EAZIPLAY GUITAR PART 3 - 2019

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IINDEX 3 ➢ Alouette 27
➢ Introduction 4
➢ Review – Material Learned In Part Two 4 ➢ What is a Chord Progression? 29
➢ Happy Birthday (Alternate Key) 5 ➢ 8 Bar Blues Framework 30
➢ When The Saints Go Marching In (Melody c/w Lyrics) 8 ➢ 12 Bar Blues Framework 33
➢ Music Theory - Minor Chords 11 ➢ 16 Bar Blues Framework 34
➢ Eensy Weensy Spider (Chords c/w Lyrics) 12
➢ I’ll Tell Me Ma (Chords c/w Lyrics) 13 ➢ Deck The Halls (c/w Lyrics) 36
➢ Frere Jacques 15 ➢ Teachers Practice Schedule 39
➢ The Twelve Days of Christmas (Chords c/w Lyrics) 16 ➢ Course Certificate 43
➢ Music Theory - Minor Scales 18
➢ Camptown Races SONG LIST 4
19 ➢ Happy Birthday 5
➢ Introduction To The Blues 20 ➢ When The Saints Go Marching In 11
➢ Hexatonic Blues Scale (6 Notes) 20 ➢ Eensy Weensy Spider 12
➢ Heptatonic Blues Scale (7 Notes) 20 ➢ I’ll Tell Me Ma 13
➢ Nonatonic Blues Scale (9 Notes) ➢ Frere Jacques 15
23 ➢ The Twelve Days of Christmas 18
➢ Playing Blues Scales & Grooves With Chords ➢ Camptown Races 27
24 ➢ Alouette 36
➢ Eaziplay Blues Groove Formula 24 ➢ Deck The Halls
➢ Nyx Blues Groove Root Set (A-E) 25
➢ Nyx Groove Root Set A (8) 25
➢ Nyx Groove Root Set B (8) 25
➢ Nyx Groove Root Set C (12) 26
➢ Nyx Groove Root Set D (13) 26
➢ Nyx Groove Root Set E (14)

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Introduction

WELCOME to the exciting world of playing a guitar. This course will help you get the best out of your
guitar whether it be a Classical Guitar, Flamenco Guitar, Acoustic Guitar or Electric Guitar.

This complete self teaching programme will enable anyone to pick up a musical instrument and play it within a matter of weeks. Our
4 part series of books dedicated to each instrument, help guide the student through the most difficult parts of learning and playing a
musical instrument. Our ultimate goal is that everyone enjoys playing music, and with Eaziplay™ they will explore an alternative side to
playing a musical instrument. The journey will be fun, easy and extremely beneficial to a person’s intelligence, motor skills and self
confidence levels. This book is Part Three in the Eaziplay Series. Before commencing Part Three, it is advisable to complete Part Two so
as you will have a better understanding of the topics covered in Part Three. By the end of this book you will be skillful in:

❑ Reading Sheet Music (All Black & White Notes)
❑ Playing Popular Songs (9 Songs)
❑ Playing All Minor Chords & Minor Scales
❑ Complete Introduction to the Blues Genre (Scales, Grooves & Chord Progressions)

Although written primarily as a ‘teach yourself’ system, The Eaziplay Series books have been taken up eagerly by teachers especially at
elementary and high school level. The course is equally beneficial to special needs centers' and hospitals that deliver music therapy
programs to individuals.

If you are teaching yourself to play, two helpful features are available to budding musicians – stickers for your instrument (located at the
back of book) – which remind you of the reference for the musical notes and audio files of the songs which can be downloaded
from our website @ www.eaziplay.ie so you can play along. The audio files enable you to learn about playing in time to a metronome
which is a clever device that measures timing in music. Our website contains lots more songs to
play and registration is free. So let’s begin.

Good luck!

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Review – Material Learned In Part Two

The following is a review of ‘Happy Birthday’ already learned from Part Two. However, this time the song will be played in a different key than what
was played in Part Two. Playing a song in a different key allows musicians to plat a set of musical notes lower or higher than where the song was
originally played. This is particularly useful if a singer is singing along because the melody can be arranged that best suits a male or female singer.

Happy Birthday

Words & Music by M.J. Hill & P. S. Hill

1 DB D D AC

3 39 39 41 39 44 43 39 39 41 39 46 44 39 39
4
˄˅ ˄˅ ˄ ˅ ˄ ˅˄ ˅ ˄ ˅ ˄˅
5 Hap __py Birth____day To You
B Hap____py Birth___day To You Hap___py

51 BC D D AA D DC C

48 44 43 41 49 49 48 44 46 44

˄˅ ˄ ˅ ˄˅ ˄ ˅ ˄˅ ˄ ˄ = Downstroke with Pick
Birth____day Dear ___ ___ Hap__py Birth__day To You ˅ = Upstroke with Pick

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Monophony is the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody (or "tune"), typically sung by a single singer or played by a
single instrument player (e.g., a flute player) without accompanying harmony or chords. A melody is also considered to be

monophonic if a group of singers (e.g., a choir) sings the same melody together in unison (the exact same pitch) or with the same
melody notes duplicated at the octave (such as when men and women sing together). While Duophony relates to a sound
manipulation process, Eaziplay will use it where a melody is accompanied by one root note at various points in the melody.

