Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1

B B F u zz
M usi c
Sc h o o l
Specializing in
Music Instruction for Kids
Beginning Rhythm
Guitar 1
Written by Jeff Johnson
Lesson
Plans
Included
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Beginning Rhythm
Guitar 1
Written by
Jeff Johnson
Jeff is an elementary music teacher in Covington, Georgia. He holds degrees from the
University of Georgia (Bachelor of Music-1989, Master of Music Education -1991) and
Piedmont College (Education Specialist - 2003). Jeff is a National Board Certified
Teacher (2003) in early and middle childhood music.
Specializing in Music Instruction for Kids

Lesson Plans Included
Copyright 2005 Jeff Johnson - 10th revision

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BB Fuzz Music School

Lesson 1 Acoustic Guitar
Head
Tuners
Acoustic
Guitar
Frets
Nut
Neck
6 Strings
Dots
Hello. My name
is B.B. Fuzz. Ill
be your guide as
you move through
the book. Look
for my helpful
hints
Sound hole
Body
Pick guard
Bridge
Pegs
Button
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Pick
2
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Lesson 1 - Rhythm Vocabulary
Music is made up of many tiny parts and pieces. Some of those pieces are called beats.
1 Beat the time it takes to clap, snap, tap or pat 1 time. Try it.
Clap
Snap
Tap
Pat
When you put several beats together it makes a rhythm. Try it

Tap
Tap
Pat
Pat
Clap
Clap
Snap
Some rhythms are unsteady and some are steady.

Unsteady beat - Beats that speed up and/or slow down. Think of a school bus always
starting and stopping as it picks up students for school.
Try clapping with an unsteady beat.
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Steady beat Beats that do not speed up and/or slow down. A steady beat always remains
the same speed. Think of a clock always going the same speed. A metronome is a useful
tool to help you keep a steady beat.
Now try clapping with a steady beat.
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Tempo the speed of the beat

Use a steady beat to clap fast.
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Clap
Now use a steady beat to clap slow.
Clap
Clap
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Lesson 1 Strums & Rests
Strum - Move your pick downward across all the strings for 1 beat.
Your pick should glide across the strings over the sound hole.
Strum each time you see an S. Each S below equals 1 beat. Try it.
Rest - Musical silence.

Whisper rest each time you see a dash. Each of the dashes below equal 1 beat. Try it.
As you study music you will also see

this musical symbol which represents 1
beat of silence. Its called a quarter
rest. Dont worry about using it right
now. In books 1, 2 & 3 well use the
dash and use the quarter rest when we
start reading music in Book 4.
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Remember, when we put strums and

rest together we create patterns
called rhythms.
Rhythm - the beat, the pulse, the
thing that makes you want to move
your body when you hear music.
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Lesson 1 My First Rhythms
Try to play this rhythm.

Strum downward once for each S and remember each rest (-) receives 1 beat of
silence. Play with a steady beat.
S - S - S - S - S Strum
Rest
Strum
Rest
Strum
Rest
Strum
Rest
Strum
Rest
Rhythms are divided with bar lines. The bar lines divide the rhythm into
sections called measures. At the end of the rhythm you will see 2 bar lines
called a double bar. The double bar marks the end of the song or rhythm.
Double bar
Line
Bar Line
| S - S - | S - S -||
Measure
Each measure below has 4 beats. Remember dont leave out the rest, they are just
as important as the strums.
| S - S - | S S S -||
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Youre doing great. Now youre ready to move on
to some more exciting rhythms!
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Lesson 1 - Songs
Each S gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence
1. Strum That Beat
| S S S - | S S S - | S S S - | S S S - ||
2. Have a Rest
| S S S S | S S S - | S S S S | S S S - ||
One beat of
silence
3. Steady Beat Rock

| S - S - | S - S - | S - S - | S - S - ||
4. Tattle Tell
| S - S - | - S - S | S - S - | - S - S ||
5. Six String Swing
| S - - - | S S - - | S S S - | S S S S ||
6. Rest-Fest
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - ||
Now try making up your own strum
patterns. Also, dont forget to write
down your practice minutes. Try to get
60 to 100 practice minutes each week.
You can use the Checklist to make sure
you finished all of the lesson activities.
Date ____________
Lesson 1
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 1
Getting Acquainted with the Guitar
____ Label Acoustic Guitar Worksheet
____ Study Rhythm Vocabulary
____ Play My First Rhythms
____ Lesson 1 Songs
____ Find the BB Fuzz Music
Classroom on bbfuzz.com

Lesson 1 Acoustic Guitar Worksheet
_________
Guitar
Fill in the
boxes. Hey,
dont forget
my name.
___________

Lesson 2 Musical Alphabet
The musical alphabet is made up of seven letters and can move forwards and
backwards. Your guitar strings are named after some of these musical alphabet
letters.
Cool
Alphabet!
Color the
musical
alphabet:
A Purple
B Pink
C Red
D Blue
E Yellow
F Orange
G Green

Lesson 2 Strings & Frets
Guitar string names.

