Thanks man. When you said, "and you have to memorize those notes too" in regards to the ledger lines... that was all I needed to know. Is there a rhyme and reason to those though?
violin player here, I have such an easy time reading sheet music because I was taught which finger placement on which string plays a certain note I just need to know where on the guitar corresponds to which note on sheet music, it would be so much easier than tabs.
Excellent Video! Apologies for the intrusion, I am interested in your opinion. Have you tried - Riddleagan Blossoming Solo Remedy (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a great exclusive guide for mastering guitar scales minus the headache. Ive heard some great things about it and my buddy finally got excellent success with it.
As someone who allready knows how to read sheet music but on the piano, this was nice and consise and answered the questions I had, mainly which string to play for a specific note and fingering.
@@GeekOverdose I'm in a similar situation you are in, I played trumpet all during middle school so I already know how to read sheet music and a fair amount of music theory. The only questions I had was about specific notes and fingering.
Despite all of the people who say this is not for beginners, I thought this was a wonderful video. As someone who has struggled with sheet music in the past (both with vocals and the flute) I only understood very, very basic information, and I thought this filled in the gaps very nicely. And the way you explained the time signature was wonderful! Don't listen to the complainers. Everyone needs a different style of teacher, and maybe you're not theirs. But you are fantastic regardless of what they say.
What im trying to wrap my head around is how somebody watched this video, which literally used multipled simplified analogies just to explain what "half" of something means and then proceeded to say it was too advanced for them lol
@@MusoraMediaBro, im learning from this video but I noticed you work out and have a thick neck. I play guitar and work out too. Pls give/refer to me tips and exercises on how to get a thick neck, like yours.😅 🎸 🎶🏋♂️🤸♂️
As a child I played the piano and no one ever explained the time signature. I had to hear a song before I could figure out the beat. This was a great refresher. Wish I hadn't stopped guitar back then but life got in the way. Going back to it. Thank you.
Many thanks, I have been researching "night train guitar tab" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Peynharlotte Acoustic Smasher - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate got amazing results with it.
@Bola Oladapo are you saying that abdou Sam should read the dictionary? Or to make a video about sheet music? ...or a video about reading the dictionary?
Just started playing the guitar for the first time in my life at 57 and I loved the above lesson since it has been a LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG time since I have read any music and it was for playing piano and organ. Thank you!
Hi Sir, I thought that was an excellent lesson, I have been trying for a year to understand as much as I got out of that video, I took notes to so not likely to forget. I like having the pictures on the staff but you didn't just buzz through it you took your time and explained everything clearly. Great Job! I joined my churches band cause they could use an extra guitarist and I can use to play with some people, but I am trying to at least grasp the concepts of reading before I start, and I grasped a lot from that video, a long ways to go but at least I got some basics in my head now.
Hi Nate - though I come to you on youtube to hear about instruments and equipment this is the first time I came to a lesson and I am truly happy I did. So easy to understand and like you said I was always told it was not absolutely necessary, you made it all so easy. Yes, I do look forward to this sort of knowledge. Thanks.
Thanks you so much Nate! I've been wanting a guitar and you gave me some excellent fundamentals because I really don't like teachers every week. I like going at my own pace
You explained that awesomely, I've been trying to learn to read sheet music for a while, only started guitar a couple months ago. Every time I see a piece of sheet music I want to die in a hole but i understand it at least a tiny bit now. Probably gonna watch vids on it until I can completely understand and only then I'll attempt to play it
+GuitarLessons.com although I knew most of this already.. I just wanted to say you did a great job of explaining.. so thank you.. just checking out other teachers & you are by far one of the best I have found on here.. ;) thumbs up to you.
+John Cavanaugh Best way to practice is just to search for guitar sheet music for popular songs and learn them. :) Sheet music is a great skill to have. It's not really vital for playing in a typical band. If you'll be playing with Drummers, Bass players, and other guitar players, then reading sheet music isn't too important. It's more for session guitarists and guitarists that will be playing with musicians that are more used to using sheet music as their primary means of communication. Horn players, piano players, etc.
