Reading sheet music

[Charvel]

ok i didnt kno where to put this post but here it is, umm i dont understand reading notes, i found out the letter of every fret ive found out what the notes leters are too, but how to you take the notes and play them, i dont under stand is cause some notes are placed under the staff like wtf can someone help me out ???

[rumplstratskin]

Re: Reading sheet music

ok i didnt kno where to put this post but here it is, umm i dont understand reading notes, i found out the letter of every fret ive found out what the notes leters are too, but how to you take the notes and play them, i dont under stand is cause some notes are placed under the staff like wtf can someone help me out ???

The notes below and above the staff are no different than those in the staff itself(except for the pitch of course) Just think of the lines on a note itself-above or below the staff-as extentions of the staff. Denoting full tonal step increments.

[Charvel]

Re: Reading sheet music

but how do i tell what they are man
thats my problem,

[chcjunior]

Re: Reading sheet music

How I keep it straight is always look for one of the two patterns:
1) FACE
2) EGBDF

Let me back up a step; do you have trouble identifying the notes if they're within the staff? Or is just the notes that above or below the five main lines (i.e. staff).

[Charvel]

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how do you kno where to play it on the guitar, and how do you tell which string to play it on too and since junior deleted his post befor i could write it down i need to the the letters on the notes under the frets heh

[HolyDirt]

Re: Reading sheet music

how do you kno where to play it on the guitar, and how do you tell which string to play it on too and since junior deleted his post befor i could write it down i need to the the letters on the notes under the frets heh

it's all related to chord construction

[Charvel]

Re: Reading sheet music

what do you mean chord constructions man i need like a walk throught you got a site i can use?

[HolyDirt]

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what do you mean chord constructions man i need like a walk throught you got a site i can use?

chord contruction isnt some little thing you learn in 20 minutes.. here, this place has some stuff about chord contruction:

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/%7Edesmith/guitar/chords/chords.htm

[chcjunior]

Re: Reading sheet music

how do you kno where to play it on the guitar, and how do you tell which string to play it on too and since junior deleted his post befor i could write it down i need to the the letters on the notes under the frets heh

Sorry about that bro....I thought you didn't need that.

F
--e--
D
--c--
B
--a--
G
--F-----------------------
e
--D-----------------------
c
--B-----------------------
a
--G-----------------------
f
--E-----------------------
D
--c--
B
--a--
G
--f--
E

[chcjunior]

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Out of curiosity, what song(s) are you trying to learn via sheet music?

That being said, if there's no position marker about the staff (i.e. something along the lines of "V" or "VII"), you use the open position as your reference.

Now...with the diagram I gave you up above. The lowest "E" on that would be your low open E string on the guitar. You work it up from there. Keep in mind that once you get up to the "A" following that low "E" you start having the choice of playing notes on different strings. For example, you could play that "A" as an open A string note on the second string, or as a fretted note at the fifth fret on the low E String (the first string). I'd suggest staying at the open position whenever possible for now till you get comfortable with the staff.

[chcjunior]

Re: Reading sheet music

F (6th string 13th fret)
--e-- (6th string 12th fret)
D (6th string 10th fret)
--c-- (6th string 8th fret)
B (6th string 7th fret)
--a-- (6th string 5th fret)
G (6th string 3rd fret)
--F----------------------- (6th string 1st fret)
e (6th string open)
--D----------------------- (5th string 3rd fret)
c (5th string 1st fret)
--B----------------------- (5th string open)
a (4 string 2nd fret)
--G----------------------- (4th string open)
f (3rd string 3rd fret)
--E----------------------- (3rd string 2nd fret)
D (3rd string open)
--c-- (2nd string 3rd fret)
B (2nd string 2nd fret)
--a-- (2nd string open)
G (1st string 3rd fret)
--f-- (1st string 1st fret)
E (1st string open)

[Charvel]

Re: Reading sheet music

F (6th string 13th fret)
--e-- (6th string 12th fret)
D (6th string 10th fret)
--c-- (6th string 8th fret)
B (6th string 7th fret)
--a-- (6th string 5th fret)
G (6th string 3rd fret)
--F----------------------- (6th string 1st fret)
e (6th string open)
--D----------------------- (5th string 3rd fret)
c (5th string 1st fret)
--B----------------------- (5th string open)
a (4 string 2nd fret)
--G----------------------- (4th string open)
f (3rd string 3rd fret)
--E----------------------- (3rd string 2nd fret)
D (3rd string open)
--c-- (2nd string 3rd fret)
B (2nd string 2nd fret)
--a-- (2nd string open)
G (1st string 3rd fret)
--f-- (1st string 1st fret)
E (1st string open)

Awsome dude thats exactly what i needed Thanks and np about when you deleted it earlier, and im trying to learn anything, i can read tab but i feel i need to kno Notes, and im tring to learn stuff by Metallica and Joe Satriani or if you got any song ideas that i shud use while i learn notes that will be good too cuz not all metallica is easy

[BluesJunkie]

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Get Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method 1. I've been going through it to teach myself to read music on guitar, and now when I look at music it's not just a bunch of meaningless dots anymore.



I've got a question for y'all. I've almost finished the first Mel Bay book, and I'm wondering if it's worth continuing through more advanced music reading. I think it's important to understand staff music and know the basics (especially rhythm notation), but from what I can tell so far, staff music doesn't seem to transfer itself well to the guitar. On a piano, for instance, there's only one place to play each note, and multiple notes with the same names are in different octaves. So, when you see a note on the staff, there's only one place you can play it. However, on guitar, you have like 5 choices for every note.

The first Mel Bay book is confined to the first postion, and I'm not sure it would be practical to read in other positions. From what I can tell, it seems like a guitarist would have to read through the music, decide the best position based on fingerings, and then play the piece. But, a piano player could sit down and play the music immediately without having ever seen it before. Then again, classical guitarist, read staff music, so maybe I'm just missing something.

What do y'all think. (I know this is kind of a new subject, but it may be useful to others wanting to learn to read music.)

[chcjunior]

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What do y'all think. (I know this is kind of a new subject, but it may be useful to others wanting to learn to read music.)

My sheet music reading is typically confined to learning classical pieces...which I only do every now and again. It all depends upon what your ultimate goal is.