'Greensleeves' is written in 3/4 meter and begins with an anacrusis on beat number 3.
There are eighth notes in the music, so the count will be: 3 & 1 & 2 &
Use your practice utilities to work on 'Greensleeves'.
As you play, think about how the motive is changing as the music progresses.
The Circle of Skips shows that in music the notes A and F are one skip apart.
Playing the notes A Second Fret and F Third Fret on your guitar sounds out this relationship.
Another place to see this relationship is on the staff.
The note A Second Fret, which is written in the second space on the staff, and the note F Third Fret, which is written in the first space on the staff, shows a space-to-space relationship, indicating a pitch difference of one skip.
Consecutive skips will show on the staff as either a series of notes falling in the spaces, or as a series of notes falling on the lines.
The bridge is made to keep the strings elevated above the body and the neck of the guitar, so the strings may freely ring without obstruction.
The bridge also holds the saddle in place and includes some way of fastening the strings.
You were introduced to the key of G Major in an earlier lesson, so let's revisit the key and play through its functional tones.
The key signature is showing an F Sharp, so the leading tone will be the note F Sharp Fourth Fret on string number 4.
We'll start on the tonic note, G Open and proceed upward by step to the dominant tone, D Third Fret.
Then we'll descend by step, back through the tonic and down to the subdominant tone, C Third Fret.
And we'll finish by returning by step to the tonic note, G Open.
Play each of the notes twice and sing the pitch letter names.
Some tuners have a toggle button for selecting an instrument, which may be labeled Guitar/Bass; if your tuner has this button, make sure that you have selected the Guitar.
There should be an indicator on the display that either the guitar or the bass has been selected.
In music, a small group of notes is a collection of sounds forming a motive.
A motive is often a repeated pattern in the music that is introduced early in the piece and appears throughout, only shifted or manipulated as the pattern continues to unfold.
Listen to this motive, and if you recognize it, continue by singing the next part.
ritardando - gradually slowing down.
Find string number 3 on your guitar.
Pick the string continuously using 60 beats per minute as your tempo.
When you reach the ritardando marking, begin to gradually slow down until the tempo becomes very slow.
The challenge is to slow down gradually and evenly as you continue to pick the string.
Without lifting your first finger, drop the third finger of your fretboard hand down on the note A Fifth Fret with enough force that the pitch sounds without using the pick to vibrate the string.
After your third finger has dropped down to hammer-on A Fifth Fret, keep the finger tip pressed down so you can hear the pitch A resonate.
As you practice this music, remember the four voice format.
The voices match the voicing of a choir.
If you need help with finger placements, you may rely on the finger placement markings written in the music.