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Guitar & music lessons for absolute beginners and beyond
The fingers of the right hand – Preparation for arpeggios
23-Aug-10 By: Amar Guerfi
  Playing with the fingers of the right hand gives the song a softer sound and makes it possible to chain chord progressions more easily using arpeggios. This technique will eventually allow you to play the melody and bass simultaneously. To allow you to understand and learn what you are doing, the left hand will not play during these exercises.
Sight-reading rhythm – Definition of rhythm – Representation
21-Aug-10 By: Amar Guerfi
 Rhythm is something relative. The duration of the notes exists only compared to one basic pulsation which one calls the beat (or tempo). This flow can be of various degrees speed or slowness, but it is always regular (example: tick-tock of a watch, beats of a metronome, etc.)You will begin your rhythm training in an original way, by appealing to the less theoretical or intellectual data. Certain rhythms will be even approached through examples drawn from popular songs which prove to be excellent mnemonic supports: who has never heard “Twinkle little star”, “Jingle Bells” or “Happy birthday”...?
Barre Chord – 7 exercises to master the barre chord
20-Aug-10 By: Amar Guerfi
 To bar means to press several strings, on a single fret, with only one finger. Barre chords will always be indicated by the letter C followed by a Roman numeral to indicate the fret where the bar occurs (ie C III represents a bar on the 3rd fret). These exercises are graded by order of difficulty. Start with the first exercise and do not pass onto the next one until you play it correctly. The mastering of the barre chord requires a little perseverance...
The right hand – How to use a pick (also called a plectrum)
16-Aug-10 By: Amar Guerfi
 The pick (also called plectrum) is held between the thumb and the index finger of the right hand. It can play the guitar string(s) in two different ways: either down-stroke, from top to bottom (noted ^ at the top of the tablature), or upwards, up-stroke (noted v at the top of the tablature). It is necessary to alternate these two picking directions, although certain guitar parts are played only with down-strokes.
Approach, methodology – Guitar tablature or standard musical notation?
16-Aug-10 By: Amar Guerfi
 Guitar tablature enables those who do not know any (or little) musical theory or the position of the notes on their instrument, to learn the guitar all the same. It is often provided as a substitute for (or a supplement to) standard musical notation. The tablature is represented by six lines (each one corresponding to a string) with the TAB indication at the beginning. The principle is simple and makes it possible to play the guitar parts quickly, without the help of music theory.
Tuning the guitar – Various methods
16-Aug-10 By: Amar Guerfi
 Tuning your guitar is extremely important. It is rather depressing to play with an untuned guitar. For in this case, even the most beautiful pieces are unpleasant to hear. On the contrary, it is a real pleasure to play on a well tuned instrument. There are several ways to tune your guitar, we will study three of them: [1] with an electronic tuner, [2] with a tuning fork and [3] with a telephone.
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10-Mar-10 By: Amar Guerfi
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E Blues #3 – Hammering-on & Pulling-off, 3 and 4 sound chords
16-Jan-09 By: Amar Guerfi
 SCHEDULING YOUR WORK As usual, to begin with, practise the first measure: • Practise the fingerings of the left hand without the rhythm. • Introduce the correct picking directions (be careful the strokes are not systematically alternated). • Then, play the whole song with the indicated rhythm. • Having done this, train yourself to play the pattern in measure [...]
Shuffle Boogie – To be played with a pick or the fingers (pima)
26-Dec-08 By: Amar Guerfi
 There are two possibilities with regard to the technique used for the right hand: you can either use your thumb for the bass and your fore finger and middle finger for the treble strings, OR you can use the pick to play down strokes on the bass and up strokes on the treble. For the [...]
Rhythm of the Blues: difference between straight and shuffle beat
21-Dec-08 By: Amar Guerfi
 THEORY: • The eighth notes (straight by definition) divide time into two equal parts, i.e. you play two notes, of EQUAL duration, per beat. • The shuffle eighth notes divide time into three equal parts. The first note occupies the first two thirds and the second note occupies the last third. See figure I. EXAMPLE: Here are [...]
E Picking Blues #4 – Recap of the previous Finger-Picking techniques
20-Dec-08 By: Amar Guerfi
 This fourth finger picking Blues song, the most complex of the series, mixes the system of alternated bass from the first song and the techniques of the two others (h.o., p.o. and slide). Practise measure after measure, initially without rhythm in order to memorize the fingerings, then in time. Don’t forget to strictly follow the [...]
Classical Duet: Téléman – A Major Sonata – Second guitar
13-Feb-08 By: Amar Guerfi
 If you want to listen to the duet, download the guitar course called “Classical pieces for guitar – Vol I”. This is the second guitar of the duet. Click here to see the first guitar.
Classical Duet: Téléman – A Major Sonata – First guitar
30-Jan-08 By: Amar Guerfi
 If you want to listen to the duet, download the guitar course called “Classical pieces for guitar – Vol I”. This is the first guitar of the duet. Click here to see the second guitar.
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