E
Frets
1
2
3
4
Heres an easy sentence

to help you
remember the Guitar
String Names
Every Ant Deserves
Great Big ears
Want to here the Every Ant
Deserves Great Big Ears
Song? go to the BB Fuzz
Music Classroom at
bbfuzz.com.
Acoustic
Guitar
You can also find this song

on the Holes In The
Knees CD @ bbfuzz.com

Lesson 2 Tuning Your Guitar with another Tuned Guitar
Before you start playing your guitar your guitar strings should
be in tune. For your strings to be in tune youll need to
check their pitch. The pitch is the sound that the string makes
when it is strummed. You can check your pitch/sound in many
ways. Lets try the one below.
Lets
Matching Pitch with another Tuned Guitar
Tune
(If youre not working with a teacher and dont have another tuned guitar to practice tuning, go
to www.bbfuzz.com and click on the BB Fuzz Music Classroom where youll find Matching
Pitch with another Tuned Guitar. Click on this and Ill help you tune)
1. Strum the E string on the tuned guitar and listen to the

pitch/sound.
2. Strum the E string on your guitar and listen to the sound.
3. Do the strings sound the same? *When youre first learning to
tune you might just want to practice deciding if the match is good or bad.
Then you can let your teacher turn the tuner and tune the string.
4. If they do sound the same then go back to number 1 and

repeat with your other strings (A, D, G, B, e).
5. If they do not sound the same loosen your string by turning
the tuner. When you loosen the string the sound should get
lower. *Make sure youre turning the correct tuner.
6. Now that your string is too low we need to tighten it to the
right pitch. Listen as you tighten the string to hear the
pitch/sound move higher to match the tuned guitars
pitch/sound. This will take lots of practice but youll get it.
7. Tune all strings then get started playing.
BONUS: You can also tune by matching pitch/sound using a
piano or keyboard. Use the steps above and the notes below.
Middle
C
Every
Ant
Deserves
Great
Big
ears
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Lesson 2 - Songs
Each string/letter gets 1 downward strum - Each rest (-) gets one beat of silence
Each letter is an individual note and not a chord symbol
One beat of silence
1. Big E Boogie
| E E E - | E E E - | E E E - | E E E - ||
2. A All Day
| A A A - | A A A - | A A A - | A A A - ||
3. D String Rock
| D D D - | D D D - | D D D - | D D D - ||
Strum all these strings at once
4. Three Low Strings

| E E E - | A A A - | D D D - | EAD
EAD
EAD
- ||
5. Pick Those Gs
| G G G - | G G G - | G G G - | G G G - ||
6. B for Me
| B B B - | B B B - | B B B - | B B B - ||
7. Little e Strumming
| e e e - | e e e - | e e e - | e e e - ||
8. Looking Ahead
| G G G - | B B B - | e e e
- | GBe
GBe
GBe
- ||
9. Six in a Row (Try this song without looking at the guitar)

| E E E - | A A A - | D D D - |
Go to the next
| G G G - | B B B - | e e e - ||
line
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Lesson 2 Songs
Each letter or group of letters gets 1 downward strum - Each rest (-) gets one beat of silence
Each letter is an individual note and not a chord symbol
1. Watch Out
| A A A - | D D D - | E E E - | A A A - ||
2. Little Strings
| e e e - | G G G - | B B B - | e e e - ||
3. Mixed up Strings
| B B B - | e e e - | G G G - |
| A A A - | E E E - | D D D - ||
4. More Mixed Up Strings
| A A A - | G G G - | e e e - |
| E E E - | D D D - | B B B - ||
5. End With Ears
| D D D - | G G G - | B B B - | e e e - |
| DGBe
DGBe
DGBe
- ||
Try these
songs for a
challenge!
6. Strum Those Strings

| E E E - | A A A - | D D D - | G G G - | B B B - |
| e e e - | EADGBe
Date ____________
Lesson 2
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
EADGBe
EADGBe
- ||
CHECKLIST
Lesson 2
Guitar Strings & Tuning
____ Review Tuning
____ Musical Alphabet Coloring
____ Strings & Frets Worksheet
____ Memorized Guitar Strings
____ Lesson 2 Songs
____ Write your own song
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Lesson 2 Strings & Frets Worksheet
Frets
Write the sentence you

learned from BB Fuzz here
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guitar
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Lesson 3 Tuning Your Guitar with a Pitch Pipe
Heres another way to tune your guitar.

