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Mastering The Frets on the Neck Of Your Guitar With This Pattern
If you're familiar with the CAGED guitar system or you've got an idea of simple music theory then what I'm going to talk about in this article probably won't be that ground breaking for you.
Now if you're a complete beginner and struggle with what barre chords are where or haven't recognized the basics of how an E chord as a barre chord can be other chords on the neck pay close attention because what I'm going to share with you in this lesson is going to blow your mind.
I'm going to assume in this article that you know how to play an E shape and an A shape barre chord. If that doesn't make sense to you then you may want to review the basics of barre chords and maybe even consider getting a guitar instruction dvd that covers basic guitar chords.
The Theory Behind Note Spacing
There is a musical alphabet which you may or may not be familiar with. The letters in the musical alphabet are A through G. There is of course a tone associated with each and every letter some are higher then others and because of this pitch we can assign a musical type of space between two tones one of which is higher then the other.
The spacing that exists between notes is measured in terms of whole steps and half steps or tones. These steps on the guitar neck are equal to two frets for a whole step or one fret for a half step. So we can explain the space that exists between two notes in terms of frets on the guitar or whole and half steps.
For now lets not consider anything about sharps or flats and assume there are only the seven notes available to us (A through G). Each of these notes has a whole step separating their tone except for two exceptions. The first is between B and C and the second is between E and F. Those exceptions only have a half step separating them.
So what exactly do I mean? Let's take a look at a quick example. If we're playing the first fret of the low E string or 6th string that is an F note. If we go up two frets to the 3rd fret we're not playing a G note because we've moved up one whole step or two frets. If we move up another two frets we'll be playing an A note on the 5th fret of the E string. Another two frets and we have a B note at the 7th and here's one of the exceptions, we move up only one fret to the 8th Fret to play a C note. Remember there's only half a step between B and C.
Using Steps on the Neck with Chords
Ok let's take this new found knowledge and apply it to barre chords on your guitar. As I mentioned before I'm assuming you can play say an F barre chord which is an E shape on the first fret barred, or an A barre chord which is an E shape on the fifth fret barred. Starting with that F chord how can we get to a G chord knowing what we just learned?So let's find the G chord using the same shape. Well there's a whole step between an F and a G which means two frets so if we slide up from the first fret to the third fret we'll be playing a G chord keeping the exact same barre chord shape.
How about another example, If we're on the third fret with a G chord and we slid up to the fifth fret which is another two frets what chord are we playing? it's an A chord right since we moved up another whole step.
Can you see how the pattern of spacing between the notes applies for chords on the guitar neck as well?
So how does this help you? There are two ways. For starters you can find other chords on the neck using the same barre chord shape so long as you know at least the location of one other chord.
The second benefit is that you'll be able to find the notes on the fret board starting from any one particular note as well.
While the information on its own doesn't do much if you learn it and practice it on the guitar neck it can open up a whole new world for you of what notes and chords are where on each string and position on the guitar neck.
This one piece of information is one of the most important guitar lesson I feel I've ever had both present and when I was only first starting and I use this same knowledge when I'm jamming alone or playing with friends, it will stick with you for good.
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