Beginning Rhythm Guitar Complete Set Books 1234

BB F F u zz M us i c Sch o ol Specializing in Music Instruction for Kids

Beginning R R h ythm Guitar C B 2 3 & 4 Co om m p plle ette e V V o ollu um me e Bo oo ok k ss 1 2,, 3 3 & & 4 4 --- B B 111,, 2 2 3 & 4

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Beginning R R h ythm Guitar 11 Written by Jeff Johnson J ohnson Lesson Plans Included

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Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1 Written by

Jeff Johnson Jeff is an elementary music teacher in Covington, Georgia. He holds degrees from the University of Georgia (Bachelor of Music-1989, Master of Music Education -1991) and Piedmont College (Education Specialist - 2003). Jeff is a National Board Certified Teacher (2003) in early and middle childhood music.

Specializing in Music Instruction for Kids Lesson Plans Included

Copyright

©2005

Jeff Johnson - 10th revision

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Acoustic Guitar

Head Tuners

Acoustic Guitar

Frets Nut

Neck 6 Strings

Dots Hello. My name is B.B. Fuzz. I’ll be your guide as you move through the book. Look for my helpful hints

Sound hole

Body

Pick guard Bridge Pegs

Pick

Button

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Rhythm Vocabulary

Music is made up of many tiny parts and pieces. Some of those pieces are called beats. 1 Beat – the time it takes to clap, snap, tap or pat 1 time. Try it. Clap

Snap

Tap

Pat

When you put several beats together it makes a rhythm. Try it Tap

Tap

Pat

Pat

Clap

Clap

Snap

Some rhythms are unsteady and some are steady. Unsteady beat - Beats that speed up and/or slow down. Think of a school bus always starting and stopping as it picks up students for school. Try clapping with an unsteady beat. Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Steady beat – Beats that do not speed up and/or slow down. A steady beat always remains the same speed. Think of a clock always going the same speed. A metronome is a useful tool to help you keep a steady beat.

Now try clapping with a steady beat.

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Tempo – the speed of the beat

Use a steady beat to clap fast. Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Now use a steady beat to clap slow.

Clap

Clap ©

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Clap

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Strums & Rests

Strum - Move your pick downward across all the strings for 1 beat. Your pick should glide across the strings over the sound hole. Strum each time you see an S. Each S below equals 1 beat. Try it.

S

S

S

S

Rest - Musical silence. Whisper rest each time you see a dash. Each of the dashes below equal 1 beat. Try it.

-

-

-

As you study music you will also see this musical symbol which represents 1 beat of silence. It’s called a quarter rest. Don’t worry about using it right now. In books 1, 2 & 3 we’ll use the dash and use the quarter rest when we start reading music in Book 4.

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Remember, when we put strums and rest together we create patterns called rhythms. Rhythm - the beat, the pulse, the thing that makes you want to move your body when you hear music.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – My First Rhythms

Try to play this rhythm. Strum downward once for each S and remember each rest (-) receives 1 beat of silence. Play with a steady beat.

S - S - S - S - S Strum

Rest

Strum

Rest

Strum

Rest

Strum

Rest

Strum

Rest

Rhythms are divided with bar lines. The bar lines divide the rhythm into sections called measures. At the end of the rhythm you will see 2 bar lines called a double bar. The double bar marks the end of the song or rhythm.

Double bar Line

Bar Line

| S - S - | S - S -|| Measure

Each measure below has 4 beats. Remember don’t leave out the rest, they are just as important as the strums.

| S - S - | S S S -|| 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

You’re doing great. Now you’re ready to move on to some more exciting rhythms! ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Songs

Each S gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence 1. Strum That Beat | S S S - | S S S - | S S S - | S S S - || One beat of silence

2. Have a Rest | S S S S | S S S - | S S S S | S S S - ||

3. Steady Beat Rock | S - S - | S - S - | S - S - | S - S - ||

4. Tattle Tell | S - S - | - S - S | S - S - | - S - S ||

5. Six String Swing | S - - - | S S - - | S S S - | S S S S ||

6. Rest-Fest | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - ||

Now try making up your own strum patterns. Also, don’t forget to write down your practice minutes. Try to get 60 to 100 practice minutes each week. You can use the Checklist to make sure you finished all of the lesson activities. Date ____________ Lesson 1 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

CHECKLIST Lesson 1 Getting Acquainted with the Guitar ____ Label Acoustic Guitar Worksheet • ____ Study Rhythm Vocabulary • ____ Play My First Rhythms • ____ Lesson 1 Songs • ____ Find the “BB Fuzz Music • Classroom” on bbfuzz.com



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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Acoustic Guitar Worksheet

_________ Guitar Fill in the boxes. Hey,

don’t forget my name. ___________

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 – Musical Alphabet

The musical alphabet is made up of seven letters and can move forwards and backwards. Your guitar strings are named after some of these musical alphabet letters.

Cool Alphabet!

Color the musical alphabet: A – Purple B – Pink C – Red D – Blue E – Yellow F – Orange G – Green

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 – Strings & Frets

Guitar string names. E

A

D

G

B

e

Frets 1 2 3 4

Here’s an easy sentence to help you remember the Guitar String Names Every Ant Deserves Great Big ears

Want to here the “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears Song”? go to the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” at bbfuzz.com.

Acoustic Guitar ©


You can also find this song on the “Holes In The Knees” CD @ bbfuzz.com

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 – Tuning Your Guitar with another Tuned Guitar

Before you start playing your guitar your guitar strings should be “in tune”. For your strings to be “in tune” you’ll need to check their pitch. The pitch is the sound that the string makes when it is strummed. You can check your pitch/sound in many ways. Let’s try the one below. Let’s

Matching Pitch with another Tuned Guitar

Tune

(If you’re not working with a teacher and don’t have another tuned guitar to practice tuning, go to www.bbfuzz.com and click on the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” where you’ll find “Matching Pitch with another Tuned Guitar”. Click on this and I’ll help you tune)

1. Strum the “E” string on the tuned guitar and listen to the pitch/sound. 2. Strum the “E” string on your guitar and listen to the sound. 3. Do the strings sound the same? *When you’re first learning to tune you might just want to practice deciding if the match is good or bad. Then you can let your teacher turn the tuner and tune the string.

4. If they do sound the same then go back to number 1 and repeat with your other strings (A, D, G, B, e). 5. If they do not sound the same loosen your string by turning the tuner. When you loosen the string the sound should get lower. *Make sure you’re turning the correct tuner. 6. Now that your string is too low we need to tighten it to the right pitch. Listen as you tighten the string to hear the pitch/sound move higher to match the tuned guitar’s pitch/sound. This will take lots of practice but you’ll get it. 7. Tune all strings then get started playing. BONUS: You can also tune by matching pitch/sound using a piano or keyboard. Use the steps above and the notes below.

Middle

C Every

Ant ©

Deserves

Great


Big

ears

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Each string/letter gets 1 downward strum - Each rest (-) gets one beat of silence Each letter is an individual note and not a chord symbol One beat of silence

1. Big E Boogie | E E E - | E E E - | E E E - | E E E - ||

2. A All Day | A A A - | A A A - | A A A - | A A A - ||

3. D String Rock | D D D - | D D D - | D D D - | D D D - ||

Strum all these strings at once

4. Three Low Strings | E E E - | A A A - | D D D - | EAD

EAD

EAD

- ||

5. Pick Those Gs | G G G - | G G G - | G G G - | G G G - ||

6. B for Me | B B B - | B B B - | B B B - | B B B - ||

7. Little e Strumming | e e e - | e e e - | e e e - | e e e - ||

8. Looking Ahead | G G G - | B B B - | e e e

- | GBe

GBe

GBe

- ||

9. Six in a Row (Try this song without looking at the guitar) | E E E - | A A A - | D D D - | | G G G - | B B B - | e e e - || ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 – Songs

Each letter or group of letters gets 1 downward strum - Each rest (-) gets one beat of s ilence Each letter is an individual note and not a chord symbol

1. Watch Out | A A A - | D D D - | E E E - | A A A - ||

2. Little Strings | e e e - | G G G - | B B B - | e e e - ||

3. Mixed up Strings | B B B - | e e e - | G G G - | | A A A - | E E E - | D D D - ||

4. More Mixed Up Strings | A A A - | G G G - | e e e - | | E E E - | D D D - | B B B - ||

5. End With Ears | D D D - | G G G - | B B B - | e e e - | |

DGBe

DGBe

DGBe

- ||

Try these songs for a challenge!

6. Strum Those Strings | E E E - | A A A - | D D D - | G G G - | B B B - | | e e e - |

EADGBe

Date ____________ Lesson 2 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________

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EADGBe

EADGBe

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CHECKLIST Lesson 2 Guitar Strings & Tuning ____ Review Tuning ____ Musical Alphabet Coloring ____ Strings & Frets Worksheet ____ Memorized Guitar Strings ____ Lesson 2 Songs ____ Write your own song


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 – Strings & Frets Worksheet

Guitar string names.

Frets

Write the sentence you learned from BB Fuzz here ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 – Tuning Your Guitar with a Pitch Pipe

Here’s another way to tune your guitar. Pitch Pipe A pitch pipe is a small harmonica-like instrument that can help you tune your guitar. Find and play the note on the pitch pipe labeled 6E. Match the “Big E” string to the sound of the pitch pipe just like when tuning to another instrument. Repeat this process to match pitch/sound for each string of the guitar. The “Little e” is sometimes labeled 1E. Just remember, the pitch pipe “little e” will sound much higher than the “Big E” .

1E

2B

3G

PITCH PIPE

6E

5A

4D

If you don’t have a pitch pipe, no problem! Go to www.bbfuzz.com, click on “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” and you’ll find a “Virtual Pitch Pipe”. Cool!! ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 – Little C Chord Drawing

The “X” means don’t strum this string.

The “O” means that this string is strummed open and no fingers should touch it.

Frets 1 2 3 4

Fill boxes with string names

Left hand

Check out the box above. This drawing tells you where to put your left hand fingers on the guitar. The name of this drawing is the “Little C Chord”. We’ll talk about the word “chord” on the next page.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 – BB’s Helpful Hints & Little C Chord

Chord – Chord – Two or more strings played at the same time. Use the Little C Chord to play the next song.

1. See My Little C | C - - - | C - - - || Strum Little C Chord Once

BB’s Helpful Hints: “buzzing” you you need to press your 1. If 1. If your string is “buzzing” finger down harder on that string. 2. If 2. If a string is not ringing it’s called a “dead string”. “dead string”. To correct this problem make sure that you touch only the strings shown in the chord drawing. drawing. Always check your chords for “dead strings” and make sure they ring! 3. When 3. When your finger gets sore stop playing and give it a “mini-massage”. You can also practice the open string songs from lesson 2 while you let your fingers rest. 4. You’ll 4. You’ll also also need to keep you finger nails short. This will help your keep your fingertips on the string. ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - Songs Little C Chord

Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand 4

Each rest (-) gets one beat of silence

1. Three String Song | C - - - | C - - - | C - - - | C - - - ||

2. Two Strums | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - ||

3. Four Is Enough | C C C C | C C C C | C C C C | C C C C ||

4. Skipping Cs | C - C - | C - C - | C - C - | C - C - ||

The songs you’ve you’ve been playing have 4 beats in every measure. Some songs only have 2 or 3 beats in each measure and some have 5 or more. Try this next song with three beats in each measure. measure. Remember, don’t pause or stop between measures. 5. Three Beat Measures | C - - | C - - | C - - | C - - | C - - ||

Take your finger off the string at the end of each song. This will give give you more more chances to find the chord position and give your finger a rest. Remember, no dead strings and no buzzing!

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1. Brother John |C

-

-

-

Traditional

|C

Are you sleep-ing?

-

-

-

|C

Are you sleep-ing?

-

-

Broth - er

|C - - |C - Morning bells are ring-ing. Morning bells are ring-ing

- |C

John,

-

Broth-er

-

- |

John

|C - - |C - || Din Dan Don, Din Dan Don.

Sweet! On this page you’ll you’ll see song lyrics (words (words of a song) along with with the chords and rhythms. rhythms. Sometimes the notes notes and rests will be unevenly unevenly spaced but that’s OK because they’re they’re just lining up with with the song lyrics. It doesn’t change change the rhythm or the steady beat. Speaking of words, try to play and sing!

2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat | C

-

C

-

|C

Traditional

-

C

Row, row, row your boat gently down the | C

-

C

-

|C

-

- |

stream. C

- ||

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.

Little C Chord Fret • • •

•

_____ Hand

Fill in the chord drawing above with finger numbers, fret numbers, Xs, Os & fill in finger boxes and blanks. ©

CHECKLIST Lesson 3 - Little C ____ Review Tuning ____ Lesson 3 Songs ____ Read BB’s Helpful Hints ____ BB Fuzz Coloring



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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - B.B.Fuzz Guitar Coloring Sheet

I Love Guitar!

B.B.FUZZ ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 – Tuning with an Electronic Tuner An electronic tuner can also help you keep your guitar in tune. Here are some tips to help you learn how to use an electronic tuner. Most electronic tuners look something like the picture below. Pick a string on the guitar and strum that string. Make sure that the string you picked on the guitar is selected in the string indicator on the electronic tuner. Watch the needle or lights and tighten or loosen the string slightly to tune the guitar.

BB’s ’s Electronic lectronic Tuner uner

Pitch Indicator

Lights

Needle EADGBe

’s

lectronic

When the needle or lights are on the left, tighten the string. You should hear the pitch or sound get higher

String Indicator

uner

When the needle or lights are on the right, loosen the string. You should hear the pitch or sound get lower EADGBe

BB’s ’s Electronic lectronic Tuner uner

When the needle is pointing to the center, your string is in tune. EADGBe

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 - Songs Little G7 Chord

Fret

1 Also try with finger 2

2 3 4

Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum Each rest (-) gets one beat of silence

1. My Little G7 | G7 - - - | G7 - - - | G7 - - - | G7 - - - ||

2. Seven Heaven | G7 G7 - - | G7 G7 - - | | G7 G7 - - | G7 G7 - - ||

3. Bar Line | G7 G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 G7 | | G7 G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 G7 ||

4. Skipping G7s | G7 - G7 - | G7 - G7 - | | G7 - G7 - | G7 - G7 - ||

Teach someone else what you’re trying to learn.

5. Two Beat Measures | G7 - | G7 - | G7 - | G7 - | G7 - ||

6. Double Bar | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - ||

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1. C Me Play | C C C - | C C C - | C - C - | C C C - ||

2. G7 Heaven (Try the G7s with finger 2 on this song) | G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - | | G7 - - | G7 - - | G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 ||

3. Two Beat Song | C C | C C | C - | C - | C C | C C ||

4. Tricky Rests | - C - C | C - C - | - C C C | - C C C | | C - C - | C C - C | C - C C |C C C - ||

5. Eleven G7s | G7 - G7 | G7 - G7 | G7 - G7 | G7 - - | | G7 - - | G7 G7 - | - - G7 || Word Rhythms are cool! Strum down once for each syllable and keep a steady beat. Use Little C or Little G7. Strum down once for each syllable, use C or G7

Rainy Day Rainy Day Hi Granny Hi Granny Little G7 Chord Fret


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CHECKLIST Lesson 4 Little G7 ____ Review Tuning ____ Lesson 4 Songs ____ Lesson 4 Word Rhythms ____ Acoustic Guitar Word Search

Fill in the chord drawing with finger numbers, fret numbers, Xs, & Os. ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 - Acoustic Guitar Vocabulary Word Search

S W Q R D B D M P I C K E S P O T N F O E E Y S Q O N T S I M H R S V A G D T K C E N G T I E U U S T O O R G R U N H C E T T U M S S B I F K U Q C H S G R R G S R E N U T L O N K S E D E O D C P G S T R A P I I T P I G N T A S P K T M T H N T O Q R L O U P Z C A E E X O F H D U B D M P O F Y A Z J T J R T R V C G E B E D E Y J T H S U T V M U N R Q R D Q N U Q I W L J C D J W B X A B L B G S Y Z O Q G D U Y K T C S H T I Q X C C F S D X G O C R

BEAT

HEAD

PITCH

BODY

MEASURE

STRAP

BRIDGE

METRONOME

STRINGS

BUTTON

NECK

STRUM

CAPO

NUT

TUNERS

DOTS

PEGS

FRETS

PICK

Find the hidden words ©

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Each chord gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence 1. Changing Chords | C - - - | G7 - - - | C - - - | G7 - - - ||

2. Two Chords (Try the G7s with finger 2 on this song) | C C - - | G7 G7 - - | C C - - | G7 G7 - - ||

3. Triple Beat | C C C - | G7 G7 G7 - | G7 G7 G7 - | C C C - ||

4. Tuning Keys | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | C C C C | G7 G7 G7 G7 ||

Remember to hold the guitar up and not flat on your lap. Trust your fingers to find their spot without looking. Your ears will tell you if something is wrong. 5. Skipping Around | C - C - | G7 – G7 - | C - C - | G7 – G7 - ||

6. Three Beats | C - - | G7 - - | G7 - - | G7 - - | C - - ||

7. Play Those Strings | G7 G7 | C C | G7 G7 | C C | G7 G7 | C C ||

Don’t forget to visit the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” where you can play along with the “Metronome Beats”. These beats will help you keep a steady tempo (speed of the song). On the web at www.bbfuzz.com ©


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1. Fuzzy Song | C C C - | G7 G7 G7 - | C - C - |G7 – G7 - | | C C - - | G7 G7 -

- | C C C C ||

2. BB’s Delight | C C C | G7 G7 G7 | C C - | G7 G7 - | | C - - | G7 - - | C C C | G7 G7 G7 | - - C||

3. Fuzz Buzz | C C | G7 G7 | C - | G7 - | C C | G7 G7 | | C - | G7 - | C - ||

4. Look Out | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C - ||

5. Pick It Up | C C | G7 - | G7 G7 | C - | C C | G7 - | | G7 G7 | C - | C - || Strum down once for each syllable, use C or G7

Head Neck Tuning Keys Steady Beat Steady Beat Date ____________ Lesson 5 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________

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CHECKLIST Lesson 5 Little C & G7 Practice Exercises ____ Review Tuning • ____ Lesson 5 Songs • ____ Lesson 5 Word Rhythms • ____ BB Fuzz Maze •


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 5 - B.B.Fuzz Maze

I need to practice. Can you help me find my guitar?

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 - Songs Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets o ne beat of silence

1. Mary Had A Little Lamb | C - -

- | C - -

Ma-ry had

| C - Ma-ry

a

- | G7 - -

lit - tle lamb,

- | C - -

had a

Traditional

| C C C

lit - tle lamb its

- | C C C

Ma-ry had

| C C C Ma-ry

a

| C - C

| C - C Ma-ry

a

lit - tle lamb its

snow.

(Try G7s with finger 2 on this song)

lit - tle

- | C C C

lamb,

- |

lit - tle lamb.

fleece was white as

C C - ||

snow.

Traditional

- | G7 -

lit - tle lamb,

- | C - C

had a

- - - ||

- | G7 G7 G7 - | C

- | C - C

Ma-ry had

- | C

fleece was white as

Traditional

lit - tle lamb,

3. The Lamb Skips

-

- |

lit - tle lamb.

- | G7 G7 G7

- | C C C

had a

lit - tle lamb,

- | G7 -

2. Mary Had A Little Three

- | C - -

lit - tle

- | G7 -

lit - tle lamb its

G7

- | C - C

lamb,

- |

lit - tle lamb.

G7 - | C

fleece was white as

- C - ||

snow.

Try this song for a challenge! 4. Mixed Up Mary | C - C

- | C C C

Ma-ry had

| C - C Ma-ry

Traditional

a

- | G7 -

lit - tle lamb,

- | C C C

had a

lit - tle

G7

- | C C C

lamb,

lit - tle lamb.