Pitch Pipe
A pitch pipe is a small harmonica-like instrument that can
help you tune your guitar. Find and play the note on the
pitch pipe labeled 6E. Match the Big E string to the
sound of the pitch pipe just like when tuning to another
instrument. Repeat this process to match pitch/sound for
each string of the guitar. The Little e is sometimes
labeled 1E. Just remember, the pitch pipe little e will
sound much higher than the Big E.
1E
2B
3G
PITCH PIPE
6E
5A
4D
If you dont have a pitch pipe, no problem!

Go to www.bbfuzz.com, click on BB
Fuzz Music Classroom and youll find a
Virtual Pitch Pipe. Cool!!
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Lesson 3 Little C Chord Drawing
The X means
dont strum this
string.
The O means that this string

is strummed open and no
fingers should touch it.
Frets
1
2
3
4
Fill boxes with string names
Left hand
Check out the box above. This drawing tells you where to
put your left hand fingers on the guitar. The name of this
drawing is the Little C Chord. Well talk about the
word chord on the next page.
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Lesson 3 BBs Helpful Hints & Little C Chord
Chord Two or more

strings played at the same
time.
Use the Little C Chord to
play the next song.
1. See My Little C
| C - - - | C - - - ||
Strum Little C Chord Once
BBs Helpful Hints:

1. If your string is buzzing you need to press your
finger down harder on that string.
2. If a string is not ringing its called a dead string.
To correct this problem make sure that you touch only
the strings shown in the chord drawing. Always check
your chords for dead strings and make sure they ring!
3. When your finger gets sore stop playing and give it a
mini-massage. You can also practice the open string
songs from lesson 2 while you let your fingers rest.
4. Youll also need to keep you finger nails short. This
will help your keep your fingertips on the string.
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Lesson 3 - Songs
Little C Chord
Each chord
symbol gets 1
downward
strum
Fret
1
2
3
Left hand
Each rest (-)

gets one beat
of silence
4
1. Three String Song
| C - - - | C - - - | C - - - | C - - - ||
2. Two Strums
| C C - - | C C - - | C C - - | C C - - ||
3. Four Is Enough
| C C C C | C C C C | C C C C | C C C C ||
4. Skipping Cs
| C - C - | C - C - | C - C - | C - C - ||
The songs youve been playing have 4 beats in every measure. Some
songs only have 2 or 3 beats in each measure and some have 5 or
more. Try this next song with three beats in each measure.
Remember, dont pause or stop between measures.
5. Three Beat Measures
| C - - | C - - | C - - | C - - | C - - ||
Take your finger off the string at the end of each
song. This will give you more chances to find
the chord position and give your finger a rest.
Remember, no dead strings and no buzzing!
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Lesson 3 Songs
1. Brother John
|C
Traditional
|C
Are you sleep-ing?
|C
|C
Are you sleep-ing?
- - |C
- |C
Broth - er John,
- -
Morning bells are ring-ing. Morning bells are ring-ing
|C -
Broth-er
- - |C -
Din Dan Don,
- |
John
- ||
Din Dan Don.
Sweet! On this page youll see song lyrics (words of a song) along with the
chords and rhythms. Sometimes the notes and rests will be unevenly spaced but
thats OK because theyre just lining up with the song lyrics. It doesnt change
the rhythm or the steady beat. Speaking of words, try to play and sing!
2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat

| C
|C
Traditional
Row, row, row your boat gently down the
| C
|C
- |
stream.
- ||
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.

