Marco Cirillo Acoustic Steps - FINGERSTYLE GUITAR LESSONS

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Marco CirilloAcoustic StepsFingerstyle GuitarThis book is complemented by the online videos onblitzguitar.comA special thanks to Juan Rezzuto for the inspiration. With him I’ve learned thatteaching is not a job or a stopgap, but it’s a lifestyle!Thank you to my family for the constant support.Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this publication by any means includingphotocopy is an infringement of copyright.This book Copyright 2015 Marco Cirillo

I was born in Naples (Italy). When I was ten yearsold my father bought me my first guitar. I playedclassical guitar for ten years, and I finishedmy degree when I was 20y.o. I consider myselfquite lucky because the classical guitar gave mean amazing fingerstyle technique, a good sightreading and also a well-structured teachingmethod.When I was 20y.o just after finishing my degree Idecided I wanted to be in a band and play the"Cool Stuff". I had enough of practicing andplaying alone in my room. Now, I wanted to be onstage and play loud, grow my hair and be cool. SoI went to Roma and I studied electric guitar forfive years in a private school. I learned everythingabout scales, chords, harmony, modes, solos andplaying with duos and bandsI moved to London in 2011. I was 26. I had few things in my bag and my guitar. I startedlike everybody else: in a small and cheap room far from central London, with no money inmy pocket, no friends and no music network. I did another job for one year. Then, jamafter jam, the first gig came up, then the second one. Three months after my first gig I leftmy secondary job and I’ve started my career.Today I am a full time musician. I feel like I am living the dream. The best lesson I’velearned since I moved to London is: Don’t procrastinate. Set up a goal. Press forward. Donot stop, do not linger in your journey and strive for your goal. One step at a time.Good Luck!

Acoustic StepsContentsINTRODUCTION . 1STAGE 1 C MAJOR . 6STAGE 2 G MAJOR . 14STAGE 3 E MINOR . 22STAGE 4 B MINOR . 30STAGE 5 HOT STRINGS: CASCADING SCALES . 38STAGE 6 D MINOR . 42STAGE 7 A MAJOR . 50STAGE 8 F MINOR . 58STAGE 9 B MAJOR. 66STAGE 10 HOT STRINGS: TAPPING . 76STAGE 11 BURNING STRINGS: F MAJOR . 80STAGE 12 BURNING STRINGS: A MINOR . 83STAGE 13 BURNING STRINGS: C MINOR . 86STAGE 14 BURNING STRINGS: E MAJOR . 88

FundamentalsHow to read this bookIn this book you will find two notation systems. The Staff (also known as theStandard Notation System) that provides a consistent and precise way ofindicating the pitch by placing the notes on a grid of five lines and fourspaces. The little number next to the note indicates the left hand fingering.The Chords are placed on the top of the Staff.The TAB, is another notation system based on strings and frets rather thannotes. It is usually used by novices with no experience of the StandardNotation system. The letters at the bottom of the tab indicate the pluckingpattern for the left hand.Each Stage has a Warm Up and Three Different Levels.The warm up: will help you to improve basic techniques such as arpeggiofingerstyle, hammer on and pull off, bar chords, palm muting and differenttime signatures. I highly recommend that you practice the warm up for15mins at the beginning of each session. (Even more if you have time!!)Why I have three levels for each stage?The three levels use exactly the same chord progression but have differentrhythmic variations. One thing I have learnt after years of playing andteaching guitar is that, repetition alone can help you improve your techniquebut it won’t give you creativity. Remember, each single thing you playcan generate a countless number of variations. Variation in Rhythm. Variation in Melody Variation in Harmony Variation in Technique Variation in Tone Variation in Dynamic

