Unlocking the Guitar - Notes of the Neck

Author: Chuck Anderson
Publisher: Anderson Music Publications - (18 pages)
ISBN: 0-9719730-0-8 Published: 2003
Size: 4.25 x 8.5 inches (saddle stitch)
Product Code: UNLGNN
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No matter how many times you've tried, you still can't seem to master their crazy layout. Notes repeat... but sound different. Open notes, fingered notes, notes at octaves ...

The guitar has a non equidistant tuning system (perfect 4ths and one major 3rd) that's at least partially responsible for the confusion on note locations. Other string instruments have equidistant tuning, valve or key combinations or the more obvious black and white set up of the piano.

However, mastering the notes on the neck is critical for the development of the guitarist. For one thing, it's ridiculous to be ignorant of the notes on your own instrument. Beyond that, knowledge of the neck allows for an easier integration of music theory, reading and just plain knowing your way around your instrument. What you play on the guitar should be considered music ie notes, not just fingerings or mechanical patterns.

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