- | G7 G7 G7 G7| C

lit - tle lamb its

fleece was white as

- |

C C - ||

snow.

Steady Beat, Steady Beat, Steady Beat, Steady Beat . . . .

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 – Write a Song

Write your own song. Create a title and fill in the blanks with the chords of your choice (C, G7, S, or individual string names). Add words if you like and play it. Add C, G7, S, or individual string names to each blank

1. Title ______________ | ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - | _________________________________________________ Add words here

| ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - || _________________________________________________

© (Year) _______ (Name) _______________________________________ (Don’t forget to copyright your original song)

Strum down once for each syllable, use C or G7

I Like Playing Soft Strumming Is Really Fun Date ____________ Lesson 6 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

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Steady Beat

CHECKLIST Lesson 6 Mary Had A Little Lamb ____ Review Tuning ____ Lesson 6 Songs ____ Lesson 6 Word Rhythms ____ Write a song ____ Performance Practice ____ BB Fuzz Scavenger Hunt


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 - B.B.Fuzz Scavenger Hunt

Get a picture of you with your guitar Check out one music related book from your local library Create a musical instrument from found objects Record a song on videotape, computer or CD Find a piece of sheet music or a hymnal Go to a local concert Draw a picture of your guitar

Wow! What an adventure! ©

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1. Buffalo Gals | C

- -

Buf-fa-lo

| C

-

| C

Gals, won't you

- -

Buf-fa-lo

White

-

-

- - | G7

come out to-night,

| C

Gals, won't you

-

- - - | C

Come out to-night,

-

- | G7 -

come out to-night and

- |C - C - |C -

He's got the whole

world

|G7 - G7 - |G7 whole

world

whole world

G7

in His

|C - C - |C -

in His

C

- - |

come out to-night.

- | C

dance by the light of the

2. He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands |C - C

-

-

- - - ||

moon.

Spiritual

-

|

hands, He's got the

-

|

hands, He’s got the

C

-

|G7

-

G7 - | C - C - ||

in His hands, He's got the whole world in His

hands.

Want a challenge! After you learn this this next song, see how fast fast you can play it. You can also start slow and get faster for for a special effect.

3. Pop Goes The Weasel

Traditional

|C - - |G7 - - |C - All

a - round

the

|C - - |

cob - bler's

bench, the

|C - - |G7 - - |C - - |C - - | mon - key chas - ed the

wea

-

sel.

The

|C - - |G7 - - |C - - |C - - | mon - key

thought 'twas all

in

fun

|- - - |G7 - - |C - - | C - - || POP!

goes

the

wea

-

sel!

Sit up straight, Arch those fingers and try not to look at your hands when you play!! ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 – Two Finger C Chord Two Finger C Chord

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand 4

Your fingers fingers will will be sore. If they’re not, you’re not practicing enough.

Strum down once for each syllable, use your New C

Alligator Soup | Sure Is Good Turkey Chicken Flap Your Wings | Fly Away Home Standing Bear Standing Bear | With Three Cubs Steady Beat Date ____________ Lesson 7 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 – Acoustic Guitar Quiz


Frets

Fill in the boxes.

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1. Two Finger Rock | G7 - - - | - – - - | C - - - | - - - - ||

2. New C Boogie | C - - - | G7 – - - | G7 - - - | C - - - ||

3. Skip to My Lou | C

-

C

Traditional

-

| G7 –

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

| C

-

C

Skip, skip,

- | G7


4. London Bridge | C

-

|

Don’t forget to use the new Two Finger C Chord and try to sing as you play.

skip to my Lou,

C

Skip to my Lou, my

-

||

dar - lin'.

Traditional

C

-

-

-

-

| G7

C

-

–

C

-

|

falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down,

| C

G7

| G7 – C

- ||

My fair lady.


Frets

5. This Old Man | C

-

C

This old

| G7

-

He

| C

- | C

man,

G7

-

he

-

C

C

played

- |

-

on

3

-

4

|

my thumb with a

| C

Knick-knack paddy whack,

2

one,

| G7 - G7

played knick - knack

-

1

Traditional

-

C

- |

Give a dog a bone, Watch out!

| G7 This old

G7 -

|

man came

G7 roll - ing

C -

||

home.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 – Little G Chord Little G Chord

Fret

1 2

Also try with finger 4

3

Left hand 4

Practice during the commercials of your favorite show. Strum down once for each syllable, use your New G

B B Fuzz B B Fuzz | I like B B Fuzz Sing Shout Laugh Play | Things I Like everyday Grandmother Grandfather | Papa “Meme” Maw Say it with a steady beat before ou la it. Date ____________ Lesson 8 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 - Acoustic Guitar Crossword Puzzle

Across

Down

2. Short metal pieces under the strings 5. The time it takes to strum once 9. Used to help with steady beat 10. Used to strum guitar 11. Big part of the guitar 12. Really could be called wires 13. Long thin wooden part of the guitar

1. Used to hold guitar when standing 3. Changes string pitch 4. Moving the pick across the strings 6. Piece between the neck and the head 7. Location marks 8. Top of the guitar where the tuners are 10. Holds the strings to the body 11. Holds the strap

If you’re having trouble, try using the word list from the word search earlier in the book. ©

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www.bbfuzz.com

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Songs Each chord gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence

Use your Two Finger C and your new Little G for the rest of the book.

Frets 1 2 3 4

Frets 1 2 3 4

1. New Chord Change | C - - - | - - - - | G - - - | - - - - ||

2. Ready Set Go | G - - - | - - - - | C - - - | - - - - ||

3. Two Plus Two | C - - - | C - - - | G - - - | G - - - ||

4. Switch It | G - - - | G – - - | C - - - | C – - - ||

Raise your standards. Rate yourself each time you play from 1(bad) to 10(great). Be honest and shoot for as many tens as possible.

Try these songs for a challenge! 5. Play One, Rest Two | C - - | G - - | C - - | G - - | C - - ||

6. Play Those Chords | C C C - | G G G - | C C C - | G G G - ||

7. Where’s The Rest? | C C C C | G G G G | C C C C | G G G G || ©


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1. New Harmony | C C C - | C C C - | G - G - | G – G - | | C C - - | G G - - | C C C C ||

2. Guitar Boogie | C C C | G G G | C C - | G G - | | C - - | G - - | C C C | G G G | - - C||

3. Acoustic Shuffle | C C | G G | C - | G - | C C | G G | | C - | G - | C - ||

4. Be Careful | G G G G | C C C C | G G G G | C C C C |

Keep your eyes on the book and trust your fingers. Also, if the song is to hard replace some of the chords with rests to make it easier. After you’ve practiced on it you can add the chords back.

| G G G G | C C C C | G G G G | C C C - ||

5. Pick It Out | C C | G - | G G | C - | C C | G - | | G G | C - | C - || Strum down once for each syllable, use your new C or G

Four Strings Strumming Fast Strumming Slow New Chords


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Acoustic Guitar Double Puzzle

Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to reveal a mystery phrase.

I love a mystery! Solve this one for a mystery message.

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1. Mary Had A Little Lamb | C C C

- | C C C

Ma-ry had

a

| C C C Ma-ry

- | G

lit - tle lamb,

- | C C C

had a

|C - - |G

the

- | C

wea

|C - - |

-

bench, the

sel.

The

- - |C - - |C - - |

thought 'twas all

|- - - |G

in

fun

- - |C - - | C - - ||

goes

the

wea

-

- |C - C - |C -

He's got the whole

|G

- G

whole

- |G

world

-

C C

Buf-fa-lo

| C

Buf-fa-lo

-

|

hands, He's got the

-

|


C

-

|G

-

G

- | C - C - ||

-

-

hands.

White

| C

Gals, won't you

C C

C

Spiritual


4. Buffalo Gals | C

in His

G

in His

|C - C - |C whole world

world

snow.

sel!

3. He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands |C - C

C C - ||

Just because you’re on Lesson 10 doesn’t mean you can’t go back and practice Lessons 1 – 9. You’ll have fun with those old lessons and they’ll probably seem real easy. Try it!

- - |C - - |C - - |

|C - - |G

POP!

G

Traditional

cob - bler's

mon - key chas - ed the

mon - key

G

- |

lit - tle lamb.

fleece was white as

- - |C - -

a - round

- | C C C

lit - tle lamb,

lit - tle lamb its

|C - - |G

(Try to sing and play) G G

- | G

2. Pop Goes The Weasel All

Traditional

C - | G

come out to-night,

| C

Gals, won't you

C

C

C

Come out to-night,

- | G

come out to-night and ©

G G - | C

G

G

C - |

come out to-night.

- | C



C

C C - ||

moon.

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-

C

Traditional

-

| G


| C

-

C

- | G

2. London Bridge -

|

skip to my Lou,

C

Skip to my Lou, my

-

||

dar - lin'.

Traditional

C

-

-

-

-

| G


| C

G

Skip, skip,


| C

–

You have done a great job. Now review all the songs you’ve learned in this book and pick some for your final performance. You can list them below.

C

-

C

-

|


| G


–

– C

- ||

My fair lady. Watch out!

3. This Old Man

Traditional

| C - C - | C This old man,

| C

-

C

C - | G -

he played one,

- | C

-

G

He played knick-knack

C - | G -

Knick-knack paddywhack, Give a dog a bone,

This old

1. 2. 3. 4.


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- | G - G

G

-

|

on my thumb with a

- | G

man came

- C - ||

roll - ing home.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 10 – Acoustic Guitar Coloring Sheet

Design your own picks

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Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1

Teacher ________________ Date ______________

$16.95 Book

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Beginning Rhythm Guitar Books 1, 2, 3 & 4 Jeff Johnson is a music teacher in Covington, Georgia. He holds degrees from the University of Georgia (Bachelor of Music - 1989, Master of Music Education - 1991) and Piedmont College (Education Specialist - 2003). Jeff is a National Board Certified Teacher (2003) in early and middle childhood music. Jeff was invited to present “Music Teaching Strategies” at the 2009 National Kindergarten Conference in Las, Vegas, NV. Jeff is the children’s minister at Stewart Community Church in Covington, GA and he has recorded many CD projects available on the bb fuzz.com website. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1 is an exciting new book specifically designed for elementary age students who have never played the guitar before. This approach focuses on the basic skills and vocabulary necessary to begin playing rhythm on the acoustic guitar successfully. Students will move in slow, small, sequential steps, which will allow them to master skills at a manageable pace, with helpful tips from B.B. Fuzz. This book is filled with many entertaining activities including a word search, crossword puzzle, coloring sheets, a maze, scavenger hunt, song writing and much more. Students will learn word rhythms, which aid in strumming technique and be encouraged to sing along while playing. Students will enjoy experimenting with simple one and two finger chords C, G, and G7. By the end, students will be capable of speaking the language of “guitar” and will be playing rhythm guitar on many folk songs a nd numerous practice exercises. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 2 is for those students who know basic guitar vocabulary and who have strummed the strings but never knew quite what to do. Students will enjoy learning and playing the full chords G, C, D, and Em. Mastering these familiar chords will enable the student to play the songs of their choice. Students will also experiment with the capo and the up-strum. Students will be presented with more difficult chord progressions and a variety of strumming patterns, which will add to their song vocabulary. Students will be encouraged to sing along while they play and create their own tunes. By the last class students will be capable of playing rhythm guitar on numerous songs and practice exercises. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 3 students will need to have already learned the C, G, D and Em chords. Students will strengthen their chord vocabulary by learning the chords A, E, F, and Am, as well as some common suspended chords and chord variations. Students will be presented with more advanced chord progressions, advanced strumming patterns, lead sheets, and capo exercises, which will increase their list of playable songs. By the end, students will have learned many tricks of the trade and will be capable of playing rhythm guitar on numerous songs. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 4 (Fake Book & Lead Sheet Primer) students will begin to learn the signs, symbols and notes as they begin to read music. Students will be presented with more advanced chords and chord progressions, advanced strumming patterns and lead sheets ("fake book" notation). Students will be encouraged to sing along as they strum and write some chord progressions of their own. By the end of the book students will have learned transposing, power chords, and scale patterns. Students will also be entertained by the fun and exciting activities at www.bbfuzz.com.

Hey! My name is B.B. Fuzz. You’re going to have a great time learning the guitar and I’ll help along the way. ©

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Beginning R R h ythm G Guitar 11

Lesson P Plans Written by Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com

BB F Fuzz M Music S School Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1 – Lesson Plan Vocabulary Air Guitar – Students pretend to have a guitar in their hands. Arranger – Let a student decide who plays, who sings and who counts off. Buzzing – A string that is not being pressed down hard enough. Challenge Songs – Songs that require a bit more practice. You’ll find these songs sprinkled throughout the book. Circle Time – The students meet me in the front of the room without guitars and sit on the floor. Dead String – A string that is not ringing. To correct this problem make sure that you touch only the strings indicated in the chord diagram. Dead String Check – Students strum appropriate strings slowly checking for dead strings and buzzes (Usually done just before playing a song). Echo Tuning – The teacher strums a string on his/her guitar and the students strum the same string on their guitar. The students then tell the teacher if the two strings played together sound “good” or “bad”. The teacher then makes the necessary adjustments for each student. You can have your students actually adjust their guitar later in the course. Echo Word Rhythm – Word rhythms performed by the teacher and echoed back by the students, usually during a warm-up. Students can perform echo word rhythms by saying them, playing them, saying while playing or using air guitar. Any combination makes it interesting. You can also sing the word rhythms with short melodies to introduce playing and singing simultaneously. Finger Pick – If possible finger pick chords while kids play. It establishes a steady tempo and you can hear your students better. It also creates a nice duet for class and performances. Goofy Guitar – Have the students show you the wrong way to play or the wrong way to hold the guitar in order to contrast that with the correct way. Group Play – Students play as a group with the teacher. Guitar Time – The students sit in their seat with their guitar. Hands On/Hands Off – When a new chord is presented there will be several exercises and songs that just have that chord. Make sure that the students remove their hand from the guitar between songs. This will give them more experience finding the new chord, foster muscle memory and give their fingers a break. In-Class Practice – Students have some free time to practice the assigned songs in class. This is a good time for the teacher to walk around and help individual students. Individual Play – One student plays the guitar while the rest play air guitar. ©



BB F Fuzz M Music S School Metronome Beats – Steady beats found in the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” at www.bbfuzz.com. Sing & Play – Throughout the book students are encouraged to sing while playing. Singing while playing allows the student to hear the melody and the rhythm. Some songs are intentionally repeated to give students more singing practice. If a student is shy of singing ask them to try humming. Song For Fun – Spend some time each week playing a song just for fun (end of the lesson). The idea here is to play a song repeatedly so that the student can pick up his/her guitar and play a song for family and friends without the need for a book anytime. This will give them confidence in their playing. Lesson 3 is a good place to start this. Using the familiar songs that have words works best. Don’t be afraid to repeat the same songs from week to week. Repetition is a good thing. Tattle Tell Song – This is a song that normally cannot be performed well without daily practice. These songs will let you know if the student practiced or not. You can inform the students of these tattle tell songs in order to motivate them to practice regularly. (Lesson 1, p. 6, #4) (Lesson 2, p.12, #3 & #4) (Lesson 3, P.18, #2, singing) (Lesson 4, p.22, #4) (Lesson 5, p.25, #1) (Lesson 6, p.27, #4) (Lesson 7, p.30, #3, fast) (Lesson 8, p.33, #5) (Lesson 9, p.37, #1) (Lesson 10, p.40, #3) Tuning Talk – Time spent talking about various ways to tune the guitar (String Match, Pitch Pipe, Electronic Tuner, etc). We usually tune one of the student guitars and talk about how to make adjustments to the guitar. Note: Don’t expect students to be able to tune their guitar right from the start. Tuning takes lots of practice. Start by having the students listen as you tune the guitar. This will begin the process of training their ear. Tuning Exercise: Detune one of your guitar strings and have the students identify the out of tune string by listening as you strum your strings individually from E to e. Word Rhythm – Spoken and written phrases that introduce students to different strum patterns. Each syllable gets one strum. They are performed by rote at the beginning of each new section for strumming practice with a steady beat. Word rhythms are usually located at the end of each lesson so students can practice them at home. Write One – Use this time to have students create their own rhythm patterns and chord progressions. You can also have them add words and perform their songs for the class. This is also a good time to talk about copyright © laws, how to protect their creations and ethical treatment of other artist creations, recordings and publications. Lesson Plan 1 – Getting Acquainted with the Guitar

1. Have the students meet in the front of the room for Circle Time for introductions of students and teacher. 2. Briefly discuss course and demonstrate the chords and a few songs. 3. Tell the students that they will move in small sequential steps at a slow pace in order to master all lessons. 4. Discuss Acoustic Guitar and find these items on your guitar. 5. Introduce BB Fuzz and explain that he will give them helpful hints as the move through the book. 6. Discuss Rhythm Vocabulary and demonstrate steady and unsteady beat.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School 7. Have students return to their seats for Guitar Time. Discuss Strums & Rest . Demonstrate how to hold the guitar and pick, and the left hand thumb position. Demonstrate how to strum as the pick glides across the strings. Have the students play these patterns and discuss rhythm. 8. Discuss My First Rhythms and Lesson 1 Songs. Have the students say strum and rest aloud while strumming their air guitar. Next have them do it on their real guitar. a. Goofy Guitar (playing position, holding pick, strumming, etc.) b. Check for correct guitar playing position c. Check for correct right hand position when holding the pick and strumming. d. Check for the pick gliding across the strings. e. Have students play as a group and individually f. Give students some in class practice time as you introduce new concepts. g. (Optional – Write One) Have students write their own strum and rest pattern and play it for the class. 9. Have students locate Checklist and Practice Log and demonstrate how to fill in the blanks correctly. 10. Tell the students about the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” at bbfuzz.com. Mention the “Metronome Beats”, “Practice Tips”, “Tattle Tell Song” and “Virtual Instruments”. 11. Circle Time. Review Acoustic Guitar . Between Lesson Activities Complete Acoustic Guitar Worksheet, Practice Lesson 1 pages, Complete Checklist & Practice Log, (Optional) Write song using strums (S) and Rest (-), Find “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” www.bbfuzz.com. Lesson Plan 2 – Guitar Strings & Tuning

1. Circle Time. Review Lesson 1 highlights. 2. Guitar Time. Play through Lesson 1 pages and troubleshoot. 3. Circle Time. Discuss Musical Alphabet . Compare the regular English alphabet. Sing the normal alphabet song and then sing the same version but stop after “G” for the musical alphabet song. 4. Discuss Strings and Frets. Go over “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears” many times and quiz students on string names. Sing & play the “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears Song” found at bbfuzz.com in the music classroom. Point out that these letters are the same as some of the musical alphabet letters. You may also want to refer to the two Es as “Big E” and “Little e”. 5. Discuss Tuning Your Guitar With Another Tuned Guitar and demonstrate using a student guitar. 6. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 2 Songs. 7. Guitar Time. Have students find random strings and random frets as you call them out. 8. Play Lesson 2 Songs (Group play, individual play, in class practice, arranger) a. Goofy Guitar. Pretend you can’t find the string names and let students help you. Remember to use “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears” to help the students. Example: Say, “If you’re trying to find the B string say ‘Every Ant Deserves Great Big’, Big begins with B, this is the B string”. b. During Individual play have the rest of the class play air guitar. c. During in-class practice check for correct guitar holding position and correct right hand position. 9. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Between Lesson Activities Complete Strings and Frets Worksheet, Color Musical Alphabet, Practice Lesson 2 pages, Review Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 3 – Little C