Essentially when playing two notes (duo) at the same time. Heterophony is two singers or instrumentalists doing varied versions of
the same melody together. Polyphony consists of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical

texture with just one voice (monophony). Homophony is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional
strands that flesh out the harmony and often provide rhythmic contrast.

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To play simply fret the 31st note on the 4th string with your B CD 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Left Hand Index Finger (D) and pluck the string. Then fret A 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
the 29th note on the 5th string with the Left Hand Pinkie 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
Finger (A) and pluck the string. Moving onto the second bar 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
we pluck the 27th note on the 5th string with the Left Hand 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Middle Finger (C) and pluck the string. Follow the sequence 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
and make sure you play the correct notes upon the correct
strings with the correct fingers. Take your time and go slow.

When The Saints Go Marching In

Words & Music by Black Spiritual

1

4 31 27 27 31 34 34 32 32 36
4 29 34
C DA C
4 DA D
trav________'ling in the foot___steps A
We are
Of those

34 34 34 31 31 27 31 34 34 32 32 36
29 29 27 34
A gone C C
DA DA DA D
who‘_______ve all ni___ted_______, A
be______fore. But we'll be re____u____
On a

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34 31 29 29 27 31 32 34 31 32 34 31 32
27 27 27
A DA C A A
DC C DC C DC
new and sun____lit shore. saints saints
O when the O when the O when the

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34 31 31 29 31 31 27 31 34 34 32 31 32
27 29 27
AD A C C DC
CD DA DA
saints go in. want that nu_mber When the
mar_ching O Lord I to be in

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34 31 27 31 32 34 31 32 34 27 31 32
27 29 27
C A 27 D C A C DC
A DC A DC C
in. saints, saints, When the saints
saints go mar__ching O when the O when the

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34 31 31 29 31 31 27 31 34 34 32 31 32
27 29
AD A C 27 D A C DC
D D
saints go C in A want to be in that number, When the

mar__ching O Lord I

24 31 27 29 27

34 D CA C

A go mar____________ching in.

saints

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Did you know that a musician/singer performing in a professional covers band in Europe can each earn €200 – €500 per
gig (120 minutes performance) depending on the band’s popularity! Session musicians demand €200+ for 2 hours studio
or live work-for-hire. Professional musicians and bands during the summer months can earn €200 – €1,000 per gig in the

UK, Spain, France, and USA. Even a standard general medical practitioner cannot earn such rates. In one summer a
professional musician can pay for their entire year’s college tuition or earn a full year’s median salary very easily indeed
without any help from their parents. This is an enormous advantage to any college student and their parents as college

fees in all disciplines are increasing annually, not the opposite.

The ear consists of three basic parts,
1) Outer Ear, 2) Middle Ear, 3) Inner Ear.
Each part of the ear serves a specific purpose in the task of
detecting and interpreting sound. The Outer Ear serves to collect
and channel sound to the middle ear. The Middle Ear serves to
transform the energy of a sound wave into the internal vibrations
of the bone structure of the middle ear, and ultimately transform
these vibrations into a compressional wave in the inner ear. The
Inner Ear serves to transform the energy of a compressional
wave within the inner ear fluid into nerve impulses

that can be transmitted to the brain.

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 7th Category we will introduce is Metal Music Style/Genre.
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom
and the United States. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive
sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and
MpeuZrsfeoicprpmGeaelinnncr,eeBssladtycelkesscSraaibbreebatshtohemaceanttdimeDgeoesreyapsasPpouiceripcaleteeodaftwtmraituhcstemicdaolsarcrsugoleinngaituyfad, lialesgngicnreteoss.,sTtihohoneu, 6gathnhdCthmaetyaecgwhoeirsryemwooef.tTewnhileldiefnirrtisrdotedhduecbaeyvyicsmriJtieactzsaz,l abMasuntsaditcsusSsutcycolehm/aGmseoLnnreed.
throughout the history of the genre. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues
influence; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the
New Wave of British Heavy Metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal

fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers".

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Minor Chords High String 47
Low String 43
C Minor
40
35

X
X

Chords High String 48
Low String 44

C# Minor 41
36

X
X

C# D# F# G# A# High String 45
C DE F G A B
D Minor 30 42
BC D 25 37
A Low String
Ø
E Ø
X
8
High String 46

D# Minor 43
38
25
Low String 34
X
X

E Minor High String 44 32 Ø
39 27 Ø
35 Ø

Low String 20 Ø

Chords F Minor High String 45
Low String 40
C# D# F# G# A# 36
C DE F G A B
33
BC D
A 28
X
E
F# Minor High String 46
Low String 41
37

34

29
X

G Minor High String 47
Low String 42
38

35
30

X

9

G# Minor High String 48
Low String 43
39

36

31
X

Chords A Minor High String 44 37 Ø
40 32
C# D# F# G# A# Ø
C DE F G A B 25 X
Low String
BC D
A High String 45 Ø
41
E A# Minor
38
10 25 33
Low String
Ø
X

High String 46

42

B Minor 39

34

X

Low String X

Eensy Weensy Spider is a song written in what is called 4/4 time. This means there are 4 beats in every bar. Play every chord that is
indicated on beat one and on beat three. The main thing is to go slow. Do not rush! Sing and play the song slowly, then you can
speed it up when you have less mistakes.