Little C Chord
Fret
_____ Hand
Fill in the chord drawing above

with finger numbers, fret numbers,
Xs, Os & fill in finger boxes and
blanks.
CHECKLIST
Lesson 3 - Little C
____ Review Tuning
____ Lesson 3 Songs
____ Read BBs Helpful
Hints
____ BB Fuzz Coloring
Date ____________
Lesson 3
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
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Lesson 3 - B.B.Fuzz Guitar Coloring Sheet
I Love
Guitar!
B.B.FUZZ
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Lesson 4 Tuning with an Electronic Tuner
An electronic tuner can also help you keep your guitar in tune.
Here are some tips to help you learn how to use an electronic tuner. Most electronic tuners look
something like the picture below. Pick a string on the guitar and strum that string. Make sure
that the string you picked on the guitar is selected in the string indicator on the electronic tuner.
Watch the needle or lights and tighten or loosen the string slightly to tune the guitar.
BBs Electronic Tuner
Pitch
Indicator
Lights
Needle
EADGBe
When the needle

or lights are on
the left, tighten
the string. You
should hear the
pitch or sound
get higher
String
Indicator
When the needle

or lights are on
the right, loosen
the string. You
should hear the
pitch or sound
get lower
EADGBe
When the needle

is pointing to
the center, your
string is in tune.
EADGBe
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Lesson 4 - Songs
Little G7 Chord
Fret
1
2
Also try with

finger 2
Each chord
symbol gets 1
downward
strum
Each rest (-)
gets one beat
of silence
1. My Little G7
| G7 - - - | G7 - - - | G7 - - - | G7 - - - ||
2. Seven Heaven
| G7 G7 - - | G7 G7 - - |
| G7 G7 - - | G7 G7 - - ||
3. Bar Line
| G7 G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 G7 |
| G7 G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 G7 ||
4. Skipping G7s
| G7 - G7 - | G7 - G7 - |
| G7 - G7 - | G7 - G7 - ||
Teach someone
else what youre
trying to learn.
5. Two Beat Measures

| G7 - | G7 - | G7 - | G7 - | G7 - ||
6. Double Bar
| G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - ||
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Lesson 4 - Songs
1. C Me Play
| C C C - | C C C - | C - C - | C C C - ||
2. G7 Heaven (Try the G7s with finger 2 on this song)
| G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 - | G7 G7 - |
| G7 - - | G7 - - | G7 G7 G7 | G7 G7 G7 ||
3. Two Beat Song
| C C | C C | C - | C - | C C | C C ||
4. Tricky Rests
| - C - C | C - C - | - C C C | - C C C |
| C - C - | C C - C | C - C C |C C C - ||
5. Eleven G7s
| G7 - G7 | G7 - G7 | G7 - G7 | G7 - - |
| G7 - - | G7 G7 - | - - G7 ||
Word Rhythms are cool! Strum down once for each
syllable and keep a steady beat. Use Little C or Little G7.
Strum down once for each syllable, use C or G7
Rainy Day Rainy Day

Hi Granny Hi Granny
Little G7 Chord
Fret
Date ____________
Lesson 4
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 4
Little G7
____ Review Tuning
____ Lesson 4 Songs
____ Lesson 4 Word
Rhythms
____ Acoustic Guitar
Word Search
Fill in the chord drawing with finger numbers, fret numbers, Xs, & Os.
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Lesson 4 - Acoustic Guitar Vocabulary Word Search
S
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M
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S
S
I
N
O
T
T
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B
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BEAT
BODY
BRIDGE
BUTTON
CAPO
DOTS
FRETS
W
T
H
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T
G
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T
T
F
J
H
Q
G
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Q
N
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P
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S
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W
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Q
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X
B
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A
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F
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Q
B
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HEAD
MEASURE
METRONOME
NECK
NUT
PEGS
PICK
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PITCH
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STRUM
TUNERS
Find the hidden

words
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Lesson 5 - Songs
Each chord gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence
1. Changing Chords
| C - - - | G7 - - - | C - - - | G7 - - - ||
2. Two Chords (Try the G7s with finger 2 on this song)
| C C - - | G7 G7 - - | C C - - | G7 G7 - - ||
3. Triple Beat
| C C C - | G7 G7 G7 - | G7 G7 G7 - | C C C - ||
4. Tuning Keys
| G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | C C C C | G7 G7 G7 G7 ||
Remember to hold the guitar up and