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 2 highlights Guitar Time. Play through Lesson 2 pages and troubleshoot. Circle Time. Discuss Tuning Your Guitar With A Pitch Pipe and demonstrate using a student guitar. Introduce and discuss the Little C Chord Drawing and demonstrate on guitar. a. You may also want to teach with an oversize chord grid on a felt board. You can add strings, finger numbers, frets, nut, Xs, Os, etc. b. Have students write the string names in the box below the chord diagram. 6. Guitar Time. Have students find and strum the little C chord on their guitar. 7. Discuss and demonstrate BB’s Helpful Hints and have students play “See My Little C”. (Goofy Guitar) 8. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 3 Songs. Compare chord grid on p. 15 to the chord grid on p. 17. 9. Play Lesson 3 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger, hands on/hands off) a. Check right and left hand position b. Arch Fingers, Left thumb up c. Let pick glide across the strings d. No dead strings, no buzzing e. Sing and play f. Goofy Guitar – strum all strings and listen to the incorrect sound then correct it. g. During Individual play have the rest of the class play air guitar h. Finger Pick accompaniment i. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat. This also adds interest to the practice sessions. 10. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 11. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete BB Fuzz Coloring Sheet, Practice Lesson 3 pages, Fill in the chord diagram, Fill in finger boxes, Review Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 4 – Little G7

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 3 highlights. Guitar Time. Play through Lesson 3 pages and troubleshoot, with dead string and buzzing checks. Circle Time. Discuss Tuning With An Electronic Tuner and demonstrate using a student guitar Introduce and discuss the Little G7 Chord Drawing and demonstrate on guitar. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 4 Songs and Word Rhythms while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 4. a. Say it, say it with air guitar, play it, play it and say it, play it eyes closed etc. ©



BB F Fuzz M Music S School 8. Play Lesson 4 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger, hands on/hands off) a. Review BB’s helpful hints b. Check right and left hand position c. Let pick glide across the strings d. No dead strings, no buzzing e. During individual play have the rest of the class play air guitar. f. Finger Pick accompaniment g. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat. This also adds interest to the practice sessions. 9. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 10. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete Acoustic Guitar Word Search, Practice Lesson 4 pages, Fill in the chord diagram, Review Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 5 - Little C & G7 Practice Exercises

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 4 highlights. Guitar Time. Echo Tuning. Play through Lesson 4 pages and troubleshoot. Circle Time. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 5 Songs while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 5 and from previous lessons a. Keep a very steady beat. b. Various tempos c. Have students create their own word rhythms. 6. Play Lesson 5 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger, hands on/hands off) and trouble shoot. a. Dead String and Buzz Check. b. Finger Pick accompaniment. c. Sing and Play. 7. Review string names and frets. Goofy Guitar while the students’ troubleshoot your problem. 8. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat 9. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 10. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete BB Fuzz Maze, Practice Lesson 5 pages, Review Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 6 - Mary Had A Little Lamb

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 5 highlights. Guitar Time. Echo Tuning. Play through Lesson 5 pages and troubleshoot. Circle Time. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 6 Songs while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 6 and from previous lessons (Various tempos). Play Lesson 6 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger) and trouble shoot. ©



BB F Fuzz M Music S School a. Dead String and Buzz Check. b. Finger Pick accompaniment. c. Sing and Play. 7. Review string names and frets. Goofy Guitar while the students’ troubleshoot your problem. 8. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat 9. Circle Time. Discuss Lesson 6 Write a Song. a. (Write One) Have the students create a song in class as a group on a blank sheet of paper. b. This is also a good time to talk about copyright © laws, how to protect their creations and ethical treatment of other artist creations, recordings and publications. 10. Guitar Time. Have the students pick a song to perform for the class to prepare for the final performance. a. Game Option: Spin dial for lesson number/page number and song number. 11. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 12. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete BB Fuzz Scavenger Hunt, Practice Lesson 6 pages, Complete Lesson 6 Song Writing, Review Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 7 – Two Finger C

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 6 highlights. Guitar Time. Echo Tuning. Play through Lesson 6 pages and troubleshoot. Have students play their original songs from p. 28. Circle Time. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 7 Songs while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 7 and from previous lessons (Little C & G7). Play Lesson 7 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger) and trouble shoot. a. Dead String and Buzz Check b. Finger Pick accompaniment. c. Sing and Play. 8. Circle Time. Introduce and discuss the Two Finger C Chord Drawing and demonstrate on guitar. 9. Guitar Time. Have students find and perform the two finger C Chord (“New C”). 10. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 7 using the “New C”. (Hands on/hands off) a. Dead String and Buzz Check b. Various tempos 11. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat. 12. (Optional) Demonstrate and electric guitar and let the students take turns playing during group play. 13. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 14. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete Acoustic Guitar Quiz, Practice Lesson 7 pages, Review Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 8 – Little G

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School 2. 3. 4. 5.

Review Lesson 7 highlights. Guitar Time. Echo Tuning. Play through Lesson 7 pages and troubleshoot. Circle Time. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 8 Songs while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 8 and from previous lessons (Little C, G7, Two Finger C). 6. Play Lesson 8 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger) and trouble shoot. a. Dead String and Buzz Check. b. Finger Pick accompaniment. c. Sing and Play. 7. Circle Time. Introduce and discuss the Little G Chord Drawing and demonstrate on guitar. 8. Guitar Time. Have students find and perform the Little G Chord (“New G”). 9. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 8 using the “New G”. (hands on/hands off) a. Various tempos b. Dead String and Buzz Check 10. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat. 11. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 12. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete Acoustic Guitar Crossword Puzzle, Practice Lesson 8 pages, Practice Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 9 – Two Finger C & Little G Songs

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 8 highlights. Guitar Time. Echo Tuning. Play through Lesson 8 pages and troubleshoot. Circle Time. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 9 Songs while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 9 and from previous lessons (Various tempos). a. Have students create their own word rhythms. 6. Play Lesson 9 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger) and trouble shoot. a. Dead String and Buzz Check. b. Finger Pick accompaniment. c. Sing and Play. 7. Goofy Guitar while the students’ troubleshoot your problem. 8. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat. 9. Have the students pick a song to perform for the class to prepare for the final performance. 10. (Optional) Write One with the new chords. 11. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 12. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete Acoustic Guitar Double Puzzle, Practice Lesson 9 pages, Practice Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Lesson Plan 10 – Folk Songs and Performance

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Circle Time. Tuning Talk. Review Lesson 9 highlights. Guitar Time. Echo Tuning. Play through Lesson 9 pages and troubleshoot. Circle Time. Discuss and demonstrate Lesson 10 Songs while students play air guitar. Guitar Time. Echo Word Rhythms from lesson 10 and from previous lessons (hands on/hands off). a. Have students create their own word rhythms. b. Various tempos 6. Play Lesson 10 Songs (Group play, individual play, in-class practice, arranger) and trouble shoot. a. Dead String and Buzz Check. b. Finger Pick accompaniment. c. Sing and Play. 7. Goofy Guitar while the students’ troubleshoot your problem. 8. Use the “Metronome Beats” in the “BB Fuzz Classroom” for a steady beat. 9. Review highlights from previous lessons. 10. Have the students pick a song to perform for the class to prepare for the final performance. a. Discuss the final performance and have a mock performance. 11. Review Checklist and Practice Log instructions. 12. Song for fun. Between Lesson Activities Complete Acoustic Guitar Coloring Sheet, Practice Lesson 10 pages, Practice Tuning, Complete Checklist & Practice Log Final Performance •

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Can be done during Lesson 10. If so, you will need to teach Lesson 10 along with Lesson 9 during week 9. This way the students can have practice time with Lesson 10 Songs. Can be done as a separate recital after all lessons have been completed. Award the BB Fuzz Music School Completion Certificate. (Optional) Give each student a “goody bag”. Don’t forget to include BB Fuzz CDs. Additional Teaching Ideas

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•

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You may want to spread the lessons out over more than 10 weeks and divide the lessons into smaller segments if your students need more repetition and review. On the other hand, you could fast track students who catch on quickly and do the course in 5 weeks with two lessons per week. Have the students play for each other. This allows them an opportunity to detect and diagnose problems that they see and hear. Have the group play and rate them on a “Top 40” countdown with other artist. As they improve let them climb the charts to create more motivation and excitement. Have the students pretend they are a famous performing group. Pretend that the song they are playing is their “big hit”. Have them play as they imagine performing at a large concert venue with thousands of their fans. Have students perform their homework assignments for their family once a week. You can play “ Arranger”. Let a student decide who plays, who sings and who counts off.

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BB Fuzz’s Practice Tips •

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Raise your standards. Rate yourself each time you play from 1(bad) to 5(great). Be honest and shoot for as many 5s as possible. Try teaching someone else what you're trying to learn. Practice during the commercials of your favorite show. Sometimes it is easier to practice if you leave your instrument out on a stand so that it is ready to play. Make sure your instrument is secure and make sure it is OK with your parents. There are 1 million ways to get it wrong and 1 way to get it right, find the right way. It’s easier to start fresh than to try to relearn something you’ve practiced wrong. Don't forget to review songs you already know. Practice the same way that you are going to perform. Always remember speed follows accuracy. If you practice it wrong you’ll play it wrong. Don’t forget that the rhythm is just as important as the chords. Playing something hard makes the old stuff easier. Play at a faster tempo to make the normal tempo feel easier. Memorize your lessons for a challenge.

Best wishes as you learn and/or teach guitar. Let me know if you need help. You can reach me at www.bbfuzz.com. STRUM ON!!

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Beginning R R h ythm Guitar 2 2 Written by Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com



Specializing in Music Instruction for Kids

Copyright

©2005



BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Guitar Vocabulary Sheet • •

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•

Acoustic Guitar Parts of the Guitar Head o o Tuners o Nut o Neck Strings o o Frets o Dots Body o o Bridge o Pegs Pick guard o o Sound hole o Button Guitar Accessories Pick o o Capo o Strap Guitar Stand o o Metronome o Electronic Tuner Other Guitar Words Strum o o Cutaway o Acoustic electric Musical Terms Measure o o Beat o Dash/Rest Musical Alphabet o o X o O Rhythm o o Pitch o Match Pitch

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2004 Jeff Johnson

Here are some words you will need to know to help you understand how to play the guitar. Holding the guitar is also important check out the pictures.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Acoustic Guitar Review

Head Tuners

Acoustic Guitar

Frets Nut

Neck 6 Strings

Dots Sound hole

Wow! Check it out.

Body

Pick guard

Bridge Pegs

Pick

Button

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Strings & Frets Review


A

D

G

B

e

Frets 1 2 3 4 Here’s an easy sentence to help you remember the Guitar String Names Every Ant Deserves Great Big ears

Acoustic Guitar

Want to here the “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears Song”? go to the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” at bbfuzz.com. You can also find this song on the “Holes In The Knees” CD @ bbfuzz.com

0 = The “0” over a string, in a chord drawing means that this is an open

string. No fingers should touch this string. X = The “X” over a string, in a chord drawing means, don’t strum this

string. ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Guitar Tuning Review Before you start playing your guitar your guitar strings should be “in tune”. For your strings to be “in tune” you’ll need to check their pitch. The pitch is just the sound that the string makes when it is strummed. You can check your pitch/sound in many ways. Here are a few. Matching Pitch with another instrument You can match pitch with another instrument like another tuned guitar or keyboard.. 1. Strum the “E” string on the tuned guitar and listen to the pitch/sound. 2. Strum the “E” string on your guitar and listen to the sound. Let’s tune 3. Do the strings sound the same? 4. If they do sound the same then go back to number 1 and repeat with your other strings. 5. If they do not sound the same loosen your string by turning the tuner. When you loosen the string the sound should get lower. *Make sure you’re turning the right tuner. 6. Now that your string is too low we need to tighten it to the right pitch. Listen as you Use this if tighten the string to hear the pitch/sound move higher to match the tuned guitar’s you’re tuning to a pitch/sound. This will take lots of practice but you’ll get it. Move to the next string. keyboard

Middle

C Every

Ant

Deserves

Great

Big

ears

Pitch Pipe A pitch pipe is a small harmonica-like instrument that can help you tune your guitar. Find and play the note on the pitch pipe labeled E. It might be labeled 6E. Match the “Big E” string to the sound of the pitch pipe just like when tuning to another instrument (see Matching Pitch above). Repeat this process to match pitch/sound for each string of the guitar. 1E

2B

3G

PITCH PIPE

6E

5A

4D

Electronic Tuner Here are some tips to help you learn how to use an electronic tuner. Most electronic tuners look something like the picture below. Pick a string on the guitar and strum that string. Make sure that the string you picked on the guitar is selected in the string indicator on the electronic tuner. Watch the needle or lights and tighten or loosen the string slightly to tune the guitar.

’s

lectronic

uner

Pitch /Sound Indicator

Lights

Needle EADGBe

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String Indicator


When the needle or lights are on the left, tighten the string. You should hear the pitch/sound get higher. When the needle or lights are on the right, loosen the string. You should hear the pitch/sound get lower. When the needle is pointing to the center, your string is in tune. 5


BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Strings & Frets Quiz

Find these positions on your guitar (String, Fret, Finger).

Fret

Fret

1

1

2

2

3

1

3

3

4

4

Fret

Fret

1

1

2

2

3

3 4

4

4

2

Now try finding these positions. nd

1. A string, 2 fret, finger 2 th 2. B string, 4 fret, finger 3 st 3. E string, 1 fret, finger 1 4.

e string, 3rd fret, finger 4 ©

2004 Jeff Johnson

5. 6. 7. 8.

nd

D string, 2 fret, finger 1 rd G string, 3 fret, finger 2 E string, Open th A string, 4 fret, finger 3

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Songs C Chord

Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand 4

Each dash (-) gets one beat of silence

1. See My C | C - - - | C - - - | C - - - | C - - - ||

2. Strum Twice | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - ||

3. No Rest | C C C C | C C C C | C C C C | C C C C ||

4. Every Other One | C - C - | C - C - | C - C - | C - C - ||

5. Play On One | C - - | C - - | C - - | C - - | C - - ||

6. Rest On Three | C C - | C C - | C C - | C C - | C C - ||

Holding the guitar correctly is very important! You can also try taking your fingers off the strings at the end of each song. This will give you more chances to find the chord position and give your finger a rest. ©


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1. Three Blind Mice |C

-

C

- |C

Three blind mice,

|C

-

C

Traditional

-

C

- |C

three blind mice,

-

|C

-

C -|C

see how they run,

-

C

-

C -

see how they run.

-

| They

|

all ran after the farmer’s wife. She cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you

|C

-

C

-

ever see such a sight in your life? As

|C

-

C

- ||

three blind mice

= Strum down for one beat. ▼▼ = Strum down two times in one beat. These strums are quick. We’ll practice these as word rhythms for a while and use them in a song in lesson 5. ▼

Use the C chord

Rain-y

Day

Rain-y

Day

▼▼

▼

▼▼

▼

Hi

Gran-ny

Hi

▼

▼▼

▼

C Chord

Gran-ny ▼▼

CHECKLIST Lesson 1 Guitar Vocabulary & C Chord ____ Guitar Tuned • ____ Lesson 1 Songs • ____ Lesson 1 Word • Rhythms ____ Strings & Frets •

Fret

_____ Hand

Fill in the chord drawing above with finger numbers, fret numbers, Xs, Os & fill in finger boxes and blanks. ©



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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Strings & Frets Review Worksheet


Frets

Write the sentence you learned from BB Fuzz here ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

O = _____________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

X = _____________

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

___________________________________

Guitar

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 - Songs G Chord

Fret

1 Also try with finger 4

2 3 4

Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum Each dash (-) gets one beat of silence

1. See My G | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - ||

2. Two On Two Off | G G - - | G G - - | | G G - - | G G - - ||

3. Bar Line | G G G G | G G G G | | G G G G | G G G G ||

4. Skipping Gs | G - G - | G - G - | | G - G - | G - G - ||

Press your fingers down hard enough to get rid of buzzing.

5. Two Beat Measures | G - | G - | G - | G - | G - ||

6. G Whiz | G G - | G G - | G G - | G G - ||

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1. Third Measure Blues | C C C - | C C C - | C - C - |C C C - ||

2. G Heaven | G G G | G G G | G G - | G G - | | G - - | G - - | G G G | G G G ||

3. Two Beats | C C | C C | C - | C - | C C | C C ||

4. Twelve Gs | G - G | G - G | G - G | G - G |

Fill in the chord drawing with finger numbers, fret numbers, Xs, & Os.

| G - - | G G - | - - G ||

5. Get Ready | C - - - | - - - - | G - - - ||

6. Get Ready Again | G - - - | - - - - | C - - - ||

You can also take measure 2 out of song 5 & 6 for a challenge!

Use the C or G chord

Head Neck Tun-ing

Keys

▼

▼

▼

▼▼

(Try this pattern without words) ▼

▼▼

▼▼

▼

G Chord

Fret


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CHECKLIST Lesson 2 G Chord ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 2 Songs ____ Lesson 2 Word Rhythms ____ Acoustic Guitar Word Search

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 - Acoustic Guitar Vocabulary Word Search

Y D M N E R G S M Z Z S V L P C C E U X U X F I N G E R S V Y I T F I M M U S I C C E O R T D T T M H T Y H R A I S Q V P U A S K G E X B Q T T T E O C R D E U G N I S A K C D Z L O Z E P T O E D E D D A G C Y N Z N C E S C P A O X R U A L C U H K X R E A W S Y P W Z G E F G C D R F N Q U H A S E S R B H F R V J O Q F T S H F U T B J P X A I I R U C M K U U L U J L R R A Q C M T M K Z H O L L N G W G E E L R V Z E G Z A U J Y M O U P S G U R U M

Find the hidden words ACOUSTIC ARCH BBFUZZ CONCERT CUTAWAY DASH

DOWN FINGERS FUN GUITAR MUSIC PERFORM ©

2004 Jeff Johnson

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 – Up Strum Use the C or G

▲ =

Cat

Dog

Fish

Frog

▼

▼

▼

▼

Strum up for 1 beat Use the C or G Cat

Dog

Fish

Frog

▲

▲

▲

▲

Now let’s mix them up while you play a song! 1. Up And Down | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - || ▼

▲

Down

▼

Down

Up

▲

Up

2. Four Measures | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - || ▼ ▲

▼ ▲

▼ ▲

▼ ▲

3. Three Strums | G G G - | G G G - | G G G - | G G G - || ▼ ▲ ▼

▼ ▲ ▼

4. Bar Line (▼

▲ ▼ ▲)

▼ ▲ ▼

▼ ▲ ▼

Use this strum pattern

| C C C C | - - - - | G G G G | - - - - ||

5. Skipping Gs and Cs (▼ -

▲ -)

| G - G - | - - - - | C - C - | - - - - || ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - Songs Each chord symbol gets 1 strum and each dash (-) gets one beat of silence

1. Buffalo Gals | C

- -

Buf-fa-lo

| C

White

-

(▼ - - -)

| C

Gals, won't you

- -

Buf-fa-lo

-

-

- - | G

come out to-night,

| C

Gals, won't you

-

- - - | C

Come out to-night,

-

- | G

come out to-night and

-

- |C - - - |C -

He's got the whole

|G

- -

whole

- |G

world

world

-

whole world

in His

-

- | C

Spiritual ( (▼ -

-

- - - ||

moon.

- -)

|

hands, He's got the

-

in His

|C - - - |C -

-

- - |

come out to-night.


2. He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands |C - -

-

-

|


-

-

|G

-

-

- | C - - - || hands.


