For this week work on page 3. Roll and Pull. The roll refers to the right hand pattern and the pull refers to the pull-off with the left hand.
Start by practicing the picking pattern:
Strum the first beat then pluck the rest of the pattern with the fingers indicated.
Then work on the chords, moving from one to the next without strumming, just practicing the shapes and fingering. The try putting them together (still without the pull-off
Then practice the pull-offs: to pull-off the note pull slightly toward the floor as you remove your finger from the fretboard. Like a little pluck with the left hand.
Finally try putting it all together.
If you can't pull of to the new note, try just lifting your finger off of the fretboard where the pull is indicated. If that is too much, just play the chords and the strum/picking pattern.
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Theory - one more major scale pattern across the neck (attached) to practice. Whatever note you start on is the root (the name of the scale). The one we are practicing is the bottom one: Pattern from 3rd string for major scale.
If you want to you can go ahead and practice the top one which is the major scale pattern orginating on the (low) G string, on your own.
If you use only notes from a major scale to make chords, you'll end up with 3 major chords I, IV, V and 3 minor chords ii. iii. and vi. The 7th chord of the scale is a diminished chord (an oddball).
Just practice the harmonized scales on the handout. We'll talk more about them next week.
Start by practicing the picking pattern:
Strum the first beat then pluck the rest of the pattern with the fingers indicated.
Then work on the chords, moving from one to the next without strumming, just practicing the shapes and fingering. The try putting them together (still without the pull-off
Then practice the pull-offs: to pull-off the note pull slightly toward the floor as you remove your finger from the fretboard. Like a little pluck with the left hand.
Finally try putting it all together.
If you can't pull of to the new note, try just lifting your finger off of the fretboard where the pull is indicated. If that is too much, just play the chords and the strum/picking pattern.
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Theory - one more major scale pattern across the neck (attached) to practice. Whatever note you start on is the root (the name of the scale). The one we are practicing is the bottom one: Pattern from 3rd string for major scale.
If you want to you can go ahead and practice the top one which is the major scale pattern orginating on the (low) G string, on your own.
If you use only notes from a major scale to make chords, you'll end up with 3 major chords I, IV, V and 3 minor chords ii. iii. and vi. The 7th chord of the scale is a diminished chord (an oddball).
Just practice the harmonized scales on the handout. We'll talk more about them next week.
| major_scale_patterns_across_neck.pdf |
| harmonized_scale_in_4_keys.doc |
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