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Tony Spark’s Octaveus Guitar Lessons e-Bookby Vimal Octavius2020-08-30
ContentsPrefaceivProgress CardvNotes in Western Music & on a Guitar0.1viThe Notes and Frets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Your Lessons0.2viviiiGirls Like You (By Maroon 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii0.2.1Guitar Chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii0.2.2Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii0.2.3Lyrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ixWhere would you like to go next?x0.3I’m happy with where I am for now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x0.4I’d like to learn more of my favourite songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x0.5I need more on guitar scales and soloing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x0.6Blues Guitar Lessons please! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x0.7Classic Rock Guitar Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x0.8Can you help me with what could be next with some suggestions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x0.9Write a Review and Rate this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiReferencesxiiii
CONTENTSiiiFigure 1:
PrefaceCongratulations on your purchase of Octaveus Guitars e-book.Curated exclusively for Tony Spark, as part of Octaveus Guitar Lessons on https://octaveus.blog, This book isunlike any other.It takes the form you want it to and grows with you in your learning journey. It is written in R Markdown languageand so is highly customisable, tailored to your learning needs anytime you want it . For example if you would like tolearn chords for a few songs that you love this book will grow in that direction and will be a quick reference wheneveryou need. If you’d like to learn fingerstyle guitar or guitar solos and scales or Blues Guitar, the pages will be filled upin that direction.As you keep learning, you can choose your own path and the book will follow you. It’s an ocean and you can switchto a path that interests you and come back to where you had begun, all at your own pace. I’m very excited to haveyou onboard. Happy Learning and let’s jam!iv
Progress CardClasses Attended for Month1 (2020-08-19 to 2020-09-19) : 3/8Song GirlsLikeYouSubjectRhythmSubjectEar TrainingFeelRhythmSong GirlsLikeYouFeelEar Training0%25%50%75%100%Grade AchievedHighlights:1. Tony Spark is very focused and grasps topics quickly - able to play melody lines clearly2. There is consistent improvement on the aspects taught in class - Plucking and chord strumming patternsFocus Areas:1. We will be working on developing Rhythm2. Playing with emotion and feel3. To improve Skill, play at least 15 minutes every dayv
Notes in Western Music & on a Guitar0.1 The Notes and FretsNotes in Western Music are A B C D E F G.Any song you hear is made up of notes played successively (Melodic lines) or many notes played at the same time tocreate what is called Harmony. The Notes in Guitar are sounded by plucking the strings. There are 6 strings in acommon acoustic or electric guitar. The thinnest of all is identified as String# 1, the next String# 2, 3, 4, 5 & thethickest of all is the 6th String. String# 6, 5, 4 are Bass sounding while strings 3, 2, 1 are more Treble sounding.When a guitar is “tuned” to a standard concert pitch, the notes of the open strings are:String ng#EADGBE654321The metal lines embedded on your Guitar are called frets. They help restrict the length of the string that vibrates tomake music (notes). When a string is plucked without holding the frets, it is called an “open” string and it soundsthe note it is tuned to. The string vibrates from the “Nut” which is above the first fret, to the end of the string allthe way down which is held tightly by the “bridge”. So when we pluck the 6th String, the note that is sounded is E,denoted by the bold blue font in Fig#2. When the 5th string is plucked, it sounds the note A, and so on as in D, GB, E. The string numbers are denoted in Orange numbers. The first & the sixth string are both E. In this case, thefirst string is the same note E as the sixth string but is more Treble sounding, or a higher pitch than the sixth stringE. Relating to the notes in music stated above (A B C D E F G), after G, the note that falls is A again, but a higherpitched A note. As it is the eighth note, it is called an “Octave” higher than the first note A. On the guitar, the firststring is two octaves higher than the sixth string.Each fret, as you press and hold the string against it, increases the pitch and thereby, the note of that string by“half” a note. When a note is increased by half a note, it is called sharp denoted by #. For example, if the note A isincreased by half, it is called A#, pronounced A sharp. Similarly, if a note is decreased by half a note, it is called flatdenoted by “b”. Example, if the note A is decreased by half, it is called Ab, pronounced A flat. As another example,if the note G is increased by half a note, it is called G# and if it is decreased by half a note, it is called Gb. There aretwo exceptions. The notes E and B don’t have sharps, meaning, if you increase the E note by half, it becomes F, thenext note and not E#. Similarly if you increase a B note by half it becomes C, the next note and not B#. In fig#2,as you hold the sixth string on first fret, it increases the note by half. Therefore the note now changes from E (6thstring open) to F (6th string first fret). The notes move up the fret board the same way as indicated in green dots.Tip: The note F# can also be called Gb as they are the same.vi
