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Consumables Music As a Second Language & the Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual V3.3 Parts of the Acoustic Guitar GUITAR CONSUMABLES Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 Parts of the Acoustic Guitar Headstock Tuning Machines GUITAR Nut Frets Neck Sound Hole Body Strings Pickguard Bridge 106 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 Parts of the Electric Guitar Tuning Pegs Headstock Nut Frets Neck GUITAR Pickguard Pickup Volume Knob Strings Tone Knobs Body Output Bridge 107 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 Some of the Basics Fret Numbers String Numbers 3rd Fret 1st Fret 6 5 4 3 2 1 2nd Fret GUITAR Think of each box as a fret. Put your finger in the first box, and you’re playing the first fret. E A D G B E String Names 1 2 3 4 2. Finger Numbers The thumb doesn’t get a num- ber because it sits on the back of the neck (The guitar’s neck, not your neck!!!) 108 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 Chord Diagrams A chord diagram is just a drawing of what a chord looks like when you play it on your guitar. Look at the chord diagram and key below. Chord name Don’t play this string D XXO Play this open string Nut GUITAR Frets 1 2 Finger number Fretboard 3 Here are tips for Reading Chord Diagrams: ❶ The black dots with numbers in them are where you place your fingers. The numbers tell you which finger to use. Play strings that have black dots. ❷ Any string that has an “O” above it is supposed to be played, even though there is no finger on it. ❸ Any string that has an “X” above it is NOT supposed to be played. Note x x 1 3 2 Lots of song books that you will find in music stores use chord diagrams like this one to the right. The drawing is simpler and there are either no finger numbers, or they are shown above. 1 2 That’s because after awhile people begin to remember chords by their shapes. Once you are familiar with a chord’s shape, 3 your fingers will find their places automatically! 109 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 Tuning a Guitar... ARGH! Tuning your guitar can be VERY frustrating! The good news is that just because you can’t tune doesn’t mean you can’t start playing. When you are just getting started on guitar, the BEST way to tune it is by using an electronic tuner. This is a machine that will tell you when each string is in tune. You can get an electronic tuner for about $20. The NEXT BEST way to tune your guitar is to get someone else who already knows how to do it for you. However, here’s how to tune your guitar if no one else is around and you have no tuner. When you press down on the 5th fret of a GUITAR string, it should sound like the string right next to it. For example, when you press down on the 5th fret on the “E” string, it should sound like the open “A” string just next to it. If they don’t sound alike, try adjusting the tuning machine of the “A” string up or down until both strings sound the same. Next, when you press down on the 5th fret on the “A”string, it should sound like the open “D” string just next to it. Continue across the strings like that, but when you go to tune the “B” string, press down on the 4th fret of the “G” string, NOT the 5th fret. This drawing shows how to tune. The white circles 5 fr. show where to press and the red lines show which string the fretted note should sound like. Learning to tune a guitar today is easier than ever, thanks to the internet. Little Kids Rock provides an online tuner through our web- site at www.LittleKidsRock.org/thehang/tuner and there are lots of other great tools for learning how to do this out there as well. If you search ‘how to tune a guitar’ on YouTube you can scroll through mountains of video demonstrations. Watch several of them to get a couple of opinions and figure out which way of thinking about tuning appeals to you most. Just by watching videos alone our ears begin to get a great perspective on how tuning works and sounds. 110 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 I Got a "D", But my Mom is so Proud D XXO 1 2 1 2 3 3 Looks like a triangle! A good first shape to learn is the “D” chord. If you look at the picture GUITAR below, you’ll see it looks ike a triangle. Use the tips below to help you make the shape. Strum the chord with a pick, then play one string at a time to check the sound. Play only the bottom four strings. Don’t play strings with an “x” above them. Tips for Chord Fingering Curve your fingers like cat claws. Thumb is straight up and down on the back of the neck parallell with the frets Each finger touches just one string. Place fingers close to the frets. Press hard enough to get a sound. 111 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual 11th Ed. A is for Amplify A X O O 1 2 1 2 3 3 Looks like a line! GUITAR Use the tips below to help you make the shape. Strum the chord with a pick, then play one string at a time to check the sound. Play only the bottom five strings. Don’t play the top string, the one with the “x”. Tips for Chord Fingering Curve your fingers like cat claws. Thumb is straight up and down on the back of the neck parallell with the frets Each finger touches just one string. Place fingers close to the frets. Press hard enough to get a sound. 112 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 E is for Electric E OOO 1 2 1 2 3 3 Looks like a car seat! Use the tips below to help you make the chord shape. Strum the chord GUITAR with a pick, then play one string at a time to check the sound. Play all six strings. Tips for Chord Fingering Curve your fingers like cat claws. Thumb is straight up and down on the back of the neck parallell with the frets Each finger touches just one string. Place fingers close to the frets. Press hard enough to get a sound. 113 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 Make it Minor, Make it Sad: Ami Chord Ami X O O 1 2 1 3 2 3 Looks like the E Chord! GUITAR The fingering is just like the E chord, but starts one string higher on the fretboad. Use the tips below to help you make the shape. Strum the chord with a pick, then play one string at a time to check the sound. Play the bottom five strings. Tips for Chord Fingering Curve your fingers like cat claws. Thumb is straight up and down on the back of the neck parallell with the frets Each finger touches just one string. Place fingers close to the frets. Press hard enough to get a sound. 114 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual 11th Ed. Gee, There are Two Ways to Play G G O O O 2 1 2 3 3 4 Stretch! There are two different ways to finger a “G” chord. The chord diagram GUITAR below shows one, the photo shows another. Both rock in their own way...try them both and see which one is easier for you. Use the tips below to help you make the shape. Strum the chord with a pick, then play one string at a time to check the sound. Play all six strings. Tips for Chord Fingering Curve your fingers like cat claws. Thumb is straight up and down on the back of the neck parallell with the frets Each finger touches just one string. Place fingers close to the frets. Press hard enough to get a sound. 115 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual 11th Ed. The C Chord C XOO 1 2 3 1 2 3 Looks like a line! GUITAR Use the tips below to help you make the shape. Strum the chord with a pick, then play one string at a time to check the sound. Play the bottom five strings. Tips for Chord Fingering Curve your fingers like cat claws. Thumb is straight up and down on the back of the neck parallell with the frets Each finger touches just one string. Place fingers close to the frets. Press hard enough to get a sound. 116 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v3.3 First Chord Progressions A chord progression is just two or more chords played one after the other. Most pop songs are made up of three to six chords that repeat in some sort of a pattern.
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