Lesson 3
Flying Fingers
Presented by:
Marko Gazic Course Educator
B.S. in Education
Diploma in Guitar – Part I
Lesson 2 Recap
Two Types of Notation
Notes on the Guitar
Spider & Stretching Exercises Revisited
Our First Chords
Today’s Lesson
You will learn a Plectrum/Finger-Picking Exercise
We will explore Scales
You will discover the Major & Minor Scale Formulas
We will explore the relationship between Scales and Intervals
You will learn more Chords
Summary
Course Interaction
Next Steps
Q & A
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Verse: Em, Am, G, D, and C
“Amen” part: G, C, Cm
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Em, Am, G, D, C, Cm, B7
Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise
Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise
Plectrum Exercise
Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise
Finger-picking Exercise
Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise
Scales
Scales
What is a Scale in Music?
Scales
What is a Scale?
1. Set of Musical Notes
2. Ordered by a fundamental frequency in Pitch
Scales
Characteristics of Scales
1. Ordered by increasing pitch is called “ascending.”
2. Ordered by decreasing pitch is called “descending.”
3. Some scales contain different pitches when ascending than when descending.
C Scale
Middle C D E F G A B C
Scales
The fingers coincide with the fret they are supposed to press
C Scale
Middle CDEFGAB C
Scales
C Scale
Scales
C Scale
Down – Up Picking with Plectrum
D U
Scales
D U D U D U D U D U D U D
C Scale
P I
Scales
M A P I M A M I P A M I P
P I M A – AscendingA M I P - Descending
C Scale
C D E F G A B
Scales
C Scale
2 Frets 2 FretsTonic 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets 2 Frets
15
C
1 Fret
Scales
C D E F G A B
Major Scale Formula
Tonic 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret
Scales
G Major Scale
Tonic 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret
Scales
G Major Scale
G – A – B – C – D – E – F# - G
Scales
G Major Scale
G A B C D E F# G
Scales
The fingers coincide with the fret they are supposed to press
G Major Scale
D U D U D U D U
Down – Up Picking with Plectrum
Scales
D U D U D U D U
D U D U D U D U D U D U D
G Major Scale
P I M A P I M A
Fingerpicking
Scales
P I M A P I M I
P A M I P A M I P A M I P
The A Natural Minor Scale
A B C D E F G A
Scales
The A Natural Minor Scale
Scales
Down – Up Picking with Plectrum
D U D U D U D U
The A Natural Minor Scale
Scales
P I M A P I M A
Fingerpicking
The A Natural Minor Scale
A B C D E F G A [B C]
C D E F G A BB] C[A
A minor = Relative Minor to C Major
Scales
2 Frets 2 FretsTonic 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets2 Frets1 Fret
A B C D E F G A
Scales
A Natural Minor Scale
Natural Minor Scale Formula
Tonic 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets
Scales
E Natural Minor Scale
Scales
Tonic 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets
E Natural Minor Scale
E F# G A B C D E
Scales
E Minor Scale
Scales
D U D U D U D UD U D U D U D U
D U D U D U D UD U D U D
Down – Up Picking with Plectrum
E Minor Scale
Scales
P I M A P I M A
Fingerpicking
P I M A P I M I
P I M A P I M A
Fingerpicking
P I M A P
Intervals
Intervals
What are Intervals?
Intervals
“…Sailing…”
Intervals
What are Intervals?
Intervals
1. The Difference between two pitches
2. Refers to difference between note and tonic, or
3. Refers to difference between successive pitches, or
4. Refers to difference of note and tonic in a chord
C D E F
2nd 4th
3rd
Tonic
Intervals
C… G A B C5th
6th
7thTonic
Octave
Intervals
• The 2ndMajor
Minor
• The 3rdMajor
Minor
Intervals
• The 4th
• The 5th
Augmented
Perfect
Diminished
Augmented
Perfect
Diminished
Intervals
• The 6thMajor
Minor
• The 7thMajor
Minor
Intervals
Tonic Major 2nd
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
Perfect 5th
Major 6th
Major 7th
For Every Major Scale
Intervals
For Any Natural Minor Scale
Tonic Major 2nd
Minor 3rd
Perfect 4th
Perfect 5th
Minor 6th
Minor 7th
Intervals
Intervals and Chords
Intervals
More Chords
More Chords
• A Major
• D Major
• D Minor
More Chords
Today’s Chords
A Major Chord
More Chords
• 1st Finger on 2nd
Fret of D String
• 2nd Finger on 2nd
Fret of G String
• 3rd Finger on 2nd
Fret of B String
A Major Chord
More Chords
• 2nd Finger on 2nd
Fret of D String
• 3rd Finger on 2nd
Fret of G String
• 4th Finger on 2nd
Fret of B String
Strumming Pattern 3
Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down DownUp Up Up Up
More Chords
A Major Chord
The Proclaimers –I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
More Chords
And E Major Chord
D Major Chord
More Chords
• 1st Finger on 2nd Fret of G String
• 2nd Finger on 2nd Fret of High E String
• 3rd Finger on 3rd Fret of B String
Strumming Pattern 3
Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down DownUp Up Up Up
More Chords
Comfortable Numb – Pink FloydD Major Chord A Major Chord
More Chords
D Minor Chord
More Chords
• 2nd Finger on 2nd
Fret of G String
• 3rd Finger on 3rd
Fret of B String
• 1st Finger on 1st
Fret of High E String
Strumming Pattern 3
Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down DownUp Up Up Up
More Chords
D Minor Chord
Gotye –Somebody That I Used
to Know
More Chords
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Summary
Finger-picking Exercise
Scales
Major Scale & Minor Scale Formulas
Intervals
More Chords
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