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 SIX EASY PICTURES
by
JOHN W. DUARTE
Opus 57

Folk Song
Cheerfully

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i n t h e t r e b l e ( b a r s5 - 1 2 ) a n d o n c e i n t h e b a s s ( b a r s1 5 - 2 0 ) ,
moving back to the treble at the end (bars 21-22).The other
s e c t i o n s ,a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ,i n t h e m i d d l e ,a n d a t t h e e n d , a r e
l i k e t h e f r a m e i n w h i c h t h e p i c t u r ei s s e t ; t h e i r p r o p e r n a m e s
w o u l d b e ' i n t r o d u c t i o n ' ,' b r i d g e ' a n d ' c o d a ' . H o l d d o w n a l l
f i n g e r i n gy o u w i l l n o t f i n d t h i s h a r d . T h e r e i s n o m i s t a k ei n
b a r 1 1 - t h e s e c o n d f i n g e r h o l d s d o w n E , t h e f i r s t m o v e si n
b e h i n d i t t o p l a y t h e A , e v e n t h o u g h t h i s i s t h e o p p o s i t et o
t h e u s u a l w a y r o u n d . A t f i r s t , p l a y i t s l o w l y a n d c l e a r l y ,i t
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bar 7 the second finger is held down all the way through.
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p l a y s m o o t h l yi n b a r s 1 1 - 1 2 ;s e e i f y o u c a n f i n d t h e s e l o r
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h i g h e r ,o p e n s t r i n g a n d s t o p i t s o u n d i n g .P l a y t h e m w i t h y o u r banging (not foo hard!) on the wooden front of your guitar
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