Eensy Weensy Spider
Music by Traditional

High String 44 Ø High String 47 High String 45
42
C Major 35 40 Ø G Major 35 40
30 Ø
32 28 Low String Ø F Major 37
23 27 33
23
28

Low String Low String X

Beat 1 3 13
One 2 3 4

CC GC
The eensy weensy spider, crawled up the water spout

1 31 3

C CF C

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

1 31 3

F CF C

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

13 13

CC GC

And the eensy weensy spider, crawled up the spout again.

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I’ll Tell Me Ma is a song written in what is called 4/4 time. This means there are 4 beats in every bar. Play every chord where indicated.
The song has a quick and sprightly pop feel to it, but don’t worry too much about that. The main thing is to go slow. Do not rush! Sing and
play the song slowly, then you can speed it up when you have less mistakes.

I’ll Tell Me Ma

Words & Music by Traditional

High String 44 Ø High String 47 High String 45
42
C Major 35 40 Ø G Major 35 40
30 Ø
32 28 Low String Ø F Major 37
23 27 33
23
28

Low String Low String X

Beat 2 34
One

CC CC G G CC

I'll tell me ma, when I go home, The boys won't leave the girls alone

C CC C G G CC

Pulled me hair, stolen me comb, But that's alright, till I go home.

CC GG C C GG

She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the belle of Dublin city

C CF FG G CC

She is a-courting one, two, three, Pray, want you tell me who is she?

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To play simply fret the 28th note on the 5th open string with B CD 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
the Left Hand Ring Finger, then pluck the 30th note on the A 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
4th open string. Next fret the 32nd note on the 4th string with 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
the Left Hand Middle Finger (C) and pluck the string. Then 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
fret the 28th note on the 5th string with the Left Hand Ring 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Finger (B) and pluck the string. Follow the sequence and 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
make sure you play the correct notes upon the correct
strings with the correct fingers. Take your time and go slow.

Frere Jacques

Words & Music by Anonymous

1 CB B CB DC DC
B
30 32 35 35
4 28 28 32 33 32 33
4 30 32

28 28

5 C BC B C BC B BB BB

35 37 35 28 33 37 35 28 28 28 28 28
33 32 33 32 23 23

C C

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9 CB B CB DC DC
B
35
30 32 30 32 35 32 33
28 28 28 28 32 33

13 BC B C BC B BB BB
C
28 33 37 35 28 28 28 28 28
35 37 35 33 32 23 23
33 32
C C

The human ear is a wonderful organ. It allows us to hear in various sound fields. What are sound fields? Sound Fields are environments that the
human ear listens in on. There are several sound fields of which are called: Mono, Stereo, 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 sound dimensions.

To understand Sound Fields, If you think of each of them as having a certain amount of channels/tracks that are outputted by any medium. Mono, Outputs
one channel of sound, Dolby Stereo, Outputs two channels of sound, Dolby 3:1, (say three is to 1) Outputs three channels of sound, Dolby 4:1, Outputs

four channels of sound, and Dolby 5:1, Outputs five channels of sound. The ‘ : ’ symbol between the numbers is to do with ratio. Ratio is related to a
percentage or share of something, in this case a share of the sound i.e., 5:1 outputs five channels of sound (five speakers in a room), but we hear it all at
once (in sync) as one perception with our two ears. Dolby relates to the company that developed the various sound fields many years ago. You can see

from the image below how each sound field is received by the human ear!

L = Left; R = Right, F = Front, RL = Rear Left, RR = Rear Right. These reference the
location of where the output speakers are placed within the sound field in a room.

3:1 Sound (F) 5:1 Sound (F)

4:1 Sound (RL) 5:1 Sound (RL)

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The Twelve Days Of Christmas is a song written in what is called 4/4 time. This means there are 4 beats in every bar. Play every chord where
indicated. The song has a quick and sprightly pop feel to it, but don’t worry too much about that. The main thing is to go slow. Do not rush! Sing and

play the song slowly, then you can speed it up when you have less mistakes.

The Twelve Days of Christmas
Words & Music by Traditional

High String 44 Ø High String 44 Ø

40 Ø A Minor 40 37
32
C Major 35 28 25
23 Low String
32

Low String Ø
X

High String 45 High String 47
42
40
Ø
F Major 37 G Major 35 Ø
33 30
23
28 27

Low String X Low String

Beat
One 2 3 4

C Am F GC

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

C Am F G C

A partridge in a pear tree. On the

C Am F G C

second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

G C Am F G C 15

Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree

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Minor Scales for Guitar

Scales A Minor DC B AD C B A
A# Minor
C# D# F# G# A# B Minor A3 37 39 40 42 44 45 47 49
C DE F G A B C Minor
C# Minor 3rd String
BC D D Minor
A DC B AD C B A

E A#3 38 40 41 43 45 46 48 50

16 3rd String

C B ADCB A

B3 39 41 42 44 46 47 49 51

2nd String

DC B AD C B A

C4 40 42 43 45 47 48 50 52

2nd String

DC B AD C B A

C#4 41 43 44 46 48 49 51 53

2nd String

DC B AD C B A

D4 42 44 45 47 49 50 52 54

2nd String

D# Minor DC B AD C B A

D#4 43 45 46 48 50 51 53 55

2nd String

Scales E Minor DC B AD C B A

E4 44 46 47 49 51 52 54 56

1st String

F Minor DC B AD C B A

F4 45 47 48 50 52 53 55 57

1st String

F# Minor DC B AD C B A

F#4 46 48 49 51 53 54 56 58

C# D# F# G# A# G Minor 1st String
C DE F G A B
DC B AD C B A

G4 47 49 50 52 54 55 57 59

BC D G# Minor 1st String
A
DC B AD C B A

G#4 48 50 51 53 55 56 58 60

1st String

E

59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35

63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39

68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44

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To play simply fret the 28th fret on the 5th string with the Left B CD 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Hand Ring Finger (B) and pluck the string. Then pluck the A 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
28th note again. Next pluck the 25th note on the 5th open 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
string. Follow the sequence and make sure you play the 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
correct notes upon the correct strings with the correct 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
fingers. Take your time and go slow. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Camptown Races

