Guitar Vocabulary and 12 bar blues review

Study Guide for the TEST on Friday 10/3

In the 12-Bar blues:

I I I I

IV IV I I

V IV I I

A scale : A B C# D E F# G# A

                    1   2    3   4   5    6      7  8
A    A    A   A
D   D    A   A
E   D    A   A

D Scale: D E F# G A B C# D
               1  2  3   4 5  6   7   8
D    D    D    D
G    G    D    D
A    G    D    D

A spiritual is a song from the era of slavery. The lyrics are often written in metaphors that express their desire for freedom. The metaphors are based on Biblical stories that talk about going to heaven, crossing the river Jordan, or finding the Promised Land. Each of these symbols is rooted in the desire for freedom.

Remember to study the following as well:
Write the names of the strings (high to low) on the tablature below the staff. ___/4

e___
B___
G___
D___
A___
E___

Study how to read all the notes in your book from page 9-23. Know that tab is a picture of where your fingers press the strings.

What is the difference between rhythm and beat? Explain in complete sentences.

"Rhythm uses varying lengths of notes--some notes are short, while others are long. Examples of rhythms are half notes, quarter notes, and whole notes. Beat, however, is a constant pulse. You can find what the beat is by looking at the meter/time signature at the beginning of music. If it says 4/4, the beat will be a quarter note."

Be able to identify a half note, quarter note, whole note, dotted half note, eighth note, and their corresponding rests.

• Rhythm - long and short sounds in music (half, whole, quarter, eighth, etc.)
• Beat - constant pulse in music
• Tempo - how fast and slow music is
• Melody - a single line of music, the tune of a song
• Harmony  - more than one note played together
• Chords - more than one note played at the same time
• Triad - 3 stacked notes (thirds) played at the same time
• Major Triad - a major 3rd with a minor 3rd on top
• Strings - the physical strings on the guitar 6-E, 5-A, 4-D, 3-G, 2-B, 1-e
• Standard notation - the use of musical symbols on a staff (5 lines, 4 spaces)
• Tablature - a diagram of how/where to play notes on the fretboard
• Ensemble - A group of people who perform together
• Riff - a motif, small musical thought, lick
• Octave - Notes with the same name, that are 8 notes are part (high, low of same name)

• Transposition - you need to know how to change from one key to another
• Major Scale - wwhwwwh whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half
• Dynamics - volume in music, list dynamics from quiet to loud, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
• Sharp - raises a note a half step
• Flat - lowers a note a half step
• Order of Flats - BEADGCF
• Order of Sharps - FCGDAEB
• Intervals - distance between notes
• 12 Bar Blues - I I I I-IV IV I I -V IV I I
• Form - pattern in music, structure of music
• In every major and minor triad, you have 3 parts: the root (1), 3rd (3), and 5th (5). On your quiz, you will be asked to build chords in root position, which means from low to high, in order. One (1) is the lowest note in the chord; three (3) is the middle note of the chord; and five (5) is the top/high note of the chord.
• DEF#GABC#D is a D major scale. You know this because it starts on the note "D" and follows the interval pattern of whole whole half whole whole whole half (wwhwwwh)