Thank you so much for this! It really helped me! I just started playing the guitar about a week or two ago, and I’ve already learned how to play a couple of things by ear, but I want to be able to write my own music and this helped me a lot, thank you again!
Look on TH-cam for a forgotten guitar player who taught many top players. Name Burt Wheedon. He has the beginner and the more advanced. He walks you through it all..including playing what he teaches, so you can follow. Look him up. I think you will be pleased..
The video isn’t to teach you how to play 6/8 or 4/4, it’s to show you how you figure out the time signature from sheet music. You don’t need to know how to read music to have a concept of time signatures.
This is a really great video that explains the basics perfectly. I’ve chosen to read music at the 1st position, meaning the first 4 frets because it simplifies learning new songs that are explained like it is so commonly done on You Tube (no tabs or music, just talking). Because for me, hearing the second fattest string on the 2nd fret is much more confusing than saying B. I prefer simplified language. It takes about 2 weeks to really know the 1st position and longer to actually play intermediate songs in time, but I can do it with just a piece of sheet music in front of me…and I’ve been playing less than a year, I’m 62 and I had liver cancer surgery 4 months ago. Learn the basic notes if you want to learn more easily from you tube teachers! It’s not difficult. But if it is…don’t bother. I was one of those annoying girls who always knew the answers and just because I did, didn’t mean I wasn’t an air head!
This was amazing, thanks! It would have been really helpful if you had also included a small exercise reading a few notes and playing them in a few different rythms.
This is exactly what I have been wanting to learn. This really helps me. This is what I have been wanting to learn. Thank you so much. This is what I need.
I know to read sheet on piano but gutiar is like what the hell is this ? guitar have 6 strings and its 5 lines on sheet how to know what string to play
The lines on the music have nothing to do with which string to play. This is a common confusion for beginners. It's necessary to learn the notes on the fretboard in order to know which string and which fret to play. Unfortunately, unlike the piano, where each note has one location only, on the guitar the same note can be played in up to five different places.
@@allmendoubt4784 Yes, if I understand you right. A sightreading guitar player needs to make fingering decisions on the fly. When learning a piece in slow time, there are opportunities to try out different fingerings and see which works best. With experience these kinds of decisions start to become second nature. In short, knowing where the notes are on the fretboard is essential when setting out to read music on guitar.
It has been "years" since I picked up a guitar and I needed to get back to "basics", which this video provided. Great teaching technique, easy to follow and helped the "old" grey cell to rejuvenate.
Great lesson. Very clear. I learned how to read music long before learning guitar. I teach beginner guitar and include standard notation along with tablature. There are plenty of guitarists who don't know how to read standard notation, but being able to read standard notation can open doors for music that is only written in staff.
Wow! I have two guitar teachers and neither of them ever use standard notation. I played trumpet in middle school about 15 years ago and I still remember the fingerings as they correspond to the trumpet and the notes on sheet music. I’m lost on guitar with it though. Why do most teachers not want to work with standard?
i dont usualy like or cmnt on youtube :D but you sir explained me the tablature reading in a very simple and smooth way, you are different than the others on youtube because you got the teaching material needed to give an easy idea, good job and good luck
Thank you so much! I just got hired into a band as a lead guitar player and the first thing they asked me can I read sheet music. I told them I can figure out what note it is but I am really slow at it. So they gave me the timing and the key its in and told me to listen to them and just make up a lead. That I can do, but I have the summer to learn to actually read music and play it on the guitar. At least I know where all the notes are on the guitar, so that is half the battle. This lesson was extremely helpful to me. Thank you!
They key is to work out just enough to keep in a little shape and then drink just enough beer to put a good amount of padding around it so you look bigger than you are. ;)
Okay so like u know how in the beginning he was talking abt how like what the names of lines and spaces are. Ok so on guitar there different areas where u can play these notes for instance A can be played on the 5 fret of the 6th string but it can also be played on the 3rd string of the 2nd fret.
