beats") per measure.
Strums the chords softly and evenly while your
teacher plays the melody.
Em
Then try the melody while your teacher
plays the chords.

          z
48. Romanza GBE
Em

 g g g g ! w w g

 z  g z z z z y "
Em

 w

     z  z   ^
Em

 g ! g g gw w
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To play the G major chord, use your third
finger to press the first string down at the
third fret. The second and third strings are
played open.
Use a down stroke to strum the first three
strings.
GBG

Songs in
 time will often get two equal strums (beats) per measure.
To produce a clear sound, use the fingertip to press the string down
just behind the third fret. If the sound is not clear, add a little more
pressure with your third finger.

 G        .  
49. Row, Row, Row Your Boat


 w w w ! g  g ! g "

w
 w w y y y g g g 
G
 w w w
 y
G
" g    
  ! 4
 • The song below uses both the G and E minor chords.
23
• Count aloud as you strum evenly.
• Change chords when the chord names changes.
• Your teacher will play the melody

When you change from G to Em, lift the tip of your third finger
off the string just enough to allow the open strings to sound
clearly. Your finger will then be in position to play the G chord
again without pausing.
Em G

      z zz y z
50. Rockin' with Chords
G Em

 w w w w g

 w G
y y   ^
Em
  
 " g g ! w !
    g z zz y z
G Em

 w w w w
 
w 
w z 
w 
4   
z
G

 y 4
24 G7
To play the G seventh chord, use your
first finger to press the first string down
at the first fret.
The second and third strings are played

respresents a whole note strum.

open.s
GBF

The symbol
Strum the chord one time only, holding it for four beats.

   z { z { z
51. The Same Chord Blues


G7

  ww g g y y y y y y y

    
w w y y g y z y
G7

 t


 = one beat
 = four beats.
Count aloud as you strum the song.


1-2-3-4
 C 25
When playing the C chord, the first
finger must not touch the first or
third strings. These strings should
sound clearly.
Try singing the words to the song
as you strum the chords.
GCE

       
52. Are You Sleeping?
 " y C
z " " y z "


       
Are you sleep - ing? Are you sleep - ing?

C
z { 4 z { 4


w { z "  w { z "

Broth - er John, Broth - er John,

C
 w ! w !

       
Morn ing bells are ring - ing, Morn - ing bells are ring - ing,

" P " P
C

 w w
Ding, dong, ding! Ding, dong, ding!
 C G7
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53. Mary Ann


C
^ 4 P ^ z yE x



All day all night, Mary - Ann

.
G7
{{ - . y "P I

down by the sea - shore sift - ing sand.

  
 
Can you strum every other beat (2 and 4) in Mary Ann to play
a Caribbean rhythm?

1 2 3 4

54. London Bridge

 w { z { 4 y z E C { 4
z
 w !
C G7

-
Lon don bridge is -
fall ing down, fall - ing down, -
fall ing down.

w { z { 4 G7. 4 Cz P 
 w !
C

Lon - don bridge is fall - ing down, my fair la - dy.

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D7
Keep the third finger
on the first string when
changing from G to D7
and from D7 to G.
This is called using a
guide finger.
D A C F#
The D7 chord uses four strings.

55. Hush Little Baby

 G
 y g g g " g ! ! , D7

- tle -

Hush, lit ba by don't say a word:

g ! w 4
G

 !
y- y - ! ! !
-
G
Pa pa's gon na buy you a mock ing bird.

       
D7

-
G
If that mock ing bird don't sing,

        
D7 G

-
Pa pa's gon - na buy you a dia - mond ring.
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Go back to the sign and

play until "Fine". The "sign"

C G D7

56. Ode to Joy

 z zC
{ w G
w { z y


"
C
" y z G
z y .

       C   G C
   
C G


Fine

y
G
y z "
C
y z { C
z "

G

y z { z y " y
C D7
G


G
4
D.S. al Fine
When changing from C to D7, leave your first finger 29
in position on the second string, first fret.
C D7
This technique is called common finger.
Remember to use the two techniques
you have learned: common fingers and
guide fingers.

When changing from C to D7, use a finger.

When changing from D7 to G, use a finger.

57. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

  G- " " " P
! w
D7
  y-
John Ja - cob Jin gle - hei - mer Schmidt,
 D7
" " " y !
 -
G

his name is my name too.

y
When -
G " " " " "
g g g g g
C
 y w z
ev - er we go out, the - -
peo ple al ways shout there goes

 D7
y z
y y"g! w G
 y 4
John - - - -
Ja cob Jin gle hei mer Schmidt!
30 Low E
A dotted quarter note gets one
and one half counts.

CHORD REVIEW CHART

Em G G7 C D7


58. Amazing Grace
gw - ! 4
C

 
G7

4
G

y- z
 
-
.
A maz ing Grace! How sweet the

 gw - !
. y 4
G Em G D7

 . g y g y g
sound, That saved a wretch like me!

 4 w
G G7 C

 y ^ z

I once was lost, but now am

 . 4 g w
G Em

y

found; Was blind, but

 - ! 4 4 
D7 G

now I see.