Ballyclare Guitar Class

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1 Ballyclare uitar lass Power hords, Barr hords Name:

2 Practice Schedule Practicing is very important! You should aim to practice everyday in 10 minute sessions (for beginners). Use the chart below to keep a record of your practice sessions. If you are not sure what to practice, look at one of the example practice workouts in this book or ask your tutor. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday riday Saturday Sunday

3 Power hords These are the mostly widely used chords in Rock music. The musical name is a Root 5 hord but they are also known as power chords. They are popular because the same finger shape can be moved all over guitar. They fit into the category of moveable chords. They contain the root note (starting point), the 5th, and the root note an octave higher. Do Re Me a So La Ti Do Power hords with the root note on the 6th string. irst we need to learn the notes on the 6th string... E A 1st ret 3rd ret 5th ret The diagram on the left shows the guitar neck and the names of the natural notes on the 6th (E) string. You should memorise this so that you can find any power chord shape (or barr chord) with its root on this string. or instance, 5 can be found at the 6th string, 3rd fret. The diagram below is the power chord shape. Practice moving this shape up and down the 6th string to play the various chords. x x x B 7th ret 8th ret R D 10th ret 5th R E 12th ret

4 INTRO: ( very fast) x2 Verse 1. All the small things True care, truth brings I'll take one lift Youre ride, best trip Always I know You'll be at my show Watching, waiting ommiserating All the Small Things (Blink 182) PRE-HORUS Say it aint so i will not go Turn the lights off, carry me home (go quick from Pre-chorus to HORUS, ARIHT!!! HORUS Nana nana nana nana na na Nana nana nana nana na na x2 INTRO Verse 2. Late night, come home Work sucks, I know She left me roses by the stairs Surprises let me know she cares Pre-chorus: Say it aint so, i will not go Turn the lights off, carry me home HROUS Nana nana nana nana na na Nana nana nana nana na na

5 Power hords Sharps & lats Now that you have learnt all the natural notes on the 6th string, lets look at the other notes. Sharps use the symbol - # lats use the symbol - b Sharps and lats are the black keys on a piano, they come in between the natural notes with the exception of B - and E - where there is no sharp or flat. So the music alphabet goes - A, A#/Bb, B,, #/Db, D, D#/Eb, E,, #/b, E # # A A# B 1st ret 3rd ret 5th ret 7th ret 8th ret Important: Any sharp note is also a flat note. or example, sharp is also flat. A sharp is also B flat. A note is called a sharp when you are moving from a lower note, and called a flat when coming from a higher note. The diagram below is the power chord shape. Practice moving this shape up and down the 6th string to play the various chords. x x x # D 10th ret R D# E 12th ret 5th R

6 Skater Boy (Avril Lavigne) Intro D5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 D5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 Verse: D5 A5 B5 He was a boy, she was a girl Bb5 an I make it anymore obvious? D5 A5 B5 He was a punk, and she did ballet 5 What more can I say? D5 A5 B5 He wanted her, she'd never tell, Bb5 Secretly she wanted him as well. D5 A5 B5 But all of the friends, stuck up their nose, 5 They had a problem with his baggy clothes. hrous: 5 5 Bb5 He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy, A5 He wasn't good enough for her 5 5 Bb5 She had a pretty face, but her head was up in spaces, A5 Bb5 She needed to come back down to earth

7 Verse: ive years from now, she sits at home, eeding the baby she's all alone. She turns on TV, guess who she sees, Skater boy rockin' up MTV. She calls up her friends, they already know, They've all got tickets to see his show. She tags along, and stands in the crowd, Looks up at the man that she turn dooowwnnnn. horus: He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy, He wasn't good enough for her. Now he's a superstar, slammin' on his guitar Does your pretty face see what he's worth? He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy, He wasn't good enough for her. Now he's a superstar, slammin' on his guitar Does your pretty face see what he's worth? Middle 8: D5 5 Sorry girl but you missed out, 5 5 Well tough luck that boy's mine now. 5 Bb5 We are more than just good friends, A5 D5 This is how the story ends. D5 5 Too bad that you couldn't see, 5 5 See the man that boy could be. 5 Bb5 There is more than meets the eye, A5 D5 I see the soul that is inside. Verse: He's just a boy, and I'm just a girl, an I make it anymore obvious? He was a punk,and she did ballet We are in love, haven't you heard? How we rock each other's world? horus: I'm with the skater boy, I said see ya later boy, I'll be back stage after the show. I'll be at out studio, singing the song he wrote, About the girl you used to know. I'm with the skater boy, I said see ya later boy, I'll be back stage after the show. I'll be at out studio, singing the song he wrote, About the girl you used to know.

