Merrily

The B note is an open string (you don't hold down any strings). Remember the acronym to remember your guitar's string names:

(From the lowest-pitched string to the highest-pitched)

Eddie

Ate

Dynamite

Good-

Bye

Eddie

B (Bye) would be open 2nd string (B2):

The B note is placed on the 3rd line from the bottom of the staff:

Don't forget: the "hat" means two beats of silence. So, mute your strings when you reach the hat at the end of "Merrily"!

Metronome Online

I found this awesome site a while back which has an online metronome. Remember the bongos we used in class? You would try to keep up with my tempo (playing speed). My tempo would get faster and faster - you would do your best to stay with me. This is something that will help build up your playing speed, rhythm, and - with enough practice - give you calluses.

A metronome is a device that makes an even ticking sound. The ticking can be largo (very slow), larghetto (fairly slow), andante (about in the middle of fast and slow), or allegro (fast). There are actually more names for tempo speeds, but you don't need to know them right now.

At metronome online you can choose a speed for practicing your music. For now, try switching between notes (somewhere in larghetto) and power chords (somwhere in largo or larghetto) - try to build up your speed!

Crazy Train Tabs

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REMEMBER:

- The lines represent the strings on the guitar.
- The numbers represent the frets.
- A 0 indicates an "open string" (don't press down any of the left-hand fingers on that string).

The 1st string is the HIGHEST-PITCHED string. In Crazy Train, the power chords begin at the bottom 5th and 6th strings (lowest-pitched strings).

When one number is on top of another in Tablature, it means you must play those numbered strings at the same time. So, with the 2/4 power chord you do just that - strum the 5th and 6th strings together while holding them down on the frets directed.