So like if u see a note on a certain line that’s the note u play and then on the note after you play the note it says but it doesn’t have to be whatever. Like for instance if the first note is C and you play it on the 2nd string of the 1st fret. And then the next note is A you can play that on the 3rd string of the 2nd fret. Instead of playing A on the 5th fret of the 6th string cuz the other one is closer to the first note. I hope u understand I’m not good at explaining. If I wanna know where these notes are on the guitar look this guy called MusicTheoryForGuitar and the vid that I watched which should where the different notes are on the guitar and how to like memorize them kind of is called: How to memorize your guitar fretboard: the no nonsense excerecise that actually works.
I truely like this lesson. I just got back into playing but I couldn't read, so I started taking lessons and told my teacher that I wanted more theory and reading. I don't care the type of music. And this will help me. And you.
i find that its most useful to have a combination of tablature and sheet music. that way you can just read the tablature for the notes and know when to rest or how long the note should ring out for the sheet music. as far as reading the actual notes on the sheet music, i get the idea of it but i would always have to count the spaces and lines with my fingers so that part isn't very convenient for me.
but the thing is, once you actually learn how to read sheet music it is more intuitive and easier to play than tablature. I'm just he opposite. I read the sheet music and just use the TAB as a reference for what position I should be in.
Before I went tone deaf (accident related) I knew how to read sheet music but I forgot every detail and I want to learn again because recently I inherited my great grandfather's old guitar and be able to re-learn to play music
@@najmihakimkhairi1210 Wait what? From what I understood in this video I thought sheet music is *not* universal. And it would make sense if it wasn't, how does one transcribe a piano sheet to a guitar as is?
@@kenz2756 I don't understand exactly what you are saying, but I will make a guess that you think that sheet music for an instrument cannot be played on another, which is wrong, of course. Sheet music shows which notes you have to play, unlike tabs which only shows the location of the note and does not actually tell you what the note is AND it's rhythmic value. To read tabs you have to already know the song well enough and then use it. But sheet music does not require you to know the song (although it's better if you have heard the song at least once). Sheet music is also universal since it shows the note value, an A4 (the note A in the fourth octave) is an A4 , no matter what the instrument is, so you can use the same sheet music for multiple instruments (which is very very useful if you are a multi-instrumentalist)
Very informative. My sister used sheet music all the time for the piano but I never have with a guitar. I would lose focus way too fast when she tried to teach me. It doesn't help having ADHD. Everything is "shiny" after 5 minutes but now I seem to have a interest and desire of needing to learn it, so focusing will be much better for me.
I'm sure you've already been told, but your teaching technique is very effective. You might want to edit this video though.. a bar is not "horizontal"; you said it twice, it is vertical. Keep them coming, nice work!
thanks a lot. when i was first learning,i wondered why there were two sets of letters "face" and "egbdf" on the staff and assumed that it just catered to different instruments .now i realized that they were just categorized based on their positioning on the lines and are utilized on the same staff
I have been playing guitar for about two years, excluding me trying to learn at the age of five. I have been confused on reading sheet music, and this helped me so much. Thank you.
Hey Nate, I picked up a guitar for the first time about a month ago and I wanted to be a rock star from one day to the next. This SUCKS!! Learning the guitar is the ONLY thing that has ever challenged me that I put my mind to, to learn.Well, whatever...Keep up the excellent work... I HATE THIS!!!!! I'll let you know how I progress...
try this: go on ultimate guitar after you have picked a song you wanna do and search it up on ultimate guitar, look for the one with the most stars and rehearse it and come back to this when you feel like it
awesome. i would like to become a guitar teacher/session player but i need to learn to read music and get my guitar levels but i find it hard because i have dyslexia and ADHD and a few more. so more of these videos would be great.
It's what I learned (except the last few parts) in the basics of piano, and I understood the video despite only knowing the basics, so I think it _is_ for beginners...
I clicked on this and GREAT TEACHING LESSON ! I have had issues with position on where notes are on stave vs guitar neck this video explained it well and had someone just shown me the simple part of e at 2nd fret of D string was first line and the f at first string of the first fret high string then I be a way better reader now... CRUCIAL STARTING INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GRASP 3-5 min mark that small bit of information just broke a huge wall down for me I can now see where im to read at least in first position and all the way up to high e at 12th fret on high string. If I can figure how to do that automatically from any fret then I think I can break through my reading and finally be able to sight read on guitar. GREAT LESSON HUGE HUGE BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME THANK YOU !
