This article deals with the notes on the guitar and not why you should learn them. Why learn notes on the guitar? Notes on the ‘A’ string: Sharp notes on the ‘A’ string. Flats on the ‘A’ string. Understanding that: A# = Bb C# = Db D# = Eb F# = Gb G# = Ab […]
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Notes on the bottom E string – Neck Knowledge
This lesson is focussed on the bottom E string. In this article we are looking at how important it is to understand the relationship between the E string and Barre chords or Scales can be. The letter or the note as it should be referred to is usually called the root/tonic – in Chords or Scales […]
Notes on the guitar – Getting the Knowledge, Why?
Learning the notes on your guitar is a very important thing to do. When you play barre chords, power chords or scale patterns knowing your notes will help you find your start position or root(tonic). A good knowledge of the guitar also helps working out harmony and how to put chords together. In fact a […]
Understanding Barre Chords(part 3)
Please read previous articles before reading on. Understanding Barre Chords(part 1) Understanding Barre Chords(part 2) Hopefully you now have an uderstanding of the 4 primary barre chord shapes and how they relate to the string from which they get their ‘root’ note. Now if you’ve been messing around applying the info from these articles you […]
Understanding Barre Chords(part 2)
Before you carry on with this article please read, Understanding Barre Chords(part 1) Following on from my previous article on Barre chords I’d like to show you how we can now bring in our second 2 chord shapes. Major Barre Chord Minor Chord Shape Understanding that the previous articles barre chords were tied to the […]