GSCC Lesson 05
Revision of Lesson 01-04
We had covered the common chords in key of C Major, and a few siblings 😉
We have also looked at the some basic strumming pattern: One strum per beat, up-stroke strumming
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) |
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New Chord Shapes
The cousin of Em : E and E7 . For basic beginner application, they are often interchangeable in key of C major.
Em -> E -> E7 transformation, one note at a time!
The sibling of G : Gm7 and Gm
The trick is to barre all strings on 3rd fret, then add note, one by one.
The chord Gm7 is often used in conjunction with C7 to create a smooth transition to F major chord, eg. *”chord progression” of Gm7->C7->F. This is called a 2-5-1 (ii-V-I) progression: Gm7 (2), C7(5) , F(1).
*Chord Progression -> The the sequential flow of chords
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Basic Guitar Strumming – Strumming lightly on 1st few strings
In last lesson, we strum upwards on the in-between beat. Now , let’s try to strum in the same direction.
You may ask: Isn’t it the same thing as last week? Well , this pattern will create different kind of feel: A groove with more bite and attitude!!
Practice#1: Try to listen to the counting beat (the Tok-Tok cowbell sound) below and try strumming the various patterns above:
Strumming pattern #03
Practice #2: Follow the chords changes and strum with the beat count
Practice #3: Using this new strumming pattern (pattern #3) , listen to the practice songs in lesson 1-4 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) |
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Song #1 (English: Creep – Radiohead)
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Slower
Slowest
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Song #2 (Chinese: “你要的愛”)
Normal speed
Slower
Slowest
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Song #3 (Bonus Song: Last Christmas – Wham)
Normal speed
Slower
Slowest