Hello,
rockstar.
Thank you for choosing Loog.
Playing an instrument is a wonderful thing.
Maybe youll practice every day and become the next Hendrix.
Maybe all you want is a fun little guitar to play when you feel like it.
Whatever the case, you just filled your home with music
and thats awesome.
We hope you love your Loog
as much as we do.
History of the Guitar
The modern guitar we know and love was preceded by the gittern, the
vihuela, the renaissance guitar, and the baroque guitar. Clay plaques
from Babylonia (from more than 3000 years ago) show people playing
an instrument that has a strong resemblance to the guitar, indicating a
possible Babylonian origin.
Classical Spanish guitar
The first guitar to become universally
played for both classical and folklore
music. Classical guitars used gut
strings until they were replaced
by synthetic materials (particularly
nylon).
Cigar box guitar
Born in rural America, these were
instruments made with -you guessed it- a
cigar box. They usually had only 3 strings
and are enjoying a modern revival thanks
to the DIY movement and roots music
aficionados. We at Loog obviously love
cigar box guitars and their whole 3-string,
open tuning, DIY awesomeness.
Electric guitars
Electric guitars were born to amplify
guitars in jazz but ended up igniting
the rock & roll revolution. Genius Les
Paul built one of the first solid body
prototypes which evolved to become
a key part of popular music in the 50s
and all the way until today!
Processed electric guitars
The world of guitar effects has shaped a
vast sonic universe. Hendrix and his use
of fuzz, wah wah and even feedback,
The Edge and his ultra-processed guitars,
Robert Fripp and his soundscapes or
Jack White and his distinctive guitar
attack are just some of our favorites.
Know Your Parts
Pickup
Nut
Volume knob
Guitar body
Neck
This is one of the most important factors in shaping
the tone, volume and sustain of the guitar sound.
This long piece of solid
maple holds the rosewood
fretboard and its frets:
those metal strips that
conveniently divide the
fretboard into semitones
and allow us to play a
chromatic scale in each
string.
Pickup
This transducer captures the mechanical
vibrations of the strings and converts
them into an electrical signal that can be
amplified and recorded. We use a singlecoil magnetic pickup, similar to the one
Danelectro introduced in the 60s.
Volume knob
You know what this does.
Nut
Along with the bridge, the nut
marks one end of the guitar scale
and sets the spacing and height
of the strings. In most traditional
guitars (including ours) this piece is
made out of cow bone.
Pro tip:
When we say low/high string were referring to pitch, which
happens to be opposite to its physical placement. So the high string
is actually the one closer to the floor. A bit confusing, we know,
but its good to know your lingo.
Bridge
Plate
Tuners
Strap-buttons
Its main purpose is to
allow the strings to
sit at a relative height
from the fretboard:
high enough to avoid
buzz (that ugly metallic
noise that happens
when the strings vibrate
against the frets), and
low enough to be
comfortable to play.
This relative height is
what we call action.
Note that you can set
the action on a Loog by
adjusting the screws on
the bridge.
+ Screws
+ Screws
+ Felt washers
+ Screws
Tuners, or machine
heads, are used to
adjust the tension
of the strings and,
in that way, raise
and lower their
pitch. Pitch gets
higher as you
tighten the string,
and lower as you
loosen it.
Tailpiece
+ Backing
+ Screws
Strings
Build Your Loog
1
Insert tuners in headstock
3
Insert neck in guitar body
Pro tip:
A little soap on the screw
threads will make driving easier
2
Insert strap-buttons and
tailpiece in guitar body
4
Insert bridge in guitar body
String Your Loog
Watch
video
on app
1
Tie a knot at one end of the
string. Pass the string through its
corresponding tailpiece hole.
Thicker
Wrap around the tuning peg twice and pass
the string through the hole.
Thinner
3
Turn the tuner counter-clockwise
to tighten the string. Make sure
the string wraps downwards
around the peg.
4
Use the screws in the bridge to adjust its
height and set a comfortable playing action.
You want the string to be as close to the
fretboard as possible, but not close enough
to touch a fret and buzz when played.
Tune Your Loog
Watch
video
on app
Playing in tune is a must and you
should, by all means, get a tuner.
We, ahem, sell one, but know
that any tuner will work with your
Loog. We also offer a free tuner
in our Loog Academy app, which
was especially developed for your
Loog.
One thing you need to know
about tuning: new strings need to
stretch before they can hold their
pitch, and this can take a while even days. This means that youll
tune your Loog, play a little, and
then youll have to tune up again.
