Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Attention, New Blog Url
Hello everybody, I'm currently in the process of switching my blog over to wordpress, so I will no longer be posting on this one. So if you landed on this page, go to my new blog for more recent post. My new blog Url is: http://expertguitarist.wordpress.com/
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Learning The Notes on The Fretboard (Made Simple)
Familiarizing yourself with notes on the guitar fretboard is not all that hard. You have to realize that there are only 12 notes on the guitar. No matter what fret you play it at, those notes will still be one of those 12 notes. Those fretboard notes would be…
A, A#, (A sharp), B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, and G#. Those are all the notes on the fretboard. So your job is to figure out where exactly all those notes are on the guitar.
Here’s a little trick I learned. Try taking one note and figuring out all the possible places you can play it on the fretboard, using all the strings. Start with something like E. Now for E, there are a total of 12 different places to play it; 2 on each string:
I’ll break it down for you right now.
Low E String:
1. Play it open
2. 12th fret
A String:
1. 7th fret
2. 19th fret
D String:
1. 2nd fret
2. 14th fret
G String:
1. 9th fret
2. 21st fret
B String:
1. 5th fret
2. 17th fret
High E String:
1. Play it open
2. 12th fret
And that is all the possible places you can play the note E on the guitar. (If you are using a standard guitar, with 6 strings and 21 frets)
This is just one of the 12 notes on the fretboard. Once you get them memorized fairly well, you can move on to another note. Just repeat this process until you’ve memorized all of them. A simple concept, yet it will take some work.
Once you get all these notes down, you can start too see where your root notes are, and that will help you when you are soloing and such.
So aim for memorizing one note a week, and you’ll know the notes on the fretboard in no time.
A, A#, (A sharp), B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, and G#. Those are all the notes on the fretboard. So your job is to figure out where exactly all those notes are on the guitar.
Here’s a little trick I learned. Try taking one note and figuring out all the possible places you can play it on the fretboard, using all the strings. Start with something like E. Now for E, there are a total of 12 different places to play it; 2 on each string:
I’ll break it down for you right now.
Low E String:
1. Play it open
2. 12th fret
A String:
1. 7th fret
2. 19th fret
D String:
1. 2nd fret
2. 14th fret
G String:
1. 9th fret
2. 21st fret
B String:
1. 5th fret
2. 17th fret
High E String:
1. Play it open
2. 12th fret
And that is all the possible places you can play the note E on the guitar. (If you are using a standard guitar, with 6 strings and 21 frets)
This is just one of the 12 notes on the fretboard. Once you get them memorized fairly well, you can move on to another note. Just repeat this process until you’ve memorized all of them. A simple concept, yet it will take some work.
Once you get all these notes down, you can start too see where your root notes are, and that will help you when you are soloing and such.
So aim for memorizing one note a week, and you’ll know the notes on the fretboard in no time.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
New Video: Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana
Hey everybody, I uploaded a new video lesson on Youtube. It's teaches you the solo to Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana. Check it out below, hope you enjoy it.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Learn Guitar Notes Right Now
There are 9 main notes you need to learn to really get you starting on the right track with the guitar. I use my knowledge of these notes daily in practicing guitar. After learning these music notes you it will help you with things such as, barre chords, finding root notes, and a whole lot more. If you are not familiar with some one of those things I just stated, then don’t worry about it, you don’t need to be as of now.
So I’m going to be teaching you notes on the 5th and 6th strings. Since you are going to be playing these strings a lot, especially if you play rock.
So we are going to start with the low E string. I’m going to be stating the natural notes, not sharps notes. If you’re not familiar with what a natural and flat is, I’ll explain real quickly. Basically if you think about this in terms of a piano, the naturals are the white keys on the piano, and the sharps are the black keys. Now if you think about it on the guitar, the first fret on the 6th string is the F note, and if you go up one fret, it becomes an F sharp.
So that basically explains what a natural and flat note is. Now too teach you those 9 music notes.
Music Note #1
We are going to start with the open 6th string. What I mean by open is, if you play the string without fretting it at all. So you aren’t using your left fingers at all.
Music Note #2
Go on the first fret of the 6th string, and you will be playing an F.
Music note #4
Go to the 3rd fret of the 6th string, and you’ll be playing a G
Music note #5
Go to the 5th fret of the 6th string, and you’ll be playing an A. I’d also like to tell you, that the 5th fret of the 6th string is the same note as playing the 5th string open. If you have your guitar in standard tuning that is. Which in simpler terms, that’s just normal tuning.
Music note #6
Go to the 2nd fret of the 5th string, and you’ll be playing a B.
Music note #7
Go to the 3rd fret of the 5th string, and you’ll be playing a C
Music note #8
Go to the 5th fret of the 5th string, and you’ll be playing a D. And yes, as you might of guessed, the 5th fret of the 5th string is the same as playing the 4th string open.
Music note #9
Go to the 7th fret of the 5th string and you are back to E.
That is a basic lesson of the music notes on the guitar. Like I said, now it will be way easier when you are playing barre chords, to find the specific chords and find root notes of scales and such.
Now I’d advise you to start memorizing these notes and start to get familiar with these so you can become good at what I’m talking about. After you finish learning these notes you can move on to new notes. There are so many notes on the guitar to learn, so don’t rush yourself with learning, because it takes time.
Learning music notes is only the technical part of playing guitar, there are things like technique and speed etc. Music notes and theory are the basis of your guitar playing. This is what will help you start to put your creativity to work.
I must warn you to not get too hung up on learning notes though. The main thing to keep in mind is to do what you enjoy doing. It’s fine to just play around for fun; it doesn’t all have to be serious. But when you want to start taking your playing to the next level, this is where all the technical things come in to play.
I hope this article has helped you see the power in Learning music notes. So go start practicing and have fun.
So I’m going to be teaching you notes on the 5th and 6th strings. Since you are going to be playing these strings a lot, especially if you play rock.
So we are going to start with the low E string. I’m going to be stating the natural notes, not sharps notes. If you’re not familiar with what a natural and flat is, I’ll explain real quickly. Basically if you think about this in terms of a piano, the naturals are the white keys on the piano, and the sharps are the black keys. Now if you think about it on the guitar, the first fret on the 6th string is the F note, and if you go up one fret, it becomes an F sharp.
So that basically explains what a natural and flat note is. Now too teach you those 9 music notes.
Music Note #1
We are going to start with the open 6th string. What I mean by open is, if you play the string without fretting it at all. So you aren’t using your left fingers at all.
Music Note #2
Go on the first fret of the 6th string, and you will be playing an F.
Music note #4
Go to the 3rd fret of the 6th string, and you’ll be playing a G
Music note #5
Go to the 5th fret of the 6th string, and you’ll be playing an A. I’d also like to tell you, that the 5th fret of the 6th string is the same note as playing the 5th string open. If you have your guitar in standard tuning that is. Which in simpler terms, that’s just normal tuning.
Music note #6
Go to the 2nd fret of the 5th string, and you’ll be playing a B.
Music note #7
Go to the 3rd fret of the 5th string, and you’ll be playing a C
Music note #8
Go to the 5th fret of the 5th string, and you’ll be playing a D. And yes, as you might of guessed, the 5th fret of the 5th string is the same as playing the 4th string open.
Music note #9
Go to the 7th fret of the 5th string and you are back to E.
That is a basic lesson of the music notes on the guitar. Like I said, now it will be way easier when you are playing barre chords, to find the specific chords and find root notes of scales and such.
Now I’d advise you to start memorizing these notes and start to get familiar with these so you can become good at what I’m talking about. After you finish learning these notes you can move on to new notes. There are so many notes on the guitar to learn, so don’t rush yourself with learning, because it takes time.
Learning music notes is only the technical part of playing guitar, there are things like technique and speed etc. Music notes and theory are the basis of your guitar playing. This is what will help you start to put your creativity to work.
I must warn you to not get too hung up on learning notes though. The main thing to keep in mind is to do what you enjoy doing. It’s fine to just play around for fun; it doesn’t all have to be serious. But when you want to start taking your playing to the next level, this is where all the technical things come in to play.
I hope this article has helped you see the power in Learning music notes. So go start practicing and have fun.
New Video: Learn 11 Key Music Notes on the Guitar Right Now!
Hey everybody, I just created a new video lesson and I posted it on youtube. Be sure to check it out below...
But first, you should know that I have a new lesson I'm getting ready to post on this blog, so be sure to watch out for it. That's all for now, enjoy the video!
But first, you should know that I have a new lesson I'm getting ready to post on this blog, so be sure to watch out for it. That's all for now, enjoy the video!
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