- Strumming Rhythm - consistent 8th or 16th notes with right hand
- Johnny Cash - chords with focus on strumming through the A section. Move on to the following section if you're ready
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - Sheet Music is here, Recording is below.
Wednesday, 4/19
- Exercises:
- Strumming Rhythm - consistent 8th notes, down stroke on downbeat, upstroke on upbeat. Set metronome to slow tempo and just strum for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Bar Chords - starting on the low E string - Major and Minor - Doesn't have to be G, but the chord configurations below work on any anchor fret.
- I WALK THE LINE - Reviewing chords from intro, moving on to first verse. (Through "A" section in sheet music.)
- GOLD ON THE CEILING - take each section slow, play with metronome until comfortable.
Wednesday 2/15
- Walk the Line - Playing from the intro through the A section, focusing on making all chord transitions
- Gold on the Ceiling - Playing along with recording up to the hits.
- Gold on the Ceiling - Lead Line:
The line in front of the first note, D, denotes that the note should be bent, as we discussed.
- G minor Pentatonic:
Play with metronome, alternate picking, and build speed. Once comfortable playing the scale straight, try the following pattern:
Wednesday, 2/8
- Walk the Line - moving on to next section (or 2!) and incorporating the new chords in each of the keys. (Play along track is in a previous post)
- Gold on the ceiling - cleaning up and getting up to tempo. Focus on getting a full sound out of power chords, being able to mute all strings but the bottom two. Play along with record, all sections until hits notated in sheet music (previous post)
- Scale and exercise review
Wednesday, 2/1
- Review of I walk the line - practicing strumming rhythm with a lighter touch, getting the chords up to speed, moving on to next sections of the song.
- Picking exercise - four notes on alternating strings, 2 on the first string, 2 on the second. Alternate picking.
- E major scale, starting on the low E string
- Gold On The Ceiling - reviewed next parts. Updated sheet music can be found here.
Saturday, 1/21
WHAT WE COVERED
- Additional Chords for walk the line:
- New sections of Walk The Line intro melody - posted previously.
- SONG - GOLD ON THE CEILING by THE BLACK KEYS. Sheet music can be found here.
Saturday, 1/14
WHAT WE COVERED:
- Chords: E major, A major, D major
- Strumming rhythm: Right hand always in motion - 8th notes. Strumming pattern comes from when strings are struck and when they're not.
- Song: WALK THE LINE by JOHNNY CASH - Sheet music can be found here
- Strumming Pattern: strike the strings on D, D, D U D U D, D U, U D