| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | strings. If you find that the other strings are |
| The guitar is a very popular instrument for people | | | | ringing you need to dampen them by slightly |
| to learn but electric guitar sheet music can be | | | | resting the middle finger of your fretting hand |
| quite complicated to master. A lot of instruments | | | | over any unwanted strings. This may be a bit |
| are only required to play a single note at a time | | | | difficult to control but after a some practice you |
| but a guitar can play up to 6 notes at any one | | | | will find the best position that works for you. |
| time. It would not be a sensible idea to suggest | | | | 3 - Play 2 Sets Of Octaves On The Same Strings |
| you learn to read six notes straight away so we | | | | The step you need to take next to help your |
| are going to look at just reading two notes to | | | | reading and playing electric guitar sheet music is to |
| start with. The simplest way to start reading two | | | | try and play two sets of octaves on the same |
| notes with electric guitar sheet music is with | | | | strings. This technique can sometimes be quite |
| octaves. | | | | tricky as you ideally need to keep your fret hand |
| 1 - Find The Octaves | | | | in a similar shape as you slide from one set of |
| Before we try to play the song you have chosen, | | | | octaves to the next. By practicing a bit you will |
| you need to look through your guitar sheet music | | | | soon find your own way to play this. |
| to find two notes that are the same but are | | | | 4 - Play 2 Sets Of Octaves On Different Strings |
| stacked on top of one another. These are | | | | Once you have gotten to grips with playing 2 sets |
| octaves because they are an octave apart. You | | | | of octaves on the same sets of strings you can |
| should start by putting your first finger (or index | | | | then move on to playing 2 octaves in a row on |
| finger) of your fretting hand on the lower note of | | | | different strings. The key to mastering guitar |
| the two. Next you need to place the little finger | | | | sheet music when moving from one note to |
| (or your ring finger) on the top note. | | | | another and one set of strings to another is to |
| 2 - Dampen And Strum | | | | try and keep your hand in the same shape and |
| Once you have your fingers in the correct | | | | keep it as close to the strings as possible. |
| position try strumming the strings with your pick | | | | Learning to play octaves is not easy and you |
| hand. You only want to be hearing the octave | | | | may find yourself not seeming to progress. |