ARESTis a sign used to designate a period of silence. This period of silence will be of the same duration of time as the note to which it corresponds. a This is an eighth rest. ’ This is a quarter rest. —mm_ Halfrest “m= Whole rest Half rests lie on the line. Whole rests hang down from the line. — —— Notes ——?—— =F | ! | r j Whole Half Quarter Eighth 4 Counts 2 Counts 1 Count 2 for I Count Rests ——= é jp fe= foe The above examples are the common types of time signatures to be used in this book. ‘The number of beats per measure. 4 Beats per measure The type of note receiving one beat. 4 A quarter note receives one beat. Signifies so-called “common time” and is simply another way of designating 4/4 time.Notes ON THE E STRING (FIRST STRING) (Open) Note that the numbers ofthe fret and finger F are identical. Press the fingers firmly | SS behind the frets. . — Never place the finger |} ov on the frets. Ist Fret Ast Finger WHOLE Notes(0) receive four beats. de fy ———— ©. 2 ee Ez T T t t t t T o Count: 12:34 HALF Notes! d) receive two beats. 5 5 i 2 a - ‘count: 4 JUARTER Notes(@) receive one beat. mnogo (3 - 4) (Rest) ie 2 2Etude No. 2 The Mixmaster Rest) (Rest) (Rest) NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING (Fill in the Blocks) Gia meee 2 S.2 e ee =NH TSXO RCN (SECOND STRING) re Ast Fret Ast Finger D 3rd Fret 3rd Finger WHOLE NOTES i = ra ‘- or = Ss = SI Count: 1-2 3-4 HALF NOTES non ‘Count: 1-2 3-4 ‘ER NOTES nanNotes ON THE G STRING (THIRD STRING) a ~ i oo 14 oe on ee A Study on the Third String 0 Count: 1.254 Sparkling Stella aS Sa see a == esTHe TIE ‘The TIE a cuved line between two notes ofthe same pitch. The irs notes played and held forthe ‘ume duration ofboth. The second not isnot played, but held. ne =] Psalm 100 ee Teacher Ae i100.‘The shythm for pileup notes is taken from the lst measure of the selection and thebeats are ‘n counted a su Red River Valley Teacher: ener Seng ‘See “The Te on the top of page 13.Notes ON THE D STRING Vv (FOURTH STRING) Count: 1-2 3-4 QUARTER NOTESCockles and Mussels Ballad ‘Teacher Acc S a An D7 Tue Eieutn Note An eighth note receives one-half beat. An eighth note will have a head, stem, and flag. (One quarter note equals two eighth notes.) ‘two or more are in successive order, they may EIGHTHNOTES EIGHTH RESTS nected by a bar. (See example.) DN 1799 Ji.J JJJ.3 T0I.. Eighth-Note Studies m= Downstroke of Pick V = Upstroke of Pick mom omy nv myvny nvAmazing Grace % ‘Teacher Ace, Hiren! Tenting Tonight Song ofthe Cit War Teacher Acc. ¢ Am 5 c o7 c oonin Melancholy W. Bay Teacher Act. a a ia a fies‘When the pitch of a musical sound is below or above the staff, the notes are then placed on or between extra lines called LEDGER LINES. @ They will be like this: et ZU ec aABcCDEFG aB © (Open) 2nd Fret 2nd Finger ee a 3rd Fi 6 ‘ingerQUARTER NOTES non mon Buffalo Gals me c Chester ‘Teacher Ace. Song of the Revolutionary War c F G c F 6 F c 4= Kum-Ba-Ya saa ie pera Michael, Row The Boat Ashore Teacher Acc: SPIRITUALOSX AICI (SIXTH STRING)INTRODUCING THE A Note Sth Fret 4th Finger Minor Melody Teacher Ace ka