not flat on your lap. Trust your
fingers to find their spot without
looking. Your ears will tell you if
something is wrong.
5. Skipping Around
| C - C - | G7 G7 - | C - C - | G7 G7 - ||
6. Three Beats
| C - - | G7 - - | G7 - - | G7 - - | C - - ||
7. Play Those Strings
| G7 G7 | C C | G7 G7 | C C | G7 G7 | C C ||
Dont forget to visit the BB Fuzz Music Classroom where you
can play along with the Metronome Beats. These beats will
help you keep a steady tempo (speed of the song). On the web at
www.bbfuzz.com
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Lesson 5 - Songs
1. Fuzzy Song
| C C C - | G7 G7 G7 - | C - C - |G7 G7 - |
| C C - - | G7 G7 - - | C C C C ||
2. BBs Delight
| C C C | G7 G7 G7 | C C - | G7 G7 - |
| C - - | G7 - - | C C C | G7 G7 G7 | - - C||
3. Fuzz Buzz
| C C | G7 G7 | C - | G7 - | C C | G7 G7 |
| C - | G7 - | C - ||
4. Look Out
| G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C |
| G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C C | G7 G7 G7 G7 | C C C - ||
5. Pick It Up
| C C | G7 - | G7 G7 | C - | C C | G7 - |
| G7 G7 | C - | C - ||
Head Neck Tuning Keys

Steady Beat Steady Beat
Date ____________
Lesson 5
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 5
Little C & G7 Practice Exercises
____ Review Tuning
____ Lesson 5 Songs
____ Lesson 5 Word Rhythms
____ BB Fuzz Maze
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Lesson 5 - B.B.Fuzz Maze
I need to practice. Can you help

me find my guitar?
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Lesson 6 - Songs
Each chord symbol gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence
1. Mary Had A Little Lamb Traditional

| C - - - | C - - - | G7 - Ma-ry had
| C - -
lit - tle lamb,
- | C - -
Ma-ry had a
lit - tle lamb,
- | G7 -
lit - tle lamb its
- | C - -
- |
lit - tle lamb.
- | C
fleece was white as
- - - ||
snow.
2. Mary Had A Little Three Traditional (Try G7s with finger 2 on this song)
| C C C - | C C C - | G7 G7 G7 - | C C C - |
Ma-ry had
| C C C
lit - tle lamb,
- | C C C
Ma-ry had a
lit - tle
| C - C
lit - tle lamb its
lit - tle lamb,
- | C - C
Ma-ry had a
lit - tle lamb.
- | G7 G7 G7 - | C
fleece was white as
3. The Lamb Skips Traditional

| C - C - | C - C - | G7 Ma-ry had
lamb,
lit - tle
- | G7 -
lit - tle lamb its
G7
C C - ||
snow.
- | C - C
lamb,
- |
lit - tle lamb.
G7 - | C
fleece was white as
- C - ||
snow.
Try this song for a challenge!

4. Mixed Up Mary Traditional
| C - C - | C C C - | G7 Ma-ry had
| C - C
lit - tle lamb,
- | C C C
Ma-ry had a
lit - tle
G7
- | C C C
lamb,
lit - tle lamb.
- | G7 G7 G7 G7| C
lit - tle lamb its
fleece was white as
- |
C C - ||
snow.
Steady Beat, Steady

Beat, Steady Beat,
Steady Beat . . . . .
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Lesson 6 Write a Song
Write your own song. Create a title and fill in the blanks with the chords of your
choice (C, G7, S, or individual string names). Add words if you like and play it.
Add C, G7, S, or individual
string names to each blank
1. Title ______________
| ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - |
_________________________________________________
Add words here
| ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - | ___ - - - ||

_________________________________________________
(Year) _______ (Name)_______________________________________
(Dont forget to copyright your original song)
I Like Playing Soft

Strumming Is Really Fun
Date ____________
Lesson 6
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
Steady
Beat
CHECKLIST
Lesson 6
Mary Had A Little Lamb
____ Review Tuning
____ Lesson 6 Songs
____ Write a song
____ Performance Practice
____ BB Fuzz Scavenger Hunt
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Lesson 6 - B.B.Fuzz Scavenger Hunt
Get a picture of you with your guitar

