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How to Read Music for Guitar - Beginners - Read and Play Notes on Strings 1 through 6

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About How to Read Music for Guitar - Beginners - Read and Play Notes on Strings 1 through 6

HowToReadMusicForGuitarIntro

Memorize the String Names

Guitar Notes on the Music Staff

Learn the "Walking Fingers" Technique

How to Count and Play Notes (Note Durations)

Practice Keeping Time

Discover the Best Way to Play The Frets

Keeping Time Strings 1 and 2

Keeping Time Strings 3 and 4

Keeping Time Strings 5 and 6

Reading Example 1 Tips

Reading Example 1 at 40 bpm

Play Reading Ex. 2

Reading Example 2 at 40 bpm

Play Reading Ex. 3

Reading Example 3 at 40 bpm

Play Reading Ex. 4

Reading Example 4 at 40 bpm

Play Reading Ex. 5

Reading Example 5 at 40 bpm

Can You Figure Out the Difference?

Learn the 2nd String Notes

Reading Example 6 at 40 bpm

Reading Example 7 at 40 bpm

Reading Example 8 at 40bpm

Play Reading Example 8

Reading Example 9 at 40bpm

Play Reading Example 9

Reading Example 10 at 40bpm

Reading Example 11 at 40bpm

Three Minutes of Music Theory

Reading Example 12 Ode to Joy 40 bpm

Reading Example 13 Yankee Doodle at 40 bpm

New Notes on the 3rd String

Reading Example 14 at 40 bpm

Frere Jaque 45 bpm

FrereJaque55bpm

FrereJaque65bpm

FrereJaque75bpm

Reading Ex.15 Frere Jaque Playthrough Full Tempo

How To Read Music For Guitar Part 2

Eine Kleine Nacht Music Tutorial

4th String Notes

4th String Note Practice

Scarborough Fair Tutorial

Scarborough Fair Playalong

5th String Notes

Arping On Tutorial

Arping On Playalong

Arping On Playalong 80 BPM

A Minor Tidbit

6th String Notes

50s Cliche Playalong

TheLowDownTutorial Ex25

TheLowDown Ex25 40BPM

TheLowDownEx25 80BPM 8thNotes

TheLowDownPlayalong FullTempo(Ex25at85bpm)

What You Will Learn?

  • Part 1.
  • In How to Read Music for Guitar - Beginner’s Class you will learn to read guitar sheet music and play the notes on guitar.  By following my easy string-by-string method you'll learn 2 or 3 notes at a time on each string. Once you master a string, then move on to the next.  With a little regular practice, you'll find yourself unconsciously knowing what to play when you see the notes. Just follow the method and have fun recognizing and playing the notes..
  • This is a proven method that I developed while teaching guitar for (can you believe it?) 20 years!  The FREE media content provided with the course is taken from my 3-book series  Guitar in Real Time.  With a little regular practice, you'll be able to experience the satisfaction of reading and playing music on guitar..
  • What  Exactly do You Learn?.
  • Part 2.
  • This section focuses on the other strings 4 through 6. These are the lower "bass" notes on guitar..
  • You will also get to know about :.
  • Bonus.
  • As a BONUS, you also receive fingerstyle guitar lessons included with the course. Follow these lessons to develop a solid fingerstyle technique.  Or, simply use any method of string picking that you choose..
  • Fun Project.
  • Once you complete the course, try the project to help you "burn in" what you just learned. It's always satisfying when you realize "I can do this!".