By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Peter_Edvinsson]Peter Edvinsson
Even if you never have played melodies on your guitar before the time has come now! You will learn to play guitar tab and a very popular melody even if you do not know sheet music notation. Pick up your guitar and let's start!
We will first take a look at the lyrics of the first verse:
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound!
That sav'd a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
First you have to learn to play guitar tab notation. Guitar tab or tablature notation is a way of showing how to play notes on your guitar with the help of numbers telling you on which fret to play and on which string:
1. ----------------------
2. ----------------------
3. ----------------------
The three lines represent the three first strings on your guitar. The line at the top named 1. represents the first string or E-string on the guitar.
Now you will learn to play your first guitar tab as we try the first line of lyrics together with the guitar tablature notation of the melody:
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound!
1. ------------0-------0-------------------------
2. -------1-------1--------3-----1--------------
3. --0----------------------------------2----0--
The numbers you see on the guitar tablature staff tell you which fret to play. The number 0 indicates that you shall play a string without pressing down a fret.P>
This is called to play on an open string.
As you can see from this guitar tab notation the first note is on the open third string on your guitar. The next note is on the first fret on the second string.
Time to learn to play the next line of lyrics with the melody on your guitar:
That sav'd a wretch like me!
1. --------------0-------0---------0----3----
2. ---------1-------1---------3---------------
3. ---0----------------------------------------
You can play the notes with your right hand thumb. It is probably the easiest way to pluck the strings for now.
Let us proceed with the third line of lyrics and guitar tab:
I once was lost, but now am found
11. ---0----3----0---------0-------------------------
2. --------------------1--------3----1----------------
3. -----------------------------------------2----0----
Maybe you are pressing down the guitar frets with your right hand index finger.
If you want to prepare for more difficult guitar melodies you can try to play the notes on the first fret with your index finger, the notes on the second fret with your middle finger and the notes on the third fret with your ring finger.
Now we will learn to play the guitar tab for the last line of lyrics and complete this guitar lesson:
Was blind, but now I see
1. ---------------0--------0---------------
2. ----------1--------1------- 3----1----
3. ----0-----------------------------------
We have now completed this guitar lesson and you have learned to play the melody to Amazing Grace!
You have also learned to understand the use of guitar tab notation. You can find many more popular songs written with tablature on the internet.
Peter Edvinsson invites you to download your [http://www.capotastomusic.com]free sheet music, guitar tabs, ebooks, music lessons and read his [http://capotastomusic.blogspot.com]music blog at Capotasto Music
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Peter_Edvinsson http://EzineArticles.com/?Learn-To-Play-Guitar-Tab---Amazing-Grace&id=515888
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Flamenco Guitar: Learn To Play Malaguena With Guitar Tab
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Peter_Edvinsson]Peter Edvinsson
Flamenco guitar is an art that it is hard to master. But is it possible to play a flamenco guitar melody that is easy to learn for a beginner. Come and see!
Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which has its roots in Moorish and Jewish musical traditions.
Flamenco culture has become one of the icons of Spanish music and even Spanish culture in general.
The flamenco guitar comes from the lute and is made of Spanish cypress and spruce and is smaller than a classical guitar with a sharper sound.
Malaguena is a flamenco style with its roots in the local fandango of Malaga.
You will not need to read sheet music to play this flamenco guitar piece. We will instead use guitar tablature. You will only use four strings on the guitar.
The string with the highest pitch is called the first string or E-string. Look at the following guitar tab with four strings indicated:
1. -------------------------
2. ---------0-----------0---
3. -----1-----------1-------
4. -2-----------2-----------
This is a tablature staff and the number 2 on the fourth string indicate that you play the fourth string while pressing down the second fret.
The next note is played on the first fret on the third string. The zero indicate that you play the note without pressing down any fret.
Play the melody with your thumb and with your first finger resting on the first string for later use.
Here is the next guitar tablature part:
1. -------------------------
2. -----1---0---------------
3. -2-----------2---0-------
4. ---------------------3---
After the last note on the third fret on the fourth string you just start over again with the first guitar tab staff.
Now it is time to introduce your first finger on your right hand into the melody. After every note you play with your thumb you just have to pluck the first string with your first finger. In guitar tab it looks like this:
1. -----0-------0------
2. -----------------0--
3. ---------1----------
4. -2------------------
And so on for the rest of the melody!
I hope you will find this very simplified flamenco guitar tab melody enjoyable. I guess many people will recognize the melody when they hear you play it.
Flamenco guitar playing is of course an art that is hard to master but this little flamenco piece doesn't sound so bad. Does it!
Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free guitar sheet music and guitar tablature at http://www.capotastomusic.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Peter_Edvinsson http://EzineArticles.com/?Flamenco-Guitar:-Learn-To-Play-Malaguena-With-Guitar-Tab&id=154560
Flamenco guitar is an art that it is hard to master. But is it possible to play a flamenco guitar melody that is easy to learn for a beginner. Come and see!
Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which has its roots in Moorish and Jewish musical traditions.
Flamenco culture has become one of the icons of Spanish music and even Spanish culture in general.
The flamenco guitar comes from the lute and is made of Spanish cypress and spruce and is smaller than a classical guitar with a sharper sound.
Malaguena is a flamenco style with its roots in the local fandango of Malaga.
You will not need to read sheet music to play this flamenco guitar piece. We will instead use guitar tablature. You will only use four strings on the guitar.
The string with the highest pitch is called the first string or E-string. Look at the following guitar tab with four strings indicated:
1. -------------------------
2. ---------0-----------0---
3. -----1-----------1-------
4. -2-----------2-----------
This is a tablature staff and the number 2 on the fourth string indicate that you play the fourth string while pressing down the second fret.
The next note is played on the first fret on the third string. The zero indicate that you play the note without pressing down any fret.
Play the melody with your thumb and with your first finger resting on the first string for later use.
Here is the next guitar tablature part:
1. -------------------------
2. -----1---0---------------
3. -2-----------2---0-------
4. ---------------------3---
After the last note on the third fret on the fourth string you just start over again with the first guitar tab staff.
Now it is time to introduce your first finger on your right hand into the melody. After every note you play with your thumb you just have to pluck the first string with your first finger. In guitar tab it looks like this:
1. -----0-------0------
2. -----------------0--
3. ---------1----------
4. -2------------------
And so on for the rest of the melody!
I hope you will find this very simplified flamenco guitar tab melody enjoyable. I guess many people will recognize the melody when they hear you play it.
Flamenco guitar playing is of course an art that is hard to master but this little flamenco piece doesn't sound so bad. Does it!
Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free guitar sheet music and guitar tablature at http://www.capotastomusic.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Peter_Edvinsson http://EzineArticles.com/?Flamenco-Guitar:-Learn-To-Play-Malaguena-With-Guitar-Tab&id=154560
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