Notes of the Third String

The open third string sounds the note G, the second finger on the second fret is A.

&w &w
G A

3rd string exercise:

A 44 N N N N N N N
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N N N N N L

Exercise on first three strings

4 N N N N N N M
A4 N N N N N N N N ..

AN N M N N M N N N N L

N N N N N N
A N N N N N N L

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 Twinkle Twinkle

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King Wenceslas

English Traditional

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 Notes of the Fourth String

The open fourth string sounds the note D, the second finger on the second fret is E, the third finger
on the third fret is F.

&w &w &w

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D E F

Notes on the 4th string:

&c ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

&˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ w

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 Rhythms 2

Introducing the tie and the dotted note qd value, along with the eighth rest (‰).

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The tie connects two notes within a measure or across a barline. The dot adds half of the notes’
value to the note, for instance, a dotted quarter note equals one and a half beats, or three eighth notes
(q. = q e) A dotted half note equals three quarter notes, etc.

Play through each line using an open string.

1
& 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

2
&œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

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3
& œ. œ œ
J
œ ˙. œ œ. œ. œ

4
& œ. œ œ œ œ
J
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

5
&‰ œ œ œ œ œ
J
Œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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John Newton
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Yankee Doodle

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
& 44 œ œ œ ˙
fingers: 1 3 0 1 0 3

6
œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3

12

&˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
2 0

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