
Figuring out any Note
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Figuring out any Note
Before you'll able to tell in a second what note a
fret corresponds to, and have the two locked together in
a mental association, you're going to have to go through
a lot of practicing. And if you don't have a chart to
tell you which notes are where, how will you do this if
you don't have the knowledge to figure out where each
note is?
The first thing you should do is become familiar with
note names. The first lesson of the theory section deals
with note names, so if you don't know anything about note
names, you should read it.
The names of the open strings, from 1st to
6th(thinnest to thickest) are as follows:
E
B
G
D
A
E
I remember this using a stupid mnemonic.
E very
B ad
G irl
D eserves
A n
E gg
It's so stupid that you should never forget it :)
Anyway, these are the names of the open strings, so now
you know about 1/20 of all the notes on the fretboard.
What you're going to need is some way of figuring out
what the other notes are. If you know the order of the
note names, this is not difficult to do. Just remember
that a distance of one fret equals a semitone. So if we
take the 1st open string, which is an E, and then count
our way up the frets, we'll get this:
notename: E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
fret: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
When we get to the 12 fret, we've reached the octave,
and after that the pattern repeats.
So if we wanted to know what the 3rd string, 5th fret
was, we would do this:
1. Realize that the open 3rd string is a G
2. Count up the frets in semitones until we reach the 5th
fret. This means that the 1st fret is G#, the 2nd fret is
A, the 3rd fret is A#, the 4th fret is B, and the 5th
fret is C.
Using this method, you can figure out what note any
fret corresponds to. Also, you can figure out where a
given note name was. If you wanted to find out where D
was on the 3rd string, you would count in semitones up
from the open G until you reached D. You would find
yourself on the 7th fret.
The truth is though, that if you're playing along, and
all of a sudden want to hit a certain note for some
reason, you're not going to have time to figure out where
it is using this method. All this method is for is a tool
for building an association between every fret and it's
corresponding note name. Eventually you'll be able to hit
the 3rd string 7th fret and know right away that it's a
D, without having to figure it out.
Things to remember from this lesson:
1. The note names of the open strings are:
E very
B ad
G irl
D eserves
A n
E gg
2. To find out what note name any fret corresponds to,
just count up in semitones from the open string.
3. To find any note name on a string, just count up in
semitones from the open string until you reach the note
name, then see what fret you're on.
3. The order of semitones is like this:
...C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D#...
4. This method is only a tool that will be used to
build a better association between frets and note names.
Questions
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So am I correct in the following deductions:
1. E and B do not have sharp notes on any fret?
2. None of the notes have a flat note on any fret?
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Can you please show me a website where i can learn the basic notes, but just like a picture of where you put your fingers at so you could know what note you are playing.
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i want to learn how to tune the guitar by ear using harmonics or any other methods that can be used without using a tuner.
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i want to know how do you know what note is the person playing when you hear a song.
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using the (t,t,st,t,t,t,st) method how did they figure out the f#? I just dont get it.
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can u send me a, picture how you play the notes please!!!!
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can u show me how to write a song including solos for the guitar? do u know any tips on how i can improve my skill playing the guitar?
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Hi
I am a begginer at playing guitar and I would like to know whats the best way to add solos to my songs I create any advice is welcome thx :-)
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I don`t get it.
Becouse my Englisch isn`t that good.
Can sombody,please sen`t me an e-mail to:
mvanduinen@yahoo.de,and explain it easy to me.
thank you!
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no question, but heres another stupid mnenomic:
Elephants
And
Donkeys
Got
Big
Ears
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I´m trying to learn playing guitar investigating by myself and i want to know, if someone can answer me how can i know what scale corresponds to my songs
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no question, another stupid mnenomic:
Een Aap Die Geen Bananen Eet
(Dutch)
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UMM, WHERE DO I SUBMIT MY QUESTION?
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Another Mnemonic for remembering the note names: Ek Bemeester Gou Die Akoorde Eers.
(Afrikaans)
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Do you know where I can get diagrams of fret board scales in different tunings?
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I taught myself how to play and have been playing for three yrs and can pretty much figure out any song. I wanted to know the basics of sweep picking so I can play really fast. Can anyone help?
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Hoe Can I learn to read the notes on a papper
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i am trying to find a sus 2 and a sus 4
pretty hard considering i dont even know what sus means .
please help, thanks
joe.
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Can you post some sort of chart on this site that shows where each note is on a music staff. I play piano, and it would be a lot easier for me to learn the guitar if I could see how the notes related.
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i need the love story note fo guitar,
Thank u
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this lesson was great thanks
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i think that everyone on this site is very special in their own little way
i just think they should learn to spell
and quit guitar because their ADHD must interfere greatly with their technique
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Does anyone know a site that will give me an "E" note so that I can tune a guitar?
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I can now figure out any note. Now what do I do?
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Should i pay money and take lessons or is it just as good to learn on the web by my self?
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This is not a question but i just wanted to say that in Sweden we uses
E n
H alt
G roda
D ansar
A ldrig
E nsam
That Means= A limpin frog never dance alone......
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