The Eighth Note

Lesson 2/54 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Classical Guitar
The Eighth Note

The Eighth Note

This is an eighth note. It lasts for half a count. There are eight eighth notes in one bar of * time. When eighth notes are joined together the tails are replaced by one beam.

The following exercise combines eighth notes with other note values.

You can now try some basic melodies that use the eighth note.

The Eighth Rest

This symbol is an eighth rest. It indicates half a beat of silence.

If a rest occurs after you have played a note, you must stop the note sounding. To do this, lift your finger off the fret but keep it lightly touching the string. To stop an open string sounding, lightly touch it with any finger of your left hand.

In the following melody an eighth rest appears on the first beat of bars 1, 3, 5 and 7.

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1- The Eighth Note 2- GLOSSARY OF<br>MUSICAL TERMS 3- How to Tune Your Guitar 4- The Sixteenth Note 5- New Notes 6- The Dotted Quarter Note 7- Classical Guitar Pieces 8- The Free Stroke 9- The Sharp Sign 10- INTRODUCTION 11- Classical Guitar Music Notated in Two Parts 12- Notes on the Fourth String (D) 13- Rests 14- Notes on the Second String (B) 15- Picking The Strings 16- Approach to Practice 17- New Note 18- Summary - The Notes So Far 19- Notes On The First String (E) 20- Using the Right Hand Thumb and Fingers Together 21- The Half Bar 22- Notes on the Fifth String (A) 23- Scales 24- Using the Rest and Free Stroke Together 25- The Lead-In 26- The G Major Scale 27- Notes on the Sixth String (E) 28- Chords 29- Parts of the Classical Guitar 30- Key Signatures 31- The Major Scale 32- Notes On The Third String (G) 33- Alternation Fingers 34- The Full Bar 35- Guitar Preparation 36- Arpeggios 37- New Chords 38- Duets 39- The Minor Scale 40- The Major Scale 41- The Repeat Sign 42- Dynamics 43- Keys and Key Signatures 44- Combining the Notes E, F and G 45- Electronic Tuner 46- New Notes 47- Fretboard Diagrams 48- Relative Keys 49- Left Hand Position - Review 50- Reading Guitar Music 51- Rhythm 52- Playing Position 53- Left and Right Hand Technique 54- Using a Metronome

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