Try these songs for a challenge! 3. Pop Goes The Weasel |C - - |G All

- - |C - -

a - round

|C - - |G

the

|C - - |G

cob - bler's

wea

-

thought 'twas all

| C C C Ma-ry

sel.

in

the

wea

-

4. Mary Had A Little Lamb Ma-ry had

Down, Up, Down, Up. Don’t forget your strum patterns! You can also try making up your own strum patterns. Try it with these familiar songs.

bench, the

The

fun

- - |C - - | C - - ||

goes

| C C C

|C - - |

- - |C - - |C - - |

|- - - |G POP!

(▼ - -)

- - |C - - |C - - |

mon - key chas - ed the

mon - key

Traditional

- | C C C a

had a

Traditional ( (▼

- | G

lit - tle lamb,

- | C C C

▲ ▼ -)

G G

- | C C C

lit - tle lamb,

- | G

lit - tle lamb its ©

sel!

G

G

- |

lit - tle lamb.

- | C

fleece was white as


C C - ||

snow. 14


BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - Songs Each chord symbol gets 1 strum and each dash (-) gets one beat of silence


-

C

Traditional

-

| G


| C

-

C

- | G

2. London Bridge -

–

-

-

C

| C - C - | C This old man,

| C

-

C

C

–

-

dar - lin'.

C

– C

-

|

- ||

▲ -)

C - | G -

- | C

- ||

My fair lady.

(▼ -

he played one,

Remember, these strums are quick. Strum down and up in one beat. Try the strum patterns below and don’t forget to sing when you play these familiar songs.


| G

Traditional

▼▲

▲ -)

| G

-

|

skip to my Lou,

(▼ -


3. This Old Man

-

Skip to my Lou, my


| C

G

-

Traditional

C

▲ -)

Skip, skip,


| C

(▼ -

G

- | G - G

He played knick-knack

C - | G -

Knick-knack paddywhack, Give a dog a bone,

G

This old

-

|

Watch out! Tricky!!

on my thumb with a

- | G

man came

- C - ||

roll - ing home.

Use the C or G chord


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1.

▼

▲

▼▲

▼

2.

▼▲

▼

▼▲

▼

• • • • •

CHECKLIST Lesson 3 C & G Songs ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Up Strum ____ Lesson 3 Songs ____ Lesson 3 Word Rhythms ____ BB Fuzz Coloring Sheet


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - B.B.Fuzz Guitar Coloring Sheet

La, La, La I love to play and sing!

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2004 Jeff Johnson

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 - Songs D Chord

Fret

1


2 3 Left hand 4 1. See My D (▼ - - -)

| D - - - | D - - - | D - - - | D - - - ||

2. Delicious (▼

▲ -

-)

| D D - - | D D - - | D D - - | D D - - ||

3. D Day (▼

▲ ▼

▲)

| D D D D | D D D D | D D D D | D D D D ||

4. Skipping Ds (▼ -

▲ -)

| D - D - | D - D - | D - D - | D - D - ||

5. Three to a Bar (▲ - -) | D - - | D - - | D - - | D - - | D - - ||

6. Strumming Ds (Try your own strum pattern) | D D - | D D - | D D - | D D - | D D - ||

Go slow, you’ll be more successful.

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1. Be Prepared (▼ - - -) | G - - - | - - - - | D - - - ||

2. Mary Had A Little Lamb

Traditional

(▼ - - -)

| G - - - | G - - - | D - - - | G - - - | Ma-ry had a

lit -tle lamb,

lit -tle lamb,

| G - - - | G - - - | D Ma-ry had a

lit-tle lamb its

3. London Bridge | G

-

G

Traditional

-


| G

-

G

-


lit - tle lamb.

- - - | G - - - ||

fleece was white as

snow.

(▼ - - -)

| D

–

G

-

|


| D My

– G

- ||

fair lady.

Try this song for a challenge! 4. Looking Ahead (▼ - - -) | G - - - | C - - - | D - - - | G - - - || Use the C, G or D

1.

▼

2.

▼▲

▼▲

▼

-

▼

▼

-

D Chord (Fill in chord drawing) Fret

CHECKLIST Lesson 4 - D Chord ____ Guitar Tuned • ____ Lesson 4 Songs • ____ Create Your • Own Strum Pattern

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Date ____________ Lesson 4 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ 18


BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 – Create Your Own Strum Patterns

Here are your strum choices 1. 2. 3. 4.

▼ ▲ ▼▲ ▲▼

5. -

Fill in the blanks with your strum choices. Strum pattern 1

___

___

___

___

Strum pattern 2

___

___

___

___

Strum pattern 3

___

___

Strum pattern 4

___

___

When you’re finished, try your new strum patterns on some of your old songs.

Strum pattern 5

___

___

___

___

Strum pattern 6

___

___

___

___

Strum pattern 7

___

___

___

Strum pattern 8

___

___

___

Bonus:

After you’ve created your strum patterns, add words to create word rhythms. ©

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1. Double the Chords (▼

▲ -

-)

| G G - - | C C - - | D D - - | G G - - ||

2. When the Saints Go Marching In | G - G

-

| G - G

Oh when the

| D - D in.

| G

saints

- | G -

-

saints go

D

(▼ -

| G - G

go marching in,

G -

▼ -)

-

| G

number.

|

When the

- | G – G - ||

march - ing

in.

Try these songs for a challenge! Remember, you can change the tempo (speed) of the song to make it easier or harder.

3. Belly Button Fuzz

(▼ -

- G

- |

Oh when the saints go march - ing

| C - C -

Oh Lord I want to be in that

-

Cotton

You can leave out the nd 2 chord in each measure if you’re having trouble changing. Just change them to rests. Don’t forget to add them back later!

▲ -)

I love this song! | G – G - | G D - | G - G - | You can find it on I wish I was some belly button fuzz. I the “It’s Good” CD at bbfuzz.com. | G G | G D - | wish I was I wish I was be - cause, be - cause. It It’s OK if you don’t | C C | G G - | know it just try the pattern. sleeps all day and plays all night and that is what it does. I | G

-

D

Jeff Johnson

-

| G - G - ||

wish I was some belly button

fuzz. © 2002 Jeff Johnson

4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | G

- G

- | C - G - | C

Twin-kle twin-kle

| G - C

- G

lit - tle star.

- | G

Up a - bove the

| G

Taylor

- D

world so

- | G

high,

lit - tle star. ©

- G

How I

- | C - G - | C

Twin-kle twin-kle

(▼ -

▼ -)

- | D

won - der

- C

- G - |

what you are

- | G - D - |

Like a

dia - mond

in the sky

- G

- | D

- G - ||

How I

won - der


what you are 20



Hey, lets try something new!!

Remember these strum patterns? Use the C, G or D

1.

▼▲

-

-

-

2.

▼

▼▲

-

-

3.

▼

▼▲

▼

-

4.

▼

▲

▼▲

▼

Now let’s put these strum patterns in a song! 1. Quick Strum (▼▲ - - -) | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - ||

2. Down Down Up (▼

▼▲ -

-)

| G G - - | C C - - | G G - - | C C - - ||

Challenge songs! Remember, don’t worry about challenge songs until you’re really good with the regular songs.

3. Here We Go (▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

| D D D - | C C C - | C C C - | D D D - ||

4. Big Time Strumming (▼

▲ ▼▲

▼)

| G G G G | C C C C | D D D D | G G G G || ©


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1. Amazing Grace

(▼ - -)

Newton

(* = If you’re having trouble leave these chords out and turn them into rest)

| G - - | G - - | *G - - | C - - | G - - | A

-

ma

- zing

Grace

how

sweet

the

sound, that

| G - - | *G - - | D - - | *D - - | saved a

wretch like

me.

I

| G - - | *G - - | C - - | G - - | once

was

lost

but

now

am

found, was

|*G - - | D - - | G - - | G - - || blind

but

now

I

see.

Try these strum patterns for a challenge and create your own. And don’t forget, looking ahead will help prepare you for the chord changes.

2. Amazing Grace

(▼

Newton

▼ -)

or ( ▼▲

▼ -)

| G G - | G G - | G G - | C C - | G G - | A

-

ma

- zing

Grace

how

sweet

the

sound, that

| G G - | G G - | D D - | D D - | saved a

wretch like

me.

I

| G G - | G G - | C C - | G G - | once

was

lost

but

now

am

found, was

| G G - | D D - | G G - | G G - || blind

• • •

but

now

I

see.

CHECKLIST Lesson 5 - C, G & D Songs ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 5 Songs ____ BB Fuzz Scavenger Hunt

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Date ____________ Lesson 5 Practice minutes Sunday __________ Monday __________ Tuesday __________ Wednesday __________ Thursday __________ Friday __________ Saturday __________ TOTAL __________


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Go to a local concert Interview an older family member about their experience in music as a child Get a web address of a music related site Draw a picture of an acoustic guitar Create your own CD cover with song titles and name your CD Find out your grandparents favorite song Add your own Scavenger Hunt item _______________________________

Wow! What an adventure! ©

2004 Jeff Johnson

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 – Songs Em Chord

Fret

1


2 3 Left hand 4

1. See My Em (▼ - - -) | Em - - - | Em - - - | Em - - - | Em - - - ||

2. E Minor (▼

▲ -

-)

| Em Em - - | Em Em - - | Em Em - - ||

3. Repeat It (▼

▲ ▼ ▲)

| Em Em Em Em | Em Em Em Em :||

Repeat Sign – go back to the beginning and play the song again. 4. Skipping Ems (▼ -

▲ -)

| Em - Em - | Em - Em - | Em - Em - ||

5. Two to a Bar (▲ -) | Em - | Em - | Em - | Em - | Em - ||

6. Strumming Sad Sounds (▲

▼ -)

| Em Em - | Em Em - | Em Em - | Em Em - || ©


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1. Chord Change (▼▲ - - -) | G - - - | D - - - | Em - - - |C - - - :||

2. Strum It Twice (▼

▲ -

-)

| G G - - | D D - - | Em Em - - | C C - - :||

3. Rock Chords (▼ -

▼ -)

Try Em with finger 1 & 2

| D - C - | G - - - | D - C - |G - - - | | D - C - | G - - - | Em - G - |D - - - ||

Challenge Songs. Remember, if the chords are coming at you to fast turn some of them into rests. You can also simplify the strum pattern if you need to make things easier.

4. Double the Chords (▼▲

▼ ▼▲ ▼)

| D D C C | G G - - | D D C C |G G - - | | D D C C | G G - - | Em Em G G |D D - - ||

5. Repeat This Song (▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

| G G G - | C C C - | Em Em Em - |D D D - | | G G G - | C C C - | Em Em D - |C C G - :|| Em Chord (Fill in chord drawing) Fret


©


• • •

CHECKLIST Lesson 6 Em Chord ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 6 Songs ____ Design your own picks

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 – Design Your Own Picks

Design your own picks

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1. Silent Night

Gruber/Mohr

(▼ - -)

| G - - | G - - | G - - | G - - | Si

-

lent

night,

Ho -

ly

night

| D - - | D - - | G - - | G - - | all

is

calm

all

is

| C - - | C - - | G Round yon

vir - gin

| C - - | C Ho

- ly

Sleep

in

in

Moth-er and

In - fant so

Child

- | G - - |

ten - der and

mild.

- | G - - | G - - |

Heav - en - ly

| G - - | D Sleep

- | G - - |

- | G -

| D - - | D -

bright.

peace,

Try “Silent Night” below in a different flavor with the Em Chord.

- | G - - | G - - ||

Heav - en - ly

peace.

Challenge Song 2. Silent Night

Gruber/Mohr (▼▲

| G G - | Em Em Si

-

lent

▼ -)

| G G - | Em Em -

night,

Ho -

ly

|

night

Practice finding the chords without strumming. This will help prepare you for the chord changes.

| D D - | D D - | C C - | G G - | all

is

calm

all

is

| C C - | C C - | G G Round yon

vir - gin

| C C - | C C Ho

- ly

Sleep

in

Sleep

in

- | G G

- | G G -|

ten - der and

mild.

|

peace,

- | C C - | G G - ||

Heav - en - ly ©

Child

- | G G - | Em Em -

Heav - en - ly

| G G - | D D

- | G G - |

Moth-er and

In - fant so

| D D - | D D

bright.

peace.


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1. When the Saints Go Marching In | G - G

-

| G - G

Oh when the

| D - D in.

| G

-

saints

- | G -

saints go

D

(▼ -

| G - G

go marching in,

G -

▼ -)

-

| G

- Em

- |

Oh when the saints go march - ing

| C - C -

Oh Lord I want to be in that

-

Cotton

number.

|

When the

- | G – G - ||

march - ing

in.

Challenge Song 2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | G

- G

- G

lit - tle star.

- | Em

Up a - bove the

| G

(▼ -

- | C - G - | C

Twin-kle twin-kle

| G - C

Taylor

- D

world so

- | G

lit - tle star.

won - der

- C

Like a

- | C - G - | C

Twin-kle twin-kle

- Em - | D

How I

high,

▼ -)

what you are

- | Em - D - |

dia - mond

- Em - | D

How I

- G - |

won - der

in

the sky

- G - ||

what you are

Try these familiar songs with some Em chords added. Date ____________ Lesson 7 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

• • •

CHECKLIST Lesson 7 G, C, D & Em Songs ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 7 Songs ____ BB Fuzz Maze


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - B.B.Fuzz Maze

I’ve lost my pick. Can you help me find it?

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1. Auld Lang Syne | G G G -

| G G

Should

| G -

Em

auld

-

nev - er brought

| G G

Scottish (Try

G

G

-

be

| C C C -

|

mind ?

| D D

auld ac-quain-tance

| D D

ac-quain-tance

to

-

your own strum pattern)

be

D

-

for - got

|

And

Should

D

-

| C -

for - got And the

days

D

- | G G G - ||

of auld lang

syne ?

Happy New Year!! Try these next songs for a challenge. You can find the songs “Umm-Mart” and “I Love Cheeseburgers” on the “It’s Good” CD at www.bbfuzz.com. If you don’t know the tune just try the chord and strum pattern for practice.

2. Umm-Mart

Jeff Johnson (▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

|G G G - |G G G - | Em Em Em Umm-mart

| C C C hoops

my favorite place

planes ,

| G G G

-

pops

and teddy

fris - bees

| Em Em Em bears

-

-

|G G G - |

in that

I love every - thing

| Em Em Em - |C C C

and little toy

| C - D -

space.

| D D D

and choo-choo

| C - D

trains.

-

and don’t for - get

-

Hula

|

Lolli -

| G G G - ||

my new under - wears.

© 2002 Jeff Johnson

3. I Love Cheeseburgers |G G G I

Jeff Johnson (▼

| G G G - | Em Em Em

love cheese - burgers,

| C C C I

love

|G G G I

| C C C

I

-

-

pizza, that is why I

love

| C C C

I

-

-

C - |

| Em Em Em - |

love donut

| G G G - |

pizza, that is why I

D -

rings

sing.

| G G G - | Em Em Em

| C C C -

| Em Em Em - |

love donut

| G G G - |

love cheese - burgers,

I

▼▲ ▼ -)

rings

D - G - ||

sing.

© 2002 Jeff Johnson ©


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1. Battle Hymn of the Republic | G G

G

-

| G G G - | C C

Glo - ry, Glory, halle - lu

| G G

G

Howe/Steffe (▼

-

jah

C

-

-

| G G G - |

Glo - ry, Glory, halle

- | Em Em Em - | C

Glo - ry, Glory, halle - lu

▼▲ ▼ -)

jah

His

- D

- lu

-

jah

- | G G G -||

Truth is march-ing

on.

Don’t forget to sing! 2. America | G G

Smith (Try

your own strum pattern)

- | D D - | G

My coun-try

'tis

of thee

| D

sing.

D - | D D

Land of the

| C D

• •

G

- |

lib - er-ty

- | Em Em

Land where my

fa

- | G

- | G G

pil - grims’ pride

From

G

-

-

eve - ry

ther's

|

died

- |

moun - tain-side

- | G G - |G - - ||

Let free - dom

•

- | G G

Sweet land of

| D D - | G G - | G Of the I

G

ring.

CHECKLIST Lesson 8 More G, C, D & Em Songs ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 8 Songs ____ Design Your Own Guitar Brand

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 – Guitar Brand

Create and design your own acoustic guitar brand.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 – Capo

Capo = A small movable bar placed in a fret across the strings of a guitar. It’s kind of like moving the nut closer to the bridge. Nut

Example: Capo in the 2nd fret.

Bridge

The capo is usually placed in frets 1 – 5. This makes the pitch of the guitar strings sound higher. Moving the pitch higher makes some songs easier to sing. ©


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1. Jingle Bells

Pierpoint (▼

▼ ▼ -)

st

Capo 1 fret

| G G G - | G G G - | G G G - | G G G - | Jin-gle bells,

Jin - gle

bells

Jin-gle all the

| C C C - | G G G - | D D Oh what fun it

is to

ride in a

way

D - | D D D - |

one horse open

sleigh Hey


Jin - gle

bells

Jin-gle all the


is to

ride in a

way

D - | G G G - ||

one horse open

sleigh.

Challenge Songs. If you’re having trouble with the strum pattern simplify it and you can also turn some of the chords into rests.

2. Jingle Bells

Pierpoint (▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

nd

Capo 2 fret


Jin - gle

bells

Jin-gle all the


is to

ride in a

way

D - | D D D - |

one horse open

sleigh Hey


Jin - gle

bells

Jin-gle all the


is to

3. Spooky Bells (▼

ride in a

D - | G G G - ||

one horse open

▼▲ ▼ ▼▲)

way

sleigh.

rd

Capo 3 fret Play slowly

| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | G G G G | Em Em Em Em | Spoo-ky bells,

Spoo-ky

bells

Spoo-ky all the

| C C C C | G G G G | D Oh what fun it

is to sing on a

D

mixed up

way

D D | D D D D | ho - li

- day

Hey

| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | G G G G | Em Em Em Em | Spoo-ky bells,

Spoo-ky

bells

Spoo-ky all the

| C C C C | G G G G | D Oh what fun it

is to sing on a ©

D

mixed up

way

D D | G G G - || ho - li


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1. Home On The Range

Higley/Kelley (▼

nd

▼▲ ▼)

Capo 2 fret

If you need more time to change chords don’t pause between measures. You can change some of the chords to rest like this |G G - | or |G - - | and still keep a steady beat.

Verse | G G G | G G G | G G G Oh,

give me a

| G G G deer

| G G G

an - te - lope

| G G G

sel-dom is

skies

where the

C C C | C C C buf- fa -lo

roam

| Em Em Em | D D D | D D D

and the

| G G

home

|

heard

are not

| C

a dis

G | D

play

C C | C C C word

|

And the

D D | G G G | G G G |

cloud-y

all

day

Chorus | G G G | D Home,

home on

| G G G deer

sel-dom is

G G G | G G G

the

range

an - te - lope

| G G G heard

G | D

skies are not

|

|

Where the

| Em Em Em | D D D | D D D

and the

| G G G

| G G

D D

play

Make sure your fingers are in the correct fret when playing with the capo. It might feel a little different at first but you’ll get it.

|

Where

| C C C | C C C

a dis - cour-a - ging

Where the

|

Where

- cour - a - ging

|

word

|

And the

D D | G G G | G - - ||

cloud-y

all

day

Now go back in your book and play some of the songs you already know with the capo. Remember you can place the capo in different frets.

• • •

CHECKLIST Lesson 9 Capo ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 9 Songs ____ Acoustic Guitar Double Puzzle

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Acoustic Guitar Double Puzzle

Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to reveal a mystery phrase.

I love a mystery! Solve this one for a mystery message. If you need help, look back at the word search word list.

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1. Momma Burned It | G G G G

| G

Momma

| G

G

Jeff Johnson (Try your own strum pattern)

G

burned it but we

G

G

It was nice and toasty

| Em ate it

C

ate it any - way

| G and that’s

G G | Em

Em

all my

life

all my

Em

hasn’t

I

ate it

C

killed me

D

G

| D D D D |

all I’ve got to

Em

| Em

C | G G G G |

say

G G days

I

| It

| G G G G ||

yet and I’m O -

K.

