Reading music
Know what you're playing
Guitar music is written on the treble staff (it sounds one octave lower than written). Once you can read it, any song in any book is open to you.
The lines: E G B D F
Remember: Every Good Boy Does Fine.
The spaces: F A C E
The spaces spell the word FACE.
Rhythm: how long each note lasts
Most music is in 4/4 time — four beats per measure. Count "1, 2, 3, 4" steadily.
𝅝
Whole note
4 beats
𝅗𝅥
Half note
2 beats
♩
Quarter note
1 beat
♪
Eighth note
½ beat
Notes in first position
Each note below shows its name and the fret to play it on (·0 means open string). Learn one string at a time.