1 Words & Music by Stephen Foster

BB B B BB B

2 30 25 25 28 28 25 28
4 28 28 25 28 28 25 23 23 23 23

CC CC

6 B B B
B
33 30 30 33 30 28
30
28 25 26 25 25 28

23 23 21 21 21

BD B D DD C

13 B B B B

28 28 25 28 30 26 25
28 25

23 23 21

BD B D

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Introduction to the Blues

The ‘Blues’ is a genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the
19th century. "Dallas Blues", written by Hart Wand, is an early blues song, first published in 1912. It has been called the first true blues
tune ever published. The genre developed from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, spirituals, and folk
music. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.

William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) is known as ‘The Father of the Blues’, while Ma Rainey (April 26,
1886 – December 22, 1939) is known as the Mother of the Blues’.

Because the blues form is ever-present in Jazz, Rhythm and Blues (RnB) and Rock and Roll, it is an essential part of a Guitar & Bass
Player’s repertoire (knowledge). It is characterized by the 1) Call-And-Response Pattern, 2) the Blues Scale and 3) Chord Progressions.

Call-And-Response Pattern
In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases or themes usually played by different musicians, where the second
phrase / theme is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. It corresponds to the call-and-response pattern in human
communication and is found as a basic element of musical form, such as verse-chorus form, in many traditions.

Blues Scale
The Blues Scale is a reference to a collection of Scales (contain sequence of musical notes/pitches) that provide a foundation to
musicians when playing and improvising within the Blues Genre. There are three main Blues Scale from which many others are
generated from. They are: 1) Hexatonic Blues Scale (contains 6 notes), 2) Heptatonic Blues Scale (contains 7 notes) and
3) Nonatonic Blues Scale (contains 9 notes).

Chord Progressions
A chord progression is a succession of musical chords within a song. Chord progressions
are the foundation of harmony in Western musical tradition. For example ‘Shape of You’
by Ed Sheeran contains a chord progression of four chords specifically: C#m, F#m, A, B.
These four chords do not change throughout the song and in essence
‘the chords are repeated as you progress through the song’.

So now let’s introduce the three main types of Blues Scales and begin playing them on
your guitar. Make sure and play them slowly with the correct fingers. You can play with
a pick or fingerpick the notes.

W.C. Handy Ma Rainey

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Hexatonic Blues Scale (6 Notes)
The Hexatonic Blues C Scale consists of the following six notes depending on the octave the musician is playing in: the 28th note, the
31st note, the 33rd note, the 34th note, the 35th note, and 38th note. The interval formula for the Hexatonic Blues Scale across all
ROOT NOTES (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B) is +3, +2, +1, +1 and +3.

The ‘INTERVAL’ is basically the amount of notes between one reference note and the next reference note for example:
28 + 3 = 31, so the interval between the 28th note and the 31st note is +3. Knowing an interval formula enables musicians work out an
infinite amount of Scales. Chords, Arpeggios and Modes. Intervals will be dealt with in more detail in Part Four of the Series.

41 D C B C
C
35 38

4 31 33 34
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Heptatonic Blues Scale (7 Notes)
The Heptatonic Blues C Scale consists of the following seven notes depending on the octave the musician is playing in: the 28th note,
the 30th note, the 31st note, the 33rd note, the 34th note, 37th note and 38th note. The interval formula for the Heptatonic Blues Scale
across all ROOT NOTES (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B) is +2, +1, +2, +1, +3, +1.

1 C DC B DC
37 38
4 28
4 30 31 33 34

Nonatonic Blues Scale (9 Notes)
The Nonatonic Blues C Scale consists of the following nine notes depending on the octave the musician is playing in: the 28th note,
the 30th note, the 31st note, the 32nd note, the 33rd note, 35th note, 37th note, 38th note and 39th note. The interval formula for the
Heptatonic Blues Scale across all ROOT NOTES (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B) is +2, +1, +1, +1, +2, +2, +1.

41 DC B A D C A DC

38 39

4 33 35 37

28 30 31 32

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Hexatonic Blues Scale (6 Notes)

By knowing the Interval Scale Formula we can easily work out how to play the Hexatonic Blues Scale in various root notes. For

example: the Hexatonic Blues Scale Formula is +3, +2, +1, +1 and +3. From the previous page we already played the C Hexatonic
Blues Scale. These notes were the 28th note, 31st note, the 33rd note, the 34th note, the 35th note, and 38th note. Let’s try and play the
C# Hexatonic Blues Scale using the same formula. All you do is move up one note to the 29th note (C#) on your fretboard and apply the
formula i.e., 29, 32, 34, 35, 36 and 39. So play the 29th note, 32nd note, 34th note, 35th note, 36th note and 39th note. You can play these

notes on several positions across the strings of the guitar once you play the correct note in the correct sequence.