The Beginner Level will help you become familiar with the chordprogression.Notice that for this level the right hand plucking pattern is alwaysoversimplified; this allows you to focus on the chords. The IntermediateLevel will add rhythm and style to these chords. The right hand will usemore complex patterns and different techniques. The Advanced Levelspices up the chords, adding extra notes without changing the basic chordstructure. Putting aside the difference between the three levels, notice howthe chords are the same but the rhythm and right hand approach changes ateach level. The Beginner Level keeps a fairly easy and symmetrical pluckingpattern. Each chord is repeated twice. The Intermediate Level adds adifferent rhythm pattern: now the song sounds a bit more like a Pop RockBallad. The Advanced Level spices up the rhythm, and adds some extra notesand techniques. Here we are use a percussive approach called Snare DrumTechnique. Each Stage is based on a different key. You also have two HotString Lessons (creative exercises based on the most common techniques)and four Burning Strings Lessons (how to put into practice what we havelearned).All the video examples are available atwww.blitzguitar.com

Come back to this pages every time you find thedamental sign.The right hand: The right hand will pluck the strings with the thumb andfingers which are indicated as P i m a – thumb, index, middle, ring.I can hear you asking “But why we use P for thumb and a for ringfinger?” We borrowed the Pima system from Classical/Spanish guitar whereP stand for Pollice, i for indice, m for medio and a for anulare. The littlefinger will hang peacefully, unused.We can also use the right hand for the Tapping and Percussive Technique.The left Hand: The left hand will play the notes by pressing the frets. Thefingers are indicated with the number 1 2 3 4 (index, middle, ring and littlefinger) on the Stave (the line on top of the TAB). Every time you want toknow which finger you have to use, look at the stave and follow the numbersnext to the note. The thumb is uncounted.Percussive Guitar. Use the Guitar as a Drum Kit Thumb Slap: Strike the bottom strings with the right hand thumbwhile the top strings are still ringing. This technique is used at Stages2, 3, 9, 11 and 13. Fingers Slap: Strike the strings with the thumb and fingers. Thethumb will generate a percussive sound while the fingers will cut offthe top strings. Body Drum: This technique is achieved by striking the top bridgewith the palm of your right hand in order to create a thud effect,similar to the bass drum. This technique is used at Stage 11. Percussive Thumb: this technique is also called Tambora. It isachieved by striking the strings quickly with the thumb. Remember tostrike quick enough that the string continues ringing. This technique isused at stages 10 (Ex.3) and 11.The Hammer On is a technique performed with the left hand. It is achievedby hammering the fret with the finger without plucking the string. The

Hammer On is one of the most commonly used techniques on guitar and ifused properly can give fluidity to a complex phrase. It can also be used tospice up chords with grace notes. There are three steps to follow: 1) Pluck thestring 2) Hammer the fret 3) Let the last note ring.This technique is the opposite of the Pull off.The Pull off technique is achieved by pulling the strings off the fretboard.This technique require two notes on the same string. There are four steps tofollow: 1) Prepare both the notes 2) Pluck the string 3) Pull the string off 4)Let the second note ring.In this book, both Hammer on and Pull off are indicated with a curved linethat links the two different notes. The letter H stands for Hammer on, the pfor Pull Off. Both are written in the Tab. Don’t be confused by the capital Pwritten at the bottom of the Tab which just means Right hand Thumb.The Tied Note is also indicated with the same curved line that links twonotes of the same pitch. In this case, pluck the first note and let it ringadding the value of the linked note.The Index Finger Pick Shape is a technique that can be quite useful if youneed a pick, but don’t have one. Hold the index finger as a pick and pick thestring with the fingertip. Learn this technique at stage 8.Natural and Artificial Harmonics are another often used technique onacoustic guitar. The natural harmonic is achieved by placing your fingerlightly on frets 5, 7, 13 and 19. The Artificial Harmonic (in this book alsocalled Pinched Harmonics) is achieved by fretting the note and pinching thesame string 12 frets above with the right hand. There are four steps you needto follow for the Artificial Harmonic: 1) Fret the note with the left hand asyou normally do when you play 2) Lean the index finger 12 frets above, righton the fret-wire 3) Pluck the string with either the middle finger or thethumb without lifting the finger 4) Once you produce the harmonic, releasethe right hand and let the harmonic ring on.Natural Harmonics on stages 2, 3, 4 and 14.Artificial Harmonics on stages 2 and 4.

