| Music is defined as the art of producing | | | | The first stage in reading music is to identify and |
| arrangements of sounds, reference to rhythm, | | | | understand where you know the tune. By this we |
| pitch and tone color. Pitch is the frequency at | | | | mean how familiar you are with the tune. Initially |
| which a note vibrates. Tone color is the type of | | | | you would only like to play tunes that you like |
| sound. For example an overdriven electric guitar | | | | hearing. You start playing it having the music |
| has a very rough aggressive tone. Rhythm is a | | | | sheet in front of you. |
| measure of the time frame with which you play | | | | Tip 3 |
| the notes. In other words, music is formed with | | | | As you start reading notes all you need to do |
| the combination of notes that are pleasing to the | | | | initially is to figure out where and how those dots, |
| ear. | | | | numbers and markings on the staff translate on |
| However, many a times looking at a guitar player | | | | the fret board. There are only a few basics that |
| reading his musical sheet you must have | | | | will make the whole process real easy. Knowing a |
| wondered, how to read musical notes of guitar | | | | just a few things will make the ride easy. |
| like a pro. Well, that is easy. Here are some basic | | | | Tip 4 |
| tips on how to read the musical notes of guitar | | | | The music staff, which is the five horizontal lines, |
| Tip 1 | | | | also known as Leager lines, shows you how high |
| The problem is that most of the teachers start | | | | or low a note is. The third line is a mid point. This |
| teaching the students to impose reading | | | | mid point is the open second string of the guitar a |
| simultaneously with guitar learning as soon as the | | | | B Si. Most important you should know that the |
| first class starts. The first step is to get the | | | | strings of the guitar are counted starting from |
| motivation along with the self-esteem high for | | | | the bottom and going up. |
| yourself and then proceed towards reading notes. | | | | So while reading notes all you need is to see dots |
| It is no rocket science. You need to give yourself | | | | and their height on the staff. Mentally eliminate |
| some time for learning how to read musical notes | | | | those lines, small dots, white notes etc. |
| of guitar. Once you believe you are comfortable | | | | Tip 5 |
| enough with the instrument you can start with | | | | Lastly, to play guitars use 4 fingers in one hand |
| the notation reading. | | | | and 4 fingers on the other. Once you know by |
| Allow your teacher to introduce to you music | | | | heart these few things, the next you have to |
| symbols and their interpretations. The teacher | | | | memorize is what the 6 strings of the guitar look |
| must remember that the student should be willing | | | | like, and their names. Knowing only these 6 notes, |
| enough to learn how to read the musical notes of | | | | you should figure out every single note on the |
| guitar. You can divide reading music into stages at | | | | fret board. |
| whatever stage one learns. It is guaranteed to | | | | With the knowledge acquired so far you can say |
| lead to music reading proficiency. | | | | with all certainty that you know how to read a |
| Tip 2 | | | | musical notes of guitar. |