© 2002 Jeff Johnson

Watch out! Song 1 only has 2 beats in the 5 th measure. You’ll see this happen sometimes in the songs that you play. It creates an interesting rhythm. You can find these two songs on the CD “That Punch’in Bag Thang” at bbfuzz.com. Remember, if you don’t know the song you can still play the pattern for practice.

2. Coodies

Jeff Johnson(▼▲

| G

C

G

Coo-dies,

| G

G

Coo-dies,

| G

Coo-dies,

| G

D

C | D dot

C

G

Coo-dies,

C

C

C | D

Coo-dies

C

G |

G

G |

G

G | shot

| D

G |

D

G

You’ll have to pause right here to say this. It’s OK, sometimes that happens in a song.

Now I have it every - where “So now I’m singing”

D

G G |

I ain’t scared of no coo-dies

C | D

Coo-dies

D

Now I have my coody

circle, square, square

G

G

I’m so scared of them thangs!

C

G

(Spoken)Circle,

| G

C | D

circle, dot,

| G

D

I’m so scared of them coo-dies

Coo-dies

G

(Spoken)Circle,

C | D

Coo-dies

C

▼ ▼▲ ▼) or (Try your own strum pattern)

D

G

G ||

I ain’t scared of them thangs! © 2002 Jeff Johnson

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Remember, if you need more time to change chords, switch some of the chords to rests. Just remember to keep a steady beat. 1. Away In a Manger | G G G | G G A

| D D lit - tle

| G G

-

G | G

way in

a

Lord

man-ger no

Je - sus lay

down his sweet

Je - sus

2. Oh Susanna

Foster

a

| G

G C

G

| G

G

G

The

D D | G G G ||

Em

hay.

Em

| G My

D

don't you cry for

| G

come from Ala - bama with my

G

G

D D

|

banjo on my knee. I'm

G

|

D

me.

D

| For I

G

G ||

banjo on my knee.


©

With my

D

G

G

| G

true love for to see

C | G

Oh, Sus - anna, Oh

lay.

sleep on the

G

going to Louisi - ana,

| C C

-

You’ve done a great job. Now review all the songs you have learned in this book and pick several for your final performance.

The

C | G G G |

come from Ala - bama

G

head.

The

(Try your own strum pattern)

| G G G G | G I

C

G | D

bed.

| G G G |

looked down where He

D | G G

lit - tle Lord

Try your Capo & Sing

crib for a

C C

G | G G G | C sky

▼▲ ▼)

G G | C C C | G G G |

D | D D D | C

stars in the

| D D

Kirkpatrick (▼

• • • •

•

CHECKLIST Lesson 10 More Songs & Performance ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 10 Songs ____ Select performance songs ____ Practice performance songs



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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 10 - B.B.Fuzz Word Search

T P C J G C S F T R C E R D N K N T D I L C K D E U E A F F B Q E S I G Y R A G F I T R O J X U M N D A B V R E S I M G Z M L I N O D E G U A N U L Z F U S J B I I Z J B B O G M U K V Z Y N Q A E E E N O K F A F E E O J D Y T R S U J O E J N K L A U G H F R E M E M K G Z Z U F B B B U D E P D J R S C O O D I E S Z A H T O A S D F U N A L R D Z N C T N O E K K F G L V L I E C J N I E B R G N S K N C K R E Y C Q E I B X D N P F P C S E U G A T F T

Find the hidden words BBFUZZ BELLS BOOKS BOOPER CHEESEBURGER COODIES DANCE © WARNING! Anyone

ENTERTAINMENT FUN FUZZERS GRANNY GUITAR KARAOKE

2004 Jeff Johnson

KEYBOARD KIDS LAUGH MEME MUSIC READ SING

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Teacher ________________ Date ______________

$16.95 Book


Beginning Rhythm Guitar Books 1, 2, 3 & 4 Jeff Johnson Jeff Johnson is a music teacher in Covington, Covington, Georgia. He holds degrees from the the University of Georgia (Bachelor of Music - 1989, Master of Music Education - 1991) and Piedmont College (Education (Education Specialist - 2003). Jeff is a National Board Certified Certified Teacher (2003) in early and middle childhood childhood music. Jeff was invited to present “Music “Music Teaching Strategies” at the 2009 National Kindergarten Conference in Las, Vegas, NV. Jeff is the children’s minister at Stewart Community Church in Covington, GA and he has recorded many CD projects available on the bb fuzz.com website. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1 is 1 is an exciting new book specifically designed for elementary age students who have never played played the guitar before. This approach focuses on the basic skills and vocabulary necessary to begin playing rhythm on the acoustic guitar successfully. Students will move in slow, small, sequential steps, which will allow them to master skills at a manageable pace, with helpful tips from B.B. Fuzz. This book is filled with many entertaining activities activities including a word search, crossword puzzle, coloring sheets, a maze, scavenger hunt, song writing writing and much more. Students will learn word rhythms, which aid in strumming technique and be encouraged to sing along while playing. Students will enjoy experimenting with simple simple one and two finger chords C, G, and G7. By the end, students will be capable of speaking the language of “guitar” and will be playing rhythm guitar on many folk songs a nd numerous practice exercises. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 2 is 2 is for those students who know basic guitar vocabulary and who have strummed the strings but never knew quite what what to do. Students will enjoy enjoy learning and playing the full chords chords G, C, D, and Em. Mastering these familiar chords will enable the student student to play the songs of their choice. Students will also experiment with the capo and the up-strum. Students will be presented with more difficult difficult chord progressions and a variety of strumming patterns, which will add to their song vocabulary. Students will be encouraged to sing along while they play and create their own tunes. By the last class students will be capable of playing rhythm guitar on numerous songs and practice exercises. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 3 students 3 students will need to have have already learned the C, G, D and Em chords. chords. Students will strengthen their chord vocabulary by learning the chords A, E, F, and Am, as well as some common suspended chords and chord variations. Students will be presented with more advanced chord progressions, progressions, advanced strumming patterns, lead sheets, and capo exercises, which will increase increase their list of playable songs. By the end, students will have learned many tricks of the trade and will be capable of playing rhythm guitar on numerous songs. Beginning Rhythm Guitar 4 (Fake Book & Lead Sheet Primer) Primer) students will begin to learn the signs, symbols and notes as they begin to read music. Students will be presented with more advanced chords and chord progressions, advanced strumming patterns and lead sheets ("fake book" notation). Students will be encouraged to sing along as they strum and write some chord progressions of their own. By the end of the book students will have learned transposing, power chords, and scale patterns. Students will also be entertained by the fun and exciting activities at www.bbfuzz.com www.bbfuzz.com..


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Guitar Vocabulary Sheet • •

•

•

•

Acoustic Guitar Parts of the Guitar Head o o Tuners o Nut o Neck Strings o o Frets o Dots Body o o Bridge o Pegs Pick guard o o Sound hole o Button Guitar Accessories Pick o o Capo o Strap Guitar Stand o o Metronome o Electronic Tuner Other Guitar Words Strum o o Cutaway o Acoustic electric Musical Terms Measure o o Beat o Dash/Rest Musical Alphabet o o X o O Rhythm o o Pitch o Match Pitch

©

2004 Jeff Johnson

Here are some words you will need to know to help you understand how to play the guitar. Holding the guitar is also important check out the pictures.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Acoustic Guitar Review

Head Tuners

Acoustic Guitar

Frets Nut

Neck 6 Strings

Dots Sound hole

Wow! Check it out.

Body

Pick guard

Bridge Pegs

Pick

Button

©


3


BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Strings & Frets Review


A

D

G

B

e

Frets 1 2 3 4 Here’s an easy sentence to help you remember the Guitar String Names Every Ant Deserves Great Big ears

Acoustic Guitar

Want to here the “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears Song”? go to the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” at bbfuzz.com. You can also find this song on the “Holes In The Knees” CD @ bbfuzz.com

0 = The “ 0” over a string, in a chord drawing means that this is an open

string. No fingers should touch this string. X = The “X” over a string, in a chord drawing means, don’t strum this

string. ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Guitar Tuning Review Before you start playing your guitar your guitar strings should be “in tune”. For your strings to be “in tune” you’ll need to check their pitch. The pitch is just the sound that the string makes when it is strummed. You can check your pitch/sound in many ways. Here are a few. Matching Pitch with another instrument You can match pitch with another instrument like another tuned guitar or keyboard.. 1. Strum the “E” string on the tuned guitar and listen to the pitch/sound. 2. Strum the “E” string on your guitar and listen to the sound. Let’s tune 3. Do the strings sound the same? 4. If they do sound the same then go back to number 1 and repeat with your other strings. 5. If they do not sound the same loosen your string by turning the tuner. When you loosen the string the sound should get lower. *Make sure you’re turning the right tuner. 6. Now that your string is too low we need to tighten it to the right pitch. Listen as you Use this if tighten the string to hear the pitch/sound move higher to match the tuned guitar’s you’re tuning to a pitch/sound. This will take lots of practice but you’ll get it. Move to the next string. keyboard

Middle

C Every

Ant

Deserves

Great

Big

ears


2B

3G

PITCH PIPE

6E

5A

4D


’s

lectronic

uner


Lights

Needle EADGBe

©

String Indicator




BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – G, D, C, Em Review C Chord

G Chord

Fret

Fret

1

1

Left hand finger numbers

2 3

2 3

4

4

D Chord

Try G with finger 3 &4 Em Chord

Fret

Fret

1

1

2

2

3

Also try with finger 1 &2

4

3 4

Remember don’t strum the strings marked with an “X” and leave the strings marked with an “O” open

©

2004 Jeff Johnson

www.bbfuzz.com


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Songs A Chord

Fret

1


2 3 Left hand 4

1. See My A (▼▲ - - -) | A - - - | A - - - | A - - - | A - - - ||

2. Strum Five Strings (▼▲

▼ -

-)

| A A - - | A A - - | A A - - | A A - - ||

3. Three Fingers (▼▲

▼ ▼▲ ▼)

| A A A A | A A A A | A A A A | A A A A ||

= Strum down for 1 beat ▲ = Strum up for 1 beat ▼▲ = Remember, these strums are quick. Strum down and up in one beat. ▼

4. Skipping As (▲ -

▼ -)

| A - A - | A - A - | A - A - | A - A - ||

5. Watch That Strum (▼

▼▲ -)

| A A - | A A - | A A - | A A - | A A - ||

6. Three Beats (Try your own strum pattern) | A - - | - - - | D - - | - - - | A - - || ©


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Try the A Chord this way. Also, try playing the G Chord the old 3 finger way and the new 4 finger way. A Chord

Fret

1 Each dash (-) gets one beat of silence

2 3 Left hand 4 1. Concert Song (▼▲

▼ ▼▲ ▼)

| A A A A | - - - - | G G G G | - - - - :||

2. Repeat Chords (▼

▲ ▼ -)

| D D D - | G G G - | A A A - | D D D - :||

3. Key Change (▼▲

▼ -

-)

| G G - - | C C - - | D D - - | G G - - | | D D - - | A A - - | D D - - | G G - - ||

Challenge Songs 4. Acoustic Boogie (Try your own strum pattern) | G - C - | G - D - | D - A - | D D D - | | G - C - | G - D - | C - D - | G G G - ||

5. Try It Fast (▼ - -) | D - - | A - - | C - - | G - - | D - - || ©


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1. Amazing Grace

(▼ - -)

Newton

| D - - | D - - | D - - | G - - | D - - | A

-

ma

- zing

Grace

how

sweet

the

sound, that

| D - - | D - - | A - - | A - - | saved a

wretch like

me.

I

| D - - | D - - | G - - | D - - | once

was

lost

but

now

am

found, was

| D - - | A - - | D - - | D - - || blind

but

now

2. Amazing Grace

I

see.

(▼▲

Newton

▼ -)

| D D - | D D - | D D - | G G - | D D - | A

-

ma

- zing

Grace

how

sweet

the

sound, that

| D D - | D D - | A A - | A A - | saved a

wretch like

me.

I

| D D - | D D - | G G - | D D - | once

was

lost

but

now

am

found, was

Try playing “Amazing Grace” this way for a challenge.

| D D - | A A - | D D - | D D - || blind

but

now

I

see.

A Chord (Fill in chord drawing) Fret


©


• • •

CHECKLIST Lesson 1 A Chord ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 1 Songs ____ Design your own pick guard

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 – Pick Guard

Create and design your own pick guard.

Don’t forget to add some color and create a matching pick!

© WARNING! Anyone


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1. Clementine

(▼ ▼ -) Challenge - | D D - |D D -

|D D - | D D In a

ca - vern in a

|A A - | D D -

| A

| D D

dar-ling, Oh my

A -

|A A lost and

-

gone for - ev - er, Oh my

Lived a

|

| A A -

| A A -

|

Oh my

Oh my dar-ling Clemen - tine.

| D D -

mine.

| D D -

- | D D -

dar-ling

|A A -

can-yon, exca-vat - ing for a

min-er, forty - nin-er And his daugh-ter Clemen - tine

|D D

(▼ ▼▲ -) Strum

Traditional

|

You are

| D D - ||

dar-ling Clemen - tine.

Don’t forget to try singing as you play. 2. Camptown Races

(▼ - ▼ -) Make up your own intro and ending for this song. Fill in the blanks with the chords of your choice. | ___ (INTRO) | D

___

-

-

D

Camptown ladies

| D

Foster

| ___

-

D

-

Going to

| D Bet my

D

run

-

| A

D

___ ©

- |

Doo-da

-

-

- | A

-

A

D

- |

D

-

|

Going to run all day

money on a bob-tailed nag,

| ___ (ENDING)

|

Oh, de doo-da day

- | G

all night,

-

-

Doo-da,

Camptown racetrack's two miles long,

| D

___ -

| A

sing this song,

-

-

| ___

-

Somebody bet on the

-

___ -


D

- |

gray.

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1. It’s Good | D

-

Jeff Johnson (▼ -)

| A

-

| C

-

| G

-

|

(Introduction)

| D

-

| A

Sing with your

| D

-

| D

-

-

La

-

| C

| G

La,

-

|

-

|

-

|

La,

-

| G

La,

| C

voice,

| G

-

| C La

| A

Sing with your

go

-

voice,

-

-

La

| A

Sing with your

| C

| C

voice,

-

| D

-

La,

-

| G

La,

La,

-

| G

od

It

-

is

|

It’s

| A

-

| C

-

| G

-

|

| D -

||

good!

| D

-

| A

-

| C

-

| G

-

(Ending) © 2002 Jeff Johnson

When we put several chords together we call it a “ chord progression”. This song has a chord progression that repeats over and over again (DACG). Sometimes we call these repeated patterns “loops”. Create your own “chord progression” in the boxes below then try playing it as a “loop”. You can hear the recorded version of this song on the “It’s Good” CD found at www.bbfuzz.com. If you don’t know the tune you can still play the chord pattern for practice. Date ____________ Lesson 2 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

• • •

•


CHECKLIST Lesson 2 More A Chord ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 2 Songs ____ Create your own chord progression ____ BB Fuzz Double Puzzle 1

12


BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 - B.B.Fuzz Double Puzzle 1

Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered boxes to other boxes with the same number for a secret message.

© WARNING! Anyone

2004 Jeff Johnson

www.bbfuzz.com

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School 1. Tuning A String

Lesson 3 – Tuning by Matching Strings 4. Tuning B String

Watch out

Dot Fret 4 Fret 5

2. Tuning D String

Fret 5

Make sure your Low E string sounds close to normal pitch. Strum the strings indicated and adjust the open string to match pitch with the fretted string.

5. Tuning e String

Fret 5

3. Tuning G String

Take your time when tuning and practice it often.

Fret 5

©

2004 Jeff Johnson

www.bbfuzz.com


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - Songs E Chord

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand

Don’t forget that the rhythm is just as important as the chords.

4

1. See My E (▼▲ - - -) | E - - - | E - - - | E - - - | E - - - ||

2. Mind Your Minor (▼▲

▼ -

-)

| Em Em - - | E E - - | Em Em - - | E E - - :||

3. E in the House (▼▲

▼▲ -

-)

| A A - - | D D - - | E E - - | A A - - ||

4. Dramatic (▼

▼▲ -)

| E E - | D D - | E E - | C C - | E E - ||

5. Up and Down (Try your own strum pattern) | A - - | D - - | E - - | D - - | A - - ||

Want to try something cool? Try moving your E Chord up to the 2nd and 4th frets. Cool sound dude! And don't forget to review songs you already know. ©


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1. Down in the Valley | A A A | A

(▼

val

| E E E | E E E | E low.

-

E

ley,

val -ley

o

E E | A A A | A A A | A blow.

-

A A | A A A |

Hear the wind

hear the wind

so

ver,

blow,

| A A A | A A A | E E E | E E E | E dear,

A |

E | E E E | E E E |

Hang your head

hear the wind

st

Capo 1 fret

A A | A A A | A A A | A A

Down in the

| E

▼▲ ▼)

Traditional

blow

E

E |

Hang your head

| E E E | E E E | E E E | A A A | A A A o

-

ver,

hear the wind

||

blow.

Don’t forget to practice with the capo from time to time. The capo makes the pitch of the guitar higher so some songs may be easier for you to sing with the capo.

2. America

(▼

Bates/Ward

▼▲ ▼ -

)

| G G G - | C C C - | D D D - | G G G - | (Intro)

| G G

Oh

G - | D D

beau - ti -ful for

| G G

G

- | D D

| C C

C

-

a

- | G G

crown thy good with ©

-

G

D

- | G G G - |

waves of

E E D D

For

plain.

A-

- | G G G - |

shed His grace on

- | C - D

bro - ther-hood, from

grain.

- | A A A - |

bove the fruit - ed

D - | D

mer - i - ca God

D

am - ber

D - | E

ma - jes-ty

G - | D D

mer - i - ca, A

- | D

spa - cious skies for

pur - ple moun-tain

| G G

D

thee.

- | G G G - ||

sea to shin - ing


And

sea. 16


BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 – Draw Your Guitar

Use the space below to draw a picture of your guitar. Add some color if you like or design the guitar that you would like to have someday.

Date ____________ Lesson 3 Practice minutes

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

TOTAL

______________ ©

CHECKLIST Lesson 3 E Chord • • • •

2004 Jeff Johnson

www.bbfuzz.com

____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 3 Songs ____ Use Capo ____ Draw Your Guitar 17

WARNING! Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Unauthorized duplication is a

violation of applicable laws

BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 - Songs Song Key – A common set of chords and notes used in a chord progression or song. To learn the chords of a particular key you can use the musical alphabet. See the example below. It’s easy to find the chords of a key by using the pattern 1, 4, 5.

1 2 3 4 5 . . B C D E F G A A key is always named after the chord labeled with a 1. The example above shows you the key of A. There are three common chords in the key of A. They are A, D, & E. Other chords are sometimes used but these are the most common. Remember that the musical alphabet repeats over and over so when you get to G start over with A. Check out the example below that shows you the Key of G and the key of D.

. . . . . . 1 . . 4 5 . . . A B C D E F G A B C D E F G . . . 1 . . 4 5 . . . . . . A B C D E F G A B C D E F G If you want to find out the key of a song you are playing you can usually find it by looking at the first and last chord of the song. For example if the song begins and ends with a G chord it is probably in the key of G. And one more thing, sometimes you may find the chords out of order.

Use your own strum patterns for these songs.

