POS 1 - Musical language from the Word GO!
Items appearing on this page are intended for pupils just starting out as guitarists, or in some cases struggling readers. TAB is not used for this reason. When beginners start with music notation they usually cope with it and other forms of notation can be taught later. It is far more difficult to teach reading to an older and advanced player who has been "fast-tracked" with TAB and this sometimes produces guitarists who cannot communicate in musical language with other musicians and are often unhappy about it.
Presentation is easy to read in larger notes and/or with notename noteheads. The backtracks make simple tunes more fun to practice. The MP3s can be played on this site, or downloaded from links.
Heeby Geebees
This creepy little number is all about learning to distinguish between G, B and E on the open strings. It can be signed with doh, me, lah or played from the notation in early small group lessons. Emphasize i.m. fingering.
Right click here, then select save target as for music in pdf format.
Right click here, then left click on save target as for MP3 backtrack.
Hot Cross Buns
Suitable for very early lessons, this song uses G and A on string 3 and B on string 2.
To print the score and download the MP3 free, follow this link.
Merrily We Roll Along
Suitable for very early lessons, this song uses G and A on string 3 and B on string 2.
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Sticky Billy
Suitable for very early lessons, this song uses G and A on string 3 and B on string 2.
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Jingle Bells
This song uses G and A on string 3, B, C and D on string 2 and E on string 1
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Far Away
This is a simple melody for two guitars, bass and drums. Guitar 1 uses G and A on 3 and B and C on 2. Guitar 2 uses B, C and D on string 2 and E on string 1. There is also a simple bass guitar part and the whole is lifted by a rock drum pattern.
Joe's Boogie
Four guitar parts of varying difficulty as follows:
Lead guitar, melody on diatonic notes on strings 1,2,and 3; Rhythm guitar, three string chords of G7, C and D7; Beginner guitar 1, G on 3, C and D on 2; Beginner guitar 2, open G and open D.
Plus drums and bass guitar (about grade 1 level)
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Serafina
Single note melody in G, very easy note range from low D on string 4 to high D on string 2, D, G, A, B,C, D. Note name note heads.
Ten Green Bottles
We infuriated our parents singing this song.... Maybe now it is time to inflict it on a new generation! Key G, Range from D 0n string 4 to E on string 1, includes both Es so useful for high and low note recognition. Note name noteheads!
Click here for pdf sheet music, melody only
The duet version extends knowledge of the bass notes and guitar 2 is a useful part for pre-grade 1 players to practise bass notes:
Click here for pdf of guitar duet version