Your teacher can also play the C Chord on their guitar as you play the sequence of notes. Once you have mastered the first
C Hexatonic Scale, you can get the teacher to play all 12 root chords as you play all 12 scales from the Formula table below.

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

C# D# F# G# A# 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

C D EF GA B 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Let’s now create a Formula table for all 12 Root Notes in the Hexatonic Blues Scale Pattern!

Root Note Scale Notes +3, +2, +1, +1 and +3 Root Note Scale Notes +3, +2, +1, +1 and +3
C F# 34 37 39 40 41 44
C# 28th 31st 33rd 34th 35th 38th G 35 38 40 41 42 45
D 29 39 G# 36 39 41 42 43 46
D# 30 32 34 35 36 40 A 37 40 42 43 44 47
E 31 41 A# 38 41 43 44 45 48
F 32 33 35 36 37 42 B 39 42 44 45 46 49
33 43
34 36 37 38 21

35 37 38 39

36 38 39 40

Let’s now create a Formula table for all 12 Root Notes in the Heptatonic Blues Scale Pattern!

Root Scale Notes +2, +1, +2, +1, +3, +1 Root Scale Notes +2, +1, +2, +1, +3, +1
C 28th F#
C# 29 30th 31st 33rd 34th 37th 38th G 34 36 37 39 40 43 44
D 30 39 G# 35
D# 31 31 32 34 35 38 40 A 36 37 38 40 41 44 45
E 32 41 A# 37
F 33 32 33 35 36 39 42 B 38 38 39 41 42 45 46
43 39
33 34 36 37 40 39 40 42 43 46 47

34 35 37 38 41 40 41 43 44 47 48

35 36 38 39 42 41 42 44 45 48 49

Let’s now create a Formula table for all 12 Root Notes in the Nonatonic Blues Scale Pattern!

Root Scale Notes +2, +1, +1, +1, +2, +2, +1 Root Scale Notes +2, +1, +1, +1, +2, +2, +1
C 28th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 35th 37th 38th 39th F# 34 36 37 38 39 41 43 44 45
C# 29 31 32 33 34 36 38 39 40 G 35 37 38 39 40 42 44 45 46
D 30 32 33 34 35 37 39 40 41 G# 36 38 39 40 41 43 45 46 47
D# 31 33 34 35 36 38 40 41 42 A 37 39 40 41 42 44 46 47 48
E 32 34 35 36 37 39 41 42 43 A# 38 40 41 42 43 45 47 48 49
F 33 35 36 37 38 40 42 43 44 B 39 41 42 43 44 46 48 49 50

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Playing Blues Scales &
Grooves With Chords

The next area we will delve into is playing Blues Scales & Blues Grooves over Chords. In other words one musician plays the Scales or
Grooves the same time as another musician plays the Root Chords. This is essentially the building blocks to create harmony, as well as
songs through improvisation.

Below is the C Hexatonic Blues Scale and the F Hexatonic Blues Scale we learned in the previous section. Above those scales you will
also notice the C Chord and the F Chord indicators. The two Scales are played by one musician while another musician plays the two
chords. You could also first record the C Chord into your mobile phone six times then the F Chord six times and during playback, play
the 12 notes over the 12 bars. Notice how all the Scale notes are in harmony with the two chords when played at the same time!

High String 44 Ø High String 45
35
40 Ø 40

28 37
23
32 33

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Low String Low String X

41 CC C C C C

D C B C
C
35 38

4 31 33 34
28

7 FF F F F F

D C BD B
B
40 43

36 38 39

33

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Eaziplay Blues Groove Formula

The Eaziplay Blues Groove Formula is a graphical representation of a collection of grooves for the Guitar, Piano and Bass of which have
a direct relationship with the patterns developed for the Drums. The various music genres are assigned a specific set of instructions on
how to play patterns upon an instrument. In this case we are only going to concentrate on the Blues Genre. The categories have been
assigned Greek terms so a complete and universal organizational family tree structure can be learned and remembered by the musician.

This enables musicians to learn the foundations of music rapidly and effectively, without having to learn a massive overload of complex
music theory. Let’s take a look at the Blues Category.

Blues (A-L)
6. Nyx

7. Typhon
8. Uranus
9. Ourea
10. Pontus
11. Aether
12. Hemera
13. Moros

The Blues Groove Formula for Guitar contains 8 sections. Each of these sections has a Groove Set A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L. So in total
there are 96 Groove Patterns (8 x 12 = 96) for the Blues Genre. In this Part Three book we are going to reference the Nyx section particularly
Groove Set A, Groove Set B, Groove Set C, Groove Set D and Groove Set E. Groove patterns are not scales but a sequence of notes that contain a
musical quality from which improvisation can generate from. The chords to accompany these grooves are indicated above the groove pattern.
In the next chapter we will introduce Blues Bar Frameworks upon which you can expand on these groove patterns i.e., playing them on various
positions on the guitar. The Groove Set A Formula is: +3, +2, +2, Δ, -2, -2, -3. Let’s take a look at how the Groove Set A is played on the guitar!

To play simply pluck the 6th Open String (20th note), then fret the 23rd note with the Left Hand Index Finger and pluck the note, then fret the 25th note
with the Left Hand Middle Finger and pluck the note, then fret the 27th note with the Left Hand Pinkie Finger. In the next bar you fret the 27th note with
the left Hand Pinkie Finger and pluck the note, then fret the 25th note with the Left Hand Middle Finger, then fret the 23rd note with the Left Hand
Index Finger and finally pluck the 6th Open String (20th note) to complete the pattern. Set your metronome to 80bpm and pluck a note on each click.

