My mom bought a guitar learning program but it doesn’t say how to read notes higher (frets 5-22) than the 3rd fret… It’s very frustrating.
I’m talking about the tabs with the whole, 1/8, and 1/2 notes (not the kind with the numbers)
Confusing question. You mean you’re reading sheet music (not tablature)? Is so, that’s great. You’ll be far ahead of the game later (tablature has ruined many a guitarist).
You can probably figure out the notes for the rest of the neck if you know through the first 5 frets. Each fret is a half-step so you can figure it out pretty easily. For example, playing the 5 fret on the E string is an A. So if you go up to frets (to 7) then you’re playing up a whole step from the A (so it’s a B).
You can also look at a note diagram like this one:
http://www.cyberfret.com/first-fret/note-names/index.php
Best.
those notes don’t correspond to frets.
You have each note that corresponds to a note like E, A, D, C.
the 1/2, 1/8 just represent the rhythm at which you play.
If you see the note "E" you can play an open e string or the 2nd fret on the d string, you must see how high the note is on the scale.
I suggest you look up some lessons on note reading:
Here is a great site to learn how to read notes, you’ll be like Hendrix in no time
(actually, Hendrix didn’t read notes lol):
http://www.cyberfret.com/reading/index.php
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I’m a guitarist and I know quite a few websites.
Confusing question. You mean you’re reading sheet music (not tablature)? Is so, that’s great. You’ll be far ahead of the game later (tablature has ruined many a guitarist).
You can probably figure out the notes for the rest of the neck if you know through the first 5 frets. Each fret is a half-step so you can figure it out pretty easily. For example, playing the 5 fret on the E string is an A. So if you go up to frets (to 7) then you’re playing up a whole step from the A (so it’s a B).
You can also look at a note diagram like this one:
http://www.cyberfret.com/first-fret/note-names/index.php
Best.
References :