1. Key of G | G G G - | C C C - | D D D - | G G G - ||

2. Key of D | D D D - | G G G - | A A A - | D D D - ||

3. Key of A | A A A - | D D D - | E E E - | A A A - ||

4. Pick the Lock (What key is this? _____) | D - D - | A - A - | G - G - | D - D - ||

5. Turn the Key (What key is this? _____) | A A - - | D D - - | E E D D | A A A - ||

6. Key Ring (What key is this? _____) | G - C - | D D D - | D - C - | G G G - || ©


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Find the 1, 4 & 5 chords in each key. Underline them and label them with the correct number 1, 4, or 5. The key of G has been done for you.

1 4 5 Key of G - A B C D E F G A B C D E F G Key of A - A B C D E F G A B C D E F G Key of D - A B C D E F G A B C D E F G

1. The U.S. Marine Corps Hymn

Unknown

(▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

| G G G - | C C C - | D D D - | G G G -

|

From the

| G

G G

- | G G G -

Halls of Mon- te -

| G

G G

C C

G G

ma To the

bat - tles

- | G G G

fight for right and

| G

-

- | G G G

fight our coun-try's

| C

zu

| G

-

- D

shores of Tripo

| G - D

On the

-

-

| C

C C

sea.

keep our honor

Unknown

We will

First to

clean

-

|

We are

- | G G G -

(▼

|

- | G G G -

tle of U - ni - ted States Ma


li

land, air and the

free - dom And to

ti

-

|

- | G G G -

- | G G G - | G - D

proud to claim the

- | G G G -

||

rine.

▼▲ ▼ -)

| D D D - | G G G - | A A A - | D D D -

|

From the

| D

D D

- | D D D -

Halls of Mon- te -

| D

D D

G G

D D

ma To the

bat - tles

- | D D D

fight for right and

| D

-

- | D D D


| G

zu

| D

-

| D - A

| G

free - dom And to

ti ©

-

-

li

|

We will

- | D D D -

land, air and the

G G

sea.

|

First to

- | D D D -

keep our honor

- | D D D - | D - A

proud to claim the

- | D D D -

shores of Tripo

On the

-

- A

clean

- | D D D -



-

|

We are

||

rine. 19




Unknown

(▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

| A A A - | D D D - | E E E - | A A A -

|

From the

| A

A A

- | A A A -

Halls of Mon- te -

| A

A A

zu

D D

-

bat - tles

A A

- E

| A - E

-

2. Joy to the World

-

Watts

We will

D D

sea.

|

First to

- | A A A -

keep our honor

clean

-

|

We are

- | A A A -


(▼

li

|

- | A A A -

- | A A A - | A - E ti

-

land, air and the

| D

free - dom And to

proud to claim the

- | A A A -

shores of Tripo

On the

- | A A A

fight for right and

| A

ma To the

- | A A A


| D

-

| A

||

rine.

▼ ▼ -)

| A A A - | D D D - | E E E - | A A A - | | A A

A - | A

Joy to the world the

E A -

Lord is

| A A A - | A

| D D E -

come, Let

A A -

| E

E

E -

| A

Heaven and nature sing and

earth re-ceive her

| A

ev’- ry heart pre - pare Him room. And

A

| A A A -

A

A -

Heaven and nature sing

A -

| A E

Heav’n and Heav’n and

Let

| and

A - ||

na - ture sing.


©

King.

|


• • •

CHECKLIST Lesson 4 Keys of G, D, & A ____ Guitar Tuned ____ Lesson 4 Songs ____ Guitar Concert

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 – Guitar Concert

Guitar Concert presented by __________________________ (Your name here)

Date ____________________ Time ___________________ Place ___________________ Song 1 ________________________________________ Song 2 ________________________________________ Song 3 ________________________________________

People I would like to thank ______________________________________________

Use the space above to create a guitar concert. Pick three songs from your book and fill in the blanks. Set a date, time and place for your concert and let people know. Don’t forget to announce your songs before you play and take a bow when you finish. You can also create your own tickets for the concert and charge admission ($$$) if you want. ©

2004 Jeff Johnson

www.bbfuzz.com

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 5 - Songs F Chord

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand

Don’t forget that the rhythm is just as important as the chords.

4 1. See My F (▼▲ - - -) | F - - - | F - - - | F - - - | F - - - ||

2. Santa’s F (▼▲

▼ -

-)

| F F - - | F F - - | F F - - | F F - - ||

Let me think. The key of a song is usually the same as the first and last chord. I can use the musical alphabet and the pattern 1, 4, 5 to find the three most common chords in a key.

3. Fantastic(▼▲

▼▲ -

-)

| F F - - | C C - - | C C - - | F F - - ||

4. Tricky Rhythm (▼ - - -) What key? ____ | C - - - | - F - - | - - G - | - - - C ||

5. C My Key (Try your own strum pattern) | C - - | F - - | G - - | F - - | C - - || ©


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1. She’ll Be Com’in ‘Round the Mountain

Traditional

(▼

▼▲ ▼ -)

| C C C - | F F F - | G G G - | C C C -

|

She’ll be

| C

C

C

-

| C

coming ‘round the mountain when she

| C

C

C

-

C

C

| G

-

-

G

|

She’ll be

G

| F

-

-

G

-

comes,

coming ‘round the mountain she’ll be

| C

C

comes,


| C

C

|

She’ll be

F

F

-

|

coming ‘round the mountain she’ll be

| C


C

C

-

||

comes.

Visit “The B.B. Fuzz Music Classroom” at bbfuzz.com for more fun activities. And don’t forget that when you are at home you’re the teacher, be a good one.

Challenge Song 2. ABC Song

Taylor

(▼ -

▼ -)

| C - C - | F - C - | F - C - | G - C - | A

B

C D

E

F G

H

I

J

K

LMNOP

| C - F - | C - G - | C - F - | C - G - | Q

| C

R

S

- C

T

U

V

W

X

- | F - C - | F

Now I’ve sung my

A ©

B Cs

-

Y and Z

C

- | G

next time want you


sing

- C - || with me. 23



1. Yankee Doodle

English

(▼ -

▼ -)

| C - C - | F - F - | G - G - | C - C - | | C

- C

- | C

Yan- kee Doo- dle

| C

fea- ther

- F

-

rid- ing on a

- | G and

- G

keep it up,

and the step

and

- C

-

- ny

- G

ro - ni.

- | C - C - |

Yan- kee Doo- dle

- | C

po

- | C - C - |

called it mac - a

- F - | C

- F - | F - F

Mind the mu-sic

- | C - C - | C - G - |

town a

in his cap

- | F

Yan- kee Doo- dle

| F

went to

- C - | F - F

stuck a

| F

- G

dan - dy.

- | C - C - ||

with the girls be

han - dy.

The chords in each group below are scrambled. See if you can figure out the key. Remember, use the musical alphabet and the pattern 1, 4, 5. The key name is always the chord labeled 1.

DCG

DAE

CGF

GAD

What key?

What key?

What key?

What key?

_______

_______

_______

_______

ABCDEFGABCDEFG Date ____________ Lesson 5 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 5 – Word Search 3

E E C B T U V O A E K U F G I D D R O H C P I H C H A F F T P D Y A U A F N L I S E P I U W M Q C C N V U I T D N R F N W O L S K C T J V C M X Z O I T I G H T E N R B A X U T L N S B I Y E E L A Y R A R R K G H H J Y T D R A J P R A K T O G T A R E S L F C J G W O I S C N Y R L O Q E T I J J V W H R O C K O Y G S Y N S A Y S I N O I S S E R G O R P S Z E E Q G E R B K W P W A B L A Z N A N R U F T O B Y E W N W L S M I R S I P N L U L G K W I C

ABCDEFG

FRET

PROGRESSION

CAPO

JAZZ

ROCK

CHORD

KEY

SLOW

CLASSICAL

LEARN

STRUM

COUNTRY

LOOSEN

TIGHTEN

FAST

POP

TUNING

FOLK

PRACTICE ©

WARNING! Anyone

2004 Jeff Johnson

www.bbfuzz.com

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 – Songs Am Chord

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand

Don’t forget that the rhythm is just as important as the chords

4

1. See My Am (▼ - - -) | Am - - - | Am - - - | Am - - - | Am - - - ||

2. I’m A Minor (▼

▲ -

-)

| Am Am - - | Am Am - - | Am Am - - ||

3. Sad Song (▼

▲ ▼ -)

| Em Em Em - | Am Am Am -

:||

Don’t forget! Repeat Sign – go back to the beginning and play the song again. 4. Happy and Sad (▼▲ -

▼▲ -)

| E - E - | Am - Am - | E - E - | Am - Am - ||

5. Four Chords (▲ - -) | C - - | F - - | G - - | Am - - | C - - ||

6. Strummin’ (Try your own strum pattern) | G G - - | C C - - | Am Am - - | G G - - || ©


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1. The Star Spangled Banner

(Try your own strum pattern)

Key/Smith

| G - - | G - - | G - - | G - Oh

| D - light,

| G -

What so

| G

-

proud - ly we

bright

| G

-

| G proof

| G say,

-

glare,

-

-

that our

| G - -

land

free

and the

Date ____________ Lesson 6 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

- | G

-

-

in

|

|

Gave

-

there.

-

-

|

Oh,

D -

wave

D | G of the

-

air,

A | D

Ban - ner yet

home

-

O’er the

- | D - -

flag was still

-

fight,

|

stream-ing? And the

- | Am - - | G

| G

|

- A | D - -

burst-ing

| G

Star Span - gled

| G - -

of the

| D

night

- | C

does that

-

- -

gleam-ing, Whose broad

per - i - lous

-

A |

dawn’s ear - ly

- | G

gal - lant - ly

the bombs

- | D -

-

| G

-

twi -light’s last

through the

-

through the

by the

| G

watched were so

red

-

at the

-

stars,

- | G

rock - ets’

hailed

-

- | D -

ram - parts we

see

- | D - - | G -

- | G

stripes and

| G -

say can you

| G

|

O’er the

-

||

brave?

Fermata – This symbol over a note means you can hold this note longer than normal.

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Write a new chord progression Try to find the key of a song in a music book Play the virtual guitar at bbfuzz.com

Try as many of these as you can!

Find out 5 brand names of acoustic guitars Who is Chet Atkins? Play and sing one song for your family ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - Songs Dsus Chord

You can leave finger 2 down or take it off. If you leave it down it will be ready to play the regular D, which often follows the Dsus.

Fret

1 2 3 Left hand 4 1. See My Dsus (▼ - - -)

| Dsus - - - | Dsus - - - | Dsus - - - ||

2. Suspended (▼

▲ -

-)

| D D - - | Dsus Dsus - - | D D - - ||

3. Cool Sound (▼▲ -

▼▲ -)

| D - G - | A - A - | Dsus - D - ||

4. Hot Rhythm (▼ -

▲ -)

| Dsus - D - | C - G - | | Dsus - D - | A – A - | | Dsus - D - | C - G - | | G – A - | D - - - ||

sus – an abbreviation for suspended. A chord that is suspended will sound like it needs to move to another chord. This creates interest and flavor in a chord progression. ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - Songs D2 Chord

Fret

Think about playing a regular D chord and just lift finger 2.

1 2 3 Left hand 4 1. See My D2 (▼ - - -) | D2 - - - | D2 - - - | D2 - - - ||

2. Are 2 D2? (▼

▲ -

-)

| D D - - | D2 D2 - - | D D - - ||

3. D Buffet (▼▲ -

▼▲ -)

| Dsus - Dsus - | D – D - | D2 – D2 - ||

4. Sweet Vibe (▼

▼ ▼ ▼)

| D2

D | D2

D2

D

D2

D

D |

| Dsus Dsus D D | Dsus Dsus D D | | C

C

G

G | Dsus

D

D

D ||

Try using a D2 in a song where you see a regular D. But, be sure to move to the regular D before going on to the next chord.

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1. You’re a Grand Old Flag

(▼ -

Cohan

▼ -)

| A - A - | Dsus - D - | G - G - | G - G -

|

You’re a

| G

-

G

grand old

| D

-

-

flag, you’re a

D

-

wave.

| A

| G

A

-

| D

| G

-

G

-

-

auld

G

| G

-

-

| G the

D

brave.

G

-

-

E

-

| G

-

be

-

G

|

-

love

-

G

| the

-

heart beats true

|

‘neath the

| Am - Am -

nev - er a boast or

D

-

peace may you

land I

Ev’ry

| D -

ac-quain - tance

D

-

| E

-

-

em - blem of

red, white and blue, where there’s

| G

-

| Dsus

home of the free and the

G

high fly - ing flag and for - ev - er in

You’re the

-

-

brag

| A

for-got, keep your

eye on

|

but should

-

D

- |

the grand

old

| G - G - | A – D2 D | G - - - || flag.

Now go back in the book and try adding the Dsus and D2 to D chords in songs you already know. It won’t work every time but when it sounds right in a song you may want to add it. Date ____________ Lesson 7 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 – Create Your Own Chord

New Chord Name: __________________

Frets 1 2 3 4

Create your own chord. Add the Xs, Os, and finger numbers. If it doesn’t sound good try moving to other strings and frets. If you need a place to start try using the pattern of a chord you already know and then start changing it. Also, if you want to experiment before you write on your paper just use pennies and place them where you want your fingers to go. Have fun! Oh, and don’t forget to name your chord when you’re finished. The “B.B. Fuzz” chord would be a great name.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 – Chords With Common Fingers G Chord Variation

C2 Chord

Fret

Fret

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

Em Chord Variation

D Chord Variation

Fret

Fret

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

Try these common finger chords for a little fun. Add them to songs and see how they sound. Remember, keep finger 3 & 4 in the same spot when playing all of these chords.

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Remember, use the new Common Finger chord variations for this page. Just pretend that finger 3 and 4 are glued to the guitar and never move them.

1. New G (▼▲ - - -) | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - | G - - - :||

2. New C2 (▼▲ - - -) | C2 - - - | C2 - - - | C2 - - - | C2 - - - :||

3. Switchin’ Two (▼▲ - - -) | G - - - | C2 - - - | C2 - - - | G - - - :||

4. New Em (▼▲ - - -) | Em - - - | Em - - - | Em - - - | Em - - - :||

5. New D (▼▲ - - -) | D - - - | D - - - | D - - - | D - - - :||

Try these songs for an extra challenge! 6. Peace Sign (Use your own strum pattern) | G - - - | C2 - - - | G - - - | C2 - - - ||

7. Anchor Those Fingers (Use your own strum pattern) | G - - - | C2 - - - | Em - - - | G - - - ||

8. New Chord Tune (Use your own strum pattern) |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C2 - - -| G - - -|| ©


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1. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

American Folk Song

Challenge: Try playing this song with as many different strum patterns as you can. | G - G - | C - C - | D - D - | G - G - | | G

-

G

I’ve

| G

-

been working on the

-

G

-

| G

day.

| A

A

pass the

-

blow

| C

-

-

G

D

-

-

ing?

-

| G

Don’t you hear the captian

C

| G

| D

|

the live - long

-

rail

-

-

G -

-

road

D

|

just to

-

|

Don’t you hear the whistle

Rise up

-

-

all

been working on the

-

| C

| C

road,

day.

-

C

G -

-

| D

time of

G -

-

-

rail

I’ve

-

| G

| G

shout

C

-

| Em - Em -

early in the

- G -

-

|

morn.

| D

ing

-

D

“Di - nah, blow

- | your

| G - G - || horn”.

Date ____________ Lesson 8 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

Try this song with the new chords. If they don’t sound quite right you may want to mix up the old chords with the new ones.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 - Chord Sheet

I’ve Been Working on the Railroad American Folk Song

G G I’ve been working on the railroad C G All the live-long day. G G I’ve been working on the railroad A D Just to pass the time of day. D G Don’t you hear the whistle blowing C Em Rise up early in the morn. C G Don’t you hear the captain shouting D G “Dinah blow your horn”.

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This is a Chord Sheet. A chord sheet usually includes two things, lyrics (words to the song) and chords. Many musicians use chord sheets when they are performing and practicing. But be careful, if you don’t know the melody (tune of the song) playing from a chord sheet may be more difficult. Try this chord sheet and see how you like it.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Songs Asus Chord

Fret

1 2

Don’t forget, when you learn a new chord, check for dead strings and buzzing. Also, don’t strum the strings marked with an X.

3 4 A2 Chord

Fret

1 2 3 4

1. See My Asus (▼ - - -) | Asus - - - | Asus - - - | Asus - - - ||

2. Suspended in Time (▼

▲ -

-)

| A A - - | Asus Asus - - | A A - - ||

3. Smooth and Silky (▼▲ -

▼▲ -)

| A2 - A - | D - D - | A2 - A - ||

4. Cool Beat (▼▲ -

▼▲ -)

| Asus - A - | G - G - | A2 - A - | E – E - | | Asus - A - | G - G - | D – E - | A2 - A - || ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Songs A7 Chord

Fret

You can also try playing the A the regular way and lifting finger 2.

1 2 3 Left hand 4 1. See My A7 (▼ - - -) | A7 - - - | A7 - - - | A7 - - - ||

2. Jazz it Up (▼

▲ -)

| A A - | A7 A7 - | A A - | A7 A7 - ||

3. Two Beats Rolling (▼▲ -) | D – | D - | G – | G – | A7 - | A7 – | D - ||

4. Blues Sandwich (try your own pattern) | E E E E | A7 A7 A7 A7 | E E E E | E E E E | | A7 A7 A7 A7 |A7 A7 A7 A7 |E E E E |E - - - ||

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Try some of your new A chords in this next song. 1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing C. Wesley (Your own strum pattern) | D - D - | G - G - | A - A - | D - D - | | D

- D - | D -

Hark! the her - ald

| D

- D -

an - gels sing,

| D -

Peace on earth, and

| D

Joy - ful all ye

With

| G -

G G

mild,

- | Em -

A

| E -

| G D

Join the tri - umph

A

of

A - |

the

skies;

- D - | D

“Christ is

born in

Glo-ry to

Chord Sheet - Hark the Herald Angels Sing

- |

re - con - ciled!”

the

A

D -|

Beth-le - hem!”

Em - | A - D - | D

an - gels sing,

D - |

new - born King:

God and sin - ners

Em - | A

host pro - claim,

- | Em -

Hark! the her - ald

the

A - | D - D -

na - tions, rise,

an-gel - ic

“Glo-ry to

A - | A - A -

mer-cy

- D - | G D

| G -

A - | D - G - | D

A

new-born

D -|| King.”

C. Wesley

D D D A D G D A D Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King: D D D A A A E A Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” D D GD A D D G D A Joyful all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; G G Em Em A D D AD With angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” G G Em Em A D D A D Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King.” Date ____________ Lesson 9 Practice minutes Sunday ______________ Monday ______________ Tuesday ______________ Wednesday ______________ Thursday ______________ Friday ______________ Saturday ______________ TOTAL ______________ ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Chord Sheet

Meme Granny Song Words & Music by Jeff Johnson | © 2003 Jeff Johnson

VERSE D G A D There are lots of people in the world today D A Some are very old and some are very gray D G D G They give you lots of candy and always make your day D So when you go to see them G A A A A You always shout “hooray!” You’ve got your

Here’s another chord sheet. It’s common for chord sheets to be divided up into sections called the verse, chorus, bridge and end. Here is the song order.

1 - Verse 2 - Chorus 3 - Verse 4 - Chorus 5 - Bridge 6 - Chorus 7 - End

CHORUS D A Pawpaw, peepaw, poppa, pop, grandma, grandpa, granny A D Grandfather and grandmother, me maw, meme, nanny D A Nanna, Paapaw, Granddaddy, Pa, Maw, and Grammie G D G A D Big mama and Big daddy, Maw maw, MoMo, Ninny

BRIDGE D G D G My daddy’s dad and mom, My momma’s mom and dad D A A A A A Are the very best friends that I’ve ever had You’ve got your END Dsus D And don’t forget my sugar mama! © WARNING! Anyone


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Take Me Out to the Ballgame Words by Jack Norworth & Music by Albert von Tilzer

Play Ball!

