grade 8 guitar packet

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GRADE 8 GUITAR PACKET updated 4.29.2015

Notes on the 1st string Pg. 2 STEP 1: Spanish Theme Pg. 2 Notes on the 2nd string Pg. 3 STEP 2: Ode to Joy Pg. 3 Notes on the 3rd string Pg. 4 STEP 3: Hot Cross Buns Pg. 4 Chords – G, C, D7 Pg. 5 STEP 4: When the Saints Pg. 6 STEP 5: Lyrnyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama Pg. 7 Chords – Em, Am, B7 Pg. 8 STEP 6: Wayfarin’ Stranger Pg. 8 Chord – Am Pg. 9 STEP 7: Coldplay – “Clocks” Pg. 9 Chords – A, E Pg. 10 STEP 8: Bill Haley – “Rock Around the Clock” Pg. 10 STEP 9: Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive” Pg. 11 Chord F, Dm Pg. 12 STEP 10: The Beatles – “Let it Be” Pg. 12 Grading Rubric Pg. 13 Warmups Pg. 14

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NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING

STEP 1 SPANISH THEME

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NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING

STEP 2 ODE TO JOY

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NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING

STEP 3 HOT CROSS BUNS

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GUITAR CHORDS A chord is a group of notes played at the same time. On the guitar, this means playing more than one string at once. This is called a strum. To start, we will learn 3 basic chords. Think of the chord diagrams as pictures of your guitar neck. The vertical lines represent the strings. The horizontal lines represent the frets. The numbered circles are where you place your fingers. An “x” above a string indicates which strings should not be played. An “o” means to play that string open.

These exercises are for practicing chords, they are NOT a step. Practice them before you go on to

step 6.

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STEP 5 SWEET HOME ALABAMA (as performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd)

D7 C G / / / / | / / / / :||

D7 C G Big wheels keep on turning D7 C G Carry me home to see my kin D7 C G Singing songs about the Southland D7 C G I miss Alabamy once again, And I think its a sin, yes D7 C G D7 C G Well I heard mister Young sing about her Well, I heard ole Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around anyhow D7 C G Sweet home Alabama D7 C G Where the skies are so blue D7 C G Sweet Home Alabama D7 C G Lord, I'm coming home to you In Birmingham they love the governor Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth Chorus Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swappers And they've been known to pick a song or two Lord they get me off so much They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, Now how about you? Chorus

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STEP 6 WAYFARIN’ STRANGER

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STEP 7 CLOCKS (as performed by Coldplay)

D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Lights go out and I can't be saved, tides that I tried to swim against D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | You've put me down upon my knees, oh I beg, I beg and plead, singing D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Come out of things unsaid, shoot an apple off my head. D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | And the trouble that can’t be named, the tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | You are D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | You are D Am Am Em / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks Gonna come back and take you home, I could not stop but you now know, singing Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities Am I a part of the cure, or am I part of the disease? Singing Chorus

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STEP 8 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

A / / / / | A / / / / | Put your glad rags on, join me, hon' A / / / / | A / / / / | We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one Chorus: D / / / / | D / / / / | We're gonna rock around the clock tonight A / / / / | A / / / / | We're gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight E / / / / | E / / / / | A / / / / | A / / / / | We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight When the clock strikes two, three and four If the band stops now we'll yell for more Chorus When the chimes ring 5, 6 and 7 We'll be right in 7th heaven Chorus

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STEP 9 RADIOACTIVE (as performed by ImagineDragons)

Am C G D / / / / | / / / / :|| Am C G D I'm waking up to ash and dust, I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust Am C G D I'm breathing in the chemicals Am C G D I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus Am C G D This is it, the apocalypse, Whoa Am C I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones G D Enough to make my systems blow Am C Welcome to the new age, to the new age G D Welcome to the new age, to the new age Am C G D Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive Am C G D Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive I raise my flags, don my clothes It's a revolution, I suppose We're painted red to fit right in, Whoa I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus This is it, the apocalypse, Whoa Chorus All systems go, sun hasn't died Deep in my bones, straight from inside I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones Enough to make my systems blow Welcome to the new age, to the new age Welcome to the new age, to the new age Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive

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STEP 10 Let it Be (as performed by The Beatles)

C G Am F C G F C Dm C / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / // / / :|| C G Am F When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me C G F C Dm C Speaking words of wisdom, let it be C G Am F And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me C G F C Dm C Speaking words of wisdom, let it be C Am G F C Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be C G F C Dm C Whisper words of wisdom, let it be And when the broken hearted people, living in the world agree There will be an answer, let it be But though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they may see There will be an answer, let it be Chorus

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GRADING RUBRIC

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Performance

Student did not perform for the class.

Student performed for the class this

period

Practice Student was not on task during

practice time

Student was sometimes on task during practice time

Student was often on task

during practice time.

Student was always on task during practice

time.

Improvement Student did not

demonstrate improvement.

Student demonstrated

some improvement.

Student demonstrated good

improvement.

Student demonstrated excellent

improvement.

Respect of Instrument

Student did not respect

their instrument

Student sometimes respected

their instrument

Student often

respected their

instrument

Student always respected their instrument

Respect of Others

Student did not respect others

Student sometimes respected others

Student often

respected others

Student always respected others

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