Does that sound good, or what? Onto bars 7 and 8. Try it a few times until you get the hang of it, and then……. Our finger action is going to be the same as bars 1 and 2, except that the thumb will be playing the open 5th string (A). The top line is the same, but the bass note is different. Let the notes ring, and play it a few more times. Try this now – use your thumb (p) to play those three notes on the open string – 1, rest, 3, 4. You’ll see that the open 6th string (E) is played on beats 1, 3 and 4. Ah, yes, “Measure” is the modern term, and “Bar” is the Classical definition – they mean the same thing. ![]() Look at the first bar/ measure of the Study. Hang on, you say, I thought you said we were in E Major? And so we are, but we’re going to achieve that distinctive Blues sound by tinkering with some of the notes, particularly the 3rd and 7th notes of the Major scale.ĭown to business. We’re going to be using a special scale for playing Blues, called the E Minor Pentatonic. The Primary Chords in that Key are E, A and B7 (don’t worry if you don’t know how to finger them) and by using these three chords we can achieve good harmony with every note in the E Major scale. ![]() First of all, I want you to take some things on trust. This Study is called Study in Blue and it’s a simple twelve-bar Blues. Remember these – you’re going to be seeing a lot of them. The thumb is now “Pulgar”, and the fingers, in order, are Indice, Medio, Anular and Chico – collectively p-i-m-a-c for short. Your playing hand strangely seems to have turned Spanish. I’d like to introduce you to your fingers. What have we just let ourselves in for?” Don’t worry, this isn’t a Classical Study, and I promise I’ll be gentle. Original Composition? Hey, we’ve seen this guy on the Forum Pages – he’s a Classical Player. Let’s see what we can do about that, shall we?Ĭopyright Notice: The attached files form an original composition by the author and may be downloaded, printed and distributed freely.Īt this stage, some of you will be thinking “Uh-oh. You wish you could have played something that would have really knocked them dead. So, you’ve just given one of your first performances to someone who doesn’t live in the same house as you do, and you’re writhing with embarrassment. Uncle Darren is completely underwhelmed, but talks to you about your instrument and even has a go – he tried to learn when he was young, he says, but “couldn’t get on with it” ![]() Give us a tune, then” says your favourite Aunt.īlind panic sets in, but you mumble something about being just a beginner and launch into the best performance of The Grand Old Duke Of York and Good King Wenslesslosslass, Good Kind Wencl, Good King Woos, Silent Night that you can muster. Until, that is, Aunt Lisa and Uncle Darren turn up unannounced. It’s going well, isn’t it? You’ve got the guitar it’s tuned well enough to sound good your fingers still hurt but nowhere near as much as they did Tab is easy enough, and Standard Notation? Well even those little black dots are not as horrible as they first pretended to be, are they?
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