Melody B combining 4 notes
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Tommy WebbA second beginner guitar melody using E, G, A and B, introducing half-note and quarter-note rhythms.
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47 lessons (1h 40m) · 1 free
01. Welcome to the Course
1:41
02. Meet Your Teacher
0:40
03. Guide to the Guitar
6:52
04. Sitting with Your Guitar (Acoustic)
3:29
05. Sitting with Your Guitar (Electric)
0:49
06. How to Tune Your Guitar
4:57
07. How to Use a Guitar Pick
2:49
08. Make Your First Sound on the Guitar
2:45
09. How to Strum a Guitar
2:02
10. How to Read Music - Tab
Free lesson1:52
11. How to Read Music - Notation
3:03
12. Note Values and Rhythm
5:08
01. Introduction to Rock riffs and melodies
1:47
02. How to get a clean fretted sound
3:19
03. Riff using the E&G notes
3:30
04. Riff using the E&G notes (performance)
1:10
05. Riff accenting the strong note
1:34
06. Riff accenting the strong note (performance)
0:58
07. Riff using half notes
1:44
08. Riff using half notes (performance)
0:50
01. Intro to Rock pt2 and my Gibson Les Paul
1:10
02. Riff combining half notes & quarter notes
1:36
03. Riff combining half notes & quarter notes (performance)
0:56
04. Melody A combining 4 notes
4:00
05. Melody A combining 4 notes (performance)
0:57
06. Melody B combining 4 notes
You are here2:32
07. Melody B combining 4 notes (performance)
0:55
08. Rock City - bars 3&4
2:18
09. Rock City - bars 3&4 (performance)
0:58
10. Well done on the Rock section
0:17
01. Intro to the pop section and rests
1:14
02. Riff with rest on beat 3
3:36
03. Riff with rest on beat 3 (performance)
1:04
04. Riff using F note with rests
2:53
05. Riff using F note with rests (performance)
1:05
06. Melody using C note and rests
4:59
07. Melody using C note and rests (performance)
0:54
08. Summary of Pop part 1
0:55
01. What is a Fender Telecaster
1:05
02. Melody with a D note
3:51
03. Melody with a D note (performance)
1:10
04. Melody using whole notes
2:34
05. Melody using whole notes (performance)
0:57
06. Riff combining note values
2:32
07. Riff combining note values (performance)
1:03
08. Party People bars 13-16
2:23
09. Party People bars 13-16 (performance)
1:22
Lesson transcript
Lesson Example Three: New Melody
In example three, we've got another melody for you to learn.
Notes Breakdown
- The same notes as before:
- Open E string
- Third fret (G) on the E string
- Open A
- Second fret (B) on the A string
So, there are four notes in total.
Rhythm Changes
You'll notice a change in rhythm:
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Bar One:
- Every note is a quarter note.
- We have four beats: 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Bars Two and Four:
- We have two half notes lasting for two beats each:
- 1, 2, 1, 2.
Bar One
In bar one, we have:
- Two open E strings
- Moving to the third fret on the G
- Finishing off with the open A string.
This is how it sounds in bar one.
Bar Two
In bar two, when we change to the half notes, we have:
- The second fret (B) for both notes.
It's a good idea to keep our finger pushed down, applying pressure to the fret. Otherwise, you'll hear the note kind of disappear.
I'll give you an example of this:
- If I lift my finger, the note disappears.
So, you want to be squeezing the whole time.
Important Technique
Especially if the notes are beginning to get longer with the half notes and whole notes coming in, we want to keep a good amount of pressure so the notes ring out and sustain clearly.
Bar Three
In bar three, we have that B again:
- Two B's (second fret on the A string)
- Moving to the open A
- Finishing with the third on the E string.
So, we're shifting between the two strings, finishing off with the open E string as half notes in the final bar.
Set Position
As always, we want to keep our fingers around the frets we're playing.
- When I've got the open strings, I'm not letting go of the guitar.
- I'm not moving my left hand; I'm staying set, ready for the second fret on the A string and the third on the E string.
Practice
So nice and slowly, that melody all the way through.
Take some time getting this together; it's getting trickier with more to remember. If it takes a little bit longer, don't worry.
Give it a good go, and I'll see you in a second, ready with the backing track.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Tommy Webb is a London-based guitarist who completed a BA(Hons) Degree in guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, studying under Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) and Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). His own playing moves freely across rock, pop, indie, hip-hop, country and metal - the exact ground his guitar methods cover.
Tommy has worked with a wide range of artists and bands across the country, including Jarki Monno and Indira May, sharing stages and sessions with guitarists Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) and Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), and drummers Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson and “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah).
On stage, he has performed at the Jazz Cafe opening for soul singer Jocelyn Brown, plus venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival and Sundown Festival.
On record and radio, Tommy has played live sessions for BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM and Pulse 88, with tracks featured on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. He has recorded at studios including South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road and Titan Studios with producers such as Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) and TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa).
In his guitar methods, Tommy passes all of that working-musician know-how on to you - teaching the techniques, tones and feel behind real styles, from rock and pop to indie, hip-hop, country and metal, so you can play the music you actually love.
