Making Joyful Noises

Guitar Accompaniment Guide

Ti

Ti

Mi

La

Re

2

Diatonic Scale (with corresponding scale degrees)

Do

Do

Fa

So

Do = 1 (Root/Tonic)

3

Re = 2

Ti

Mi

4

Mi = 3

Fa = 4

Re

Re

So

Do

Fa

La

5

So = 5

6

La = 6 (Minor)

Ti = 7

Mi

Mi

La

Re

So

Ti

7

Do = 8 (Octave)

Fa

Fa

Do

8

Rules

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Mi

La

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1. Practice from to and to .

2. Practice four frets at a time.

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So

Do

Fa

Re

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3. Don’t fudge on the fingering.

Ti

4. Always practice with tempo and beat.

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5. “First speed, then accuracy” is WRONG.

La

La

Re

So

Do

Mi

6. Eliminate notes for effect.

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7. Concentrate on hitting the right note.

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8. Listen! Make sure you are going through the scale.

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Ti

Mi

La

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9. Play with music.

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Do

Do

Fa

So

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