UNIT 6
LET'S GO TO PRACTISE   ________________________________________________________________________________________________

 LESSON FIVE : E-A-B

I'm Gonna Be
By The Proclaimers

In this Unit you are going to practise some chords with the guitar in order to get the skills to play some Scottish songs.

In Unit 1, Lesson 3 you will learn about chords.

E
A

B*

* To create a barre, place your index finger across the strings as is shown

 

Practise this exercises: Strum each chord once and count one, two, three, four,

1
E                      E                     E                      E
!                        !                      !                       !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
2

A                      A                     A                    A
!                        !                       !                      !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4

3

B                      B                     B                      B
!                        !                      !                       !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4

 

 

1
E                      E                     A        B           E
!                        !                      !         !             !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
2

E                      E                     A        B           E
!                        !                      !         !             !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
3

E                      E                     A        B           E
!                        !                      !         !             !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
4
E                      E                     A        B           E
!                        !                      !         !             !
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
   
5
E                      E                     A                     B          
!                        !                      !                       !            
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
6
E                      E                     A                     B          
!                        !                      !                       !            
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
7
E                      E                     A                     B          
!                        !                      !                       !            
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4
8

E                      E                     A                     B          
!                        !                      !                       !            
1   2   3   4        1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4       1   2   3   4

 


 

When you feel confident doing these exercises above, play them again counting one, two, three. That is, instead of using a four four time, you'll use a three four time.

Try to play this chord progression below, it belongs a song called: I'm Gonna Be
First play it strumming once in each chord. Afterwards try it again strumming One Down and Two ups.

These are the chords used in this song

verse
E A B E
E A B E
chorus
E E A B
E E A B

 

Use these patterns if you need them. You should add more sentences in order to express your opinion.

ENGLISH PATTERN
(difficulties)
ENGLISH PATTERN
(achievements)

I'm stuck with this chord
My fingers hurt
I have problems with my left hand
How can I change this chord quickly
I can't play this chord
This is really difficult
I can change C easily but I can't change F
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..................................................

I really like this piece
This is very easy
Can I play something more difficult?
I would like to have the chords of this song, could you get them for me?
Can I help my partner?
...........................................
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Now you can go to Unit 5, Lesson Four.

 

 
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