VERSE

G G D D Take me out to the ballgame G G D D Take me out to the crowd E E Am Am Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack A A D D I don’t care if I never get back G G D D Let me root, root, root for the home team G G C C If they don’t win it’s a shame C C G G For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out A D G G At the old ball game ©


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Don’t Do It

Words & Music by Jeff Johnson | © 2005 Jeff Johnson

Capo 3rd fret

G E A D G CHORUS Don’t do it, Don’t do it cock a doodley don’t G E A D Don’t do it, Don’t do it cock a doodley don’t G G Don’t do the don’ts and don’t don’t the dos C C Cause if you do you’ll whine the blues (Whine sound) G E A D G Don’t do it, Don’t do it cock a doodley don’t G G C G 1. Don’t fight with your buddies and don’t be impolite G G A D Don’t talk to strangers and don’t play out of sight G G C G Don’t run with scissors and don’t do drugs G G A D G Don’t be a tattle tell don’t eat bugs G G C G 2. Don’t forget your homework, Don’t forget to read G G A D Don’t forget your manners, Don’t forget good deeds G G C G Don’t use bad language, Don’t run in the street G G A D G Don’t lose your temper, Don’t bring in muddy feet

Song Order 1 - Chorus 2 - Verse 1 3 - Chorus 4 - Verse 2 5 - Chorus 6 - Verse 3 7 - Chorus (For an ending you could repeat the last line just a little slower) If you don’t know this song you can find it on the “Holes in the Knees” CD at bbfuzz.com

G G C G 3. Don’t disobey your parents, Don’t say that you hate G G A D Don’t eat too much candy, Don’t be late G G C G Don’t splash in the bathtub, Don’t rip your Sunday clothes G G A D G Don’t burp at the table, Don’t pick your nose ©


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 10 – Create Your Own Chord Sheet

Use the chords from all 3 books to form your chord progression. You might want to start by deciding on a key and building your chord progression from there.

Title ____________________________________ Words & Music by _______________(your name) | © _______(year) ______________(your name)

VERSE 1 (Usually sung only once)

Song order ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________ _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________ _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________ _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________ VERSE 2 (Usually sung only once) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

CHORUS (Repeated section) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ CHECKLIST

BRIDGE (Sung between two choruses)

Lesson 10 ______________________________________________________________________________ Chord Sheets & Performance

____ Guitar Tuned • ______________________________________________________________________________ ____ Lesson 10 Songs • ____ Select performance songs • ______________________________________________________________________________ ____ Practice performance songs • ______________________________________________________________________________

END (Sometimes a repeat of the last line of the chorus)

•


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Teacher ________________ Date ______________

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Beginning R R h ythm G Guitar 4 4 (Fak e B Book /Lead S Sheet P Primer) Written by Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com

Beginning Rhythm Guitar 4 (Fake Book/Lead Sheet Primer)

Written by



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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Holding the Guitar & Practice Record

Don’t forget to practice! The more you play the better you’ll be. Write down your practice minutes in the spaces below. This will help you keep track of how you’re doing.

Lesson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Practice Minutes – Try for 100 minutes per week or more Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Total

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Acoustic Guitar Review

Head Tuners

Acoustic Guitar

Frets Nut

Neck 6 Strings

Dots Sound hole

Wow! Check it out.

Body

Pick guard

Bridge Pegs

Pick

Button

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Strings & Frets Review

Guitar string names E

A

D

G

B

e

Frets 1 2 3 4

Here’s an easy sentence to help you remember the Guitar String Names Every Ant Deserves Great Big ears

Want to here the “Every Ant Deserves Great Big Ears Song”? go to the “BB Fuzz Music Classroom” at bbfuzz.com.

Acoustic Guitar

You can also find this song on the “Holes In The Knees” CD @ bbfuzz.com

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Guitar Tuning Review Before you start playing your guitar your guitar strings should be “in tune”. For your strings to be “in tune” you’ll need to check their pitch. The pitch is just the sound that the string makes when it is strummed. You can check your pitch/sound in many ways. Here are a few. Matching Pitch with another instrument You can match pitch with another instrument like another tuned guitar or keyboard.. 1. Strum the “E” string on the tuned guitar and listen to the pitch/sound. 2. Strum the “E” string on your guitar and listen to the sound. Let’s tune 3. Do the strings sound the same? 4. If they do sound the same then go back to number 1 and repeat with your other strings. 5. If they do not sound the same loosen your string by turning the tuner. When you loosen the string the sound should get lower. *Make sure you’re turning the right tuner. 6. Now that your string is too low we need to tighten it to the right pitch. Listen as you Use this if tighten the string to hear the pitch/sound move higher to match the tuned guitar’s you’re tuning to a pitch/sound. This will take lots of practice but you’ll get it. Move to the next string. keyboard

Middle

C Every

Ant

Deserves

Great

Big

ears


2B

3G

PITCH PIPE

6E

5A

4D


’s

lectronic

uner


Lights

Needle EADGBe

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Musical Symbols 1

Staff – The 5 lines & 4 spaces that music is written on.

Treble Clef – This symbol fixes the position of the notes

Bar Line – Lines that divide music into equal segments

Measure – The space on the staff between the bar lines where music is written.

Double Bar Line – A double line at the end of the music. Kind of like a musical stop sign.

When you put all of these musical symbols together it looks like this. Bar Line

Staff

Treble Clef

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Double Bar Line

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Musical Symbols 2

Time Signatures are two numbers found at the beginning of a piece of music beside the clef sign. They tell you how many beats there are in every measure.

The 4/4 means that there will be 4 beats in every measure.

c

Since 4/4 time is the most “common time” signature it is often written as a big C.

c = 4/4, Common Time

Circles and lines and dots oh my! We’ll talk more about them in later lessons. I just thought you might want to know what they were.

O = The “O” over a string, in a chord drawing means that this is an

open string. No fingers should touch this string. X = The “X” over a string, in a chord drawing means, don’t strum this

string.

Quarter Note

Half Note

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Dotted Half Note

Whole Note

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Let’s try all the stuff we’ve learned so far in a song. We call this type of music a lead sheet. You’ll find lead sheets in books called “Fake Books”. When there is no chord, play the previous chord. In this case “C”.

C

G7



Ma - ry

C



?

had

a

lit - tle

lamb,

lit - tle

lamb,

lit - tle

lamb.

Why are the notes on different lines and spaces? Don’t worry, we’ll talk about note names, lines & spaces in later lessons. Remember, each measure gets 4 beats. Try this pattern first (▼ _ _ _)then try the challenges.

Ma - ry

had

a

lit - tle

lamb it’s,

G7 G

C





fleece was white as

snow.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 1 - Musical Symbols Review

Fill in the boxes below with the correct name of each musical symbol.

c

Try drawing some treble clefs in these boxes.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 - Musical Symbols

½ New Time Signatures The 3/4 means that there will be 3 beats in every measure.

The 2/4 means that there will be 2 beats in every measure.

Circles and lines and dots! Below you’ll find how long to hold each note. Pick a single string and try strumming that string for the length of each note. Remember for longer notes strum your string and let the string ring for the correct amount of beats. For example the whole note would be strummed and held for 4 beats. After beat 4 touch the string gently and the sound will stop.

Quarter Note Hold for 1 beat

Half Note Hold for 2 beats

Dotted Half Note Hold for 3 beats

½

Dotted Quarter Note Hold for 1½ beats

Eight Note

½ a beat

Hold for

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Whole Note Hold for 4 beats

½

Two eight notes connected together are called paired eighth notes. Eighth notes are often connected to create full beats. You’ll see this often!

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 - Strum Patterns

Common strum atterns

BEAT 1 2 1. ▼ 2. ▼ ▼ 3. ▼ ▼ 4. ▼ ▼ 5. ▼ ▲ 6. ▼▲ 7. ▼▲ ▼▲ 8. ▼ ▼▲ 9. ▼ ▼▲ 10. ▼ 11. ▼ ▼

3 ▼

4 -

▼

▼

▼

▲

-

-

▼▲ ▼▲ ▼

-

▼

▼▲

▼

▼▲

-▲

▼▲

BEAT 1 2 3 12. ▼ - 13. ▼ ▼ 14. ▼ ▼ ▼ 15. ▼ ▲ 16. ▼▲ - 17. ▼▲ ▼▲ 18. ▼ ▼ ▼▲ 19. ▼ ▼▲ 20. ▼ ▼▲ ▼ 21. ▼ ▼▲ ▼▲

You can use these strum patterns when playing the songs in the book or make up your own. You’ll use this page a ton. Have fun!

BEAT 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

1 ▼

2 -

▼

▼

▼

▲

Fill in your own strum patterns

▼▲ ▼▲ ▼▲ ▼

▼▲

▼ =

Strum down for 1 beat ▲ = Strum up for one beat ▼▲ = Strum down and up in 1 beat, quickly - = Rest for 1 beat -▲ = Rest for the first half of the beat and then strum up for the last half of the beat © WARNING! Anyone

BEAT 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.


1 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

2 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

3 __ __ __ __ __ __

4 __ __ __

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 2 - Songs Some songs start in the middle of a measure. That's OK, you'll find the rest of the measure at the end of the song. We call the notes in these measures pickup notes.

1. Micheal Row The Boat Ashore

Traditional

C

&c œ œ Mi

-

œ œ œ œ

chael

row

F

the

boat

a

˙ -

œ œ

shore,

hal

-

le

Write in your strum pattern here ___ ___ ___ ___ Look on page 11 for ideas

C

Also, if you need to simplyfy the F chord just finger and strum the D, G, B, and e strings. 3

&w lu

˙ -

-

-

-

œ œ

jah,

G7

œ œ œ œ

Mi - chael

C

row

G7

C

˙

˙

the

boat

a

-

6

&˙

shore,

œ œ ˙

hal

-

le

-

lu

-

-

-

-

jah.

If the chord grids are too small check out page 56 & 57. You'll find some blank chord grids that are bigger. Use these bigger grids to write your new chords on. © 2007 Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com WARNING! Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 2 - Songs Write your strum pattern here ___ ___ ___

1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas Traditional C

F

D

œ œ œ œ œ

3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &4 œ We

wish

you

G

a

mer - ry

Christ - mas,

E

We

wish

you

Am

a

F

mer - ry G7

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œœ Christ - mas,

We

wish

C

are,

mer - ry

Good

ti -

Christ - mas

and

a

G

œ œ œ œ

G

&˙

a

C

&˙ year!

you

dings

C

to

new

D

˙

œ

you,

wher

G

hap - py

D

œ œ œ -

ev G7

-

er

you

C

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙ Good

ti - dings

for

Christ -mas

and a

hap - py

new

year

If you're having trouble with the G7 chord here's a trick. You can leave off the "7" in the G7 chord and just play the regular G chord if you want too. This works with any chord that has a 7 added (E7, Am7 etc.) © 2007 Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com WARNING! Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 2 - Time Signatures & Musical Math

Fill in the correct time signature. Remember, count the number of beats in each measure not the number of notes. Example

Add the note values together and put the total in the box. Example

2

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 3 - Songs 1. Camptown Races Foster

Strum Pattern ___ ___ ___ ___

C

G7

&c œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Camp - town

lad - ies

œ ˙.

sing this song

œ ˙.

doo - dah,

C

doo - dah

G7

&œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Camp - town

race - track's

C

˙ œ œ w

five miles long,

Oh

doo - dah

F

&œ œ œ œ w Goin'

to

run

all

night,

C

œ œ œ œ w Goin' to

run

all

day

G7

&œ œ œ œœœ œ œ ˙ Bet my mon - ey on a

bob- tail nag,

day

C

j j œ œ œ œœ œ w

some - bo - dy bet on

the

gray.

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Key of G Remember, a key is a specific set of notes and chords used in a song. At the beginning of each song you’ll find some musical symbols that will tell you the key. This hash tag or tick, tack, toe board is called a sharp in music. A sharp sign at the beginning of a song after the treble clef tells you what key you’re in. If you see only 1 sharp you’re in the key of G.

Squares, lines and squiggles! Check out the musical symbols below. These symbols are called rests. A rest is musical silence. Each rest below is held a different length. We use these to create space in the music for cool rhythms. Below you’ll find how long to hold each rest. Check out the tie as well.

Eighth Rest ½ beat

Quarter Rest 1 beat

Half Rest 2 beats

Whole Rest 4 beats (or whole measure)

Tie - Connects two notes together for one long note

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 3 - Songs 1. Red River Valley


Traditional

G

D7

G

What key? __

# & c

˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ

From

this

val

-

ley

they

say

you

are

go - ing

-

D7

# & ˙

˙ œ ˙ œ œ w œ œ œ I

will

miss

your bright

eyes

and sweet

G

smile

-

-

C

# & ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. 8

For

I

know

you

D7

# & ˙

are

tak

-

ing

light - ed my

sun - shine

-

G

œ ˙ œ w œ œ œœ ˙

that has

the

˙

path - way a - while


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 3 - Musical Symbols Matching Match the box with the correct symbol. Treble Clef 4 beats in every measure Sharp sign Whole Rest Eighth Rest Tie Two eight notes Quarter Note 2 beats in every measure Half Rest Dotted Half Note Quarter Rest Eighth Note Whole Note 3 beats in every measure Half Note

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 4 - Songs

Some lead sheets look like this. We call it slash notation. You won't see any notes, just slashes for each beat. Try it!

1. Old MacDonald Had A Farm Traditional Strum Pattern What key? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ G

C

G

D7

G

# & c ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Old Mac - Don - ald

had

a farm,

C

G

E - I - E - I - O! D7

And

G

# & ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’’’’ on

his farm

he

had

a

horse,

E - I - E - I

-

O!

With a

# & ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ 9

nay nay here, and a

nay nay there, C

here a nay there a nay G

ev - 'ry where a nay nay

D7

G

# & ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Old

Mac - Don - ald

had

a

farm

E - I - E - I

-

O!


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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 4 - Songs 1. Old MacDonald Had A Farm

Here is the same song written as a lead sheet

Traditional

Strum pattern ___ ___ ___ ___

What key? ___ G

C

G

D7

G

# & c œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ . Old Mac - Don - ald

had

a farm,

C

G

D7

# & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ on

his farm

he

had

a

E - I - E - I - O!

E - I - E - I

And

G

œ œ œ œ ˙.

horse,

œ

-

O!

œœ

With a

# & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 9

nay nay here, and a

nay nay there, C

here a nay there a nay

G

ev - 'ry where a nay nay

D7

G

# & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w Old

Mac - Don - ald

had

a

farm

E - I - E - I

-

O!


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Key of F This symbol that looks like a lower case “b”is called a flat in music. A flat sign at the beginning of a song after the treble clef tells you what key you’re in. If you see only 1 flat you’re in the key of F.

The 6/8 means that there will be 6 beats in every measure. The 8 on the bottom means we’ll be counting beats by eighth notes so every note is double. There will be 6 eighth notes per measure.

Here is another time signature and a new musical symbol. Also, you’ll find some other key signatures. You’ll find others but these are the most commom.

Key of C No flats and no sharps

G

Natural sign - cancels out a flat or sharp.

D

F

A

Eb

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Ab E flat

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A flat 21

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 4 - Songs Strum Pattern ___ ___ ___ ___

1. For He's A Jolly Good Fellow Traditional F B

What key? __

b

C7

F

% j j j 6 j . b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ repeat back here

For

he's

F

jol - ly good

In 6/8 time remember: Eighth Note = 1 Quarter Note = 2 Dotted Quarter Note = 3

j œ œ œ

& b œ. fel

a

-

low,

for

he's

C7

F

fel

-

low,

for

he's B

a

b

jol - ly

good

F

fel

-

F

no - bod - y

can

de

-

& b œ. ny

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J Which B

no - bod - y

no - bod - y

b

œ œj œ œ œ œ Which

b

which

Fine

ny

F

low B

stop here 2nd time

j œ œ œ b œ & œ œ.

good

Uœ œ J

jœ œ œ œ œ . a

jol - ly

can

can

de -

F

œJ œ . den

-

D.S. al Fine

œ œj

ny

For

Music is filled with many types of repeat signs. In this song you'll find the Dal Segno al Fine repeat sign. Play to the end of the song (D.S.al Fine). Then go back to the squiggly sign (near the beginning) and play to the Fine (Finish). This song is challenging so feel free to simplify the chords when you first play through it. To simplify the Bb chord just strum and finger the D, G, B, and e strings. You can do the F chord the same way or just strum and finger the E, A and D strings © 2007 Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com WARNING! Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 4 - Name the Keys

Fill in the boxes with the correct name.

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

Key of _____

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 5 - Guitar Note Names Let’s learn a little bit more about those circles and dots. Below you will find the musical symbol that represents some of the notes on the little e string. We’ll use these notes to play some songs on the next few pages. Remember the note on the staff will always tell you two things. The name of the note is based on which line or space the dot is located on. The length of the note is based on what the note looks like. For example: The open little e string is represented by a note placed on the top space of the staff. The little “e” below is also a quarter note because the circle is filled in with a straight line attached. Notice the F is also a quarter note but it is placed on the top line of the staff. Try finding and playing the notes below.

1

Left Hand 0 = no fingers (open string)

3

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Let’s try playing some songs using the notes we’ve just learned. Remember to strum only the single string of the note given and let the string ring for the correct number of beats. Hey, you’ll also see some note names and finger numbers along the way. You can write in some extra ones if you need too. I won’t tell! Note Name

1. E For Me

Finger Number

e

e

e

0

0

0

2. Add An F

3. E F G Rock

f

f

1

1

g

f

4. Play the EGG

f

3

1

g

g

3

3

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1

f 1

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 5 - Guitar Note Names 2

Here are some more notes that we can play on the B string

1

3

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Let’s try those new notes. Remember to strum only the single string of the note given and let the string ring for the correct number of beats. You’ll also have some note names and finger numbers to help along the way.

1. B My CD C

B

1

0

D

D

3

3

2. All My Notes C

B

3

1

0

3

1

0

e

D

g

f

C 1

3. Mary Had A Little Lamb Traditional 0

3

e

D

0

3

1

C

e string

e

D

e

0

3

g

e

D

e string

e string B string

B string

0

3

0

3

3

e

D

D

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0

e

1

e

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 5 - Note Names in Treble Clef

Here’s an easy way to help remember the notes on the treble clef staff. After you learn the note names find a music book and quiz yourself! You can do it!

Remember this sentence for the line notes.

Every Good Boy Does Fine The first letter of each word in this sentence will help you remember the line notes starting with the bottom line.

Line Notes f D B G E

Remember this word for the space notes.

FACE The spaces spell a word starting from the bottom space.

Space Notes e C A F

Now go back in your book and put this new information into practice by identifying some notes. Notice that if you put the line notes and space notes together it follows the musical alphabet in order. If you have a note that is higher or lower than the notes above just use the musical alphabet to find its name. ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 - Notes D, E, F, G, A

Here are some new notes on the G and D strings.

2

G String

2 3

D String

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Let’s try those new notes. Remember to strum only the single string of the note given and let the string ring for the correct number of beats

1. GA on My Mind A

G

G

G

0

0

2 0

2. DE to the F

D

E

D

2 0

F

E

D

3 2

0

0

3. The Lamb Cries A F

E

D

F

E

3

2

3 2

2 0 G string

D string

F

E

3 2

D 0

E

F

E

3 2

D

2 0

D string

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 - Low Notes A, B, C, E, F, G

2 3

3

2

0

“Middle C”

A String

These extra little lines are called ledger lines. They extend the staff for low and high notes kind of like an extension cord for electricity. They don’t change the musical alphabet it’s still in order from line to space to line to space. You’re also looking at a very famous note. Let me introduce you to “Middle C”. The Middle C is famous for being placed in the middle of the grand staff. For more info on the grand staff check it out on the Internet.