Check out one music related book from
your local library
Create a musical instrument from found
objects
Record a song on videotape, computer or
CD
Find a piece of sheet music or a hymnal
Go to a local concert
Draw a picture of your guitar
Wow!
What an adventure!
2004 Jeff Johnson
www.bbfuzz.com
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Lesson 7 - Songs
1. Buffalo Gals
| C - - Buf-fa-lo
| C
| C
Gals, won't you
- -
Buf-fa-lo
White
- - | G7
come out to-night,
| C
Gals, won't you
- - - | C
Come out to-night,
- | G7 -
come out to-night and
- - |
come out to-night.
- | C
dance by the light of the
- - - ||
moon.
2. Hes Got The Whole World In His Hands Spiritual

|C - C - |C - C - |C - C
|
He's got the
whole world
|G7 - G7 - |G7 whole
world
in His
|C - C - |C whole world
in His
G7
hands, He's got the
hands, Hes got the
|G7
in His hands, He's got the whole
G7 - | C - C - ||
world in His
hands.
Want a challenge! After you learn this next song, see how fast you can play
it. You can also start slow and get faster for a special effect.
3. Pop Goes The Weasel Traditional

|C - - |G7 - - |C - - |C - - |
All
a - round
the
cob - bler's
bench, the
|C - - |G7 - - |C - - |C - - |
mon - key chas - ed the
wea
sel.
The
|C - - |G7 - - |C - - |C - - |
mon - key thought 'twas all
in
fun
|- - - |G7 - - |C - - | C - - ||
POP!
goes
the
wea
sel!
Sit up straight, Arch those fingers and try not

to look at your hands when you play!!
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Lesson 7 Two Finger C Chord
Two Finger C Chord
Fret
1
2
3
Left hand
4
Your fingers will be sore. If theyre

not, youre not practicing enough.
Strum down once for each syllable, use your New C
Alligator Soup | Sure Is Good

Turkey Chicken Flap Your Wings | Fly Away Home
Standing Bear Standing Bear | With Three Cubs
Steady Beat
Date ____________
Lesson 7
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 7
Two Finger C
____ Review Tuning
____ Lesson 7 Songs
____ Guitar Quiz
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Lesson 7 Acoustic Guitar Quiz
Frets
Fill in
the
boxes.
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Lesson 8 - Songs
1. Two Finger Rock

| G7 - - - | - - - | C - - - | - - - - ||
2. New C Boogie
| C - - - | G7 - - | G7 - - - | C - - - ||
3. Skip to My Lou Traditional
| C - C
- | G7
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
| C
Skip, skip,
- | G7
4. London Bridge
| C
C
Dont forget
to use the new
Two Finger C
Chord and try
to sing as you
play.
skip to my Lou,
||
Skip to my Lou, my dar - lin'.
Traditional
| G7
London Bridge is falling down,
| C
G7
falling down, falling
| G7 C
|
down.
- ||
My fair lady.
Frets
5. This Old Man Traditional

| C - C - | C This old
| G7
He
| C
man,
he
G7
played
on
| C
Knick-knack paddy whack,
- |
one,
| G7 - G7
played knick - knack
my thumb with a
- |
Give a dog a bone,

Watch out!
| G7 This old
G7 man came
G7 -
C -
||
roll - ing home.
There are a million ways to get it wrong and only one way to get it
right. Be a good teacher and do it the right way.
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Lesson 8 Little G Chord
Little G Chord
Fret
1
2
Also try
with
finger 4
Left hand
4
Practice during the

commercials of your
favorite show.
Strum down once for each syllable, use your New G
B B Fuzz B B Fuzz | I like B B Fuzz

Sing Shout Laugh Play | Things I Like everyday
Grandmother Grandfather | Papa Meme Maw
Say it with a steady
beat before you play it.
Date ____________
Lesson 8
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 8
Little G
____ Practice Tuning
____ Lesson 8 Songs
____ Guitar Crossword
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Lesson 8 - Acoustic Guitar Crossword Puzzle
Across
2. Short metal pieces under the strings
5. The time it takes to strum once
9. Used to help with steady beat
10. Used to strum guitar
11. Big part of the guitar
12. Really could be called wires
13. Long thin wooden part of the guitar
Down
1. Used to hold guitar when standing
3. Changes string pitch
4. Moving the pick across the strings
6. Piece between the neck and the head
7. Location marks
8. Top of the guitar where the tuners are
10. Holds the strings to the body
11. Holds the strap
If youre having trouble, try using the word list

from the word search earlier in the book.
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Lesson 9 - Songs
Each chord gets 1 downward strum and each rest (-) gets one beat of silence
Frets
1
2
3
4
Use your Two

Finger C
and your new
Little G
for the rest of
the book.
Frets
1
2
3
4
1. New Chord Change

| C - - - | - - - - | G - - - | - - - - ||
2. Ready Set Go
| G - - - | - - - - | C - - - | - - - - ||
3. Two Plus Two
| C - - - | C - - - | G - - - | G - - - ||
4. Switch It
| G - - - | G - - | C - - - | C - - ||
Raise your standards. Rate yourself each time
you play from 1(bad) to 10(great). Be honest
and shoot for as many tens as possible.
Try these songs for a challenge!