Groove Tempo: 80bpm

1 C C

4 DCA AC D
4
20 23 25 27 27 25 23 20

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Nyx Groove Pattern (Set A) (contains 8 notes) Formula: +3, +2, +2, / Δ, -2, -2, -3

Groove Tempo: 80bpm C B A C

1C 31 33 35 AB C D

4D 35 33 31 28
4 28

Nyx Groove Pattern (Set B) (contains 8 notes) C Formula: +4, +3, +2, +1 / -1, -2, -3

Groove Tempo: 80bpm CD A D

1 C A D 38 37
35 32
4 D 35 37
4 C

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Nyx Groove Pattern (Set C) (contains 13 notes)

Groove Tempo: 80bpm Formula: +3, +2, +1, +1, +3, +2 / -2, -3, -1, -1, -2, -3

1 C D CB A DD DA BC DC

4 C 31 33 34 38 40 38 34 33 31
4 35 28
28 35
sl.

sl. – This symbol indicates to the musician that they can choose to slide from one note to the next note (upward or downward motion) on the fretboard.
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Nyx Groove Pattern (Set D) (contains 13 notes)

Groove Tempo: 80bpm Formula: +3, +2, +1, +1, +3, +2 / -2, -3, -1, -1, -2, -3

1 C C 35 B 35 BABD B
33 31
4 BDBA 28 28 28 28 28
4 31 33
28 28

Nyx Groove Pattern (Set E) (contains 15 notes)

Groove Tempo: 80bpm Formula: +3, +2, +2, +3, +2, +3, +2 / -2, -3, -2, -3, -2, -2, -3

1 C D B DB DB DA BC D
43 45
4 DCB A 38 40 43 38 33 31 28
4 40 35
28 31 33 35

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 8th Category we will introduce is Popular or Pop
Music Style/Genre. The term popular music belongs to a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and typically distributed

to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no
musical training. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music. Although popular music sometimes is known as "pop

music", the two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for music of all ages that appeals to popular
tastes, whereas pop music usually refers to a specific musical genre within popular music.

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To play simply fret the 33rd note on the 4th string with your B CD 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Left Hand Ring Finger (B) and pluck the string. Then pluck A 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
the 35th note on the 3rd open string. Then fret the 37th note 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
on the 3rd string with your Left Hand Middle Finger (C) and 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
pluck the string. Follow the sequence and make sure you 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
play the correct notes upon the correct strings with the 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
correct fingers. Take your time and go slow.

1 Alouette Words & Music by Anonymous
B
C C B CB B CC
4
4 33 35 37 37 35 35 37 35 37 37
33 33
33

4 CB B CC B CB B CC
B
35 35 37
35 35 37 35 37 37 33 33 35 37 37
33 33
33 33

™

8 B CB CADC AA A ACD CCC

35 35 37 37 38 40 40 40 40 38 37 35
33 33 33 35 33 33 33

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11 A A A D D D AAA DDD B CC B CB

40 40 40 40 40 40 33 33 33 35 37 37 35 35 37
33 33
33

33 33 33

15 B C C B CB

33 35 37 37 35 35 37
33 33

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 9th Category we will introduce is
RnB/Hip-Hop/Rap Music Style/Genre. Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated as R&B or RnB, is a genre of popular African-American
music that originated in the 1940s. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually

consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, saxophone, and sometimes background vocalists. R&B lyrical themes often
encapsulate the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy. Hip hop is a subcultural movement that formed
during the early 1970s by African-American youths residing in the South Bronx in New York City. It became popular outside of the African-
American community in the late 1980s and by the 2000s became the most listened-to musical genre in the world. It is characterized by

four distinct elements: rap music (oral), turntablism or DJing (aural), b-boying (physical) and graffiti art (visual).
Rapping is "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics".

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 10th Category we will introduce is Rock Music Style/Genre. Rock
music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different
styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself
heavily influenced by blues, rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric
blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar,
usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar and drums. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using
a verse-chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. The dominance of rock by white, male musicians has been seen as one of
the key factors shaping the themes explored in rock music. Rock places a higher degree of emphasis on musicianship, live performance, and

an ideology of authenticity than pop music.

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What is a Chord Progression?

Chord Progression are a set of Chords that make up the foundation of a song. There are prominently used in Pop music where a set of
just four chords can be repeated in a song and those same chords can be used to make thousands and thousands of songs! From the
chosen set of chords the song progresses through its intro, 1st verse, pre-chorus, chorus, 2nd verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus,
outro without having changed the same set of chords. It is particularly used in Blues as the singer or singer(s) can take part in the call-
and-response pattern with the musicians and musicians can also perform instrumentals over the chosen chords.

We are now going to learn how we can play the Groove Patterns (learned in the previous chapter) with Chord Progressions that are
fundamental to the Blues Genre. There are three main types 1) 8 Bar Blues Framework, 2) 12 Bar Blues Framework and 3) 16 Bar Blues
Framework.