Hey my friend.. I was thinking about you when I came to end of your video... if your are not saved and still in your sins I wanted yo tell you that Jesus loves you and He wants to forgive you and save you from God's wrath on sin! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life! I just wanted you to know that Jesus loves you sir! That if thou wilt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9
thank you, it really opened a window if not a door, your explanation rings a bell... and im getting more curious to know and learn futher sheet music. thank you sooo much. regards from bahrain.
Hi , I am a singer, who loves to play guitar and I do by ear. I wanted to learn how to read music. Watched your video and it surely has been very helpful to me to have an idea about reading music. Thank you so much.
I took guitar lessons when I was like 12 then stopped I also learned some piano and play drums so a mix of all kinds of notations. I had some what of an understanding for the notations but still confused so for anyone that is learning without any background information kudos to you
Thanks Nate, I do like to learn to read sheet music. I am currently using Tabs which I like to replace it with Sheet music some day it gets confusing now because am still using Tabs. Best way is to stop using Tabs and only using Sheet music for which I might need notation for songs I already know I suppose. Like to hear from you on how to go about it. Thanks a ton😊
This explained a lot. I don't read notes as well as I need to. I know the letters for each line and space but I have to talk myself through them. I'm working on it. This is the first time I saw the info about the dots and numbers. I've often wondered when I see a note on paper like and A for instance which A on the guitar should I play. Still a lot to learn but this helps. Thanks :-)
Thank you very much! This is extremely helpful. You recapped everything very well except one thing, which is, the dots next to the notes. So that’s one thing you may need to explain more in depth for future guitar recap videos (if you are going to) Thanks again. 😀
Do you mean like a dotted half-hour (minum), or dotted quarter-note (chrotchet)? In both cases the dot adds 1/2 the value to the notes duration. A half-note becomes a 3/4 note; it was a 2-beat note, but with the dot its duration is 3 beats. Nate does cover this near the end.
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Thanks man.
When you said, "and you have to memorize those notes too" in regards to the ledger lines... that was all I needed to know.
Is there a rhyme and reason to those though?
I’m a pianist and this really shows me how easy we have it
Really?
Everytime I look at sheet music for piano it shows me how easy we have it 😅
violin player here, I have such an easy time reading sheet music because I was taught which finger placement on which string plays a certain note I just need to know where on the guitar corresponds to which note on sheet music, it would be so much easier than tabs.
*that cannot be good...*
That’s what I said too
Piano sheet : play 10 notes at the same time.
Me : 🤪
Every time he says _piece of sheet music_ I do not fail to chuckle.
same here hahha but he's a good teacher though
Excellent Video! Apologies for the intrusion, I am interested in your opinion. Have you tried - Riddleagan Blossoming Solo Remedy (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a great exclusive guide for mastering guitar scales minus the headache. Ive heard some great things about it and my buddy finally got excellent success with it.
Now, I just cant maintain my attention on the actual topic anymore. I can not not laugh.
it doesn't take much to make you laugh.
A regular everyday halfbird guy thats because he is a savage
as someone who has never learned how to read sheet music, I was still completely lost by the end of this video
yeah. . . me too. . .
As someone who allready knows how to read sheet music but on the piano, this was nice and consise and answered the questions I had, mainly which string to play for a specific note and fingering.
I read music for the piano
Same here
@@GeekOverdose I'm in a similar situation you are in, I played trumpet all during middle school so I already know how to read sheet music and a fair amount of music theory. The only questions I had was about specific notes and fingering.
Despite all of the people who say this is not for beginners, I thought this was a wonderful video. As someone who has struggled with sheet music in the past (both with vocals and the flute) I only understood very, very basic information, and I thought this filled in the gaps very nicely. And the way you explained the time signature was wonderful!
Don't listen to the complainers. Everyone needs a different style of teacher, and maybe you're not theirs. But you are fantastic regardless of what they say.
