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PartsOfTheGuitar

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Openstringnotes

Startingfromthethickeststring:

EddieAte

DynamiteGoodByeEddie

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Howtoreadchordboxdiagrams

Chordsareamajorpartofanyguitarplayerstoolkit.Thinkofchordsasthegluethatholdsasongtogether.

Whilewearelearningourchordstheywillbedisplayedinadiagramlikethis:

asyoucanseeinthediagramaboveitdepictsthefretboardontheguitar.Fromlefttorightwehavethestringsstartingfromthickesttothinnest(rememberEddieAteDynamite

ect…)onthelefthandsideofthediagramwehavethefrets

numbered.Nextweplotreddotsonthediagramthisiswhereyouplace

yourfingers:

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Thenumbersinthereddotstellyouwhatfingersyoushouldbepressing.Remembertopressusingthetipofyourfingerandpressinbetweenthefretsonthewoodnotonthe

metalofthefrets.

1- Indexfinger2- Middlefinger3- Ringfinger4- Pinkie

OccasionallyyouwillcomeacrossaredXbelowsomeofthestringsthismeansthatwhenyoustrumthechordyou

don’tpickthatstring.

Nowletshaveagoatthese2chords:

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HowtoreadtabTABisshortforTablature.It’saquickerwaytoillustrateideasandguitarriffswiththeemphasisongettingyouplayingthingsquickerwhenyouarefirststartingout.IntimewewillgetaroundtoreadingconventionalnotationbutTABhasitsusesevenafterthebeginningsoflearningtheguitar.SomesubtlethingslikeslidesintoandthebendingofnotesareeasiertoreadonTABcomparedtotheconventionalstave.LetstakealookattheblankTABstave:

Iwantyoutofocusonthelowerstave(thathasTABwrittenacrossit)wehave6lines,eachoftheselinesrepresentsastring.Startingwiththelineatthebottom,thisisourlowEstring(thickestandlowestpitch)thenextlineupistheAstringtheoneafterthatistheD.aswemoveupthelinesontheTABwemovethroughtheopenstringsoftheguitarlikeso:

Asyoucanseeaswemoveupthelinesonthestavewemoveupthroughthestrings.ThelinesplittingthestaveinhalfiscalledaBAR.Barssplitthenotationintomorebitesizedchunksmakingiteasiertoread.

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Nowweneedtostartplottingnotesonthestave.WithTABweusenumberstotellyouwhatfretyouneedtopress.Occasionallyyouwillseea0,thismeansthatyouplaytheopenwithoutpressinganyfret.Letshavealookatsomenotes:

PleasenotethatthenumbersinredarejustsoyoucanpinpointthenoteIamtalkingaboutIwantyoutofocusontheblacknumbersactuallyonthestave.WhentryingtolocatenotesIwantyoutofirstlocatethestringthatthenoteisonthenfindthefret.1 LowEstring-3rdfret2 Dstring-5thfret3 HighEstring–6thfret4 Bstring–2ndfret5 HighEstring–Openstring6 Gstring–4thfret7 Dstring–2ndfret8 Astring–1stfretNowyouhavethebasicsdownletshaveagoatsomesimplemelodies:

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