happy traum guitar method dvd 1

8/20/2019 Happy Traum Guitar Method Dvd 1

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T A B

EBGDAE

Tuning Notes for the Strings

T A B

˙

˙

E E

0 12

12th Fret = Midway Point of Guitar = Notes One Octave Higher than Open Strings

* Octave = distance between two notes of the same pitch that occur higher or lower than each other.

Low E String

Note:

˙

˙

A A

0 12

A String

˙

˙

D D

0 12

D String

˙

˙

G G

0 12

G String

˙

˙

B B

0 12

B String

˙

˙

E E

0 12

High E String

T A B

œ œ

1

œ

2

œ

3

œ

4

œ

1

œ

2

œ

3

œ

4

œ

1

œ

2

œ

3

œ

4

E F F G G A A B C C D D E

1/2 step 1/2 step

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Western Scale Is Divided into 12 Equal Parts = Called the “Chromatic Scale”

* Each fret = 1/2 step apart; Chromatic scale built from 12 half steps.

Chromatic Scale on Low E String

Note:

T A B

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

A A B C C D D E F F G G A

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7

Note:

Chromatic Scale on A String

1

Learning the Notes on the Fretboard



T A B

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ

D D E F F G G A A B C C D

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chromatic Scale on D String

Note:

T A B

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ

G G A A B C C D D E F F G

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chromatic Scale on G String

Note:

T A B

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

B C C D D E F F G G A A B

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chromatic Scale on B String

Note:

T A B

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

E F F G G A A B C C D D E

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chromatic Scale on High E String

Note:

T A B

˙ ˙

A A

5

0

Matching Notes on Adjacent Strings

˙ ˙

D D

50

˙ ˙

G G

50

˙ ˙

B B

40

˙ ˙

E E

50

2



T

A B

˙

˙

F

bG=

2 2

A sharp raises the pitch of a note by one half step, while a flat lowers the pitch of a note by one half step.The context of the note’s appearance along with the key of the song determines whether it’s a sharp or flat.

Each sharped note has a flatted counterpart—a note that is the same:

Sharps and Flats

˙

˙

G

bA=

4 4

˙

˙

A

bB=

1 1

˙

˙

C

bD=

4 4

˙

˙

D

bE=

1 1

T A B

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ

E F F G G A A B C C D D E F F G G A A B C C D D E F F G G A A B C C D D E

0 1 2 3 40 1 2 3 4

0 1 2 3 40 1 2 3

0 1 2 3 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chromatic Scale Across All Six Strings

T A B

4

Ó

œ œ

œ œ

1 2 3 4

Chromatic Notes in MusicChromatic scales aren’t often used in music, though chromatic notes are used often.Here are several examples of chromatic notes in bass runs.

Bass run into A:

œ œ œ œ

A0 0x 12 3

0

0222

0

0222

Bass run into D:

Ó œ œ œ œ

1 2 3 4

œ œ œ œ

D0xx 13 2

0

232

0

232

Ó œ œ œ œ

1 2 3 4

Bass run into G:

œ œ

œ

œ

G2 300 01

0

300

3

300

3



œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

C D E F G A B C

whole step whole step 1/2 step whole step whole step whole step 1/2 step

C-Major ScaleBuilt from the following combination of whole- and 1/2- steps. (1/2 step = 1 fret; whole step = 2 frets)

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

G A B C D E F G


G-Major Scale You can build any major scale using the formula of whole and 1/2 steps we learned above.

T A B

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

E F G A B C D E

Œ


0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12

E-Major Scale on Sixth String

T A B

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

D E F G A B C D


0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12

D-Major Scale on Fourth String

4

The Diatonic (Major) Scale



T A B

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

B C D E F G A B


0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12

B-Major Scale on Second String

T A

B

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

E F G A B C D E

whole step whole step half step whole step whole step whole step half step

0 2 4 0 2 4

1 2

E-Major Scale on Multiple StringsAscending

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

E D C B A G F E

2 1

4 2 0 4 2 0

Descending

T A B

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

A B C D E F G A


0 2 40 2 4

1 2

A-Major Scale on Multiple Strings

T A

B

œ

œ

œ

œ

1 2 3 4

0 2 40

Distance between StringsAll strings have the distance of a 4th between them, except for the G and B strings, which have a 3rd between them.

Low E to A String

œ

œ

œ

œ

1 2 3 4

0 2 40

A to D String

œ

œ

œ

œ

1 2 3 4

0 2 40

D to G String

œ

œ

œ

1 2 3

0 20

G to B String

œ

œ

œ œ

1 2 3 4

0 2 40

B to High E String

5



T A B

4

œ

œ

œ

œ

E1230 00

001

220 0 2 4

Bass Runs with the Major Scale

From E to A

œ

.

