Tuesday 15 September 2009

Learning Guitar Notes

By Simon Mourrain

One of the first things to do when studying how to play the guitar is to know the notes. Learning guitar notes can be challenging, it takes time and dedication. On a guitar they are played on the fret board. You should not fear the fret board. Even if learning guitar notes can seem tough, you do not have to be discouraged, this is an essential step in studying how to perform the guitar

You have to understand the notes from the first string, then it will be easier to perform songs. On this string, there are three notes - E, F (first fret), and G (third fret). The second string is B, C (first fret), and D (third fret). You are now ready to practice. Slowly play these notes and make sure that you concentrate to learn them well.

A good way to learn is to exercise on easy melodies. You must be able to identify the notes as well as their names and sounds.

When you feel comfortable with the first 2 strings, you can concentrate on the third. G is the open string and the other note is A (second fret). When you understand these notes, start playing them together with the ones you've studied before. Again, you have to stick with easy melodies. You don't have to study on all the notes at once. Try to master each of them, one at the time. Even small kids can study guitar notes without problems. Follow these steps and in no time, you can perform them on your guitar.

Learning guitar notes will be very tricky if you don't posses your own guitar. Studying from books or music sheets is not enough. You should hear them being played on the guitar's fret board. A lot of learners fail to study for the reason that they don't have guitars on their hands. Once you study to read a music sheet, you can play more advanced melodies.

Using simple melodies, such as nursery rhymes that you learned as a child, will make the process of learning guitar notes easier and faster. Once you master and memorize them, you can perform the songs that you like.

If you know what you are doing, learning guitar notes will not be as hard. With all the resources provided online, ebooks, software, videos, you can study all these things by yourself. You do not have to hire an expensive professional teacher. However if you do not like studying alone and prefer having a teacher that is totally all right. But keep in mind that if you do not have a positive attitude, hiring a teacher will not make any difference.

The purpose in studying guitar notes is to identify them off the top of your head. Then you can focus on other aspects of the guitar studying process. Make sure that you stay motivated and that you have fun while learning.

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