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Music Notation It's Easier Than You Think! “Finally! A music notation page with information that is useable…” A few basics will take the fear out of reading notation for many people. Yes, it can and does get complex at the higher levels but if you're just reading the basics of notation, signs and terms will [...]

Learn to Read Music Notes on Guitar Covers notes from drop D to high B. Four levels of difficulty. A great way to expand your playing! How do you make the fundamentals of learning guitar fun? As it first appears because of the cartoon format one may say “looks fun for kids”. The truth is [...]

The music at Acoustic Guitar Central, and in our books and magazines, is written in standard notation and tablature. Here's how to read it. Want to print out this guide? A print-quality version is available for free download. In order to view and print it, you will need the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe. STANDARD [...]

One of the things that many people write to ask is “in which order should my past columns be read?” And I have to answer that I don’t really know! When I started writing for Guitar Noise, I was given pretty much free rein about what to write. Most of my topics came, and still [...]

For the bassist who wants to increase his or her musicianship, knowing where to find and how to read bass guitar note charts is crucial. While tablature is a fantastic way to learn songs without having to read music, the numerical notation system has its drawbacks. The most significant detriment to tablature is that the [...]

Guitar Note Learning Just How Do You Learn The Notes On A Guitar Neck? “Finally! A guitar note learning page with so many ideas, tips and cards that are useable…” To learn each note on every fret and across all six strings seems quite a difficult task for most students to overcome. The guitar neck, [...]

The five notes on the stave lines spell out Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always. So, from the note on the first line of the stave to the note on the last line of the stave, you have: E F G A B C D E F on the treble clef and G A B C [...]

When learning guitar and music theory, it is helpful to call on any resources available, especially free easy guitar sheet music. Although there is an abundance of information available on the Internet with regards to music written in guitar tabs, the resources for guitar sheet music are not that plentiful. It will often take a [...]

A guitar is a fantastic instrument to play. It is easy to play and very difficult depending on what you play. Let's take a look at learning to play guitar sheet music! I have found in my teaching experiences that many pupils find reading sheet music on guitar to be very difficult. Admittedly there are [...]

Every student I’ve encountered desires to have the skills to read standard music notation on their guitar. One may argue whether or not standard music notation is the most accurate written language for our instrument (I happen to think so), but one can’t dismiss the fact that it is the most effective way to communicate [...]