Fretboard Diagrams

Lesson 7/54 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Beginner Classical Guitar

Fretboard Diagrams

Fretboard diagrams are used throughout this book to show you where to place your left hand fingers. A fretboard diagram is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines representing the strings and frets of the guitar.

An open circle shown above the nut indicates an open string, i.e., the string is played "open" without the need of holding down the string at a particular fret. The following diagram shows the first string open, the note E.

A black circle drawn on a string indicates a fretted note. The number inside the circle refers to which left hand finger is used to play that note. The following diagram highlights the note on the first fret of the first string (an F note), to be played with the first finger.

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1- The Eighth Note 2- GLOSSARY OF<br>MUSICAL TERMS 3- How to Tune Your Guitar 4- The Sixteenth Note 5- New Notes 6- The Dotted Quarter Note 7- Classical Guitar Pieces 8- The Free Stroke 9- The Sharp Sign 10- INTRODUCTION 11- Classical Guitar Music Notated in Two Parts 12- Notes on the Fourth String (D) 13- Rests 14- Notes on the Second String (B) 15- Picking The Strings 16- Approach to Practice 17- New Note 18- Summary - The Notes So Far 19- Notes On The First String (E) 20- Using the Right Hand Thumb and Fingers Together 21- The Half Bar 22- Notes on the Fifth String (A) 23- Scales 24- Using the Rest and Free Stroke Together 25- The Lead-In 26- The G Major Scale 27- Notes on the Sixth String (E) 28- Chords 29- Parts of the Classical Guitar 30- Key Signatures 31- The Major Scale 32- Notes On The Third String (G) 33- Alternation Fingers 34- The Full Bar 35- Guitar Preparation 36- Arpeggios 37- New Chords 38- Duets 39- The Minor Scale 40- The Major Scale 41- The Repeat Sign 42- Dynamics 43- Keys and Key Signatures 44- Combining the Notes E, F and G 45- Electronic Tuner 46- New Notes 47- Fretboard Diagrams 48- Relative Keys 49- Left Hand Position - Review 50- Reading Guitar Music 51- Rhythm 52- Playing Position 53- Left and Right Hand Technique 54- Using a Metronome

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Fretboard Diagrams