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
Ti
Mi
La
9
1. Practice from to and to .
2. Practice four frets at a time.
So
So
Do
Fa
Re
10
3. Don’t fudge on the fingering.
Ti
4. Always practice with tempo and beat.
11
5. “First speed, then accuracy” is WRONG.
La
La
Re
So
Do
Mi
6. Eliminate notes for effect.
12
7. Concentrate on hitting the right note.
Fa
13
8. Listen! Make sure you are going through the scale.
Ti
Ti
Mi
La
Re
9. Play with music.
14
Do
Do
Fa
So
15
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