The reason they are called Eight Bar Blues, Twelve Bar Blues or Sixteen Bar Blues is because there is a specific collection of
chords within the eight bar phrase, twelve bar phrase or sixteen bar phrase of which are then repeated throughout the song.
Sometimes an artist / band might change some of the chords within the chord progression but typically they remain the same.

Below is a typical example of a Blues Chord Progression. Play the exact Chords where indicated and count 1, 2, 3, 4 as you do so.

High String 44 Ø High String 45
35
40 Ø 40

C Major 32 28 F Major 37
23 33

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Low String Low String X

G Major High String 47
42
35
30 Ø
Ø
Low String 27
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Blues Chord Progression

C C F C G F CG

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8 Bar Blues Framework

The Eight Bar Blues Framework contains eight bars of music which are typically repeated throughout a song. A standard pattern includes
the Chord Progression from the previous page. As well as the chord progression being indicated you will see how you can play the ‘Nyx
Groove Pattern (Set B)’ over the chords and switch the root of the first note accordingly to match the specific chord being played. As

aforementioned you can record yourself playing the Chord Progression into your mobile phone or other recording device and then simply

play the Nyx Groove Pattern (Set B) over the playback recording.

Nyx Groove Pattern (Set B) (contains 8 notes)

Groove Tempo: 80bpm Formula: +4, +3, +2, +1 / -1, -2, -3

1 C A D CD A D

8 D 35 37 38 37
4 C 35 32

32
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2 C CD A D
3
DAD 38 37
30 C 37 35 32

32 35

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C Chord change to F Chord = +5 Notes (28 + 5 = 33)

F CD A D

DAD 43 42
C 42 40 37

37 40

33

4 C CD A D

DAD
C 37 38 37
32 35 35 32

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C Chord change to G Chord = +7 Notes (28 + 7 = 35)

5 G CD A D

DAD
C 44 45 44
39 42 42 39

35

G Chord change to F Chord = -2 Notes (35 – 2 = 33)

6 F CD A D

DAD
C 42 43 42
37 40 40 37

33

7 C CD A D

DAD
C 37 38 37
32 35 35 32

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8 G CD A D

DAD
C 44 45 44
39 42 42 39

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Congratulations. You have now successfully performed your first 8 Bar Blues Chord Progression! Let’s now have a go at playing the same Nyx
Groove Pattern (Set B) over a Twelve Bar Blues Chord Progression and a Sixteen Bar Blues Chord Progression. After you have mastered this
pattern try playing the Set A, Set C, Set D and Set E Groove patterns along to the Chord Progressions.

What are Special Effects in Music? Special Effects in music relate to the manipulation of a sound signal / sound wave(s). They can be pretty
cool and enhance the sound in many ways. There are two types of Special Effects 1) Natural 2) Artificial. The difference between the two is,

one occurs naturally around us while the other is created artificially i.e., electronically.

Take for example when you visit a church and you hear the priest or pastor speaking. The sound of his/her voice seems to echo all over the
church! This is what we call a ‘natural special effect’. What is happening is, the sound has bounced off all the walls in the church and you are
hearing the sound bouncing back to you from lots of different angles. This effect you hear is called REVERB. Lets take a look at a few basic

effects which are available on the more expensive keyboards, digital pianos and professional synthesizers.

Be careful though, by using too much of a special effect can end up ruining the sound you are playing. When you use them make sure and don’t
go overboard as our ears quickly adjust to an effect and what may have sounded good earlier, could

be oversaturated a few minutes later! By stepping out of the room and taking a break, your ears will quickly adjust back to normal.

1) REVERB - Reverb is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing a large number of reflections to build up and then decay as the
sound is absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space which could include furniture, people and air.

2) CHORUS - Chorus occurs when individual sounds with approximately the same timbre, and very similar pitch converge and are perceived as
one.

3) DELAY - Delay occurs when an input signal is recorded, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be
played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.

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12 Bar Blues Framework

Nyx Groove Pattern (Set B) (contains 8 notes)

Groove Tempo: 80bpm

1 C CD A D C CD A D

8 DAD 38 37 DAD 38 37
4 C 37 35 32 C 37 35 32

32 35 32 35

28 28

3 C CD A D C CD A D

DAD DAD 38 37
C 37 38 37 C 37 35 32
32 35 35 32
32 35
28
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5 F CD A D F CD A D

DAD DAD 43 42
C 42 43 42 C 42 40 37
37 40 40 37
37 40
33
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7 C CD A D C CD A D

DAD DAD 38 37
C 37 38 37 C 37 35 32
32 35 35 32
32 35
28
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9 G CD A D F CD A D

DAD DAD 43 42
C 44 45 44 C 42 40 37
39 42 42 39
37 40
35
33

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11 C CD A D G CD A D

DAD DAD
C 37 38 37 C 44 45 44
32 35 35 32 39 42 42 39

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16 Bar Blues Framework

Nyx Groove Pattern (Set B) (contains 8 notes)

Groove Tempo: 80bpm

1 C CD A D C CD A D

8 DAD 38 37 DAD 38 37
4 C 37 35 32 C 37 35 32

32 35 32 35

28 28

3 C CD A D C CD A D

DAD DAD 38 37
C 37 38 37 C 37 35 32
32 35 35 32
32 35
28
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5 F CD A D F CD A D

