Acoustic Guitar Grade 3

ACOUSTIC GUITAR GRADE 3

What’s Involved?

Up To 75 Marks For
You are required to play THREE pieces (each one attracts 25 marks)

You can elect to play:

  • all three pieces from those listed within our syllabus
  • OR you can opt for three pieces of your own choice (*please find guidance in ‘Own Choice’ Zone)
  • OR you can mix repertoire featuring in our syllabus list combined with pieces of your own choice (*again please visit ‘Own Choice’ Zone for guidance)
Up To 15 Marks For
CHORDS
Play any of the following four-fingered chords as requested by the examiner:

B7 x21202, Am7 x05555, C♯m xx2120, A♭7 xx1112, G7 xx3343

Up To 10 Marks For
Tune a guitar on which three strings will need adjustment – candidates may use any preferred/practised method but should use a familiar tuner if opting for this means – a maximum of 3 minutes
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade
Picking and strumming  / fifth chords / intervals / dropped D tuning / triplets / scales of C and F major / strumming to given rhythm / change of time signature within a piece / consecutive sixths / Six Eight time
CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR GRADE 3
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK
 ISBN NUMBER
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS 30 ACOUSTIC GUITAR HITS
ACOUSTIC GUITAR SONGS
978-0-7390-4627-2
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
AMAZING GRACE
EASY PIECES FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR 978-1-84772-751-0
HOME HOOCH BLUES SOLOS ARRANGED AND PLAYED BY JOHNNY NORRIS 0-7119-2789-8
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD justinguitar.com
ACOUSTIC SONGBOOK
978-1-78038-683-6
Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE

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