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GUITAR 1
Introduction
6 Chapter 1
12 Chapter 2
18 Chapter 3
24 Chapter 4
30 Glossary
 Introduction OThe Guitar Amplifier

Typical Layout

volume of Controls the volume of

Guitar Part
Names Controls the Channel B
O Channel A

MASTER VOL TREBLE MIDDLE BASS

CH VOLUME GAIN
Peg (Tuning) INPUT SELEC
Peg (Tuning)- NB A
C
Head

Nut Tone Control

Input Jack Channel Selector
Compensates tor overal sounc
Nut Links the Output Jack and Shield
Switches between Channel A and B
Fret
Fret

Guitar Cable (Shield)

O
Position Mark Neck Position Mark
Fingerboard Fingerboard
Strap Pin Pickup
Pickguard

Pickguard
Saddle
Pickup Pickup Selector

Tremolo Arm Amplifier Tuning

Body
Volumne
Briage O
MASTE
GAIN
Saddle Tone Control
VOLU
UME

TREBLEE MIDDLE BASS

For Clean tone
Endpin Bridge
Volume Output Jack
Output Jack
Tailpiece Endpin For Distortion
Tone Control Sound Hole (F Hole)
The more you increase the Gain, the t is common to have the Trebie, Middle

and Bass in the center You can

more distor ted the sound will be You can adjust
adjust the total volume with the Master Dased on the style or tne piece and thee

Volume characteristic of your instrumen

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 to Strings
O Parts Relating
OTuning
Strings (For Electric Guitar)
Types of Guitar
3rd string 4th string 5th string
1st string 2nd string 6th string
011 016 024 032
009 (Inch) Set 009 042
013 017 026 036
010 Set 010 046

most common gaUge o guitar strings, With 009 set being the standard Alsn
These two types are the are,
1st String E
Lock-Brage tyoe and Hiat-Wound type strings
2nd String B

3rd String G
Types of Picks 4th String D

Besides the differences in pick shape, picks also vary 5th String A
in their
thickness. Try to experiment to find which you prefer. 6th String E

5th Fret Tuning

5th fret of 6th string = Open 5th string

5th fret of 5th string = Open 4th string

Triangle Shape Teardrop Shape
5th fret of 4th string = Open 3rd string

4th fret of 3rd string = Open 2nd string

5th fret of 2nd string = Open 1st string

1st string = 6th string (2 octaves away)

How to String a Guitar

3 4 9 10
Various types of string pegs exIst. Depending on the type peg. you will insert the
o string
vertically into the middle of the peg. insert the string into a side hole like a needle, or use

a string lock. No matter what type of peg. you will wind the string on the peg from top
o bottom as shown in the accompanying diagram. Iry not to leave gaps between the
windings. Additionaly, there are basically two types of guitar heads. One has pegs on
one side only, and the other has pegs on both sides. The winding direction is different
depending on the type, so please reter to the diagram to properly wind the strings.
Harmonics Tuning
louch the string lightly instead of applying pressure to the string. then pick the string to create a harmonic resonance
5th fret of 6th string =
7th fret of 5th string =
Open 1st string
5th fret of 5th string = 7th fret of 4th string

5th fret of 4th string = 7th fret of 3rd string

PD 7th fret of 6th string = Open 2nd string

5th tret of 2nd string9 /th tret of 1st string 4tn tret or 3rd
= =
string

1)
2) (3) 4)

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 Chapter
100 G
1 Am G

1e
M-2
G
G
OChords Am

Root on 6th String

Power Chord

=100 Cm
Cm A B

1
M-3
e

A B Cm
Notes Using Alphabets

tret)
(Flat) Descend Semitone (One

FG AB C
CDE FG A B C DE

=136 D
B
Em
Notes on the 5th and 6th Stringss

M-4

Em D

E
2 4 9 10 11 12 Root on Sth String

=110
A G'm7 Fm7 Cm7

Exercise
M-5

100
G'm7 D Cm7
E

M-1 Open Srings (Sharp) Ascend Semitone (One tret)

 OScales
120 Fm
Cm C Major Scale

e o o oo
o|

5-7-8-7
8 375

6 7 8

Exercise
=100
=100

Cm G7

M-7 M-7

C Major Pentatonic Scale (2 Octaves, from 8th fret on 6th string)

Cm A E B
85
-5

Exercisee
=100 =100

Cm A B G onB

M-8 M-8
-

=100

M-8

5 6 7 8

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 Riffs
ORock Guitar Phrases And OEtude 1

Exercise

120 =116 Rock AA C G D

A7

M--10

M-9

A7
D7 A C G A

to

G A7

C G A
h.b. D

C D A7

Z D G A G
h.b. D

Technique
Bend (Choking) D.S.
Coda
Whole Tone Half Tone G GA
Down Bend of Whole Tone

