Left-Hand percussive muting
Apply percussive muting to strum pattern
1 2 & & 4, percussive mute on 2
Review of note names
Review two or three neighboring strings at a time.
spell words using letter A through G such as:
FEED, CAGE, BAG, FACE. BED, etc.
Major Scales
Sounds like do re mi fa sol la ti do
Here’s a C major scale. It starts and ends on a C note.
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-1-|-1-0-------------|
|---------0-2-----|-----2-0---------|
|---0-2-3---------|---------3-2-0---|
|-3---------------|---------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | |
Play ascending and descending
Say the name of the note out loud or in your head as you play it
Why practice scales?
- After you play the scales for a while, your fingers begin to memorize them
They automatically know which notes to go to. This makes it easier to play songs that are based on that scale
- Gets the sound of the scale in your ears. This will help quite a bit with ear training. It will make it easier to figure out things by ear and later to improvise your own music.
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Tip - How to play a pulloff
