Da Capo Paper
Guitar Practice Journal
23 pages for guitar: song maps, chord changes, fretboard tools, tab paper and chord charts.
- 23 pages, instant download on Etsy
- Print on US Letter or A4, in color or low-ink
- A Goodnotes edition with clickable tabs
- Five PDF files, nothing ships
It's made for the parts of practice that stall. Maybe it's a song you keep meaning to learn or a chord change that won't come clean. Maybe you still count up from the nut to find a note. Every tool page starts with one small first step and a time estimate. There's a page for getting back in after a break. An energy menu helps you pick what to do on a low day.
This isn't a method book. Use it alongside your lessons, book or videos. Use the pages however you work: start anywhere and skip anything.
What's inside
- 1Cover
- 2Start here five ways in, plus an index
Start
- 3Reading the diagrams how the fretboards, chord boxes and tab on these pages work
- 4Back after a break a five-minute way back in after time away
- 5Energy menu pick what to do by how much energy you have
Practice tools
- 6Session cards three short sessions per page
- 7Song map one song on one page, with its tricky spots
- 8Chord change minute one minute, two chords, count the clean changes
- 9Tempo ladder climb from a tempo you can play cleanly up to your goal
- 10Practice log a line per session
Fretboard tools
- 11Blank note maps two blank maps of the neck, for standard or any other tuning
- 12Note finder circle a note and mark every place it sits on the neck
- 13Fretboard games short games for the neck
- 14Octave finder one note on string 6, then the same note on strings 4 and 1
Open pages
- 15Fretboards
- 16My chords open page, 16 chord boxes
- 17Tab paper
- 18Riffs open page, a fret box and a tab line for each riff
- 19Dot grid
Reference
- 20Open chord shapes twelve chords that cover a lot of songs
- 21Note map every note on the neck, open to fret 12
- 22Triad shapes every inversion of C major and A minor on four string sets
- 23Printing and help
Works for
Acoustic or electric guitar in standard tuning, any style. It suits beginner to intermediate players who know some chords or songs and want to learn the neck. The blank note maps take any tuning.
The filled-in pages in the photos are examples. The pages you download are blank. For personal use.
Questions
How do I download my files?
On Etsy.com in a web browser (computer, phone or tablet), go to You > Purchases and click Download Files. The Etsy app can't download files.
Which file should I print?
US Letter for the US and Canada, A4 for most other countries. Print at 100% or Actual Size, with Fit to Page turned off. Use the Low-Ink version to save ink.
Can I use it on a tablet?
Yes. Import the PDF into Goodnotes, Notability, Xodo, or any app that lets you write on PDFs. Every kit includes a Goodnotes edition with clickable tabs made for tablets.
Can I get a refund?
Digital downloads can't be returned once the files are delivered. If a file won't open or prints wrong, message me and I'll fix it.
Can I share or sell the files?
Personal use only. Reprint pages as often as you want for your own practice, but please don't share, resell, or post the files.
The links don't work in Goodnotes.
Open the Goodnotes edition (its file name ends in Digital-Goodnotes). Tap a tab or page name with your finger. If a tap draws a line, touch and hold the link and choose Open Link, or switch to Read Only. On Android, Windows and the web, switch to Read Only first. Still stuck? Message me on Etsy.
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