Thanks The Hostilan Native
What im trying to wrap my head around is how somebody watched this video, which literally used multipled simplified analogies just to explain what "half" of something means and then proceeded to say it was too advanced for them lol
@@MusoraMediaBro, im learning from this video but I noticed you work out and have a thick neck. I play guitar and work out too. Pls give/refer to me tips and exercises on how to get a thick neck, like yours.😅 🎸 🎶🏋♂️🤸♂️
I am still trying to figure out how to know what I’m supposed to play if there is bo numbers at all
As a child I played the piano and no one ever explained the time signature. I had to hear a song before I could figure out the beat. This was a great refresher. Wish I hadn't stopped guitar back then but life got in the way. Going back to it. Thank you.
Desperately searching the internet before school to avoid being chewed out by my guitar teacher
Same
same here, currently 12:40 AM
Not chewed out but the embarrassing moment of not being able to play a note below or above the normal notes
I’ve been playing guitar for 6 years and this still confuses me... I know how to play tons of songs but I’ve never been able to read sheet music
Have you learned now? I’m gonna learn it now thanks for stating your mistake
@@TheGameTrainzHDmistake? Yes it is good to be able to read sheet music BUT Beatles did pretty well without knowing how to do it.
Dylan Davis I’ve been playing for about 2 years and I can explain this in my sleep
Waluigi Waluigi please do lol
Waluigi Waluigi
Yeah, Please explain! I would love to know
Good refresher course for someone who played "back in the day"; 2 thumbs up.
Thanks!
Many thanks, I have been researching "night train guitar tab" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Peynharlotte Acoustic Smasher - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate got amazing results with it.
dude, that was not a tutorial, it like i opened a music dictionary and i starting reading the definition of every thing.
That was a good one
Reading?
@Bola Oladapo are you saying that abdou Sam should read the dictionary? Or to make a video about sheet music?
...or a video about reading the dictionary?
abdou sam that was the point of it. If you don’t know the name of stuff or what to do for stuff how do I expect to play
Did you expect to learn how to read music in 12 minutes?
As a beginner i thought playing guitar was just learning a few stuff, but videos like this just makes wanting to be better exciting thanks man
Just started playing the guitar for the first time in my life at 57 and I loved the above lesson since it has been a LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG time since I have read any music and it was for playing piano and organ. Thank you!
Hi Sir, I thought that was an excellent lesson, I have been trying for a year to understand as much as I got out of that video, I took notes to so not likely to forget. I like having the pictures on the staff but you didn't just buzz through it you took your time and explained everything clearly. Great Job! I joined my churches band cause they could use an extra guitarist and I can use to play with some people, but I am trying to at least grasp the concepts of reading before I start, and I grasped a lot from that video, a long ways to go but at least I got some basics in my head now.
Hi Nate - though I come to you on youtube to hear about instruments and equipment this is the first time I came to a lesson and I am truly happy I did. So easy to understand and like you said I was always told it was not absolutely necessary, you made it all so easy. Yes, I do look forward to this sort of knowledge. Thanks.
I wish he would have an advanced version of this video
Thanks you so much Nate! I've been wanting a guitar and you gave me some excellent fundamentals because I really don't like teachers every week. I like going at my own pace
You explained that awesomely, I've been trying to learn to read sheet music for a while, only started guitar a couple months ago. Every time I see a piece of sheet music I want to die in a hole but i understand it at least a tiny bit now. Probably gonna watch vids on it until I can completely understand and only then I'll attempt to play it
Hope this lesson helps you with reading sheet music. Leave a comment if you have any questions about this video or a related topic.
How do you play See you again
+GuitarLessons.com although I knew most of this already.. I just wanted to say you did a great job of explaining.. so thank you.. just checking out other teachers & you are by far one of the best I have found on here.. ;) thumbs up to you.
+PATOIRLOVEMUSIC DaniellePatoir Thank you very much. :)
+John Cavanaugh Best way to practice is just to search for guitar sheet music for popular songs and learn them. :)
Sheet music is a great skill to have. It's not really vital for playing in a typical band. If you'll be playing with Drummers, Bass players, and other guitar players, then reading sheet music isn't too important.
It's more for session guitarists and guitarists that will be playing with musicians that are more used to using sheet music as their primary means of communication.
Horn players, piano players, etc.
+GuitarLessons.com It really helps break down the basics, thanks so much
Your videos are very well done Nate and they really help me. Your videos are easy to follow.
