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Contents i A Pearson Education Company Playing the Guitar by Frederick Noad TO THE G U I D E C O M P L E T E I D I O T ’ S ® Second Edition The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Guitar, Second Edition ii Copyright © 2002 by Frederick Noad “Country Dance,” by Frederick Noad. Copyright © Frederick Noad/ASCAP “Walkin Blues,” by Edward Flower. Copyright © Edward Flower/BMI “Dream a Little Dream.” Words by Gus Kahn. Music by Wilbur Schwandt and Fabian Andree. TRO—©— Copyright 1930 (Renewed) 1931 (Renewed) Essex Music, Inc. Words and Music, Inc., New York, New York, Don Swan Publications, Miami, Florida and Gilbert Keyes Music, Hollywood, California All exercises and arrangements by Frederick Noad. All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. 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Indexes Layout/Proofreading Angela Calvert The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Guitar, Second Edition iv Contents at a Glance Introduction xiii Part 1: Preparing to Play 1 1 The Guitar: A Noteworthy History 3 The life and times of the guitar, from ancient Egypt to modern America 2 What Is a Guitar? 9 Understanding the different types of guitars 3Buying a Guitar 17 Shopping hints to help you find the right instrument for you 4 Strings and Things 23 Setting up your guitar and getting it in tune Part 2: Getting Started 29 5Beginning to Play 31 Holding the instrument, preparing your left hand, and playing your first chords 6 The Right Hand 39 Learning basic right-hand techniques 7 Advanced Right-Hand Techniques 45 Rest strokes, arpeggios, and more Part 3: Tunes and Tablature 53 8 How Guitar Music Is Written 55 Introducing tablature and learning how to read it 9 Varied Accompaniments 71 Various accompaniments shown in tablature, and some easy songs 10 Rhythm Practice 87 Learning faster and more complex rhythms 11 Slur Techniques 93 Upward (hammer-on) and downward (pull-off) slurs 12 The Full Bar 101 Bar chords and how to play them Part 4: Making Notes 111 13 How to Read Notes 113 Reading music in conventional notation 14 The Scale 123 Learning basic scale patterns 15 Music in Multiple Voices 131 Playing more than one part at a time Contents v Part 5: Regional Styles 139 16 Elements of Travis Picking 141 Learning a basic folk accompaniment style 17 Folk and Country 151 More folk- and country-style accompaniment patterns 18 Introducing Flamenco 161 The gypsy rhythms of Andalusia 19 Latin Rhythms 179 From tango to bossa nova: You’ll be dancing to a Latin beat 20 The Blues 187 Blues accompaniment without pain 21 Rock and Roll 197 A basic introduction to rock-style playing Part 6: Taking Off 207 22 Chord Formation 209 The basics of chord accompaniment 23 Moving up the Fingerboard 215 Getting beyond first position to explore the guitar’s range 24 Classical Virtuoso Secrets 227 The secrets behind great classical playing 25 Putting It All Together 233 Two virtuoso pieces to add to your repertoire Appendixes A Further Study 243 Books, videos, and other learning aids B Guitar Gods 249 Some famous guitarists you ought to know C Guitar Talk 253 Simple, concise definitions of terms found in this book Index 259 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Guitar, Second Edition vi Contents Part 1: Preparing to Play 1 1 The Guitar: A Noteworthy History 3 The Ancient Roots of the Guitar . 3 Early Guitar Masters 4 The Guitar in America . 6 The Folk Revival 7 The Least You Need to Know 8 2 What Is a Guitar? 9 The Parts of the Guitar 10 Guitar Styles 11 More Guitar Talk . 11 Selecting a Guitar 12 Guitar Variants 15 The Least You Need to Know 16 3 Buying a Guitar 17 Before Shopping 17 How Much to Spend 18 Acoustic vs. Electric . 18 New vs. Used 18 Shopping Tips 18 Sound Advice . 19 Fitting an Instrument to You 19 Common Guitar Brands 20 Japanese/Asian Makers 20 American Makers . 