| Why is it so hard for many guitarists to read | | | | mountain starts with step oneSurprised? Well, I |
| sheet music on the guitar?Probably the answer is | | | | have been teaching guitar playing for many years |
| easy. They haven't done anything about it. An old | | | | and I have found that learning to play guitar is like |
| used tyre can stand leaned against the wall of a | | | | many other activities. People, not you of course, |
| car garage for thousands of years. Why? Nobody | | | | often want to start from another position than |
| has thought about moving it. Could it be that easy | | | | from where they are. |
| also with playing guitar sheet music? I think so. | | | | I would like to suggest that we approach the |
| Sometimes we consider ourselves poor sight | | | | sight reading assignment from two directions. First |
| readers or not able to read guitar sheet music at | | | | by learning to find our way around the guitar and |
| all and we think this is part of our personality. | | | | learning the notes on the fingerboard.Make a |
| Every person who wants to learn to read guitar | | | | string safari on your guitarWith the conventional |
| sheet music notation properly has already taken | | | | tuning on your guitar you will have the note E on |
| the first step towards changing that condition, | | | | the first open string. I guess you are aware of |
| just like you have done by reading this | | | | the fact that you can find the same note on the |
| article.Climbing the "Reading Guitar Sheet Music" | | | | second string too. |