Thank you so much for this! It really helped me! I just started playing the guitar about a week or two ago, and I’ve already learned how to play a couple of things by ear, but I want to be able to write my own music and this helped me a lot, thank you again!
You know if you play the 4/4 or 6/8 we would understand better.
exactly
exactly
Look on TH-cam for a forgotten guitar player who taught many top players. Name Burt Wheedon. He has the beginner and the more advanced. He walks you through it all..including playing what he teaches, so you can follow. Look him up. I think you will be pleased..
The video isn’t to teach you how to play 6/8 or 4/4, it’s to show you how you figure out the time signature from sheet music. You don’t need to know how to read music to have a concept of time signatures.
It really isn’t that complicated
This is a really great video that explains the basics perfectly. I’ve chosen to read music at the 1st position, meaning the first 4 frets because it simplifies learning new songs that are explained like it is so commonly done on You Tube (no tabs or music, just talking). Because for me, hearing the second fattest string on the 2nd fret is much more confusing than saying B. I prefer simplified language. It takes about 2 weeks to really know the 1st position and longer to actually play intermediate songs in time, but I can do it with just a piece of sheet music in front of me…and I’ve been playing less than a year, I’m 62 and I had liver cancer surgery 4 months ago. Learn the basic notes if you want to learn more easily from you tube teachers! It’s not difficult. But if it is…don’t bother. I was one of those annoying girls who always knew the answers and just because I did, didn’t mean I wasn’t an air head!
This was amazing, thanks!
It would have been really helpful if you had also included a small exercise reading a few notes and playing them in a few different rythms.
PIECE OF SHEET!!
THIS VID REALLY HELPS
This is exactly what I have been wanting to learn. This really helps me. This is what I have been wanting to learn. Thank you so much. This is what I need.
I know to read sheet on piano but gutiar is like what the hell is this ? guitar have 6 strings and its 5 lines on sheet how to know what string to play
I wanna know how to read guitar chords on piano sheet music
The lines on the music have nothing to do with which string to play. This is a common confusion for beginners. It's necessary to learn the notes on the fretboard in order to know which string and which fret to play. Unfortunately, unlike the piano, where each note has one location only, on the guitar the same note can be played in up to five different places.
@@czgibson3086 that was very helpful, so everything can be learned basic style and then arranged to suit/fit a known piece.
@@allmendoubt4784 Yes, if I understand you right. A sightreading guitar player needs to make fingering decisions on the fly. When learning a piece in slow time, there are opportunities to try out different fingerings and see which works best. With experience these kinds of decisions start to become second nature. In short, knowing where the notes are on the fretboard is essential when setting out to read music on guitar.
Thats what im saying
I should listen to my Music class when I was in 3rd grade. I didnt know I needed it someday
lol same
My EGBDF acronym stands for Every Good Boy Deserves Food
Mine is with "fudge"
@@chrisquito9673 same
It has been "years" since I picked up a guitar and I needed to get back to "basics", which this video provided. Great teaching technique, easy to follow and helped the "old" grey cell to rejuvenate.
That's great!
Great lesson. Very clear. I learned how to read music long before learning guitar. I teach beginner guitar and include standard notation along with tablature. There are plenty of guitarists who don't know how to read standard notation, but being able to read standard notation can open doors for music that is only written in staff.
hi Cheryl I would like to study musical notes can you help me
Wow! I have two guitar teachers and neither of them ever use standard notation. I played trumpet in middle school about 15 years ago and I still remember the fingerings as they correspond to the trumpet and the notes on sheet music. I’m lost on guitar with it though. Why do most teachers not want to work with standard?
Thanks for this. Learning guitar through online videos isn't easy, but your videos help a lot!
+Frozen PizzaBagel Glad we could help. :)
Great video. Lots of information in a video that isn’t to long, very clearly explained and shown.
You are very helpful, thankyou. I have only been playing the guitar for two days now and I’ve already got the hang of it!
damn, I like your last name "Savage"
I've been reading tabs after quitting music classes and I've completely forgotten how to read regular sheet music, so thank you for this video.
i dont usualy like or cmnt on youtube :D but you sir explained me the tablature reading in a very simple and smooth way, you are different than the others on youtube because you got the teaching material needed to give an easy idea, good job and good luck
ok got it. *goes back to tabs*
2:08 Horizontal?