8 Teenage Kicks D5 D5 #5 B5 B5 #5 D5 D5 #5 B5 B5 A Verses 5 5 #5 A5 A5 horus A teenage dream's so hard to beat Every time she walks down the street Another girl in the neighbourhood Wish she was mine, she looks so good I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight et teenage kicks right through the night I'm gonna call her on the telephone Have her over cos I'm all alone I need excitement, oh I need it bad And it's the best I've ever had I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight et teenage kicks right through the night Alright A teenage dream's so hard to beat Every time she walks down the street Another girl in the neighbourhood Wish she was mine, she looks so good I wanna hold you, wanna hold you tight et teenage kicks right through the night

9 Power hords on the A String Now we know all the power (5th) chords on the 6th string. Lets have a look at the power chords with the root note on the 5th string. A A# B When playing these 5th chords (power chords) we do not play enough notes of a chord to be able to shape the chord into a major, minor or 7th. We are actually only playing to different notes with these chords. # D D# R E # 5th R # A

10 Practice these Power hord hanges (root on 6th string) - (root on 6th string) B (root on 5th string) - E (root on 5th string) D (root on 5th string) - A (root on 6th string) (root on 5th string) - (root on 6th string) (root on 6th string) - (root on 5th string) # (root on 6th string) - E (open) (open) - D# (root on 5th string) Dm (open) - # (root on 5th string) A (open) - A (root on 6th string) Em (open) - Bb (root on 6th string) # (root on 6th string) - # (root on 6th string) Db (root on 5th string) - # (root on 6th string)

11 Avril Lavigne - omplicated (Acoustic Version) Dm A#m Uh-huh, life's like this Dm A#m Uh-huh, uh-huh that's the way it is (repeat intro) hill out, what you yellin' for? Dm Lay back, it's all been done before A#m And if you could only let it be, you will see I like you the way you are Dm When we're, driving in my car A#m And you're talking to me one on one, but you've become A#m Somebody else 'round everyone else Dm Watchin' your back like you can't relax A#m You're tryin' to be cool; you look like a fool to me... Tell me Dm A#m Why do you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're Dm A#m Acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated Life's like this, you Dm A#m And you fall and you crawl And you break and you take What you get and you turn it into A#m Honesty promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it... A#m No, no, no You come over unannounced Dressed up like you're something else Where you are and where you sat, you see, you're making me Laugh out when you strike a pose Take off all your preppy clothes You know you're not fooling anyone when you become Bridge, horus

12 The Simpsons Step 1... Learn the main Riff Major Position E B o D ~---- A o- E Step 2... Move the Riff B Major Position E B o D ~ - - A o - E E Major Position E B o D ~-- A o- E Step 3... Learn the hord Progression Power/Barre hords / / / / / / / / / / / / X 2 B / / / B / / / B / / / B / / / X 2 E / / / E / / / E / / / E / / / X 2 / / / / / / / / / / / X 2

13 Barr hords If we take the open chord of E major and slide it up 1 fret it becomes major. But sliding the chord up isnt enough, we need to compensate for the open strings by barring the first fret. Root Note = E (open) E Major Root Note = (1st fret) Major E major chord moved up one fret Notice how the top three strings are the same position as a power chord. A power chord is simply a part of a barr chord. Once you can play the major barr chord, you can slide it up and down the fretboard. Using the notes on the 6th string as root notes. or example... If you play the major shape barr chord at the 3rd fret it would be a major.

14 Barr hords The open chords on the chord chart don't cover every chord. or instance, what about the sharps (#) and flats (b)? ortunately, By knowing just a few extra chord shapes, you can play just about any other chord you need. The chord shapes on the following chart can start from any fret. or instance, the 5th fret of the E string is the note A. So if you play the major form of the barre chord, it turns into A major. if you go to the 6th fret, it will become A# major. Let's try a few: Putting them into a chord structure, let's try: Bm - # - A - E B is on the second fret of the A string, and # is on the second fret of the E string. As for those power chords, about half of every rock song ever written is based in these, so learn them well! chances are you will get to use them.

15 Am Dm Bb We are the champions, my friends We are the hampions (Queen) Am Dm And weʼll keep on fighting, till the end Bb m Bbm Bb7 m7 We are the champions We are the champions m #m Bb7 m7 No time for losers, for we are the champions Of the world 4 1 1