| It is never too late or too early to learn how to | | | | learn how to read guitar music you should try |
| read guitar music. Many guitarist start off by | | | | songs you can access on a CD or radio so you |
| teaching themselves guitar music after studying a | | | | can hear the rhythm before you commence |
| piece of music on the radio or on a CD. This is a | | | | learning the chords. Hearing the rhythm will make |
| great starting point and will allow you to | | | | learning much easier. |
| understand different notes and cords. | | | | A Major chord |
| Basic Elements | | | | An A major chord is the first chord you will learn |
| On a guitar, the tab staff has 6 horizontal lines. | | | | to play and the first chord you will see when you |
| Each one of these horizontal lines represents a | | | | learn how to read guitar music. An A major chord |
| string on the instrument. The line on the bottom | | | | contains only 3 different notes. No more then 3 |
| of the staff is the lowest "E" string on the guitar. | | | | notes are used in an A major chord and these |
| The next line up from the bottom line represents | | | | can generally be repeated more then once. |
| the "A" string and so on. These are the basic | | | | Discipline |
| elements when you learn how to read guitar | | | | The key when you learn how to read guitar |
| music. | | | | music is discipline. Learning good techniques and |
| Chords | | | | having an excellent teacher will ensure you get |
| When your guitar tab displays numbers stacked | | | | the most out of your lessons. Once you have |
| vertically in a series, this is an indication to play | | | | learned the basics of guitar music, you will find it |
| these notes at the same time. When the guitar | | | | easier to progress onto advanced guitar music. |
| tab displays numbers in a series gradually on an | | | | Writing guitar music |
| incline, this is indicating these notes should be | | | | When you learn how to read guitar music it is |
| played one at a time. These are the first things | | | | important to watch how the music is written. |
| you should know when you learn how to read | | | | Take notice of the use of the chords in different |
| guitar music. | | | | sections of the music and take note of how easy |
| Rhythmic notation | | | | the chords flow. When you become more |
| Rhythmic notation is how the songs rhythm | | | | advanced and start to write your own guitar |
| should be heard when played. When you first | | | | music, these techniques will help you. |