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Reading music

by Amy
(Hertfordshire, England)

When reading sheet music, how do I know which string to play each note on. I know how to work out notes on the strings but I don't know which string to play on. Please help me!

Hi Amy,

In guitar music it's traditional to see a number(1-6) inside a circle. This indicates which string the note is on.

You can see a little example on this page... where you can see: "0" in a circle, which means the "A" open string; a "3" in a circle, which means the "c" on the third string; and another "3" in a circle, which means the "B" on the third string.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.

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Where To Play The "Notes" in the guitar.
by: Anonymous

In guitar music the notes Using the classical Guitar Up to the 17th fret ("A")starting with:
6th string Low "E" to "A"in the Treble staff
5th string:"A" below the staff to "D" on in staff.
4th string:"D" below the staff to "G" Above staff.
3rd string:"G" In staff to "C" Above the staff.
2nd string:"B" In staff to "E" Above the staff.
1st string:High "E" in staff to "A" above staff.

Hand Position will determine which fret is most suitable for playing a particular note as written in the guitar music staff since the same note frequency may be played at different locations in the guitar fretboard.

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