The Notes on the 5th & 6th Strings
Here are the notes on the 5th string of the guitar. These notes should be memorized.
Here are the notes on the 6th string of the guitar. These notes should be memorized
as well.
Flats & Sharps
Each note can be altered or adjusted either up or down by one half-step by adding a
symbol called a Flat or Sharp. A Flat (b) lowers the note one half-step or the distance
of 1 fret down on the guitar. A Sharp (#) raises the note one half-step up or the
distance of 1 fret up on the guitar. Notes that are sharped or flatted can be called by
two names--a sharp name and a flat name.
For example, on the 6th string, the note between F (1st fret) and G (3rd fret) would
be an “F sharp” which would be written in music “F#” or it could also be called a “G
flat” which would be written “Gb”.
Moveable 7th Chords
These next chord forms are Moveable Chords. These can be moved to different
places on the guitar neck to get 7th chords based on any note. The diamond in the
chord indicates the moveable root of the chord. The C7 and B7 form use a root that
is on the 5th string. The F7 is based off of a 6th string root.
Some moveable chord forms are called Barre Chords because they use one finger to
cover more than one note in the form. The one finger barre is indicated by the
curved line.
Terms
Flats (b)
A Flat lowers the note one
half step down or the
distance of one fret lower
on guitar.Sharps (#)
A Sharp raises the note
one half step up or the
distance of one fret
higher on guitar.Things to Do
Play through and
memorize all of the Open
and Moveable 7th chord
forms.Memorize the notes on
the 5th and 6th strings of
your guitar.Session 1: Blues Basics
Blues Guitar with Steve Krenz 14 http://www.learnandmaster.com/bluesresources