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To the parent or guardian: 

The Woodstock Kid’s Guitar is a beautiful-
sounding guitar for children ages 6 and 
up. This booklet explains how to tune the 
guitar and provides your child with basic 
instruction on how to hold it and play it. 
Included are several simple songs that they 
can play on their guitar after learning just 
two or three chords. While the rest of this 
booklet is addressed to the child as the 
owner and player of the guitar, you 
may need to read and/or explain parts of it 
to them.

To the player: 

Congratulations! You have a new guitar and 
are about to start on a wonderful musical 
adventure. But before you get going there 
are some important things you’ll need to 
know about your new musical instrument.

Taking Care of Your Guitar: 

All musical instruments need special care in order to keep them in good working condition 
for many years to come. Here are the simple but important things you need to do for your 
new guitar.

• When you are not using it, protect your guitar by keeping it in its cardboard box, or a guitar  
  case if you have one. 

• Never leave the guitar near a heater, radiator, stove or other source of extreme heat. Never   
  leave it outside in winter or in a very cold room either. If you take it in a car, don’t leave it in the 
  trunk on a hot day or a very cold day. These things can cause the wood of the guitar to warp 
  or crack.

• If your guitar gets dirty you can wipe it with a slightly damp (not wet) cloth or ask a 
  grown-up for help in polishing it.

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Summary of Contents for Kid's Guitar

Page 1: ...Woodstock Kid s Guitar Tuning and Playing Instructions by Happy Traum American folk music legend 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 1 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 2: ...s you ll need to know about your new musical instrument Taking Care of Your Guitar All musical instruments need special care in order to keep them in good working condition for many years to come Here...

Page 3: ...e nut has six little grooves that guide the strings Neck The long piece of wood that extends from the body of the guitar and to which the fingerboard and frets are attached Frets Strings are pressed b...

Page 4: ...you reverse all of the strings so that the thickest string is at the top of the guitar as you hold it and the thinnest at the bottom then the rest of the instructions on tuning and playing will be th...

Page 5: ...that has the notes you ll need for tuning the guitar If you do not have a piano or a pitch pipe you can still tune your guitar Here s how Let s suppose the E or 6th string the fattest one is in tune...

Page 6: ...Here are some diagrams that show where your fingers should go in order to play chords on the guitar If you learn these three chords you ll be able to sing and play hundreds of fun songs The dot tells...

Page 7: ...without too much trouble try playing and singing these songs which can be found at the end of this booklet Strum your strings slowly and evenly He s Got the Whole World in His Hands Oh My Darling Cle...

Page 8: ...f the string through the hole in the tuning peg Leave a little tail sticking out of the hole Then while keeping some tension on the string tighten it by turning the tuning peg in a clockwise direction...

Page 9: ...He s Got the Whole World in His Hands 9 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 9 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 10: ...Oh My Darling Clementine 10 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 10 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 11: ...Aunt Rhody 11 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 11 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 12: ...Froggie Went A Courtin 12 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 12 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 13: ...Michael Finnegan 13 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 13 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 14: ...Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be 14 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 14 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 15: ...Good Morning 15 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 15 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 16: ...Michael Row the Boat Ashore 16 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 16 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 17: ...Coming Round the Mountain 17 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 17 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 18: ...Amazing Grace 18 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 18 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 19: ...When the Saints Go Marchin In 19 2017 WCCG Songbook 175mm x 168mm indd 19 3 6 17 9 23 AM...

Page 20: ...from the makers of Woodstock Chimes is a unique assortment of musical instruments and gifts from around the world Every item in the Music Collection is fun easy to play and most will harmonize with on...

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