Grade 10 Guitar Class

2019/2020

Beginner Players - Click HERE for the audio tracks of the songs in the black and yellow book

Performance Test #1 - Tues. Oct. 1st- Beginner Instructions:

Play one of the following songs to play along with the recording
You can choose to do one, two or three strums per bar

Performance Test #2
Note that everyone will play along with the audio track (Click HERE for the audio tracks)

Beginners:
Your options are playing chords with the recording for:

Rock Around the Clock p. 19 (85%, 95% or 100% speed)
Duke of Earl p. 31 (90% or 100%)
Let it Be p. 35 (at 75% speed, 85% speed, or 100% speed)
Greensleeves p. 47 (80%, 90% or 100% speed)

Intermediates:

Rock Around the Clock p. 19 (100% Speed)
Duke of Earl p. 31 (100% Speed)
Let it Be p. 35 (100% Speed)
Greensleeves p. 47 (100% Speed)

Advanced:

Perform your rock band songs

Recordings
Make sure you are using the correct speed - notes above regarding speed for beginners vs. intermediates.

Performance Test #1 - Wed. Feb. 27 - Intermediate Instructions:

Chose of the following songs to play along with the recording
You can choose to do two or three strums per bar

Note for "Blues in A" you can only do the boogie pattern

12 Bar Blues in A

Free Fallin' (D - G - A)

With a Capo on 3rd Fret:

Without a Capo

Wild Thing (A - D - E)

Thinking Out Loud (D - G - A - Em)

Past Years

You're Beautiful by James Blunt (Capo & Songwriters progression & slash chords)

The Middle by Jimmy Eat World

Stay With Me by Sam Smith (Barre chords, F)

Don't Stop Believin' by Journey (Guitar Barre Chords and Down strums)

Don't Stop Believin by Journey (Bass Line - use only first line and repeat)

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Chords and lyrics) (Cadd9)

Good Riddance Picking Pattern (Finger and normal picking)

Boulevard of Broken Dreams (power chords, riffs with H.O. and P.O.)

Walkin' in Memphis by Marc Cohen

Click here for Let it Be

Click Here Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Click Here Wagon Wheel by OCMS

Click Here for Springsteen by Eric Church

Click Here for Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol - Jordan (AED)

Click Here for 1 2 3 4 by Plain White T's - Ms. V. (DABmG)

Click Here for Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry) - Alex/Weston (ADE)

What I Like About You by The Romatics - Evan (AED)

Time of Your Life

Songs to Play Along With

Intermediate Rock Bands
here is the playlist with all the songs

Performance Test #1
Note that everyone will play along with the audio track (see below for all audio tracks)
Beginners: Your options are

Twist and Shout
Oh Susanna in the HOT book
12 Bar Blues with down and up strums (2, 3 or 4)

Intermediates: Your options are

Twist and Shout with the riff and chords
Greensleeves in the HOT book
12 Bar Blues once with chords and a second time with the boogie pattern, walking bassline or solo using the Blues scale or BB Box

Greensleeves

Twist and Shout (DGA)

Beginners - Page 10

The D Chord Progression
Hello beginners! Here is the D chord progression exercise we used in class today. Start with the first slowest one and then work through the recordings. REMEMBER - it is more important to play the chord at the correct time than to get all the strums in and be lat. ALSO, NO LOOKING AT YOUR HAND :) I promise it will pay off!

Goober Peas
Intermediates, here is your track to practice with. Remember, don't look at your hand! They get faster as you go through the recordings.

06_michael_row_the_boat_ashore.mp3
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Pachelbel's Canon Part

Performance Test #3 - Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Well done everyone who recorded!!

Hi Beginner Guitarists!
Here is the song we were working on today. Try to master 3 strums per chord, or even four! If you want to slow down the recording like I did in class, here are two free apps I highly recommend getting (they are free!) so you can do that. Make sure you can play D, G, A, Bm and Em for Monday :)

Audiostretch - this one easily slows down/speeds up songs.
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/audiostretch/id571863178?mt=8

AnyTune - this one speeds up/slows down songs, but it also can change the key of a song for you (helpful if you don't have a capo).
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/anytune-slow-down-music-bpm/id415365180?mt=8

lindsay_and_carol.mp3
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Songs Suggestions for Grade 10 Guitar Performance Test 2
1) Move it On Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXQ4tRlYgM0
George Thoroughgood
Blues Rock
G C D
http://www.guitaretab.com/g/george-thorogood/379976.html

2) One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ECZMvbLxg
George Thoroughgood
Blues Rock
E B7 A

3) Lean on Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXQkrllGbA
Bill Withers
R&B
C F G
http://www.guitarsongs.info/soulrnb/bill-withers-lean-on-me.htm

4) Ain’t no Mountain High Enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
R&B
Am D F G (capo)
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/marvin_gaye/aint_no_mountain_high_enough_crd.htm

5)Save the last Dance for Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tXUxVWtyaU
Michael Buble
Jazz
D A G (Capo)
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/355400

jonathan_1.mp3
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Rock Bands - Part 2

Fri May 13 - 1) Kieran 2) Evan
Mon May 16 - 1) Quinn 2) Alex 3) Kieran
Tues May 17 - 1)Quinn 2) Jordan 3) Alex
Wed May 18 - 1)Alex 2)Jordan 3)Kieran
Thurs May 19 - 1)Weston 2)Alex 3)Jordan
Fri May 20 - 1)Kieran 2)Weson 3) who needs it? (Weston? Jordan? Alex? Kieran?)
Tues May 24 - 1) Evan 2) Quinn 3) Jordan
Wed May 25 - 1)Evan 2) Evan 3) Quinn