Notes on the 3rd String
The G Note
To play the note G, pick the open 3rd string (no fingers placed behind the frets).
An open string note is indicated by a white letter on a black dot placed above the nut.
The A Note
To play the note A, place the second finger of your left hand just behind the second fret of the 3rd string.
To play the note A, place the second finger of your left hand just behind the second fret of the 3rd string.
A fretted note is indicated by a white letter on a black dot placed just before the fret wire.
The Quarter Note
This is a quarter note. It lasts for one beat.
There are four quarter notes in one bar of * time.
The following chord progression contains two bars of the note G followed by two bars of the note A. There are four quarter notes in each bar. Remember that you can choose to read the traditional music notation (top line of music), or the tablature (second line). To make the example sound finished, end with one strum of the first chord, a G chord.
Know Your Guitars…
The Classical Guitar
As the name suggests, this type of guitar is used for classical music, but it is also commonly used for Flamenco, Folk, and World music. Some of the most famous classical guitarists are Andres Segovia, John Williams and Alirio Diaz. American fingerpicker Chet Atkins used an electric classical guitar.
