Post by anthony on Jan 31, 2005 3:58:37 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share a little something with you I discovered about playing melodies.
First you must know the key of the song to figure out which place on the guitar will work best. For those who can read music in the key of C there are no sharps or flats, the key of D has C# and F#. And the key of E has C#,D#,F#,and G#.
An explanation for those who don't read music. The C major scale is C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C. The D major scale is D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D. And the E major scale is E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,E.
Now with that explanation, I will begin with playing melodies in C major. Place your index finger at the fifth string, third fret which is the middle C, the C just below the treble clef. The D is at the fifth fret with your ring or middle finger and slide the pinky down to the seventh fret for the E. On the fourth string third fret play the F again with your index finger. Play the G at fifth fret and A at seventh fret in similar manner as before. Now collapse your hand and land your index finger at the fourth fret third string for the B. Middle finger on fifth fret for C and pinky on seventh fret for D.
Start with your index finger on the fifth string third fret which is C. Move your index finger over to the third fret sixth string for G. Middle or ring finger for A at the fifth fret and pinky for B at the seventh fret.
Now all of the notes from the G below the treble staff to the D at the top of the treble staff are all easy to get to.
Now here comes the rapid learning. Move the same pattern down to the fifth fret. You will notice that the notes A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D,E are all easy to play. This will make songs in D major easy to play.
If you play this same pattern at the seventh fret songs in E major will be easier to play. You will be able to easily play all the notes from the B just below the treble staff to the F# at the top of the treble staff. B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,E,F#
And for those who really want to expand on this. Try this pattern at the fourth fret. You'll be playing melodies in the key of Db. And at the sixth fret you'll being playing melodies in Eb. Are you getting the idea of how this simplifies playing any melody so long as you can find which key the music is in.
Happy playing,
Anthony
Just wanted to share a little something with you I discovered about playing melodies.
First you must know the key of the song to figure out which place on the guitar will work best. For those who can read music in the key of C there are no sharps or flats, the key of D has C# and F#. And the key of E has C#,D#,F#,and G#.
An explanation for those who don't read music. The C major scale is C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C. The D major scale is D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D. And the E major scale is E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,E.
Now with that explanation, I will begin with playing melodies in C major. Place your index finger at the fifth string, third fret which is the middle C, the C just below the treble clef. The D is at the fifth fret with your ring or middle finger and slide the pinky down to the seventh fret for the E. On the fourth string third fret play the F again with your index finger. Play the G at fifth fret and A at seventh fret in similar manner as before. Now collapse your hand and land your index finger at the fourth fret third string for the B. Middle finger on fifth fret for C and pinky on seventh fret for D.
Start with your index finger on the fifth string third fret which is C. Move your index finger over to the third fret sixth string for G. Middle or ring finger for A at the fifth fret and pinky for B at the seventh fret.
Now all of the notes from the G below the treble staff to the D at the top of the treble staff are all easy to get to.
Now here comes the rapid learning. Move the same pattern down to the fifth fret. You will notice that the notes A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D,E are all easy to play. This will make songs in D major easy to play.
If you play this same pattern at the seventh fret songs in E major will be easier to play. You will be able to easily play all the notes from the B just below the treble staff to the F# at the top of the treble staff. B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,E,F#
And for those who really want to expand on this. Try this pattern at the fourth fret. You'll be playing melodies in the key of Db. And at the sixth fret you'll being playing melodies in Eb. Are you getting the idea of how this simplifies playing any melody so long as you can find which key the music is in.
Happy playing,
Anthony
