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Summary: Learn the notes and different step patterns on the E and A string and find the sharp and flat notes on the guitar in this free guitar music lesson on video.
Casey Cormier has been playing both the guitar and bass for 10 years, performing in rock and roll clubs along the New Jersey Coast as well as in New York City. He studied jazz at the...read more
"Before we go on to learn our chords with a capo and bar chords, you need to understand once again, the step pattern and how to determine on our low E string and now our A string notes that we didn't know before an open position. On our E string we start with E, we've got the half step to F, the whole step to G, whole step to A, whole step to B, now B to C. Big cats, don't for the half steps! C to D, and then our octave E. We're not going to need the octave too much for our chords but it's good to know where it is, we can sometimes count down from the octave for example: E we know a whole step down is D. If we have a chord that we start on the tenth fret, that's what we're going to do. Now, we've got on the A string same step pattern: A but now B is a whole step away, B to C is a half step, C to D is a whole step, D to E is a whole step, E F, big cats eat fish. E F half step, F to G is a whole step and G to A. Try to find these notes on your guitar. Also determine where your sharps and flats are. Between D and E we have either D sharp or E flat. Remember a sharp is one step up a flat is one step down."
eHow Article: E & A String Notes on a Guitar