0.1. THE NOTES AND FRETSviiFigure 2: Strings, Notes and Frets
Your LessonsYour Lessons and Notes, Tabs, Chord sheets etc., will appear here as the lessons progress0.2 Girls Like You (By Maroon 5)0.2.1 Guitar ChordsVerse:dd21ddd13dd2d11d2d3d1d1d2ddd3 43 4FSpent24 hours, I needCdd2dmore hours withGdd1132Am youddd1ddd1ddd1 1d d23 42 33 4FSpent theCweekend gettingGeven, ooAm ooh 0.2.2 ---.viii
0.2. GIRLS LIKE YOU (BY MAROON 5)0.2.3 LyricsSpent 24 hours I need more hours with youYou spent the weekend Getting even, ooh oohWe spent the late nightsMaking things right, between usBut now it’s all good baby Roll that Backwood babyAnd play me close ix
Where would you like to go next?0.3 I’m happy with where I am for nowIt’s Good to know you have found this course useful. Remember to practice, practice, practice. 10 minutes a day,although may be boring at times will reward you with a lot more skill than you could ever imagine - and after it all you’ll be so excited to be playing so well that you’ll be amazed.You will have to “crawl” initially - don’t bother aboutyour speed. Focus on playing accurately and very meticulous and slow, but do it only for 10 minutes a day taking maybe just a few notes at a time. It’s better than playing for 2 hours once a week. Learning how to learn is as importantas the material you may have in hand in your learning pursuit of any new skill or subject. Studies have shown thisapproach to be more effective as the brain builds “muscle memory” and the power of recall built in small incrementsover time. Have fun and keep playing no matter what!0.4 I’d like to learn more of my favourite songsCool ! Let’s jump right in : Fill in the form on https://octaveus.blog with what you’d like to learn and we’ll designyour course and get you jamming!0.5 I need more on guitar scales and soloingLearn to play intuitively over chord progressions - make up your own solos. Sky’s the limit! Get started on Learningthe Diatonic scale and the various modes - Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. Fillin the form on https://octaveus.blog indicating you’d like to pursue Guitar Scales and Soloing.0.6 Blues Guitar Lessons please!Start with the basics of pentatonic scales and we’ll navigate through various styles of playing by learning some BB King,Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix or any other Blues artist you’d like to work on. Fill in the form on https://octaveus.blogindicating you’d like to pursue Blues Guitar Lessons.0.7 Classic Rock Guitar LessonsLearn how power chords work and solos through classic rock hits in the likes of “Stairway to Heaven” to “SweetChild o’ Mine”. Pick your own list of classic rock favourites to pursue. Fill in the form on https://octaveus.blogindicating you’d like to pursue Classic Rock Guitar Lessons0.8 Can you help me with what could be next with some suggestions?Request a discussion over video conference to see where we can get started based on your preferences. Fill in the formon https://octaveus.blog indicating you need help with the next steps.x
0.9. WRITE A REVIEW AND RATE THIS BOOKxi0.9 Write a Review and Rate this bookPlease leave a review if this course and book has helped you in your Guitar Leaning Journey Goto : back-form/ to add your comments and thoughts that’ll help usimprove the course.
ReferencesThis book is highly customisable for each student, is kept up-to-date almost instantly as the class progresses. It’smade possible through R programming language, programmed by #yourstrulyR Core Team. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Vienna, Austria: R Foundation forStatistical Computing. https://www.R-project.org/Bookdownplus: Generate Varied Types of Books and Documents with R ’Bookdown’ Package. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package bookdownplusRStudio: https://www.rstudio.comAll Trademarks, other Artist’s work are the property of thier respective owners.Octaveus Guitars eBook by Vimal Octavius PJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https://octaveus.blog.xii
indicating you’d like to pursue Blues Guitar Lessons. 0.7 Classic Rock Guitar Lessons Learn how power chords work and solos through classic rock hits in the likes of “Stairway to Heaven” to “Sweet Child o’ Mine”. Pick your own list of classic rock favourites to pursue. Fill
