The Secret Code.
To identify an individual note we need to know two things, first on which string does it lie and second, on which fret does it lie?
The first string is the thinnest string.
The sixth string is the thickest string.
Every note is identified by a number.
The first part of the number tells me the string and the second part tells me which fret.
11 = 1st string + 1st fret.
13 = 1st string + 3rd fret.
42 = 4th string + 2nd fret.
Not all notes are fretted. We also have the six open strings.
10 = 1st string + no rets.
20 = 2nd string + no frets.
30 = 3rd string + no frets etc
Example 1
Try playing the following notes;
10 21 23 30 - 30 23 10 21
Example 2
Happy birthday to you,
30 30 32 30 21 20 -
happy birthday to you,
30 30 32 30 23 21 -
Happy birthday dear Ma-ry.
30 30 13 10 21 20 32-
Happy birthday to you.
11 11 10 21 23 21 –
Timing; Even if you do not know the tune, the words will give you a clue as to the length of each note. If the tune has no words then a note written like
23 gets 1 beat.
23 gets a ½ beat,
23 – gets 2 beats and
23 - - gets 3 beats etc.
Tuning:
The strings are E A D G B E
When your guitar is in tune:
65 sounds like 50 A
55 sounds like 40 D
45 sounds like 30 G
34 sounds like 20 B
25 sounds like 10 E
To hear these notes on a tuning track click here. It starts with the 10. E
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