Mel Bay's Complete Method for Classic Guitar

145 Pages·1991·63.84 MB·English

by  Mel Bay

The Complete Mel Bay Method
For Classic Guitar

THIS BOOK CONTAINS A WEALTH OF
TECHNICAL STUDIES, RIGHT HAND .
EXERCISES, MUSIC THEORY, AND §
[MUSIC FROM THE MASTERS. SELEC- >
TIONS FROM SUCH GREATS AS SOR,

TARREGA, AGUADO, CARCASSI, BACH, C

AND OTHERS WERE CAREFULLY

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IN VARYING LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY.
NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE
PRESENT, UNDER ONE COVER, THE
COMPLETE MEL BAY METHOD FOR
CLASSIC GUITAR.

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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTS

EASY CLASSIC SOLOS Eony Solos
GREAT CLASSIC SOLOS Intermeciote
DELUXE AIBUM OF CLASSICAL GUITAR MUSIC Advanced

FLAMENCO GUITAR Intermediate

DELUXE GUITAR SCALE BOOK Theory

SOLO FOU *1 Easy

GUITAR TECHNIC Techni
GUITAR FINGERBOARD HARMONY Theory
GUITAR ARPEGGIO STUDIES Techni
GUITAR ENSEMBLES Quartets
GUITAR DUETS ON GREAT CLASSIC THEMES Duets
SACRED GUITARIST Solos

GOSPEL GUITAR Solos

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TUNING THE GUITAR

The six open strings of the guitar will be of the same pitch as the six notes shown in the illus:
tration of the piono keyboard, Note that five of the strings are below the middle C of the piano

GUITAR NOTATION

ANOTHER METHOD OF TUNING

|. Tune the Sth tring in wnizon to che E or twelth white bey
to the .EFT of MIDDLE C on the piano

Place the finger behind the fh fet of tho 6th string. This
will give you the fone or pick of the Sth shirg. (A)

Place fingar behind the fifth fret of che Sih sting 10 get *he
pitch of the Ath string. (DI

Rapeot same procedure to ablain the pteh of the 3rd string
(er

Place finger behind the FOURTH FRET of the Te sng ta got
the pltch of the nd sing. (Bh

Place finger betind the fifth fret ofthe 2ad string to gst the
pitch of the Ist srg. CE
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THE RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC

THE STAFF: Music is written ono STAFF consisting of FIVE LINES and FOUR SPACES.
The lines and spaces are numbered upward as shown:

THE LINES AND SPACES ARE NAMED AFTER LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET.

THE CLEF:

TREBLE CLEF 1S KNOWN AS
THis SIGN 1S THE Tame | [REE Cer 6 we
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CLF BECAUSE TF cnciEs
AROUND THE G UNE

ALL GUITAR MUSIC WILL BE WRITTEN IN THIS Cus
NOTES: c e 5
THis 16 A NOTE:

The HEAD
‘A-NOTE HAS THREE PARTS. THEY ARE The STEM
The FLAG
NOTES MAY BE PLACED IN THE STAFF, ABOVE THE STAFF,

[AND BELOW THE STAFF.

A rote will bear the name of the Hine or space it occupies or the statl

above or below the staff will indicate the Pitch,
PITCH: the highness or lowness of a tone.
TONE: « mutical sound

THE TYPE OF NOTE WILL
INDICATE THE LENGTH OF

1 BEAT
UARTER NOTE WILL RE-
= ONE BEAT OR COUNT,

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RESTS:

A REST is a sign used to designate a seried of silence.
This period of silence will be of the some duration of time os the note to which it corresponds.

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TW tts 5 a wHote est. NOTE THAT IT HANGS DOWN FROM THE LINE,

NOTES.

RESTS
LEDGER LINES:

‘When the pitch of a musical sound is below or abeve the staff, the notes are then placed on,

fr between, extra lines called LEDGER LINES.

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STRING-NUMBERS: The encircled numbers 6 54.321

CHART:

The charts used in this book will have the
VERTICALAINES as the STRINGS ond the
HORIZONTAL-LINES os the FRETS,

Reading ‘from left to tight the strings will

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The vertical lines are

The horizontal lines are

The encircled numbers ote
the number of the STRINGS,
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1. The left Leg Crossed 2, Placing the Left Foot
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THE RIGHT HAND
(R. H.)

THE RIGHT HAND FINGERS
WIL BE DESIGNATED AS.

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THE NAMES OF THE
RH. FINGERS ARE;

(Eng ish) IABVI (Spanish)
Ist — Index) Indio
2nd — Middle A) Medion
3rd — Ring TAD Anuar

Thumb — Ph Pulgar
Plucking the Strings ‘i

THE LEFT HAND
{L. H.)

Place your fingers firmly on the strings directly behind the frets.
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