Bend Actual Note H. Bend Actual Note D. Bend Actual Note

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 Chapter
2 =100
C

M-13
OChords
Am F G7
Barre Chords Root Note 6th Strings

Minor
Major

mS
5 = 120
Am G Am G

7th Minor 7th 1-14

I
5

m3
G Am G

Exercisse
F G Em Am

=120
Am G

Oe
M-11

Am G Am

=120

G7 Am G7
e
M-12

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 Challenge Improvisation
OScales
=100

C Am

M-17 e

A Natural Minor Scale (2 Octaves, from 5th fret on 6th string) 5 6 3

F

86 8-7-8-7

Use These Notes Use These Rhythms

Exercise
e
100 =100

M-15 M-15

C Major Scale (2 Octaves, from 8th fret on 6th string)

Examples

8
8- 7- 7
-7-8
5
7-8
7-5-7

Exercise
=100

M-16 M-16

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 O Etude 2

=120 Rock'n'Roll E
A

M-18
11- 9-11

A7 E7
E7

-911-11-12-9
_2-2-4 -11
-2- O 0 0-

D B7 h.b. A7 E7
A7 E7

h.b.

(11 9-11-
2 0

B7 A7 E7 B7 E1
B7 A7 E7 B7

9-10-1213
444
2-2-2-2-2-2-2 2 0 3 0

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 Chapter 100
F Em7 Dm7 B

3
M-21

OChords

Root Note 5th Strings

Barre Chords:

Minor
=126 G D
Major D

e
M-22
R

Minor 7th

=126 D Bm
G A
R
e
M-23

Exercisee

110 A7
7 D7
. =74
D E F'm
He
M-24
19
A7
D7

D7 D7 E7
14 Bm7 E7
F Em Dm C7

M-20

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 OScales
ORock Guitar Phrases And Riffs
Exercise

Bending
80
Dm7 G Dm7

M-26

Exercise

O
Glissando
=100 =100
80
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

M-25 M-25

M-26

Challenge Improvisation Hammering On

=80
110
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
Dm7 G7 C Am

M-25 e

G Am

M-26

Pulling Off

=80
Use These Notes Use These Rhythms G7 Dm7 G7
Dm7
h

e 2 M-26

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 OEtude 3

F'm
=110 Pop Rock
Em7 Bm7 C
AG

SImile

M-27
M-28 Arp.

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D A
E
A G Em7 toBm7 C D

Em D D
E7
Fm C'm7 Bm7
B h.b.D
8Va h.b. D
bD

h.b. D
1-1-7
h.b.
- P

9
b
D 7 7 -7-9
-15 e 16-
17-17-17-17-17-14-17
161 6
Em D C D
D
h.b.D

A A7 P

8va)
P
Pb D -10-19
P
b D bDP b D P -1010-1012-

DC
P Dp
17-14 bD
-1616-16
D P bD
717-17-14-A
P CodaBm7 C G
-14
-16-16-1416

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 Chapter
Exercise

4
E7 Am

OChords +71117
M-29
Open Chord
Em
E E7
=116 G D7
5
5
3
m e
M-30

A7 Am =110
G Em

e
M-31

C D7 G

C7

66
C C7 Fm

G M-32
G7 C Am Om G7 Em Dm G7

116
D
D7 Em Am Am
Dm
3
3 e 77777
M-33
CnE G

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 oOScales ORock Guitar Phrases And Riffs
Exercise
CMajor Pentatonic Scale (2 Octaves, from 8th fret on 6th string)

Pick Mute

=110
Am Amo DoF FM7
b b D
8 8

b D b bD
M-35

Exercise
7 7 7-7-5-17

O Hammering On

=110
Am A m 7 o n G

DonF FM7

M-34
57

M-36

Combination of Playing Techniques

=112
Am
UD
b DP P b bD P

Challenge Improvisation
=72 b D p b
UD P b bD P
C M-37
G Am F G C
M-34 He-

Dm Am
G Am C G b D
C

Am G C G F C b D p

77

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 OEtude 4

A116 Rock'n'Roll
GonB GonB

imile -

M-38

Am Am7onG
Am Am7onG

B C EmonB Am Am7onG G EmonB

Am Am7onG

Ap.
8
8-8

G h.b.

h.b.

13
5-7

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 Dotted half note
beats
for 2
A triplet

Glossary lor 1 beat

Dotted quarter note
A triplet

Dotted 8th note

beat
for half
A triplet

ONotes and Rests A quintuplet

A quarter note as 1 beat;

A whole note as 1 beat:

Time signature
O Staff and
Key signature
Time signature

Stat
Treble clef
(G clef) Bar-
>Same note

Bar line
Bass clef
clet)
Single bar line Double bar line End bar

There are four beats in bar, when counting a quarter note as one beat.

AAANN There are three beats in bar, when counting a quarter note as one beat.

a quarter note as one beat.

There are two beats in bar, when counting

There are two beats in bar, when counting three eignth note as one beat.
1
A whole note as 1 beat; A quarter note as
beat
as one beat.
There are four beats in bar, when counting three eighth note
whole rest

There are two beats in bar, when counting a halt note as one beat.

half rest

quarler rest ONote Names

8th rest

Italian Do Re VI
Sol La T
English C
H
46 16threst German C

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