SP Guitarists beginners' Blackboard

okok i also feel a bit long-winded... Then I also just though of this idea after 3 lessons.... If i going to squeeze all 3 lessons into 1 post.... Its gonna be boring... (Its already boring enough when this stupid template) So i was thinking i do different lessons on different posts....

So here you go....

Lesson 2

ehhh.... ok.... This time round after discussing with Ning and Kuri..... We managed to find a classroom to teach..... YES AH!!! With you people close to me.... You all can see what i am really pressing on my fretboard... Vice verse.... *_*V

Hmmm.... almost only half of you turn up for my lesson... *Sob.... (So many ppl dun like me arh....) But its ok.... I'll like to take this chance to thanks the rest who turn up.... (At least i knw u all dun hate me....) :p

ok enough crap.... time for business....

That day I've taught how to identify notes ( or melodies ) on a score (Just to let u all knw.... all singapore pri and sec sch had taught this long ago.... but its ok... i am also same as u all during music lesson i just use my mouth.... either to tok with my friend or sing song) and on your guitar fretboard...

Here are some refreshments.... (not food that kind) duh!!!

For reading notes on scores...

• Try to get use with the 5 lines....notes in between lines will give you F A C E (for those slower guys it actually the spelling for that thing u see every morning when you stand in front of the mirror)
• Notes on lines will give you E G B D F (these letters makes no sense to me too.... but during lesson some of u so clever and gave me a useful tip to remember them

1. Every
2. Good
3. Boy
4. Does
5. Fine

The notes actually goes higher and lower... but for now just know this....

Notes on the guitar... actually open strings has a melody to it they are E B G D A E from the bass to the treble strings..... (These are notes for a standard tuning guitar....... ?!?! meaning u shd tune them to these notes when u are tuning ur guitar)

Remember !!!! B and C is together.... E and F is together.... B loves C and E loves F..... They will never be separated... (theory No. 1(theory No. 2????) The rest is 1 fret away from each other.... For those of you who is good at memories.... u might just want to take a look at this.....

I taught a bit on conducting.... how you all going to see me do conducting so all of you wouldn't play songs on your own.... (I find it hard for me to example this here.... if got problem just give me a call and i give u a personal lesson... lolz....)

I gave out 3 score sheets to all of you that day.... Amazing grace, hot cross bun and a score with lots of simple notes using B and E strings to play with.... Let me try to explain here.... ( its abit hard to teach guitar online u knw....)

Amazing grace???
A-ma-zing grace ♫♫♫♫ blah blah blah.... WRONG SONG!!! hahah... the reason i give u all this score is because i wan u all to take a look at 2 chords diagram on it...

Its the A and the E chord.... (very very similiar fingerings to ur Am and Em... Btw A and Am is the short form for A major and A minor chord.... We normally write them in short forms... Though they got As in them.... they actually sound very differently..... I will come to that in later lessons....)

With the A and E chord in hand.... What i want to teach is the song "How much is that doggie in the window" (arf arf!!!) FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHILDHOOD SONG.... PLEASE ENTER THIS LINK (specially created for those who dun have childhood)That_Doggie_in_the_Window..... who what where when why.......

How Much Is That Doggie In the Window
Words & Music by Bob Merrill Recorded by Patti Page, 1953 (#1)

Refrain:
    A                          E
How much is that doggie in the window,
                         A
The one with the waggley tail
                               E
How much is that doggie in the window
                            A
I do hope that doggie's for sale.

  A                   E
I must take a trip to California
                             A
And leave my poor sweetheart alone;
                             E
If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome,
                                A
And the doggie will have a good home.

Repeat Refrain:

I read in the paper there are robbers
With flashlights that shine in the dark;
My love needs a doggie to protect him
And scare them away with one bark.

I don't want a bunny or a kitty,
I don't want a parrot that talks;
I don't want a bowl of little fishies
He can't take a goldfish for walks.

Repeat Refrain: 

The way to play it is plucking p ima ima for a chord(lemon tree u play p ima p ima take note of thedifferences) then u start sing "how......" at the word "much" then your A chord starts with the bass...

Then you continue Ax2 Ex4 Ax4 Ex4 Ax2 for a verseof the song... Then repeat... and voila!!! you completed your first song on your guitar!!!YEAH!!!!

The reason for this song is so you can have asecond piece of song to practice the squeezing method for your right hand... (the first 1 is lemon tree...)

Ok.... For the other 2 score sheets....Its to let all of you slowly (painfully for mewhen i first started) to go count and practicereading on scores and finding notes on yourguitar.... (muahaha)

!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT THINGS TO TAKE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM PASTING STICKERS ON YOUR GUITAR AND WRITING ALL THE LETTERS ON SCORES. IF YOU ALL DO THAT, YOU WILL BECOME DEPEND ON THEM.... I'M TRAINING YOU ALL TO BE INDEPENDENT.

I do not mind waiting for all of you to slowly play the songs notice i never set datelines for you allto learn the songs..... I rather you all slowly play the songs, than go write and paste stickers....
FINALLY END OF LESSON 2..... Enjoy !!!!