Vertical right!
Secret Dementos thank you
Yesss
Thank you so much! I just got hired into a band as a lead guitar player and the first thing they asked me can I read sheet music. I told them I can figure out what note it is but I am really slow at it. So they gave me the timing and the key its in and told me to listen to them and just make up a lead. That I can do, but I have the summer to learn to actually read music and play it on the guitar. At least I know where all the notes are on the guitar, so that is half the battle. This lesson was extremely helpful to me. Thank you!
This video was exactly what I was looking for. Can't wait to watch more.
this guy got buffed up pretty in 6 years
They key is to work out just enough to keep in a little shape and then drink just enough beer to put a good amount of padding around it so you look bigger than you are. ;)
@@MusoraMedia xD
I can read sheet music perfectly fine after almost three years of honor band but I don’t know were to play the note
Yeah like what octave or string
I finally understood this after a while so let me explain
Okay so like u know how in the beginning he was talking abt how like what the names of lines and spaces are. Ok so on guitar there different areas where u can play these notes for instance A can be played on the 5 fret of the 6th string but it can also be played on the 3rd string of the 2nd fret.
So like if u see a note on a certain line that’s the note u play and then on the note after you play the note it says but it doesn’t have to be whatever. Like for instance if the first note is C and you play it on the 2nd string of the 1st fret. And then the next note is A you can play that on the 3rd string of the 2nd fret. Instead of playing A on the 5th fret of the 6th string cuz the other one is closer to the first note. I hope u understand I’m not good at explaining. If I wanna know where these notes are on the guitar look this guy called MusicTheoryForGuitar and the vid that I watched which should where the different notes are on the guitar and how to like memorize them kind of is called: How to memorize your guitar fretboard: the no nonsense excerecise that actually works.
Also he gives u a diagarm of where the notes are on the guitar
Basics always for me as I'm just beginning. This makes perfect sense man
I truely like this lesson. I just got back into playing but I couldn't read, so I started taking lessons and told my teacher that I wanted more theory and reading. I don't care the type of music. And this will help me. And you.
This is helpful to me cause i learn piano b4.
i find that its most useful to have a combination of tablature and sheet music. that way you can just read the tablature for the notes and know when to rest or how long the note should ring out for the sheet music. as far as reading the actual notes on the sheet music, i get the idea of it but i would always have to count the spaces and lines with my fingers so that part isn't very convenient for me.
but the thing is, once you actually learn how to read sheet music it is more intuitive and easier to play than tablature. I'm just he opposite. I read the sheet music and just use the TAB as a reference for what position I should be in.
Before I went tone deaf (accident related) I knew how to read sheet music but I forgot every detail and I want to learn again because recently I inherited my great grandfather's old guitar and be able to re-learn to play music
Thank you Nate for your helpful video. This video helps me a lot. I am eager to learn guitar.
Tab: Am I a Joke to you?
Yes. Tab is not conventional and not
practical.You can't use same tab for other instruments and it doesn't show rhythm
@@najmihakimkhairi1210 Tab is the most practical sheet ever
@@najmihakimkhairi1210 Wait what? From what I understood in this video I thought sheet music is *not* universal. And it would make sense if it wasn't, how does one transcribe a piano sheet to a guitar as is?
@@20cmusic Tabs are better for beginners. Sheet music is better in the long run.
@@kenz2756 I don't understand exactly what you are saying, but I will make a guess that you think that sheet music for an instrument cannot be played on another, which is wrong, of course.
Sheet music shows which notes you have to play, unlike tabs which only shows the location of the note and does not actually tell you what the note is AND it's rhythmic value. To read tabs you have to already know the song well enough and then use it. But sheet music does not require you to know the song (although it's better if you have heard the song at least once). Sheet music is also universal since it shows the note value, an A4 (the note A in the fourth octave) is an A4 , no matter what the instrument is, so you can use the same sheet music for multiple instruments (which is very very useful if you are a multi-instrumentalist)
1:19 "on this E here to this F"
which E are you referring to, the open E string or the first E on the D string?