20 Spanish Makers 21 What Will a Dealer Do for You? . 21 Mail Order . 21 Accessories . 22 The Least You Need to Know 22 4Strings and Things 23 About the Fingers 23 The Playing Action 23 Strings 24 Changing Strings . 24 Choosing Strings . 26 Raising the Dead 27 String Brands . 27 Tuning . 27 Tuning to the Piano 27 Relative Tuning 27 Electronic Tuning 28 Contents vii String Stretch . 28 The Least You Need to Know 28 Part 2: Getting Started 29 5 Beginning to Play 31 Playing Position . 31 Sitting Correctly 33 The Left Hand 34 Chords . 36 Changing Chords 37 Why These Chords? . 38 Minor Chords 38 The Least You Need to Know 38 6 The Right Hand 39 Right-Hand Playing Position . 39 Preparing the Nails 40 Right-Hand Chord Technique . 41 Rhythmic Variety 42 Further Practice . 42 Quick Review . 43 The Least You Need to Know 43 7 Advanced Right Hand Techniques 45 The Rest Stroke 45 Alternation . 47 Practical Work . 47 The Free Stroke 47 Arpeggios . 48 The Least You Need to Know 51 Part 3: Tunes and Tablature 53 8 How Guitar Music Is Written 55 Guitar Tablature 55 Rhythm and Counting 56 Time Signatures . 57 How to Count Time . 58 Ties, Rests, and Damping 59 Some Familiar Tunes . 60 “Au Clair de la Lune” 60 “Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes” 61 The Eighth Note 62 Nursery Rhyme 62 Counting Beats with Fractions 63 “The Ash Grove” 64 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Guitar, Second Edition viii More about Dotted Notes 65 “Greensleeves” . 66 “Muss I Denn” . 67 Irish Air: “Endearing Young Charms” . 68 The Least You Need to Know 69 9 Varied Accompaniments 71 Playing Chords and Arpeggios in Tablature . 71 “Down in the Valley” (Folk Song from Kentucky) . 73 “The Riddle Song” . 75 “The Streets of Laredo” (Traditional Cowboy Song) . 76 “Aura Lee” (George Poulton, Lyrics by W. W. Fosdick) 78 Some New Chords . 79 The Half Bar . 80 “Waltzing Matilda” (A. B. “Banjo” Patterson) 81 A First Solo . 83 “Andantino” (Ferdinando Carulli) 84 The Least You Need to Know 85 10 Rhythm Practice 87 Advanced Counting 87 Sixteenth Notes . 88 Smaller Note Values Do Not Always Equal Greater Speed . 89 Mixed Rhythms . 89 “William Tell” 89 “Leaves So Green” . 90 “Humoresque” . 90 Triplets . 91 The Least You Need to Know 91 11 Slur Techniques 93 The Upward Slur (Hammer-On, Ascending Ligado) . 93 Upward Slur Exercise . 95 The Downward Slur (Pull-Off, Descending Ligado) 95 Slurs on Inside Strings . 96 Downward Slur Exercise 96 Practice for Upward and Downward Slurs 97 Rhythm of Soleares . 98 Exercise for Left-Hand Solo . 98 The Least You Need to Know 99 12 The Full Bar 101 Playing a Full Bar . 101 Chord Sequences . 105 12-bar Blues . 106 “Dream a Little Dream of Me” 108 The Least You Need to Know 109 Contents ix Part 4: Making Notes 111 13 How to Read Notes 113 Why Learn Notation? 114 The Music Staff 114 Notes Above and Below the Staff 115 Tones and Half Tones 116 The Octave . 117 The Notes on the Staff . 117 The Notes on Each String 117 Notes on the First String 118 Notes on the Second String . 118 Notes on the Third String 118 Notes on the Fourth String 119 Notes on the Fifth String . 119 Notes on the Sixth String 120 The Least You Need to Know 121 14 The Scale 123 Sharps and Flats . 124 Accidentals 126 Tunes from Notation . 127 “Plaisir d’Amour” . 128 “Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)” . 129 The Least You Need to Know 129 15 Music in Multiple Voices 131 Independent Voices . 131 “Andante” (Fernando Sor) . 134 Study Notes 135 “Bourée” (J. S. Bach) 136 Study Notes 136 “Country Dance” (Frederick Noad) . 137 Study Notes 138 The Least You Need to Know 138 Part 5: Regional Styles 139 16 Elements of Travis Picking 141 Syncopation . 142 “Careless Love” 147 The Least You Need to Know 149 17 Folk and Country 151 Keeping It Steady . 152 Basic Chord Shapes . 153