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NOTES ON THE FRETBOARD
Fretboards are used on a multitude of string instruments.Β Some have actual frets (like a guitar), and some do not (like violin).Β Regardless, when determining musical notes on a fretboard, we can use the same system for every instrument.
EXAMPLES OF FRETTED INSTRUMENTS:
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
12-String Guitar
Bass Guitar
Ukulele
EXAMPLES OF FRETLESS INSTRUMENTS:
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
BASIC CONCEPTS
The further away the fret is from your body, the LOWER the sound.
The closer the fret is to your body, the HIGHER the sound.
Strings can be tuned to ANY musical note, which determines the notes of every fret on the instrment.
The order of the notes on a fretboard FOLLOWS THE ORDER OF THE KEYS ON A PIANO.
π NOTES ON THE PIANO KEYBOARD (Diagram)
π NOTES ON THE GUITAR FRETBOARD (Diagram)
β TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIAGRAMS / DOCUMENTS TO SEE HOW THE PIANO KEYBOARD CONNECTS TO THE NOTES ON THE FRETBOARD.
GUITAR TABLATURE (TAB)
GUITAR TABLATURE is just one of a few different types of guitar notation.Β This type of notation uses LINES and NUMBERS to tell you which frets/strings to play.
For the most part, musicians who are still learning how to read actual musical notes love to use guitar tabs.
Take a look at the READING TAB document to see how TAB works!
π TAB & CHORD DIAGRAMS (PDF)
π SINGLE STRING SONGS (PDF)
GUITAR TAB SONG STUDIES
π GUITAR RIFFS YOU SHOULD KNOW (PDF)
π CANON IN D
π HAPPY BIRTHDAY
π O CANADA
π ODE TO JOY
π SNOW HEY OH
PROS OF USING GUITAR TAB
Easy to understand
Great for beginner musicians
Music written in tab can be found online for FREE.
CONS OF USING GUITAR TAB
Only tells you which pitches to play, but doesn't usually show you the rhythm.
It is easy to get hooked on tab and never try to learn actual musical notation. (EEK!)
OPEN CHORDS (ALL)
CHORD EXERCISES
CHORD TOOLS
POWER CHORDS
Power chords are the simplest and most versatile chord type.Β The guitarist's hand remains in the same formation and moves around the guitar to play different chords.Β See the image link below.
The most common type of power chord uses only two (2) notes.Β The 2nd most common uses three (3) notes.Β You can have power chords that employ more than three notes as well.
Regardless of how many notes are used in a particular power chord, the index finger identifies the name of the chord you are playing.
Example 1: If your index fingers is on E3 when in the power chord formation...the chord would be called a G5 chord.
Example 2: If your index finger is on A6 when in the power chord formation...the chord would be called a D#5 chord.
π½οΈ POWER CHORDS (Video Tutorial)
π POWER CHORDS (Chart)
THE MAJOR SCALE
The Major Scale is the most common form of scale played on all instruments.
On the guitar, you simply have to remember one pattern and move it up and down the guitar.
π THE MAJOR SCALE
π½οΈ MAJOR SCALE (First position)
THE BLUES SCALE
The Blues Scale is one of the most recognizable scales used on the guitar.
On the guitar, you can simply remember one pattern and move it up and down the guitar.
π THE BLUES SCALE & PROGRESSION
π THE BLUES SCALE - Positions
π THE BLUES SCALE - Position (Version 2)
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