Reading and playing standard music notation on a guitar, or any multi-stringed musical instrument, is more difficult than reading and playing music notation on a piano or other instruments. The reason is there are many different places on a guitar where a specific note can be played. On a piano there is only one [...]
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A ‘model’ is something you compare something to. If I wanted to build a guitar from scratch I might choose to model my design after an existing guitar, perhaps a Gibson Les Paul. All music theory is relative which means it is based on how things are viewed in different contexts. When it gets right [...]
Most guitars have 6 strings. Each string is given a number with the smallest string getting the smallest number. When holding a guitar usually the smallest string is on the bottom and is called the first string. The sixth string (the thickest string) is on the top. When you hit an open string (no fingers [...]
There are 26 letters in the alphabet but there are only 7 letters in the "music alphabet". They are the same as the first 7 letters of the regular alphabet.
A B C D E F G In the music alphabet, after you get to G you don’t go to H (there is no [...]