Hal Leonard Corporation - Hal Leonard Acoustic Guitar Tab Method: Method Book One

Written by Michael Mueller and Jeff Schroedl

Contributing Editors: Jeff Arnold, Kurt Plahna, and Jim Schustedt

ISBN 978-1-4950-0126-0

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1. YOUR FIRST NOTES
   Tablature, Repeat Signs
2. PLAYING CHORDS
   Chords, Open Chords, Em, C, G, D, Strumming, Bar Lines, Beat, Staccato, Chord Charts
3. THE LOW E STRING
   Tempo, Riff, Alternate Picking
4. THE A STRING
   Rhythm Tab, Measures, Time Signature, 4/4 Time, Quarter Note
5. MORE RIFFS
   3/4 Time, Half Note, Eighth Note, Rest, Quarter Rest, Half Rest
6. THE D STRING
   Tie, Eighth Rest, Pickup Note, Whole Note, Whole Rest
7. NEW CHORDS
   Am, Dm, E, A, Accent
8. THE G STRING
   Let Ring, Double Stops
9. THE B STRING
   Ending Brackets
10. THE HIGH E STRING
    Slides, Legato, Slur, Hammer-On, Pull-Off
11. ARPEGGIOS
    Ascending, Descending

TUNING

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The quickest and most accurate way to get in tune is to use an electronic tuner.

The guitars six open strings should be tuned to these pitches:

E (thickest)ADGBE (thinnest)

If you twist a strings tuning key clockwise, the pitch will become lower; if you twist the tuning key counterclockwise, the pitch will become higher.

Adjust the tuning keys until the electronic tuners meter indicates that the pitch is correct. Or, listen to each strings correct pitch on the Tuning track and slowly turn the tuning key until the sound of the string matches the sound on the track.

HOLDING THE GUITAR

Use the pictures below to help find a comfortable playing position. Whether you decide to sit or stand, its important to remain relaxed and tension-free.

LEFT-HAND POSITION

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Fingers are numbered 1 through 4. Arch your fingers and press the strings down firmly between the frets with your fingertips only.

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Place your thumb on the underside of the guitar neck. Avoid letting the palm of your hand touch the neck of the guitar.

RIGHT-HAND POSITION

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Hold the pick between your thumb and index finger.

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Strike the strings with a downward motion approximately halfway between the bridge and neck, near the bottom of the soundhole.

YOUR FIRST NOTES

Guitar music is written in a form of notation called tablature , or tab , for short. Each line represents a fret. The thickest string played open, or not pressed, is the low E note. In tab, an open string is represented with a zero (0). The note F is located on the 1st fret. Press, or fret, the string with your 1st finger, directly behind the first metal fret.

Play the theme from Jaws using the notes E and F. Attack the string with a downstroke of your pick. Speed up as the numbers get closer together.

THEME FROM JAWS

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By John Williams

Copyright 1975 USI B MUSIC PUBLISHING

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All Rights Controlled and Administered by SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.

Now try some notes on other strings. Keep the fretted notes held down and let the open strings ring. Youll need to arch your fretting fingers so that they touch only the strings with fretted notes.

UNPLUGGED

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BATMAN THEME

When tab numbers are stacked, play them together.

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Words and Music by Neal Hefti

1966 EMI MILLER CATALOG INC. (Renewed)

All Rights Administered by EMI MILLER CATALOG INC. (Publishing) and ALFRED MUSIC (Print)

FREE FALLIN

Press down two notes at a time to play this hit song by Tom Petty.

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Words and Music by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne

Copyright 1989 Gone Gator Music and EMI April Music Inc.

PLAYING CHORDS

Chords are groups of notes played together, usually on four, five, or all six strings. In tab, chords are shown as stacked numbers. Your first chord is E minor, which involves two fretted notes, held down by your 1st and 2nd fingers on the 5th and 4th strings, respectively, while the remaining open strings are allowed to ring. Chords with open strings are called open chords .