Introduction to the notes on Guitar

Now we’ve memorised a couple of scales, we need to cover the notes we have available to us, and then where they are on a guitar neck. But first, the basics.

But what do these Sharp and Flat things mean?

It always confused me why this was the case. Why have sharps and flats at all? Why not just have more letters? This we just have to accept. Music is a language and all languages have their rules and quirks.

Many of the naturals (non-sharps) fall on the dots; including G, A, B, and E on the double dot at 12th fret. This is a great way to check that you’re right! In fact, its awesome to memorise these so you don’t have to count up all the time!

Play along with Andy!

Play along with Andy with the interactive tab below! Using the buttons at the bottom you can:

• Slow the video down (or speed it up!)
• See a picture of a fretboard with the notes appearing as they are being played
• View the interactive tab in full screen