5. Play One, Rest Two
| C - - | G - - | C - - | G - - | C - - ||
6. Play Those Chords
| C C C - | G G G - | C C C - | G G G - ||
7. Wheres The Rest?
| C C C C | G G G G | C C C C | G G G G ||
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Lesson 9 - Songs
1. New Harmony
| C C C - | C C C - | G - G - | G G - |
| C C - - | G G - - | C C C C ||
2. Guitar Boogie
| C C C | G G G | C C - | G G - |
| C - - | G - - | C C C | G G G | - - C||
3. Acoustic Shuffle
| C C | G G | C - | G - | C C | G G |
| C - | G - | C - ||
4. Be Careful
| G G G G | C C C C | G G G G | C C C C |
| G G G G | C C C C | G G G G | C C C - ||
Keep your
eyes on the
book and trust
your fingers.
Also, if the
song is to hard
replace some
of the chords
with rests to
make it easier.
After youve
practiced on it
you can add
the chords
back.
5. Pick It Out
| C C | G - | G G | C - | C C | G - |
| G G | C - | C - ||
Strum down once for each syllable, use your new C or G
Four Strings Strumming Fast

Strumming Slow New Chords
Date ____________
Lesson 9
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 9
Two Finger C & Little G Songs
____ Lesson 9 Songs
____ Guitar Double Puzzle
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Lesson 9 - Acoustic Guitar Double Puzzle
Unscramble each of the clue words.
Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to reveal a mystery phrase.
I love a
mystery!
Solve this
one for a
mystery
message.
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Lesson 10 - Songs
1. Mary Had A Little Lamb Traditional (Try to sing and play)

| C C C - | C C C - | G G G - | C C C
Ma-ry had
| C C C
lit - tle lamb,
- | C C C
Ma-ry had a
lit - tle lamb,
- | G
lit - tle lamb its
lit - tle lamb.
- | C
fleece was white as
a - round
|C - - |G
the
cob - bler's
|C - - |G
wea
sel.
The
- - |C - - |C - - |
mon - key thought 'twas all
|- - - |G
POP!
bench, the
- - |C - - |C - - |
mon - key chas - ed the
in
fun
- - |C - - | C - - ||
goes
the
wea
C C - ||
snow.
Just because youre

on Lesson 10 doesnt
mean you cant go
back and practice
Lessons 1 9. Youll
have fun with those
old lessons and theyll
probably seem real
easy. Try it!
2. Pop Goes The Weasel Traditional

|C - - |G - - |C - - |C - - |
All
- |
sel!
3. Hes Got The Whole World In His Hands Spiritual

|C - C - |C - C - |C - C
|
He's got the
|G
- G
whole
whole world
- |G
world
whole world
| C
Buf-fa-lo
hands, Hes got the
|G
- | C - C - ||
in His
hands.
White
| C
Gals, won't you
C C
hands, He's got the
in His hands, He's got the whole world
4. Buffalo Gals
| C C C Buf-fa-lo
in His
|C - C - |C -
in His
C - | G
come out to-night,
| C
Gals, won't you
C
C
G G - | C
Come out to-night,
- | G
come out to-night and
C - |
come out to-night.
- | C
dance by the light of the
C C - ||
moon.
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Lesson 10 - Songs
1. Skip to My Lou Traditional

| C - C
- | G
| C
- | G
2. London Bridge
| C
C
skip to my Lou,
||
Skip to my Lou, my dar - lin'.
Traditional
| G
Skip, skip,
| C
You have done a

great job. Now
review all the songs
youve learned in
this book and pick
some for your final
performance. You
can list them below.
falling down, falling
| G
|
down.
- ||
My fair lady.
Watch out!
3. This Old Man Traditional

| C - C - | C - C - | G This old man,
| C
he played one,
- | C
- | G - G
He played knick-knack on my thumb with a
C - | G -
Knick-knack paddywhack, Give a dog a bone,
This old
- | G
man came
- C - ||
roll - ing home.
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
Date ____________
Lesson 10
Practice minutes
Sunday
______________
Monday
______________
Tuesday
______________
Wednesday ______________
Thursday
______________
Friday
______________
Saturday
______________
TOTAL
______________
CHECKLIST
Lesson 10
Folk Songs & Performance
____ Lesson 10 Songs
____ Select performance songs
____ Performance Practice
____ Acoustic Guitar Coloring Sheet
____ FINAL PERFORMANCE
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Design your
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Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1

