Songs with Shape 4 Melodies Revised on 3/13/11 by Ted Fong
G Major All the songs in this handout have melodies that can be played in the Shape 4 hand position. Follow these practicing tips:
G
C
E
A
So
Ti
Mi
1st finger
Fa
2nd finger
1st fret
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Memorize the starting note in terms of (Do, Re, Mi…), the sound, and the finger position.
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Use your ear to pick the melody, note by note. Go slowly – there’s no need to play in tempo.
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Stop on random notes, identify the solfege, and recognize the sound and your hand position.
2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
000Do
G
3rd finger
La Re
So* 4th finger
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Stop on notes that you play wrong, find the right note, identify the solfege, and recognize the sound and your hand position.
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Shape 4 is movable, so shift your hand up one or two frets and play the song in a new key!
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Extra credit – Write the “chord function” next to each chord and transpose the song into a new key (see handout on Chord Progression Exercises, which discusses chord functions).
1. Amazing Grace Key of G, first note is “So.” INTRO |G | Am
| Bm
| Am
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G C G Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, G D7 That saved a wretch like me. G G7 C G I once was lost but now am found, G D7 G Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed. When we've been here ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun. We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun.