| To find your way around the fretboard of the | | | | Learn a specific note on all strings. This is a great |
| guitar is very important. It will help you in guitar | | | | way to learn the notes and quite amusing too. |
| improvisation, sight reading, and in understanding | | | | Let's use the note G. You'll find it on the third fret |
| chords and more. In this guitar lesson we will | | | | on string six. Where can you find the note G on |
| explore five ways to learn the notes on the guitar | | | | string five? Right, on fret 10. |
| fretboard. | | | | The G notes on the strings from the sixth string |
| How much do you need to practice? | | | | to the first are on the following frets: |
| A couple of minutes a day with one of these | | | | 3 10 5 0 8 3 |
| exercises will help you improve your skills in finding | | | | You can make an exercise of this by playing the |
| the notes. In this guitar lesson we will focus on | | | | G notes from string six down to the first string |
| the fretboard and not the actual guitar sheet | | | | and back again. Try this with other notes too. For |
| music. | | | | example E. |
| Learning to read guitar sheet music will be much | | | | If you devote a couple of minutes a day on this |
| easier when you master the notes on the guitar | | | | exercise you will soon be able to play the |
| keyboard. I have divided this article in five lessons | | | | sequence of strings fast, spotting the notes |
| that you can alternate between until you master | | | | without effort. |
| the guitar fretboard. | | | | Guitar lesson 3 |
| Guitar lesson 1 | | | | Learn the names of the notes on a fret. We can |
| Learn the basic notes, the notes of a C major | | | | start with the open strings starting from the sixth |
| scale (the white keys on the piano) on every | | | | string to the first. The names will be: |
| string. Let's test this on the first string on your | | | | E A D G B E |
| guitar. The first note is an E. You will find F on the | | | | Now, play the notes on the third fret in the same |
| first fret. G on fret three. A on fret five. B on | | | | order. At the same time try to say the names of |
| fret seven. C on fret eight, D on fret ten and the | | | | the notes aloud. I will help you this time only by |
| next E on fret twelve. | | | | writing the note names down: |
| The sixth string on the guitar is an E too. It's just | | | | G C F Bb D G |
| two octaves lower but you will find the same | | | | Try this exercise on different frets and say the |
| note names on this string on the same frets two | | | | names of the notes aloud. |
| octaves lower. | | | | Guitar lesson 4 |
| On the second string you will find the notes on | | | | Learn the notes in a chord. Play any chord and |
| the following frets:fret 0-B, 1-C, 3-D, 5-E, 6-F, 8-G, | | | | name the notes aloud from string six to string |
| 10-A, 12-B | | | | one. This guitar exercise will also help you to |
| On the third guitar string you'll find the following | | | | understand how the chords are built. |
| notes: | | | | Guitar lesson 5 |
| 0-G, 2-A, 4-B, 5-C, 7-D, 9-E,10-F, 12-G | | | | In this guitar lesson you will use your ability to |
| I guess you can figure out the names of the | | | | create random notes on the guitar. As you play |
| notes on the next strings by yourself but here | | | | notes on your guitar at random you also say the |
| they are in case you will double check. The fourth | | | | note names aloud. |
| string: | | | | Play in an even pace, just fast enough to make |
| 0-D, 2-E, 3-F, 5-G, 7-A, 9-B, 10-C, 12-D | | | | this exercise a challenge for your mind so your |
| The notes on the fifth string or the A-string: | | | | mind will concentrate on the task and not wander |
| 0-A, 2-B, 3-C, 5-D, 7-E, 8-F, 10-G, 12-A | | | | off. |
| I would suggest that you concentrate on one | | | | All of these small guitar lessons can be used |
| string at a time and learn the names as you play | | | | together with a companion. One playing the notes |
| the notes on your guitar maybe by saying the | | | | on the guitar and the other saying the note |
| note names aloud as you play. | | | | names. |
| Guitar lesson 2 | | | | |