A0 0x 12 3

0

022

2

œ

œ

œ

œ

A0 0x 123

022

20 0 2 4

From A to D

œ

.

D0xx 13 2

0

232

œ

œ

œ

œ

D0xx 13 2

232

0 0 2 4

From D to G

œ

.˙

G2 300 01

0

300

023

T A B

œ œ œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

C D E F G A B C D E F G

whole step whole 1/2 whole whole whole 1/2 whole whole 1/2 whole

30 2 3

0 20 1 3

0 1 3

C-Major Scale Going up to G

T A B

4

œ

œ

œ

œ

C

1

D

2

E

3

F

4

30 2 3

Major-Scale DegreesEach note of the scale has its own degree (number), starting with 1.

Here are the scale degrees for an extended C-major scale in first position.

Degree:

œ

œ

œ

œ

G

5

A

6

B

7

C

1

0 20 1

* or 8.

*

œ

œ

œ

œ

D

2

E

3

F

4

G

5

30 1 3

œ

œ

œ

œ

F

4

E

3

D

2

C

1

1 03 1

œ

œ

œ

œ

B

7

A

6

G

5

F

4

02 0

3

œ

œ

œ

œ

E

3

D

2

C

1

B

7

2 03 2

œ œ œ œ

A

6

G

5

F

4

E

3

03 1 0

œ œ œ œ

F

4

G

5

A

6

B

7

1 30 2

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C

1

3

6



T A B

4

˙ ˙

C

1

C

1

3 3

Scale Degrees in Songs (key of C)

Degree:

Play through common melodies and name their scale degrees as you go.

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

œ

œ

˙

C

1

D

2

E

3

30 2

œ

œ

œ œ

E

3

D

2

E

3

F

4

2 0 2 3

w

G

5

0

œ œ œ œ

C

1

C

1

G

5

G

5

1 10 0

œ œ

œ œ

E

3

E

3

C

1

C

1

2 23 3

œ œ œ

œ

G

5

F

4

E

3

D

2

03 2 0

w

C

1

3

T A B

4

œ .

œ .

j

8 7 6 5 4

1 0 2 03

“Joy to the World”Degree:

œ

œ .

j

3 2 1 5

2 03

0

.

j

.

J

6 6 7 7

2 2 0 0

. œ œ

8 8

1 1

œ

œ

œ

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

8 7 6 5 5 4 3 8

1 0 2 0 03 2

1

œ

œ

œ

œ œ

œ

œ

‰

8 7 6 5 5 4 3

1 0 2 0 03 2

T A B

4

Œ

œ

œ

œ

3 2 1

03 1

Degree:

“Turn, Turn, Turn”

œ .

7 6

02

. œ

5 4

03

œ .

4 3

3 2

“This Land Is Your Land”

Œ œ œ œ

1 2 3

30 2

˙ ˙

4 4

3 3

Œ œ œ œ

4 1 2

33

0

˙ ˙

3 3

2 2

Œ œ œ œ

3 1 3

23

2

˙ ˙

2 2

0 0

T A

B

Œ

œ

œ

œ

2 1 2

0

3

0

˙ ˙

3 3

2 2

Œ

œ

œ

œ

1 2 3

3

0 2

˙ ˙

4 4

3 3

Œ

œ

œ

œ

4 1 2

3

3

0

˙ ˙

3 3

2 2

œ ˙

œ

2 2 1

0 0

3

œ

œ

œ

œ

7 5 7 2

2 3 2

0

w

1

3

7



T A B

4

œ œ œ œ

G

1

A

2

B

3

C

4

30 2 3

Degree:

Scale Degrees for the G-Major ScaleFive Steps up from C = G Major (1 sharp)

œ œ œ œ

D

5

E

6

F

7

G

1

0 2 40

œ œ œ

œ

A

2

B

3

C

4

D

5

20 1 3

œ

œ

œ

œ

E

6

F

7

G

1

F

7

0 2 3 2

œ

œ

œ œ

E

6

D

5

C

4

B

3

03 1 0

œ œ œ œ

A

2

G

1

F

7

E

6

2 04 2

œ œ œ œ

D

5

C

4

B

3

A

2

03 2 0

w

G

1

3

T A B

4

Œ

œ

œ

œ

1

G A

2

B

3

30 2

Scale Degrees in Songs (key of G)Degree:

˙ ˙

C

4

C

4

3 3

Œ

œ

œ

œ

C

4

G

1

A

2

33

0

˙ ˙

B

3

B

3

2 2

˙ œ œ

D

5

D

5

D

5

0 0 0

˙

œ

œ

E

6

D

5

C

4

2 0 3

˙

œ

œ

D

5

B

3

A

2

0 2 0

w

G

1

3

˙ œ œ

D

5

D

5

D

5

0 0 0

˙

œ

œ

E

6

D

5

C

4

2 0 3

w

D

5

0

T A B

4

œ œ

œ

œ

D

1

E

2

F

3

G

4

0 2 40

Five Steps up from G = D Major (2 sharps)Scale Degrees for the D-Major ScaleDegree:

œ

œ

œ

œ

A

5

B

6

C

7

D

1 (8)

20 2 3

œ

œ

œ

œ

C

7

B

6

A

5

G

4

2 02 0

œ

œ ˙

F

3

E

2

D

1

4 2 0

œ œ œ œ

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4

0 2 40

Five Steps up from D = A Major (3 sharps)Scale Degrees for the A-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ

œ

E

5

F

6

G

7

A

1 (8)

2 41 2

œ

œ

œ œ

G

7

F

6

E

5

D

4

14 2 0

œ œ ˙

C

3

B

2

A

1

4 2 0

T A

B

4

œ

œ

œ

œ

E

1

F

2

G

3

A

4

2 41 2

Degree:

Five Steps up from A = E Major (4 sharps)Scale Degrees for the E-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ œ

B

5

C

6

D

7

E

1

(8)

0 2 40

œ

œ

œ

œ

D

7

C

6

B

5

A

4

4 2 02

œ

œ

˙

G

3

F

2

E

1

14 2

Scale Degrees for the B-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ

œ

B

1

C

2

D

3

E

4

2 4

1 2

Five Steps up from E = B Major (5 sharps)

œ

œ

œ

œ

F

5

G

6

A

7

B

1

(8)

41 3

0

œ

œ

œ

œ

A

7

G

6

F

5

E

4

3 14 2

œ

œ

˙

D

3

C

2

B

1

1

4 2

8



T A B

4

œ

œ

œ

œ

1

F

2

G

3

A

4

B b

1 30 1

Four Steps up from C = F Major (1 flat)

Scale Degrees for the F-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ

œ

5

C

6

D

7

E

1 (8)

F

30 2 3

œ

œ

œ

œ

7

E

6

D

5

C

4

B b

2 03 1

œ

œ

˙

3

A

2

G

1

F

03 1

œ

œ

œ

œ

1

B b

2

C

3

D

4

E b

1 30 1

Four Steps up from F = B b Major (2 flats)

Scale Degrees for the Bb-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ

œ

5

F

6

G

7

A

1 (8)

B b

30 2 3

œ

œ

œ

œ

7

A

6

G

5

F

4

E b

2 03 1

œ

œ

˙

3

D

2

C

1

B b

03 1

T A B

4

œ

œ

œ

œ

1

E b

2

F

3

G

4

A b

1 30 1

Four Steps up from Bb = Eb Major (3 flats)

Scale Degrees for the E b-Major Scale

œ œ œ œ

5

B b

6

C

7

D

1

(8)

E b

31 3 4

œ œ œ

œ

7

D

6

C

5

B b

4

A b

3 13 1

œ

œ

˙

3

G

2

F

1

E b

03 1

Four Steps up from Eb = Ab Major (4 flats)

œ

œ

œ

œ

1

A b

2

B b

3

C

4

D b

4

1 3 4

Scale Degrees for the Ab-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ

œ

5

E b

6

F

7

G

1

(8)

A b

1 30 1

œ

œ

œ

œ

7

G

6

F

5

E b

4

D b

03 1

4

œ

œ

˙

3

C

2

B b

1

A b

3 1

4

T A B

4 œ œ œ œ

1

D b

2

E b

3

F

4

G b

41 3 4

Four Steps up from Ab = Db Major (5 flats)

Scale Degrees for the D b-Major Scale

œ

œ

œ

œ

5

A b

6

B b

7

C

1 (8)

D b

1 31 2

œ

œ

œ œ

7

C

6

B b

5

A b

4

G b

13 1

4

œ œ ˙

3

F

2

E b

1

D b

3 14

Four Steps up from Db = Gb Major (6 flats)

œ œ

œ

œ

1

G b

2

A b

3

B b

4

C b

41 3

0

Scale Degrees for the G b-Major Scale

* Cb = B

*œ

œ

œ

œ

5

D b

6

E b

7

F

1 (8)

G b

2 41 2

œ

œ

œ

œ

7

F

6

E b

5

D b

4

C b

14 2 0

œ

œ ˙

3

B b

2

A b

1

G b

3 14

9

Keys with Flats



T A B

4

w

C32 1x 0 0

01023

Major Chords (also called major “triads”)Built from the 1st, 3rd, and 5th degrees of a major scale. The 1st degree of a major chord is also called the “root.”

