how do i read music notes.?

Question

4 the guitar

Answer 1

I play guitar, and the music is written on the standard staves. However, there are also chord charts, which will show you the fret and places you put your fingers - the shape of the chords. I started with a book called the World's Best 48 or something similar which is graded, to start simple and work upwards. Buy a good tutor book and take it from there. I also took a few lessons, and this helps especially at first.

Answer 2

It really beats me - you ask a question about GUITAR music, so the first answer you get is about DRUMS. Am I the only one 'round here who doesn't quite make the connection? Oh, and by the way, I've been a pro and a semi-pro musician all my life.
If you're thinking about just playing the guitar in a pop-type group as opposed to actually PLAYING the guitar as in instrument in its own right, get a book that teaches you how to read CHORD SYMBOLS. That way you'll be shown the name of a chord and shown a small diagram of which strings to hold down to produce said chord. Couldn't be easier! Enjoy yourself, because as you learn to play a few chords you'll get used to playing single notes - and therefore 'solos' and you never know, you might enjoy playing the instrument as a solo instrument and not just a part of a band. Of course, you could always go to a proper guitar teacher - that'd be a novelty these days!

Answer 3

I dont actually play guitar, but ill give it a go at explaining how to read. you can either read chord boxes which tell you which strings to play on which frets, or if you are reading music notation, the bottom line is E the next line is G the next line is D and the next line is F, going up in pitch. The spaces in between are the notes in between so like FACE.

Answer 4

Well I´m not sure about guitars, violins or the rest but I can read drum notes and I find it really easy. Every note shown is a drum hit, different line-different drum, so the only thing you got to be carefull is actually the rythm, the tempo.....

Answer 5

Here you go mate:-

http://guitar.about.com/library/blhowtoreadtab.htm

Answer 6

http://www.guitarnoise.com/faq.php?id=129
http://guitarsecrets.com/all_notes.htm
http://www.nl-guitar.com/page29.htm