1

3

1

0

3

Low E String ©



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1. Low Down

C

B A

3 2

0

A string

2. Way Down Deep

G

F E

E

3 1

0

0

E string

3. Ledger Line Delight

A G

F

B

C 3

2 0

E

3 1

0

A string

E string

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 6 - Fill in the Guitar Note Names

Open Strings

Fretted Strings

Fill the box with the correct note name. Try not to look back.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - Guitar Note Names with Flats & Sharps Let’s learn the names of all those other notes between the ones we’ve already learned. Each of the new notes has two names, one with a flat and one with a sharp. A sharp moves the note up one fret and a flat moves the note down one fret. Notice that there is not a flat or sharp note between notes E and F and notes B and C. Sometimes a note will be called by the flat name and sometimes by the sharp name, just watch out for which one. We’ll use some of these new notes in the next few songs. Open Strings

1

Fretted Strings

2

3

4

What note is next? Here is the Musical Alphabet in order including Sharps (#) & Flats (b). Remember it can move forwards and backwards. A – A#/Bb – B – C – C#/Db – D – D#/Eb – E – F – F#/Gb – G – G#/Ab – (Start over with A) ©



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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - Scales A scale is a set of notes used to create songs, tunes and melodies in a particular key. You can use them to create your own melodies. There are many different types of scales with many different names (major, minor, blues, pentatonic, etc.) and there is a scale for each letter of the musical alphabet. Here are a few major scales. Don’t forget to use the correct finger when playing each note (look at page 34 for which string each note is placed on). Spread your fingers out to make it easier.

1. C Major Scale

C

F

E

D

A

G

C

B

1 0

2 0

3 2

0 3

A String

D String

G String

2. F Major Scale G

F

F

E

D

C

Bb

A

B String

1 0

3 1

3 2

0 3

Which string? ____

____ Which string?

____ Which string?

____ Which string?

An octave is the distance between the starting note of a major scale and the eighth note of a major scale. You’ll also notice that the eighth note of a scale has the same note name as the starting note. So, one octave above low G is also G. You can also write in the string name you will use for each note if needed.

3. Two Octave G Scale

G

A G

C

B

D

E

F#

A

B

C

D

E

F#

G 3

2 0

3 1

0 2

0 4

2 0

3 2

0 3

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1 Octave

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - Major Scale Pattern

E

A

1

2

D

1

G

1

2

Remember, this starting point could be in any fret.

4

4

B

1

2

3

3

4

4

e You can write in the note names beside the finger number.

2

4

Challenge Try playing this pattern for a challenge. This is a pattern for playing a major scale. The starting note for this major scale pattern is finger 2 on the Low E string. It’s also the note that names the scale. Since there are no open strings this scale pattern can be moved to any fret. For example if you start the scale with finger 2 (Low E string) on the 3rd fret that would be the G major two-octave scale. It’s a little easier to play in the higher frets where the frets are smaller. Also, when playing a scale pattern try to spread your fingers out over the frets that they will play. This makes it easier to find your next note. Once you’ve found the fret you want to start the major scale in, write the note names beside the dot it goes by. Check back to page 34 for the note names and don’t forget the flats and sharps. Try to play the scale in several different starting frets.

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 7 - Songs 1. She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain

Traditional

Try playing the notes to this song. Don't forget about the key signature. Remember, key signatures tell you what notes are sharp and flat in a song. In this song we're in the key of F. Since the flat sign is on the "B" line of the staff that means all B's are flat. If you need help with the notes feel free to write a few in but not all of them. I've put a few note names in for you already.

&b c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w She'll be

com - in' 'round the

moun - tain when she

A 0

F 3

C 3

comes

Remember, the tie (above) connects two or more notes for one long note.

& b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w She'll be

G 0


moun - tain when she

comes

G 0

C 1

A 2

& b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ She'll be


moun - t ain, She'll be

A 2

C 1


D 0

G 0

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

˙

moun-tain, she'll be com-in' 'round the moun-tain when she comes.

G 0

E 2

C 3

A 2

D 0

F 3


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 7 - Blues Scale

E

A

D

G

B

e

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

4

4

2

Remember, this starting point could be in any fret.

3

4

4

JUST FOR FUN

This pattern for playing a scale is different than the major scale. This scale pattern is called a blues scale. You’ll notice that it sounds different from the major scale. This scale has a jazz flavor. The starting note for this blues scale is finger 1 on the Low E string. It’s also the note that names the scale. Since there are no open strings this scale can be moved to any fret. For example if you start the scale with finger 1 (Low E th string) on the 5 fret that would be the A blues scale. Once you’ve found the fret you want to play the blues scale in write the note names beside the dot it goes by. Don’t forget the flats and sharps and ou mi ht also want to la it backwards. ©

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 - Power Chords

Check out these chords! They’re called power chords. Rock and rollers use them all the time. Wherever finger 1 is names the chord. So if finger 1 is in the first fret on the low E string that would be the F power chord. Sometimes guitar players use these chords for a different flavor of sound. Notice that the fingering is the same for all of the chords. Try’em, but remember you need to know the traditional version of the chord too. You can place finger 1 on the low E string or lay it down across all strings in that fret. When you lay finger 1 down across all strings in a fret it’s called a bar chord. Don’t give up, these chords take practice. Now let’s rock!

F Power Chord

G Power Chord

��

��

A Power Chord

��

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

Try this tune with your new power chords. Strum each chord for 1 beat and rest for one beat on each dash ( -). No dead strings and no buzzing please

1. Power Bar (▼

▼

▼ -)

| G G G - | F F F - | G G G - | A A A - ||

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 - Power Chords B, C, D Remember, strum each chord for 1 beat and rest for one beat on each dash (-).

1. Rock On | F F F - | G G G - | A A A - | F F F - ||

2. Roll With It | A A A - | F F F - | G G G - | A A A - ||

3. Fret Freak | G G F F | G G F F | G G F F | G - - - || Here are some new power chords. Notice that these new chords use the A, D and G strings. Finger 1 names the chord just like before. Some people put finger 1 on the E string too when playing these new chords. You can try it if you want too but remember the A string finger 1 names the chord.

B Power Chord

D Power Chord

C Power Chord

��

��

��

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

4. New Power | C - B - | D D D - | D - B - | C C C - ||

5. Rock It In G | G G G - | C C C - | D D D - | G G G - ||

Now go back through the book and play your old lesson songs using your new power chords. And one more thing, where would the E power chord be? ©


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BB Fuzz Music School


Lesson 8 - Songs

What Key? ______

1. When The Saints Go Marching In Cotton

Try this song with your new power chords and don't forget to sing!

# & # C Œ

D

w œ œ œ

Oh when the

saints

-

œ œ œ œ w

-

-

Go March-ing

in

-

-

-

Notice the line through the "Common Time" signature. You'll see this from time to time. It's called "cut-time". The music is much faster and instead of counting 4 quarter notes per measure you count by two half notes for each measure. You can still keep it simple by counting 4 quarter notes in each measure really fast. Also don't forget that each F & C are sharp in the key of D.

# & # œ

A

œ œ œ ˙

Oh when the

˙

saints

go

# & # œ œ œ œ ˙ .

˙

˙

march

-

w

ing

in

# & # ˙

I

to

D

When the

saints

-

œ œ œ ˙.

œ ˙

want

œ œ ˙

-

G

D

Oh Lord

-

be

in

A

˙ go

˙

march

that

num - ber

-

D

-

˙

ing

w

in.

-

-


-

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Lesson 8 - Songs

What Key? ______

1. When The Saints Go Marching In Cotton Here's the same song again in a new key. Try playing it with the new power chords and by the individual notes. F

& b C Œ œ œ œ w Oh when the

saints

œ œ œ œ w -

-

Go March-ing

˙

saints

go

march

-

want

œ œ ˙ When the

saints

-

-

-

ing

in

to

be

in

C

˙ go

-

-

b

that

num - ber

-

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 8 - What’s the Power Chord

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Strumming

Find the lowest string in the chord. The lowest string in the chord will be the first open or fretted string on the left of the chord grid. This is also the string that makes the lowest sound in the chord. For example the lowest string in the G chord is here. Remember, the string could be fretted or open depending on the chord.

Strum the lowest string in the chord by itself for one down strum and then strum the other strings together for one down strum. We can use this broken strum to create new sounds when we play. Try this pattern (▼ ▼). Strum the lowest string on the first down strum and the rest of the strings on the second down strum.

Frets 1 2 3 4

Now let’s try these patterns (L = Lowest String, O = Other strings) 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

▼

▼

▼

▼

L

O

L

O

▼

▲

▼

▲

L

O

L

O

▼

▼

▼

▼

L

O

O

O

▼

▼

▲

▼

L

O

O

O

▼

▼

▼▲ ▼▲

L

O

OO OO

▼

▼

L

O

-▲ ▼▲ O OO

Try this new strumming with other chords like C, D, E, A, F, Em, Am etc. Also make up your own strum patterns and mix up the chords. Extra Info: If we wrote these strum patterns out as a rhythm they would look like this. Numbers 1 - 4

Number 5

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Strum pattern ___ ___ ___ ___ What Key? ______ What notes are sharp? ___ ___ ___

Lesson 9 - Songs 1. Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Traditional

Try one of your new strum patterns with this song A

E

# # & # C ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Go

tell Aunt

Rho

-

A

˙ œ œ œ œ ˙

dy

Go

tell Aunt

Rho

E

-

dy

A

# # ˙ œ œ # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w & Go

tell Aunt

Rho

-

dy

the

old

grey goose

is

E

# # &# ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Go

tell Aunt

Rho

-

dead. A

˙ œ œ œ œ ˙

dy

Go

tell Aunt

E

Rho

-

dy

A

# # ˙ œ œ # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w & Go

tell Aunt

Rho -

dy

the

old

grey goose

is

dead.


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Dotted Quarter Note

Dotted Quarter Note Hold for 1 & 1/2 beats

Hey, remember this note. It’s the dotted quarter note. We’ve already learned that the dotted half note is equal to 3 beats. The dotted quarter note is different. It is equal to 1 and a ½ beats. Whenever you see a dot added to a note you add half the value of the original note back to it. Many times you’ll see a single eighth note after a dotted quarter note.

Eight Note

½ beat

Hold for

Play the notes and rhythms below.

1. Dot Me

E

D C

2 0

3

D String

A String

2. Dot You G

B

A

A

G

0 2

2

0

0

G String

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G String

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 9 - Songs 1. Jingle Bells Pierpoint Here's a familiar song with a new repeat sign. It's called a 1st and 2nd ending. Here's how it works. Start at the beginning and play to the repeat sign. At the repeat sign go back to the beginning. Play the first line and then skip to the 2nd ending. Try playing the notes and remember you can write just a few in if you need help.

# & c œ œ ˙

œ œ ˙

Jin - gle bells,

jin - gle bells,

j œ œ œ. œ w

jin - gle

all

the

way

# ˙ œ œ œ œ œ . . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & J 1st Ending

Oh what fun

it

is

to

ride

in a

one horse

o - pen

sleigh,

Hey

# & œ œ œ . œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w 2nd Ending

Oh what fun

it

is

to

ride

in a

one horse

o - pen

sleigh

Don't forget about the key signature. Remember, key signatures tell you what notes are sharp and flat in a song. In this song we're in the key of G. Since the sharp sign is on the "f" line of the staff that means all f's are sharp. Since you know the key signature try figuring out what the chords would be throughout the song. © 2007 Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com WARNING! Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 9 - Musical Math

Add the note or rest values together and put the total in the box. Example

2

Can you guess how long this note would be? Remember, the dot adds half the value of the note back to the original value. This may help.

4 + ___ = ___ Original Value ©

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 10 - Songs 1. O Come All Ye Faithful A

Wade

E

A

Strum Pattern ___ ___ ___ ___ Key? _____ What notes are #? ___ ___ ___

#

F m

E

# # & # c œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ O

come

all ye

faith - ful,

E

B

Joy - ful and tri - um- phant, O

E

come - ye to E

B

Beth

-

A

˙ œœ ˙ ˙

le - hem.

E

E7

A

# # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ œ . œj w

come - ye, O

Come and be - hold

Him,

A

# # & # œ œ œ œ œ . œj œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Born the King of An E

-

gels. O

D

come let us a - dore Him, O

E

A

D

A

E

come let us a A

# # j œ œ # ˙ œ œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙. & dore Him, O

come let us

a - dore

Him

-

Christ

-

the

Lord


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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Lesson 10 - Changing the Key/Transposing

Sometimes when a song is too high or too low to sing along with we may want to change the key. This is called transposing. Any song can be played in any key by transposing. When changing keys or transposing you move each chord up or down the same amount. We move the chords in half steps and whole steps. A half step is when you move from one musical alphabet letter to the next up or down using the full musical alphabet with the sharps and flats. A whole step is when you move up or down two notes in the full musical alphabet with the sharps and flats.

Musical Alphabet with Sharps and Flats A – A#/Bb – B – C – C#/Db – D – D#/Eb – E – F – F#/Gb – G – G#/Ab – A

Half Step Examples A – A#/Bb – B – C – C#/Db – D – D#/Eb – E – F – F#/Gb – G – G#/Ab – A Half step

Half step

Half step

Half step

Whole Step Examples A – A#/Bb – B – C – C#/Db – D – D#/Eb – E – F – F#/Gb – G – G#/Ab – A Whole step

Whole step

Whole step

Whole step

If you’re playing in the key of A and the song is too high to sin g you may want to change it to the key of G. You would move every chord down 1 whole step. Fill in the missing chords. Key of A

A

Key of G

G

D

E

A

_ _

_

NOTE: When you transpose you change the chords and the sound. The capo transposes the song for you without having to change the chords. So with the capo the chords stay the same and the nd sound changes. For example a song in the key of G played with the capo in the 2 fret would sound in the key of A. Don’t worry if you’re confused a little, you’ll get it with practice. ©


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Strum Pattern ___ ___ ___ ___ Key? _____ What notes are #? ___

BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 10 - Songs 1. O Come All Ye Faithful

Wade

Use "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Key of A) from page 49 and transpose the chords into the key of G. Some of it is already done, you just need to fill in the blanks. Flip back to page 49 if you need help and don't forget to use the musical alphabet with all the sharps and flats from page 50. G

? ___

? ___

G

faith - ful,

Joy - ful and tri - um - phant, O

? ___

# & c œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ O

come

all ye

? ___

? ___

? ___

? ___

# & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ . œj w come

? ___

-

ye to

A

Beth

-

? ___

? ___

and be - hold

Him,

˙ œœ ˙ ˙

le - hem.

? ___

come - ye, O

Come

? ___

# & œ œ œ œ œ . œj œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Born the King of An

? ___

-

gels. O

? ___

come let us a - dore Him, O

? ? ___ ___ C

? ___

? ___

come let us a -

? ___

# j œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ . & œ ˙ œ œ ˙. dore Him, O

come let us

a - dore

Him

-

Christ

-

the

Lord


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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 10 - Songs 1. Go Tell It On The Mountain G

C

Strum Pattern ___ ___ ___ ___ What key? _____

Work

G

D

G

# j j & c ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Go

G

tell it on the

C

moun - tain G

Em

O - ver the hills and G

ev - 'ry - Where __

D

G

# & ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w Go

tell it on the

moun - tain that

Je - sus Christ __ is

born.

Try transposing this song into as many different keys as you can. Try at least one sharp key and one flat key. Trust your ear. If a chord doesn't sound quite right double check it. Use the musical alphabet with the sharps and flats if you need help. You can also go back through the book and try transposing other songs and don't forget about the capo. © 2007 Jeff Johnson www.bbfuzz.com WARNING! Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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BB Fuzz Music School Lesson 10 - Write Your Own Song Include the title, copyright, signs, symbols, chords and lyrics.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School

Congratulations! You did it! You rock! Now you’re ready to move on to some of my favorite books. Sometimes these books are called “Fake Books” and sometimes they’re called “Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book’s” (PVG for short). You’re ready for books that include jazz, rock, country, gospel, pop and so much more. Do you have a favorite music group? You’ll probably find a book out there with all of their music inside. Whatever flavor of music you like is ready and waiting for you. On the next page you’ll find a helpful practice sheet that you can use with your next book. Best wishes and keep on strumming!

B. B. Fuzz Fuzz

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Week

BB FUZZ MUSIC SCHOOL - Beginning Rhythm Guitar - WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS PRACTICE MINUTES 1 Strum 2 Strum 3 Strum New Chord Sight-read Other Other Other Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Total

Date

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

BEAT 1 ▼ 1. ▼ 2. 3. ▼ 4. ▼ ▲ 5. 6. ▲ 7. ▲ ▲ 8. ▼ 9. 10. ▼ 11. ▼▲ 12. ▼▲ 13. ▼▲ 14. ▼▲ 15. ▼ 16. ▼ 17. ▼ 18. ▼ 19. ▼▲ 20. ▼ 21. ▼

2 ▼

3 -

▼

▼

4 -

▼

▼

▼

▲

-

▲

▲

-

▲

▲

▲

-

▲

-

▲

▼

▲

-

▼▲ -

▼▲ ▼▲

▼▲ ▼▲ ▼▲ ▼▲ ▼

-

▼▲ ▼

▼▲

▼▲ ▼▲ ▼▲ ▼

▼▲ ▼▲

▼

▼▲ ▼

-

▼▲ ▼ ▼

-▲

These strum patterns contain 4 beats each. Remember, if your song only has 2 or 3 beats in each measure just use the first 2 or 3 beats of the strum pattern. You can also fill in the blanks below with your own strum patterns. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

▼▲

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

When you find new chords use the rhythm patterns below to practice them. Replace each X with your new chord. Each chord (X) gets 1 downward strum. Each dash (-) gets one beat of silence. You can also try taking your fingers off the strings at the end of each song. This will give you more chances to find the chord position and give your fingers a rest. 1. See My New Chord | X - - - | X - - - | X - - - | X - - - ||

2. Strum It | X X - - | X X - - | X X - - | X X - - ||

3. Movin’ On Up | X X X - | X X - X | X - X X | - X X X ||

4. Switch it Up | X - X - | - X X - | - X - X | - - X X ||

5. Three Beats Repeats | X - - | X - - | X - - | X - - | X - - :||

5. Chord it | X - X | X - - | X - X | X - - | X - X :||

6. Two and a Rest | X X - | X X - | X X - | X X - | X X - ||

BB F Fuzz M Music S School Beginning Rhythm Guitar 4 - New Chord Sheet 1 Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum - Each dash (-) gets one beat of silence Replace each X with your new chord ___________ CHORD

___________ CHORD

Frets

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

1. See My New Chord | X - - - | X - - - | X - - - | X - - - ||

2. Strum It | X X - - | X X - - | X X - - | X X - - ||

3. No Rest for the Weary | X X X X | X X X X | X X X X | X X X X ||

4. Switch it Up | X - X - | X - X - | X - X - | X - X - ||

5. Three Beats Repeats | X - - | X - - | X - - | X - - | X - - :||

6. Three Beat Repeat | X - - | X - - | X - - | X - - | X - - :||

7. Two and a Rest | X X - | X X - | X X - | X X - | X X - ||

Holding the guitar correctly is very important! You can also try taking your fingers off the strings at the end of each song. This will give you more chances to find the chord position and give your finger a rest.

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BB F Fuzz M Music S School Beginning Rhythm Guitar 4 - New Chord Sheet 2 ___________ CHORD

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

___________ CHORD

___________ CHORD

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

___________ CHORD

Frets

Here are some more blank chord grids if you need them. It’s a little easier to see where to put your fingers when the grid is bigger. You may even want to try creating your own chords or at least changing some you already know.

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