DAD DAD
C 42 43 42 C 42 43 42
37 40 40 37 37 40 40 37

33 33

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7 C CD A D C CD A D

DAD DAD
C 37 38 37 C 37 38 37
32 35 35 32 32 35 35 32

28 28

9 G CD A D G CD A D

DAD DAD
C 44 45 44 C 44 45 44
39 42 42 39 39 42 42 39

35 35

11 F CD A D F CD A D

DAD DAD
C 42 43 42 C 42 43 42
37 40 40 37 37 40 40 37

33 33

13 C CD A D C CD A D

DAD DAD
C 37 38 37 C 37 38 37
32 35 35 32 32 35 35 32

28 28

15 G CD A D G CD A D

DAD DAD
C 44 45 44 C 44 45 44
39 42 42 39 39 42 42 39

35 35

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To play simply fret the 33rd note on the 4th string with the B CD 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Left Hand Ring Finger (B) and pluck the string. Then fret the A 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
31st note on the 4th string with the Left Hand Index Finger 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
(D) and pluck the string. Follow the sequence and make 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
sure you play the correct notes upon the correct strings with 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
the correct fingers. Take your time and go slow. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Deck The Halls

Words & Music by Anonymous

1 33 31 30 26 28 30 30 31 30 28
28 26
4 B DB 28 D 28 la, B
4 DB D BB
Deck boughs of la
the halls with ho_____lly Fa la la la

5 33 31 30 30 30 31 30

26 25 26 28 26 28 26 28 28 28 26 25 26
BD B DB
DD B DB D B DD

la la la Tis the sea__son to be jo____lly Fa la la la la, la la la la

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30 31 30 31 33 28 CB C 33 31 30
28 28 28
D AB 35 35 37 38 37 35 BD
B D 31 33 33 B
B
DB B

Don we now our gay a____ppa__rel Fa la la, la la la, la la la Troll the an__cient

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26 28 30 35 35 35 35 31 30
26 33 28 26
D B D
D B BD
Yule tide la
ca____rol Fa la la la la, la la la.

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 11th Category we will introduce is Reggae Music Style/Genre.
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its
diaspora. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music, the term reggae more properly
denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm
and blues, especially the New Orleans R&B practiced by Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and

rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political comment. Reggae spread into a commercialized jazz field, being
known first as ‘Rudie Blues’, then ‘Ska’, later ‘Blue Beat’, and ‘Rock Steady’. It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the

bass and drum downbeat, and the offbeat rhythm section.

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Natural Rhythm is the ability to keep an exact beat, irrespective
of the time signature or tempo. A metronome is the primary device that will
teach how to develop natural rhythm. The Natural Rhythm Test is a test in which you tap with a spoon
or drumstick along to a metronome click for 60 seconds. After 60 seconds the metronome is stopped and
immediately thereafter a stop watch (without clicks) begins exactly on the 61st second. For the next 60 seconds you must
continue to tap the drumstick in your own natural interpretation of what you think 60 seconds is. You must not look at the
stopwatch at any time during the subsequent 60 seconds. After you have tapped out 60 seconds with the drumstick, stop the
watch and look and see how much time has elapsed. If the stopwatch says 60 seconds you have natural rhythm.
If you are either side of the 60 seconds stated on the stopwatch you do not have natural rhythm

and must work on perfecting your own natural sense of rhythm.

As a musician or singer there is an aspect of music we need to be very aware of. It has to do with the exact location of the Kick Drum

and the Snare Drum in music. Depending on the style of music and time signature determines where these two sounds will occur.
Sometimes in songs they are not there at all i.e..., you can’t hear them. You still however have to know where they are even if you
can’t hear them! Tricky or what!!! Within the first few bars of any song you should know three things 1) Time Signature 2) Tempo

3) Style of Music i.e.., Country style, Rock Style, Pop style. From these you identify where the Kick Drum and the Snare should be.

In Pop Music songs, the Kick normally occurs on Beat One, while the Snare occurs

Beat One 2 3 4 on Beat Three. However, this can vary depending on the speed of the tempo (bpm).

Now access the internet and go to YouTube and search for the

following song “Me and the Rhythm’ by Selena Gomez’.

The song begins with a keyboard intro, which is then followed clearly with the beat of
the song and a vocal track. By the time she sings ‘rhythm’ at the end of the first line
we need to know 1) Time Signature = 4/4 (four beats in a bar), 2) Tempo = Allegro
(moderately fast) and 3) Style of Music = pop music style. Now take a look below at
the first line to hear both when the Kick Drum (beat one) and the Snare (beat three)
occur as indicated. This is the essence of this process. So now start listening to lots
of music and identify the Kick and the Snare in songs. Practice, practice, practice!

1 2 34 12 3 4

Kick Drum Snare Ooo the rhythm takes you over.
(this is a low (this is a mid
pitched sound) pitched sound)

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Teacher’s Practice Schedule

This practice schedule sheet can be used by teacher’s who are using this book to teach children a guitar. On the left side the teacher fills
in date of the lesson / right side they fill in what the student is to complete until their next music lesson. Students who are organized will
progress in at a much faster pace. While this sheet is aimed at teachers it can also be used by parents with their children.

Date of Lesson Material to be practiced, revised or memorized etc.

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Date of Lesson Material to be practiced, revised or memorized etc.

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Date of Lesson Material to be practiced, revised or memorized etc.

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Date of Lesson Material to be practiced, revised or memorized etc.

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Certificate of Merit

This certifies that

has successfully completed

Part Three of the Eaziplay Guitar Course

and is eligible for promotion to Part Four

Teacher: Date:

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