GSCC Lesson 07
Revision of Lesson 01-06
We had covered the common chords in key of C Major, and even more of their cousins 😉
We have also looked at some basic strumming patterns: One strum per beat, up-stroke strumming, Strumming lightly on first few strings, 16 beat strum
And of course, we had fun learning all these songs !!
| Lesson | Song |
| Lesson 1 | Song #1 (English: Because I Love You) Lesson 1 |
| Lesson 1 | Song #2 (Chinese/Cantonese: 喜欢你) Lesson 1 |
| Lesson 2 | Song #1 (English: Happy Birthday) |
| Lesson 2 | Song #2 (Chinese: 月亮代表我的心) |
| Lesson 3 | Song #1 (English: Let It Be – Beatles) |
| Lesson 3 | Song #2 (English: Perfect – Ed Sheeran) |
| Lesson 3 | Song #3 (Cantonese: 海闊天空) |
| Lesson 4 | Song #1 (English: Deperado – Eagles) |
| Lesson 4 | Song #2 (Chinese: “最长的电影” – 周杰伦) |
| Lesson 5 | Song #1 (English:”Creep” – Radiohead) |
| Lesson 5 | Song #2 (Chinese: “你要的愛”) |
| Lesson 5 | Song #3 (English: “Last Christmas” – Wham) |
| Lesson 6 | Song #1 (English: “Reality”) |
| Lesson 6 | Song #2 (English: “刻在我心底的名字”) |
| Lesson 6 | Song #3 (English: “Auld Lang Syne”) |
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Key of G Major
So far, all the chords we had learnt are from the key of C Major. To sing or play songs in another key (eg. using the “+” and “-” key in karaoke machine), we need to learn chords from other keys.
Let’s look at the chords from another popular key – G Major. Don’t worry, we already know most of them 😉
Comparison of primary chords in C Major and G Major:
New Chord Shapes
SO, this is the only new chord in key of G Major: Bm. It is the 3rd chord in key of G Major. This is like the Em chord in key of C Major.
Some tips for you to remember Bm chord: Am +2 key = Bm
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Basic Guitar Strumming – “Campefire” strum
This week, we are going to explore one of the most popular strumming pattern – The Campfire Strum :
Practice#1: Try to listen to the counting beat (the Tok-Tok cowbell sound) below and try strumming the campfire strum pattern above:
Practice them with chords
Practice #2: Follow the chords changes and strum with the beat count
Practice #3: Using this new strumming pattern (pattern #5 – The Campfire Strum) , listen to the practice songs in lesson 1-6 and strum together with the counting beat
| Lesson | Song |
| Lesson 1 | Song #1 (English: Because I Love You) Lesson 1 |
| Lesson 1 | Song #2 (Chinese/Cantonese: 喜欢你) Lesson 1 |
| Lesson 2 | Song #1 (English: Happy Birthday) |
| Lesson 2 | Song #2 (Chinese: 月亮代表我的心) |
| Lesson 3 | Song #1 (English: Let It Be – Beatles) |
| Lesson 3 | Song #2 (English: Perfect – Ed Sheeran) |
| Lesson 3 | Song #3 (Cantonese: 海闊天空) |
| Lesson 4 | Song #1 (English: Deperado – Eagles) |
| Lesson 4 | Song #2 (Chinese: “最长的电影” – 周杰伦) |
| Lesson 5 | Song #1 (English:”Creep” – Radiohead) |
| Lesson 5 | Song #2 (Chinese: “你要的愛”) |
| Lesson 5 | Song #3 (English: “Last Christmas” – Wham) |
| Lesson 6 | Song #1 (English: “Reality”) |
| Lesson 6 | Song #2 (English: “刻在我心底的名字”) |
| Lesson 6 | Song #3 (English: “Auld Lang Syne”) |
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Song #1 (English: “Country Roads”)
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Song #2 (Time Of Your Life – Green Day)
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Song #3 (Cantonese Song: “朋友” 谭咏麟)
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