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1 Diploma in Guitar Part I Lesson 3 Flying Fingers Presented by: Marko Gazic Course Educator B.S. in Education

2 Lesson 2 Recap Two Types of Notation Notes on the Guitar Spider & Stretching Exercises Revisited Our First Chords

3 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

4 Course Competition Win a Shaw Academy Lifetime Membership Ultimate Guitar Programme +PLUS Shaw Academy Lifetime Membership Type: INFO Winner will be announced Live during lesson 6

5 The Truth is 1. We have built a strong Foundation. 2. You are well on your way!!!

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7 Our Guitar YouTube Channel

8 Answer to YouTube Challenge Chords to Hozier s Take Me To Church Verse: Em, Am, G, D, and C Amen part: G, C, Cm Chorus: Em, B7, G, Am Bridge: C, G, B7, Em, D, C Em, Am, G, D, C, Cm, B7

9 Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise

10 Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise Plectrum Exercise

11 Plectrum/Finger-picking Exercise Finger-picking Exercise

12 Scales Scales

13 What is a Scale in Music?

14 Scales What is a Scale? 1. Set of Musical Notes 2. Ordered by a fundamental frequency in Pitch

15 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.

16 Scales C Scale The fingers coincide with the fret they are supposed to press Middle C D E F G A B C

17 Scales C Scale C B A G F E D Middle C

18 Scales C Scale

19 Scales C Scale Down Up Picking with Plectrum D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D

20 Scales C Scale P I M A Ascending A M I P - Descending P I M A P I M A M I P A M I P

21 Scales C Scale C D E F G A B

22 Scales C Scale C D E F G A B Tonic 2 Frets 2 Frets 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets 2 Frets 1 Fret C 15

23 Scales Major Scale Formula Tonic 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret

24 Scales G Major Scale Tonic 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret

25 Scales G Major Scale G A B C D E F# - G

26 Scales G Major Scale G A B C D E F# G The fingers coincide with the fret they are supposed to press

27 Scales G Major Scale Down Up Picking with Plectrum D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D

28 Scales G Major Scale Fingerpicking P I M A P I M A P I M A P I M I P A M I P A M I P A M I P

29 Scales The A Natural Minor Scale A B C D E F G A

30 Scales The A Natural Minor Scale Down Up Picking with Plectrum D U D U D U D U

31 Scales The A Natural Minor Scale Fingerpicking P I M A P I M A

32 Scales The A Natural Minor Scale A B C D E F G A [B C] [A B] C D E F G A B C A minor = Relative Minor to C Major

33 Scales A Natural Minor Scale A B C D E F G A Tonic 2 Frets 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets 1 Fret 2 Frets 2 Frets

34 Scales Natural Minor Scale Formula Tonic 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets

35 Scales E Natural Minor Scale Tonic 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets 1 fret 2 frets 2 frets

36 Scales E Natural Minor Scale E F# G A B C D E

37 Scales E Minor Scale Down Up Picking with Plectrum D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D

38 Scales E Minor Scale Fingerpicking P I M A P I M A P I M A P I M I Fingerpicking P I M A P I M A P I M A P

39 Intervals Intervals

40 Intervals What are Intervals?

41 Sailing

42 Intervals

43 Intervals What are 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

44 Intervals 3rd C D E F Tonic 2nd 4th

45 Intervals C G A B C Tonic 5 th 6 th 7 th Octave

46 Intervals The 2nd The 3rd Major Minor Major Minor

47 Intervals The 4th Augmented Perfect Diminished The 5th Augmented Perfect Diminished

48 Intervals The 6th The 7th Major Minor Major Minor

49 Intervals For Every Major Scale Tonic Major 2nd Major 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Major 6th Major 7th

50 Intervals For Any Natural Minor Scale Tonic Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Minor 7th

51 Intervals Intervals and Chords

52 More Chords More Chords

53 More Chords Today s Chords A Major D Major D Minor

54 More Chords A Major Chord 1 st Finger on 2 nd Fret of D String 2 nd Finger on 2 nd Fret of G String 3 rd Finger on 2 nd Fret of B String

55 More Chords A Major Chord 2 nd Finger on 2 nd Fret of D String 3 rd Finger on 2 nd Fret of G String 4 th Finger on 2 nd Fret of B String

56 More Chords Strumming Pattern 3 Down Down Up Down DownUp Down Down Up Down Down Up Down

57 More Chords A Major Chord The Proclaimers I m Gonna Be (500 Miles) And E Major Chord

58 More Chords D Major Chord 1 st Finger on 2 nd Fret of G String 2 nd Finger on 2 nd Fret of High E String 3 rd Finger on 3 rd Fret of B String

59 More Chords Strumming Pattern 3 Down Down Up Down Down Up Down Down Up Down Down Up Down

60 More Chords Comfortable Numb Pink Floyd D Major Chord A Major Chord

61 More Chords D Minor Chord 2 nd Finger on 2 nd Fret of G String 3 rd Finger on 3 rd Fret of B String 1 st Finger on 1 st Fret of High E String

62 More Chords Strumming Pattern 3 Down Down Up Down DownUp Down Down Up Down Down Up Down

63 More Chords D Minor Chord Gotye Somebody That I Used to Know

64 Class Interaction Quick reminder to keep uploading your guitar pictures To or Contact us with any questions

65 Class Interaction And keep voting for your favourite song At or We will learn the number 1 song in Lesson 6

66 Challenge Your Favourite Song Let It Be Brown Eyed Girl Thinking Out Loud I m Yours Take Me Home The Beatles Van Morrison Ed Sheeran Jason Mraz John Denver #shawletitbe #shawbrowneyedgirl #shawthinkingoutloud #shawimyours #shawtakemehome Vote for your Favourite Song or guitar@shawacademy.com

67 Summary Finger-picking Exercise Scales Major Scale & Minor Scale Formulas Intervals More Chords o Now we can start building on.. o Attend all of the lessons live to ask Questions in real time and benefit the most o We re here to help, so contact us anytime!

68 Today s Question Why are there so many Key Signatures?

69 Next Lesson The next session is Learning Songs Made Easy Keys & Key Signatures Intervals & Chords Major Chord & Minor Chord Formulas More Chords Bar Chords Attend all of the lessons LIVE and your knowledge will grow Shaw Academy Lifetime Membership Prize during Lesson 6 Recordings are available within 24 hours Go to and then the Top Right Corner Members Area

70 QUESTION TIME See you back for Lesson 4 Learning Songs Made Easy

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