Its a bit of a drag, but this happens
with every guitar - at least with
your Loog youll only have half the
strings to tune :)
Pro tip:
If you already own a guitar, you might want to try
something different on your Loog. Use strings 3, 4 and
5 and tune them to Open A: AEA. This power-chord
mode is especially suitable for playing riffs and slideguitar. It is also a great way to discover new ways to
play guitar.
Lets make some music now.
But before we begin, a couple tips to keep in mind:
Keep your guitar at hand so that its easy to grab when you feel like
playing. Every second you spend with your guitar, even if you are simply
holding it while watching TV, will help you know your instrument better
and help you get better at playing.
Playing music is not a race! Go at a pace you feel comfortable with,
rest when you need to, and enjoy the beautiful, transcendent journey of
playing music :)
Play a Song
Lets start with a couple of easy ones. Just one string:
Happy birthday
0
0 12 9
10 10 9
Twinkle twinkle little star
If this triggers you to sing the alphabet song,
thats because it has the exact same melody :)
Play a Real Song
Lets play some real songs. For
that, youll need to learn chords.
Whats a chord? A chord is what
happens when you play 3 notes
at the same time. Chords are
important because every single
song out there is built on chords:
pop, heavy metal, classic rock... if
its a song, it has chords.
The not-so-great thing about
chords is that they can be
complicated to master for
beginners. Thats why most
traditional guitar methods focus
first on scales and dont get into
chords until well advanced into
the course. Loog Guitars solve
this: they only have three strings
and a narrow neck, so it is very
easy to form chords and start
playing songs right away. Our app
has videos showing how to play
chords on your Loog and this
booklet also has a chord chart that
you can use as a cheat sheet.
What follows is a very arbitrary,
very eclectic and also very cool list
of popular songs that we think you
might enjoy learning and playing.
And by playing these, you can
then get familiar with your Loog,
get comfortable with chords and,
hey, maybe end up writing your
own songs!
Now, without further ado, lets
get you playing guitar!
Let it be
The Beatles
Words and Music by John Lennon
and Paul McCartney
When I find myself in times of trouble
And when the broken heart - ed people
Am
Am
Mother Mary comes to me
Living in the world__ agree,
Speaking words of wis - dom,
F
There will be an an - swer,
Let it be.
Let it be.
G
And in my hour of dark - ness
Am
For though they may be part-ed there is
Am
She is standing right in front of me
Still a chance that they__ will see
Speaking words of wisdom,
F
There will be an an-swer,
F
Let it be.
Let it be.
Am
Let it be,__ let it be,
F
Am
Ah, let it be,__ let it be.
Ah, let it be,__ let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom,
Let it be.
Let it be,__ let it be,
Yeah, there will be an an - swer,
F
Let it be.
80
bpm
Am
C
And when the night is cloud - y
Am
Am
F
F C F C G F C
Let it be.
G
I wake up to the sound__ of music;
Am
Mother Mary comes__ to me,
C
Speaking words of wisdom,
C
Let it be.
Am
Let it be,__ let it be,
F
Ah, let it be,__ let it be.
G
Yeah, there will be an an - swer,
F
Let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom,
Let it be.
Ah, let it be,__ let it be.
Shine until tomor - row,
F
Let it be,__ let it be,
There is still a light that shines on me;
C
1
2
Count on Me
Bruno Mars
Words and Music by Bruno Mars,
Ari Levine and Philip Lawrence
Em
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
Am
Ill sail ___ the world to find ___ you.
C
Em
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark, and you cant see,
Am
G F
Ill be ___ the light to guide ___ you.
Dm
Em
We find out what were made ___ of
F
When we ___ are called to help our friends in need.
C
Em
You can count on me like one, two, three.
Am
Ill be ___ there, and I know when I need it I can
C
Em
Am
Count on you like four, three, two, and youll be ___ there,
G
Cause thats ___ what friends are sposed to do, oh, yeah.
Em
Am G F
Ooh, ___ ooh, ____ yeah, yeah.
150
1
3
bpm
Em
If youre tossin and youre turnin, and you just cant fall asleep,
G
Ill sing ___ a song beside ___ you.
C
Em
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me,
Am
Evry day ___ I will remind ___ you.
Dm
Em
Am
Youll always have my shoulder when you cry.
Dm
Em
Ill never let go, never say good - bye.