C Major Chords

13513

w

C32 140x

31023

13515

w

C342 10 0

010233

513513

T A B

w

G2 300 01

30002

3

135131

G Major Chords

Seventh Chords (also called “dominant seventh” chords)Built from the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and b7th degrees of a major scale; or just add a b7th degree to a major chord.To get the b7th degree, lower a 7th by one fret (1/2 step).

w

G21 3400

33002

3

135151

E Major Chord

w

E1230 00

00122

0

151351

w

A0 0x 12 3

02220

A Major Chord

15135

w

D0xx 13 2

2320

D Major Chord

1513

T A

B

w

D7

2x 310x

2120

D7 Chord

b7

15

3 ˙

˙

D7 G2x 310x 2 300 01

2120

3000

23

7th chords resolve to a chord 4 notes away:

w

w

C7

03241x

0132

3

C7 Chord

13b7

13

˙

˙

˙

C7 F03241x 1123xx

0132

3

1123

C7 resolves to F:

10

Chord Theory



T A B

w

G7

32 100 0

100

023

G7 Chord

13513

b7˙

˙

G7 C

V7 I

32 1000 32 1x 0 0

100

023

010

23

G7 resolves to C. In this context, we call

G7 the “V7” chord and C the “I” chord.*

* (whatever key you’re in is the I chord)

w

A7

1112x0

322

20

A7 resolves to D:A7 Chord

1

13

b7

5

˙

˙

A7 D

V7 I

1112x0 0xx 13 2

322

20

232

0

T

A B

˙

˙

D7 G V7 I

2x 310x 2 300 01

2120

300023

More V7–I Cadences

Key of G: Key of C:

˙

˙

G7 C V7 I

32 100 0 32 1x 0 0

100023

01023

Key of D:

˙ ˙

D D7I I7

0xx 132 2x 310x

2320

2120

I Chords As 7th Chords (I7 Chords)

˙ ˙

G A7IV V7

2 300 01 1112x0

300023

32220

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DI

0xx 13 2

2320

T A

B

˙ ˙

E E7I I7

1230 00 23140 0

0012

20

0312

20

Key of E:

˙ ˙

˙

A B7IV V7

0 0x 123 213 4x 0

0222

0

2021

2

w

EI

1230 00

0012

20

Key of C:

˙ ˙

˙

C C7I I7

32 1x 0 0 03241x

0102

3

0132

3

˙ ˙

F G7IV V7

1123xx 32 100 0

1123

1000

23

w

CI

32 1x 0 0

0102

3

11



T A B

w

D0xx 13 2

2320

Major 7th, 7th, and 6th Chords

Major 7th (maj7): built from 1, 3, 5, and 7th degrees of the major scale.7th (7): built from 1, 3, 5, and b7th degrees of the major scale.6th (6): built from 1, 3, 5, and 6th degrees of the major scale.

For D:

1w

Dmaj7

11 10xx

2220

7w

D7

2x 310x

2120

b7w

w

D6

2 30 0xx

2020

6

w

G2 300 01

300023

For G:

1 w

Gmaj7

32 1000

200023

7 wn

G7

32 100 0

100023

b7 w

G6

320000

000023

6

T A

B

w

C32 1x 0 0

0102

3

1

For C:

w

Cmaj7

x32000

0002

3

7w

C7

03241x

0

35

78

b7w

C6

42310x

0122

3

6w

E1230 00

0012

20

1

For E:

w

Emaj7

23140 0

0412

20

7 wn

E7

2 10 040

0310

20

b7w

E6

23140 0

0212

20

6

T A

B

w

A11 10 4x

5222

0

1

For A:

w

Amaj7

311 10x

4222

0

7 wn

A7

1112x0

3222

0

b7 w

A6

0x 1111

2222

0

6

Ninth ChordsNinth chords (9): built from 1, 3, 5, b7, and 9thdegrees of the major scale. (9 = 2 one octave up)

You also need a b7th degree for the chord to be a 9th.

w

C9

13 4x2x

332

3

w

D9

2 31x0 0

0120

2

12

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