Good Luck!!All video examples are available atwww.blitzguitar.com. Go to the product page, clickthe button and enjoy the video support.Blitzguitar.com is a webpage full of free guitar lessons online. You willfind a lot of free material. Acoustic, Electric and Classical Guitarlessons suitable for beginners and intermediate.Thank you very much for your trust!

Stage 1 “The Walk”Main technique: Right hand arpeggio.Warm Up: In this exercise you will learn how to alternate the Thumb andFingers (a quite common finger-style technique). The bass notes will beplayed with the Thumb, indicated with the letter P, whilst the top notes willbe played with m-i(middle and index finger).Beginner level: In this stage the right hand technique is quite simple. Learnthe easy pattern P-i-m-a and start familiarising with the left hand positions.Remember that the bass note must continue to ring!!Intermediate level: Let’s add a bit of rhythm! I am using a commonarpeggio quite often used in pop music. The middle section (Bar n.9) uses arelatively challenging rhythm in which the chord change always occurs onthe offbeat.Advanced level: In this stage you will start to become familiar with theChord Melody technique. In this technique you will be playing a littlemelody on the top strings (Bar 2, 4, 6, 8). The middle section (Bar 9) isrhythmically complex. Practice slowly and memorise the rhythm pattern.Don’t give up!!! You will see, it will sound much better in just a few days!!Goals 6Familiarise yourself with the walking bass technique.Memorise the names of each chord.Learn how to play on the offbeat (intermediate level).Learn the chord melody technique (advanced level).

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Stage 2 “Mellow Drum”Main technique: In this stage we are going to improve two techniques: TheFinger Slap technique(Strike the strings with the right hand thumband fingers in order to produce a snare drum sound) and ArtificialHarmonics (also called Pinched Harmonics).Warm Up: Play the exercise using the plucking pattern suggested. Makesure you hold the 3rd finger down from bar 1 to bar 4. Think lazy the lessyou move the better it is!!Beginner level: Let’s familiarise ourselves with the positions. Let eachposition continue to ring and keep the thumb quite low behind the neck. Onbars 12 and 13 I’ve used a 1st and 2nd ending.Intermediate level: Learn the Fingers Slap technique. Notice that thistechnique is indicated with a cross. Make sure you strike the right strings, forexample, on bar 1, I am striking the 6th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings whilst on bar 3the 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings. No random kicks here!!!Advanced level: Artificial Harmonics are cool!! The right hand must pluckthe strings just in the right place. You can learn more about this technique inthe Fundamentals page!Notice that we added an embellishment onbars 1, 3, 5 and 7 called Grace Note (Acciaccatura). The Grace note must beplayed as quickly as possible before the note that follows it.Goals Implement the Finger Slap Technique into your playing. Learn how to play the Artificial Harmonics. Embellish the chords using Grace Notes (Acciaccatura).14

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Stage 3 “Legamientos!!”Main technique: The Grace Note (Acciaccatura) and Thumb SlapTechnique. Also, learn the differences between Slurs (Hammer on and Pulloff, Legato) and Tied Note (Legatura di valore).Warm Up: In this warm up exercise you will be learning the Slur technique:the Hammer on (H) and Pull off (p). Learn everything about this techniqueby checking the Fundamental Page. The E minor scale played on bar 5 willbe performed with an open string approach (more of that on stage 5).Beginner level: This chord progression is quite often used in pop music.The open strings make each chord ring beautifully. Same rule!! Hold yourfingers down as long as you can and let each string continue to ring. Youshouldn’t struggle with the chords.Intermediate level: In this stage we can learn the difference between theTie and Slur. Apply the vibrato technique on bar numbers 2, 4 and 6 in orderto create more sustain and let the chord resonate. Use the Finger Slaptechnique from bar 9 to

Acoustic Steps Fingerstyle Guitar This book is complemented by the online videos on blitzguitar.com A special thanks to Juan Rezzuto for the inspiration. With him I’ve learned that teaching is not a job or a stopgap, but it’s a li

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