REDBOURN U3A GUITAR

Session 19 21 03 22

New songs

Annie's Song - Click on title for link

Put your hand in the hand - Click on title for link

Horse with no name - Click on title for link

We agreed that the D6/9 chord on the tab sounds better with an additional F# on the bottom E string i.e. on the second fret.

Other activity

We also reviewed the strumming for Romance del Amor and The Streets of London.

We also played Creedence Clear Water Revival - Bad Moon Rising and John and Paul dazzled us with the opening of Eight Days a Week.

Paul's Email re Streets of London

Paul Swinscoe

Tue, 8 Mar, 12:51

to Geoff, Philip, Rosalind, me, George, Gerald, Julie, andrew.g.schofield

I hope you all enjoyed our start to Streets of London.

I've attached the full picking tab and chords tab. As a reminder, the
lesson is at:
https://sixstringfingerpicking.com/songs/streets-of-london/

You can hear the original song at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rerfPzczNVM

If you don't know about Travis picking, here's a good introduction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6b371mNkCw

Cheers
Paul

Session 18 14 03 22

Hall Payment Details

The Methodist hall fee for the group is £22 per week for a 2h session. In order to cover March & February we will each need to bring a cheque for £22 on Monday or pay the u3a by bank transfer. Please do not bring cash.

Cheques need to be made payable to Redbourn U3A and write “Guitar Group” on the reverse of the cheque & your name if different from the a/c name. Cheques will then be passed to the Treasurer, Val Church. Only in EXCEPTIONAL circumstances will cash be accepted by the Treasurer.

Bank Transfer details are

Name: Redbourn U3A

Sort Code: 20-53-33

Account No: 33292940

Please add reference: ‘your name’ & "Guitar"

For example “PCork Guitar”

Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Philip

Session 17 07 03 22

Session 16 28 02 22

Session 15 21 02 22

Session 14 14 02 22

Session 13 07 02 22

Session 12 31 01 22

Session 11 24 01 22

I hope you all enjoyed Monday.

To recap,

Glen Miller, In the mood tab sent by Geoff (keep practising and get that
swinging rhythm)

the picking progression was C, Am, Dm, G
- thumb picking bass notes on 5th, 5th, 4th and 6th string
- 1st and 2nd fingers picking on the 2nd and 3rd strings.
- You can then add the 3rd finger to pick the 1st string

Any chord progression works as you are learning to move around the
strings while changing chords and keep a steady rhythm pattern going.

The tab Phil sent (Romance de Amor) is all about playing a tune by
picking, rather than picking chords to accompany a song. We should
practice both!

I also showed you using a raking motion while strumming to add emphasis
on some of the beats i.e. My Sweet Lord.

Please let me know if you want to try out anything else, or what you
would like to repeat. It's important that everyone has fun.
See you
Paul

Session 10 17 01 22

Session 09 10 01 22

Sloop John B (In C)

We come on the sloop John B, my grandfather and me

Around Nassau town we did roam

C F F7

Drinking all night, we got into a fight

C G7 C

Well I feel so broke up I want to go home

So hoist up the John B’s sails, see how the mainsail’s set

Call for the captain ashore, let me go home

C F F7

Let me go home, I want to go home, yeah

C G7 C

Well I feel so broke up, I want to go home

The first mate he got drunk, and broke in the captains trunk

C G7

The constable had to come and take him away

C F F7

Sherriff John Stone, why don’t you leave me alone

C G7 C

Well I feel so broke up, I want to go home

The poor cook he got the fits, and threw away all of my grits

C G7

And then he took and he ate up all of my corn

C F F7

Let me go home, why don’t they let me go home

C G7 C

This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on

So hoist up the John B’s sails, see how the mainsail’s set

Call for the captain ashore, let me go home

C F F7

Let me go home, I want to go home, yeah

C G7 C

Well I feel so broke up, I want to go home

So hoist up the John B’s sails, see how the mainsail’s set

C G7

Call for the captain ashore, let me go home

C F F7

Let me go home, I want to go home, yeah

C G7 C

Well I feel so broke up, I want to go home

C G7 C

Well I feel so broke up, I want to go home

(Slow)

C/ G7/ C/

Well I feel so broke up, I want to go home.

Session 08 20 12 21

Session 07 13 12 21

1. Quick recap of the songs we strummed along to last week on Justin Guitar

Hello - Adele (Em G D C Bm)

All Right Now - Free (A D G E)

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (A D E)

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman (C G Em D)

(well - they are the ones I can remember!)

2. Here is a link to a YouTube video that I really did like - I can now play the 12 bar blues (albeit a little hesitantly!)

https://youtu.be/7i1HansY0EU

What we did

1. Strumming to various songs from Justin Guitar.

2. 2/3 songs from our portfolio - Pick a Bale of Cotton, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Colours

3. Various finger picking styles - Geoff to produce tabs?

Planning

1. Next week last session before Christmas

2. First session in New Year - 10/01/22

Session 06 06 12 21

Phil and I attended the Complete Beginners Guitar Course at the Stables in Milton Keynes on Staurday.

I found it to be a very rewarding workshop. I learned an awful lot!

Here is a copy of the paper handout.

Link to Powerpoint

Steve

Who is this?

Session 05 29 11 21

Session 04 22 11 21

1. Which 5 to start with? (Roll up, roll up - don't be shy!) - please put in the Whatsapp group.

2. Why not have a look at the training videos - I (Steve) found them most useful. Thanks Paul.

Link - OUR VERY OWN VIDEOS

3. Thoughts on recording the session - or just the songs so that we can practise the strumming patterns.

Review

4. Mull of Kintyre

5. House of the Rising Sun

6. Three Little Birds

7. The Times They are a-Changin'

8. Happy Xmas - War is Over (Thanks Paul)

9. See Song List below for 2 more Xmas favourites!

Finale

Fun reprise of the first 5 or so songs

List of all the songs here - SONG LIST

Happy strumming!

Session 03 - 15 11 21

HERE IS A SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR THE SESSION

1. Play 5 songs from the previous week(s) to warm us up.

(ANY SUGGESTIONS?)

2. Discussion of each of the songs in turn - difficulties / suggestions etc.

3. House of the Rising Sun: I can show you both picking and strumming
patterns (I think several people have suggested this one) - thanks Paul!

4. A few of you also wanted to look at the walking up the base notes for
changing chords on Mull of Kintyre. So perhaps we could look at this
technique? - thanks Paul!

5. Eight days a Week A song that requires faster strumming and chord
changes. I can show you the pattern and perhaps the intro - thanks Paul!

6. IKO IKO - Thanks Geoff

7. Reggae strumming technique - 3 Little Birds

8. Songs / technique suggestions for the following week

9. Admin - payment for hall

10. Play the same five songs from the beginning - so we finish on a "high"

Just some thoughts to add a little structure - Steve

Any comments? - discuss on Monday?