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GUITAR: Beginner eBook
"all you need to start playing guitar"
by Mark John Sternal
Electronic Text and Audio Lesson
Lesson 10: Notes On The Guitar
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THE MUSICAL ALPHABET AND THE GUITAR
Each of the six strings of the guitar have been assigned a specific note. The 6th string, which is the top and heaviest string is an E note. It is called the low E string. When this string is played OPEN (no frets), it will produce an E pitch. Each fret after that will bring you to the next note in the musical alphabet.
EXAMPLE. If you play the 1st fret of the 6th string it will produce a F note, the 2nd fret will produce a F#/Gb note, 3rd fret will produce a G note, next a G#/Ab note, then A, the 6th fret will be an A#/Bb note, 7th fret B, 8th C, ETC... Once you reach the 12th fret the musical alphabet will repeat itself starting with the E note. The 5th string open is an A note. The 4th string is a D note. 3rd string is a G note. 2nd is the B string. The 1st string is the high E string.
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The Natural Symbol
When a sharp or flat note needs to be changed back to its original non-accidental state a "natural" symbol is used.
Fretboard Note Chart
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