Comment by Eric Foster-Whiddon on February 5, 2009 8:44 pm
February 5, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK:
- Learned the parts of the guitar and the names of the strings
- Learned G major chord
- Introduced a down/down-up strum pattern
THIS WEEK:
1) Review the parts of the guitar and names of the strings
Comment by Eric Foster-Whiddon on February 24, 2009 9:21 pm
February 24, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS LESSON:
- Reviewed material from last week’s lesson
- Introduced “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
THIS WEEK:
1) Keep practicing “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- You can go to this site to see the lyrics: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/u/u2/i_still_havent_found_what_im_looking_for_crd.htm
- However, the chords on that page aren’t the ones we’re using. The chords we’re using are below
- Verse: G(8) / C(4) / G(4) repeat
- Chorus: D(2) / C(2) / G(4)
OTHER:
- I’ll see you on Thursday
- Consider coming on Saturday to take next week’s lesson since I’ll be out of town for a seminary class
2) Practice “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- When you get tired of “Won’t Back Down,” go back to this one
OTHER:
- I will be out of town next week, so we won’t have lesson. There’s no need to reschedule… there are several months with five Tuesdays in them this year, so we’ll make up the missed day later without rescheduling.
February 5, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK:
- Learned the parts of the guitar and the names of the strings
- Learned G major chord
- Introduced a down/down-up strum pattern
THIS WEEK:
1) Review the parts of the guitar and names of the strings
PARTS OF GUITAR: body, neck, head, tuners/machine heads, nut, frets, fret wires, fingerboard/fretboard, pick guard, sound hole, binding, bracing, strap button
STRINGS:
E_lvis
A_te
D_inner
G_ood
B_oy
E_lvis
2) Work on G major
- G major: http://z.about.com/d/guitar/1/0/j/s/g-major-chord.gif
- Use the down/down-up strum pattern
OTHER:
- Paid $100 for Feb & March lessons
February 12, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS LESSON:
- Reviewed material from last week’s lesson
- Introduced “Sweet Home Alabama”
- Talked about ways to close the gap
THIS WEEK;
1) Practice “Sweet Home Alabama”
- Chord chart: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/l/lynyrd_skynyrd/sweet_home_alabama_crd.htm
- Strum pattern: down/down-up
February 24, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS LESSON:
- Reviewed material from last week’s lesson
- Introduced “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
THIS WEEK:
1) Keep practicing “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- You can go to this site to see the lyrics: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/u/u2/i_still_havent_found_what_im_looking_for_crd.htm
- However, the chords on that page aren’t the ones we’re using. The chords we’re using are below
- Verse: G(8) / C(4) / G(4) repeat
- Chorus: D(2) / C(2) / G(4)
OTHER:
- I’ll see you on Thursday
- Consider coming on Saturday to take next week’s lesson since I’ll be out of town for a seminary class
February 26, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS LESSON:
- Reviewed last lesson’s material
- Introduced “Won’t Back Down”
- Introduced Em
- Introduced new strum pattern
THIS WEEK:
1) Practice “Won’t Back Down”
- chord chart: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/t/tom_petty/i_wont_back_down_ver3_crd.htm
- strum pattern: down/down-up and down/down-up/up-down-up
- Em chord diagram: http://www.jebochords.com/E-Minor-Chord_857.html
2) Practice “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- When you get tired of “Won’t Back Down,” go back to this one
OTHER:
- I will be out of town next week, so we won’t have lesson. There’s no need to reschedule… there are several months with five Tuesdays in them this year, so we’ll make up the missed day later without rescheduling.
March 12, 2009
WHAT WE DID THIS LESSON:
- Reviewed “Won’t Back Down”
- Introduced “Paint It Black”
- Worked on B major barre chord & palm muting
THIS WEEK:
1) Keep practicing “Paint It Black”
- Chord chart: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/r/rolling_stones/paint_it_black_ver2_crd.htm
- This song has a combination of three strum patterns. The first is the fast eighth note down stroke on the palm muting. The second is down/down-up during the quick chord changes at the end of each line. The third is down/down-up/up-down-up.
- B major barre chord diagram: http://www.jamplay.com/images/chords/b-major-barre-a-shape-34.jpg
OTHER:
- Making great progress! Keep it up!