Teacher ________________
Date ______________
$16.95 Book

Presents
Beginning Rhythm Guitar

Books 1, 2, 3 & 4
Jeff Johnson is a music teacher in Covington, Georgia. He holds degrees from the
University of Georgia (Bachelor of Music - 1989, Master of Music Education - 1991) and
Piedmont College (Education Specialist - 2003). Jeff is a National Board Certified Teacher
(2003) in early and middle childhood music. Jeff was invited to present Music Teaching
Strategies at the 2009 National Kindergarten Conference in Las, Vegas, NV. Jeff is the
childrens minister at Stewart Community Church in Covington, GA and he has recorded
many CD projects available on the bbfuzz.com website.
Beginning Rhythm Guitar 1 is an exciting new book specifically designed for elementary
age students who have never played the guitar before. This approach focuses on the basic
skills and vocabulary necessary to begin playing rhythm on the acoustic guitar successfully.
Students will move in slow, small, sequential steps, which will allow them to master skills at a manageable pace, with
helpful tips from B.B. Fuzz. This book is filled with many entertaining activities including a word search, crossword
puzzle, coloring sheets, a maze, scavenger hunt, song writing and much more. Students will learn word rhythms, which aid
in strumming technique and be encouraged to sing along while playing. Students will enjoy experimenting with simple one
and two finger chords C, G, and G7. By the end, students will be capable of speaking the language of guitar and will be
playing rhythm guitar on many folk songs and numerous practice exercises.
Beginning Rhythm Guitar 2 is for those students who know basic guitar vocabulary and who have strummed the strings
but never knew quite what to do. Students will enjoy learning and playing the full chords G, C, D, and Em. Mastering
these familiar chords will enable the student to play the songs of their choice. Students will also experiment with the capo
and the up-strum. Students will be presented with more difficult chord progressions and a variety of strumming patterns,
which will add to their song vocabulary. Students will be encouraged to sing along while they play and create their own
tunes. By the last class students will be capable of playing rhythm guitar on numerous songs and practice exercises.
Beginning Rhythm Guitar 3 students will need to have already learned the C, G, D and Em chords. Students will
strengthen their chord vocabulary by learning the chords A, E, F, and Am, as well as some common suspended chords and
chord variations. Students will be presented with more advanced chord progressions, advanced strumming patterns, lead
sheets, and capo exercises, which will increase their list of playable songs. By the end, students will have learned many
tricks of the trade and will be capable of playing rhythm guitar on numerous songs.
Beginning Rhythm Guitar 4 (Fake Book & Lead Sheet Primer) students will begin to learn the signs, symbols and notes
as they begin to read music. Students will be presented with more advanced chords and chord progressions, advanced
strumming patterns and lead sheets ("fake book" notation). Students will be encouraged to sing along as they strum and
write some chord progressions of their own. By the end of the book students will have learned transposing, power chords,
and scale patterns.
Students will also be entertained by the fun and exciting activities at www.bbfuzz.com.
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Ill help along the way.
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When you put several beats together it makes a rhythm. Try it

Some rhythms are unsteady and some are steady.

Tempo the speed of the beat

Now use a steady beat to clap slow.

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Rest - Musical silence.

As you study music you will also see

Remember, when we put strums and

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Try to play this rhythm.

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3. Steady Beat Rock

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Guitar string names.

Heres an easy sentence

You can also find this song

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Matching Pitch with another Tuned Guitar

1. Strum the E string on the tuned guitar and listen to the

4. If they do sound the same then go back to number 1 and

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4. Three Low Strings

9. Six in a Row (Try this song without looking at the guitar)

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6. Strum Those Strings

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Guitar string names.

Write the sentence you

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Heres another way to tune your guitar.

If you dont have a pitch pipe, no problem!

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The O means that this string

Fill boxes with string names

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Chord Two or more

BBs Helpful Hints:

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Each rest (-)

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Are you sleep-ing?

Are you sleep-ing?

Morning bells are ring-ing. Morning bells are ring-ing

Din Dan Don,

Din Dan Don.

2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat gently down the

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.

Fill in the chord drawing above

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