| As you take guitar lessons either on your own or | | | | lines form EGBDF, which can be easily recalled by |
| with a help of a professional guitar player, you are | | | | the mnemonic "Every Good Boy Does Fine." |
| most likely to encounter guitar sheet music. Guitar | | | | The note located at the ledger line below the |
| sheet music is a printed musical notation for guitar. | | | | staff is called the middle C. On the guitar, the |
| If you are serious in learning how to play a guitar | | | | middle C lies on the fifth string. |
| like a pro, you have to learn what guitar sheet | | | | Tablature |
| music is, what it does and how it is used as early | | | | This kind of guitar notation tells you exactly |
| as now. | | | | where to position your fingers on the guitar. It |
| There are basically two types of musical notations | | | | consists of six horizontal lines that represent the |
| for guitar: standard notation and tablature. These | | | | six strings of the instrument. If you look at the |
| notations tell you which notes to play on your | | | | staff closely, you will see numbers on the lines. |
| guitar. | | | | Each of these corresponds to a fret in the guitar. |
| Standard Notation | | | | Since a guitar tablature or a tab shows a clear-cut |
| In this kind of notation, the notes are written in a | | | | illustration of the fretboard, it is much easier to |
| five-line musical staff. You must be able to | | | | use. Also, a guitar tab avoids confusion since |
| identify the notes in the staff and locate the | | | | notes in a standard notation can be played in |
| equivalent note on your guitar. Each kind of note | | | | different strings and frets. |
| has its own duration -- for instance, a quarter | | | | However, a tab may only be used for guitars |
| note lasts one beat; a half note, two beats; and a | | | | while a standard notation is applicable to many |
| whole note, four beats. | | | | kinds of instruments. Moreover, you cannot |
| Mnemonics are usually used to identify and | | | | identify the rhythm of the song if you are using |
| remember the notes in the staff easily. Notes | | | | only a tablature. For better appreciation of the |
| that are found in the spaces between the lines | | | | music, it would be better to get a guitar sheet |
| form the word FACE while the notes found in the | | | | music with both standard and tablature notations. |