Second String Notes
B Note
To play the note B, pick the open 2nd string.
C Note
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Play the C note with the first finger of your left hand just behind the first fret of the 2nd string.
D Note
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Play the D note with the third finger of your left hand just behind the third fret of the 2nd string.
This example introduces the half note (or minim) 1 , which is worth two counts. In bar 8 the half notes are played on the first and third beats, as indicated by the count. This exercise is 8 bars long. Also note the small bar numbers written below the staff.
Troubleshooting
- Make sure your guitar is in tune (see Appendix One).
- Watch the music, not your fingers.
- Concentrate on learning the notes, rather than memorising the song. To do this, you should play very slowly, naming each note as you play it.
- Remember to use the correct fingering: first finger for first fret notes, and third finger for third fret notes.
2 String Blues introduces the whole note (or semibreve) ` , in bar 12, which is worth four counts. It is played on the first beat, and held for the remaining three, as indicated by the count.
Class Sessions
1- Third String Notes
2- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
3- Chord Charts
4- APPENDIX ONE – TUNING
5- Dotted Quarter Notes
6- Flats
7- Sharps
8- Eighth Notes
9- Sixth String Notes
10- Fifth String Notes
11- Fourth String Notes
12- INTRODUCTION
13- Second String Notes
14- Tablature
15- First String Notes
16- Approach to Practice
17- Tuning Hints
18- Supplementary Pieces
19- Alternate Picking
20- Open Position Notes
21- Rests
22- Note Summary
23- Note Summary
24- Duets
25- Other Titles in this Series
26- Electronic Tuners
27- Count, Pick and Fingering Symbols
28- Note Summary
29- Right Hand Support
30- Using an Electronic Tuner
31- Pick Technique
32- Acoustic Guitars
33- Electric Guitars
34- Amplifiers
35- Strings
36- Seating
37- Standing
38- Right Hand and Arm
39- The Rudiments of Music
40- Note Values
41- Time Signatures