G
Em
You know you can count on me like one, two, three.
Am
Ill be ___ there, and I know when I need it I can
C
Em
Am
Count on you like four, three, two, and youll be ___ there,
G
Cause thats ___ what friends are sposed to do, oh, yeah.
Em
Am
Ooh, ___ ooh,
G
2
3
Am
Am
1
2
You can count ___ on me cause I can count on you.
Dm
Em
Free Fallin
Tom Petty
Words and Music by
Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne
Fsus4
Shes a good girl, loves ___ her mama,
F
Fsus4
Loves Je - sus, and Amer - ica too.
F
Fsus4
Shes a good girl, cra-zy bout Elvis,
F
Fsus4
Fsus4
Loves hor - ses and her boy - friend, too.
F
Fsus4
And its a long day livin in Re - seda.
F
Fsus4
Theres a free - way runnin through the yard.
F
Fsus4
And Im a bad boy cause I dont even miss her.
F
Fsus4
Im a bad boy for break - in her heart.
F
Fsus4
Now Im free,
F
Fsus4
Yeah, Im free,
Fsus4
free fallin.
F
Fsus4
free fallin.
90
III
bpm
3
VII
Fsus4
Fsus4
Move west down Ventu - ra Boule - vard.
F
Fsus4
And all the bad boys are standin in the shadows.
F
Fsus4
And the good girls are home with broken hearts.
F
Fsus4
(Free fallin, Im a free fallin, Im)
F
Fsus4
(Free fallin, Im a free fallin, Im a)
F
Fsus4
I wanna glide down o - ver Mul - holland,
F
Fsus4
I wanna write her name in the sky.
F
Fsus4
Im gonna free fall out into nothin,
F
Fsus4
Gonna leave this world for a while.
1
3 4
VII
Now all the vam - pires walkin through the valley
III
Fsus4
Waiting on a friend
The Rolling Stones
Words and Music by
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
C9 - F
Am
(Intro)
A smile relieves a heart that grieves
G
Am
F
C
Remember what I said
Watching girls go passing by
G
It aint the latest thing
G
G
Im not waiting on a lady
C
Im just waiting on a friend
Im just standing in a doorway
Im just waiting on a friend
Im just trying to make some sense
Am
Out of these girls go passing by
G
The tales they tell of men
G
Im not waiting on a lady
G
Im just waiting on a friend
120
bpm
Am
C9 - F
(Intro)
F
Dont need a whore , I dont need no booze
G
Dont need a virgin priest
G
But I need someone I can cry to
G
I need someone to protect
Am
Making love and breaking hearts
G
It is a game for youth
G
But Im not waiting on a lady
G
Am
1
3
Im just waiting on a friend
C9
Happy
Pharrell Williams
Words and Music by
Pharrell Williams
It might seem cra - zy what Im bout to say.
Sunshine, shes here, you can take a break.
Im a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air ___ like I dont care, baby, by the way.
Fm
Eb
Huh! (Because Im happy.) Clap along if ___ you feel like a room without a roof.
Fm
Eb
Fm
Eb
Fm
Eb
(Because Im happy.) Clap along if ___ you feel like happiness is the truth.
F
(Because Im happy.) Clap along if ___ you know what happiness is to you.
F
(Because Im happy.) Clap along if ___ you feel like thats what you wanna do.
F
Here comes bad news, talkin this and that.
Well, gimme all you got, and dont hold it back.
Well, I should probbly warn you, Ill be just fine.
No offense to you, dont waste your time. Heres why
150
bpm
2
3
F
F
(Hey! Come on!)
(Happy!) Bring me down, cant nothin
(Happy!) bring me down, your love is too high.
(Happy!) Bring me down, cant nothin
(Happy!) bring me down. I said,
(Let me tell you now. Happy)
Bring me down, cant nothin bring me down.
Your love is too high. Bring me down, cant nothin bring me down. I said
(Happy!) Bring me down, cant nothin
(Happy!) bring me down, your love is too high.
(Happy!) Bring me down, cant nothin
(Happy!) bring me down. I said
Fm
Eb
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift
Words and Music by
Taylor Swift, Max Martin and Shellback
Am
I stay out too late, got nothin in my brain;
G
Am
Cause the players gonna play, play, play,
play, play,
Thats what people say, mm, mm.
G
Thats what people say, mm, mm.
Am
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate,
hate, hate.
G
I go on too many dates, ha, ha, but I cant
C
Baby, Im just gonna shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake.
make em stay;
G
At least thats what people say, mm, mm.
