Lesson 21 Common Notation

Articulation defines the beginning and end of each note. A slur is one type of articulation. Again, much music is informal and doesn't include many articulation marks, but, here are some others that you may see.

Common Articulation Markings _ > ^ . Q Q Q Q Accents - play this note louder and harder Staccato - put a short silence Legato - play very smoothly, than the ones around it. (A strong between the notes with no silence between the notes rest stroke can give a good accent.)

Theory Homework Read the first two section ("Introduction" and "Physics, , and Color" and the last section (Harmonics on Strings) of Guitar Series at http://cnx.rice.edu/content/m11118/latest/ play harmonics by touching the string very lightly 1. What fraction of the string is at these harmonic ? at the correct spot while it is being plucked. What is the interval between the harmonic and the open string? On open strings*, harmonics can only be played easily at the12th, 5th, and 7th frets 12th fret______(see theory homework): 5th fret______12th (1/2 string) higher 5th fret (1/4 string) two octave higher 7th fret______7th fret (1/3 string) an octave and a fifth higher 2. Analyze the chord progression on your practice page: (Write I , V and so on over each chord.) Here are the harmonics available Transpose the whole progression into a new key (your choice). on the open A string: Check your transposition by making sure that the harmonic analysis did not change. harm. 5 harm. 12 harm. 7 3. Write reasonable fingerings for the chords below. Make the Bm7 a full bar chord Q Q & q5 5 5 AM7 F9 Bm7

Notice that the seventh fret A string harmonic is the same note as the fifth fret E string. Some guitarists like to tune using harmonics.

*Playing harmonics at other frets is an advanced technique used in only a few styles of guitar playing.