Group One
Playing Notes: This piece uses Pattern 1 ( p i m i ). In bar 3 the first note (B) is played on the third string (4th fret) indicated by ¬. The fingering for notes is indicated by the uncircled numbers next to the note. D.C. al Fine at the end of the piece indicates a repeat from the beginning to the word Fine.
Playing Notes: The pattern used in this piece is p m p m. The time signature ( indicates two dotted half note beats per bar. This is an example of compound time.
Playing Notes: This piece uses three different picking patterns:
Playing Notes: This piece uses Pattern 5 (p i m). It can also be played using the given variations shown after the piece.
Playing Notes: This piece is based on the clawhammer styles in Lessons Sixteen to Twenty. In bar 3 the symbol BII√ indicates that a 4-string (√) bar (B) is used at the second fret (BII). This barring technique is commonly used for ease of playing. In bars 17 to 20 the picking pattern used is:
Where a ragtime feel is achieved by the thumb playing on the off beats.
Playing Notes: This piece is the most difficult so far given and will take much practice to learn and master. The most important things to remember are to maintain a smooth sound (by holding chord shapes wherever possible) and follow carefully the bar positions indicated. To achieve the correct feel, you should use the rest stroke where the accent signs are placed. Triplets are used throughout, except in bar 16, where eighth notes are used on the third and fourth beats.
