Count, Pick and Fingering Symbols

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Course: Note Reading Method 1
Count, Pick and Fingering Symbols

Count, Pick and Fingering Symbols

In the music contained in this book, you will notice symbols representing a metronome (A), a pick (B ) and a hand symbol ( D ). The metronome symbol tells you what to count for the particular example. The pick shows you the pick motion and the hand represents left hand fingering.

Place your fingers on their tips, immediately behind the frets and press hard to avoid buzzing or deadened notes.

The following examples use quarter notes (or crotchets) 3 , worth one count each ( see Note Values ). Use a downward pick motion a. This will apply to all examples and songs until otherwise instructed.

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1- Eighth Notes 2- INTRODUCTION 3- Third String Notes 4- Second String Notes 5- Fourth String Notes 6- Fifth String Notes 7- First String Notes 8- Sixth String Notes 9- Sharps 10- Flats 11- Dotted Quarter Notes 12- APPENDIX ONE – TUNING 13- Chord Charts 14- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 15- Alternate Picking 16- Note Summary 17- Open Position Notes 18- Rests 19- Supplementary Pieces 20- Note Summary 21- Tuning Hints 22- Approach to Practice 23- Count, Pick and Fingering Symbols 24- Duets 25- Other Titles in this Series 26- Electronic Tuners 27- Note Summary 28- Right Hand Support 29- Pick Technique 30- Using an Electronic Tuner 31- Acoustic Guitars 32- Electric Guitars 33- Amplifiers 34- Strings 35- Seating 36- Standing 37- Right Hand and Arm 38- The Rudiments of Music 39- Note Values 40- Time Signatures

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