A, shake it off, a, shake it off. (Hoo, hoo,
hoo.)
Am
Thats what people say mm, mm.
Heart - breakers gonna break, break, break,
break, break,
Am
But I keep cruisin. Cant stop, wont stop
C
movin.
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake,
fake.
G
Its like I got this music in my mind sayin,
Baby, Im just gonna shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake.
Its gonna be al - right.
A, shake it off, a, shake it off.
160
1
3
bpm
Am
Am
Ill never miss a beat, ah; Im lightnin on
my feet.
G
And thats what they dont see, mm, mm.
G
Thats what they dont see, mm, mm.
Spoken: Hey, hey, hey.
Just think: while you been gettin down
and out
About the liars and the dirty, dirty cheats of
the world,
Am
Im dancin on my own; (Dancin on my
own.)
C
Ill make the moves up as I go. (Moves up
as I go.)
G
And thats what they dont know, mm,
mm.
G
Thats what they dont know, mm, mm.
Am
Shake it off, a, shake it off.
C
I, I, a, shake it off, a, shake it off.
G
I, I, a, shake it off, a, shake it off.
I, I, a, shake it off, a, shake it off, ha, ha.
You coulda been gettin down to this sick
beat.
My ex man brought his new girlfriend.
Shes like, Oh my God!
But, Im just gonna shake until the fellow
over there
With the hella good hair Wont you come
on over, baby?
We can shake, shake, shake.
Wild Thing
The Troggs
Words and Music by
Chip Taylor
D E D
Wild thing, you make my heart sing.
E D
You make ev - rything groovy.
A
Wild thing.
E D
D E G A G
G A G
G A G
G A G
Wild thing, I think I love you,
But I wanna know for sure.
So, come on and hold me tight.
A
I love you.
A
D E D
Wild thing, you make my heart sing.
E D
You make ev - rything groovy.
A
Wild thing.
D E
E D
100
1
2 3
bpm
G A G
Wild thing, I think you move me,
A
G A G
But I wanna know for sure.
A
G A G
So, come on and hold me tight.
A
You move me.
D E D
Wild thing, you make my heart sing.
E D
E D
You make ev - rything groovy.
A
D E D
Wild thing. Come on, come on wild thing.
E
Shake ___ it, shake it, wild thing.
E D
I love you, wild thing.
2
3
Roar
Katy Perry
Words and Music by Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee,
Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald and Henry Walter
Bb
Cm
I used to bite my tongue and hold my
breath
Get ready cause Ive had enough
Gm
I see it all, I see it now
Cm
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
Gm
Eb
Eb
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
Bb
I got the eye of the tiger, the fighter,
Bb
Cm
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
Cm
Gm
I let you push me past the breaking point
Gm
Dancing through the fire
Cause I am a champion and
Eb
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
Eb
Bb
youre gonna hear me roar
Cm
Louder, louder than a lion
Bb
Gm
You held me down, but I got up
Cm
Cause I am a champion and
Eb
Already brushing off the dust
Gm
Cm
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Eb
Like thunder, gonna shake your ground
Bb
You held me down, but I got up
Bb
youre gonna hear me roar
Gm
Oh oh oh..., Oh oh oh..., Oh oh oh...
Eb
Bb
Youre gonna hear me roar
90
bpm
3 4
2
3
Bb
Bb
Eb
Now Im floatin like a butterfly
Cm
Gm
Bb
I got the eye of the tiger, the fighter,
Cm
Cm
Stingin like a bee I earned my stripes
Gm
Dancing through the fire
Gm
I went from zero, to my own hero
Cause I am a champion and
Bb
You held me down, but I got up
Eb
Bb
youre gonna hear me roar
Cm
Cm
Already brushing off the dust
Gm
Louder, louder than a lion
Gm
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Bb
Like thunder, gonna shake your ground
Bb
Cause I am a champion and
Eb
Cm
You held me down, but I got up
Cm
Get ready cause Ive had enough
Gm
I see it all, I see it now
Bb
youre gonna hear me roar
Gm
Oh oh oh..., Oh oh oh..., Oh oh oh...
Eb
Bb
Youre gonna hear me roar
Cm
Gm
Oh oh oh...,(Hey) Oh oh oh...,
Eb
Bb
(Youll hear me roar) Oh oh oh...
Eb
Bb
Youre gonna hear me roar
Eb
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