It's the E on the D string.
This is very well done. Great tutorial. Covers all the basics. Thank you.
Very informative. My sister used sheet music all the time for the piano but I never have with a guitar. I would lose focus way too fast when she tried to teach me. It doesn't help having ADHD. Everything is "shiny" after 5 minutes but now
I seem to have a interest and desire of needing to learn it, so focusing will be much better for me.
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(Edit): THX for the heart
Me at the beginning of the video: This is the 3rd instrument I'm learning so it shouldnt be that hard .
Me at the end: . . . . hUh?
Thank you for the visual at the bottom of the video! Made it much easier to understand.
I'm sure you've already been told, but your teaching technique is very effective. You might want to edit this video though.. a bar is not "horizontal"; you said it twice, it is vertical. Keep them coming, nice work!
+Joey Herring Thanks for noticing that!
Why does he seems like ...he is gonna cry
What if i want to play two strings at the same time like the open a string and a on the high e. How do you write it.
They would be stacked on top of one another. :)
Thx
It is so fun to learn guitar! Thank you Nate!
this helped a lot ive bought several books that didnt go this in depth on the basics thank u
"Reading sheet music are for noobs
We play by ear"
- some random dude
who plays 🅱ass
What's up **SLAPPERS**
can you have more videos and go into more detail
Thank you! Been looking for a video like this for ages!
How could you not like this guy? He's so nice
5000 views and no dislikes?! That explains that all guitarists are super nice people! wow... that's why they get girls too right?
Haha!
Can't confirm. Been playing guitar for 5 years and I have not got laid yet ;-; like if you cry
+Slicktyler See that's the case. Women don't like nice guys. And if all guitarist are nice, well fuck.
I think we are to busy with our craft to get out more
You mean, if all guitarists are nice "No Fuck".
what about sheet music with chords per measure with flats
That's a little more complicated. You'll want to seek out some more in-depth lessons on the topic.
thanks a lot. when i was first learning,i wondered why there were two sets of letters "face" and "egbdf" on the staff and assumed that it just catered to different instruments .now i realized that they were just categorized based on their positioning on the lines and are utilized on the same staff
I have been playing guitar for about two years, excluding me trying to learn at the age of five. I have been confused on reading sheet music, and this helped me so much. Thank you.
I'm so happy to hear this video helped! :)
Was bro seven when he typed this? 🤑
Hey Nate, I picked up a guitar for the first time about a month ago and I wanted to be a rock star from one day to the next. This SUCKS!! Learning the guitar is the ONLY thing that has ever challenged me that I put my mind to, to learn.Well, whatever...Keep up the excellent work... I HATE THIS!!!!! I'll let you know how I progress...
try this: go on ultimate guitar after you have picked a song you wanna do and search it up on ultimate guitar, look for the one with the most stars and rehearse it and come back to this when you feel like it
To skip some parts:
0:18 - Elements of notation
3:33 - Names of lines and spaces
6:00 - Time Signature
10:20 - Finger Indication
You're welcome.
Thank you so much! This lesson helped me alot! 😀
Hiya Nate, thank you for this video which is for beginners. I found it informative and specific to guitar, which is what I wanted.
2:10 I'm pretty sure that's a verticle line
Tom Hanks did music
Best quick explanation of music notation. Great one Nate
awesome. i would like to become a guitar teacher/session player but i need to learn to read music and get my guitar levels but i find it hard because i have dyslexia and ADHD and a few more. so more of these videos would be great.
This tutorial is not for beginners.
those are the basics of reading music sheets in general and can be applied on all instruments, i took it in music class when i was young.
Actually, it's ideal for beginners.
no it is not . It doesnt explain sht
yo man, what issues are you having in understanding it? I might be able to help you out fill in some gaps you feel he missed in his explanations.
It's what I learned (except the last few parts) in the basics of piano, and I understood the video despite only knowing the basics, so I think it _is_ for beginners...
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I clicked on this and GREAT TEACHING LESSON ! I have had issues with position on where notes are on stave vs guitar neck
this video explained it well and had someone just shown me the simple part of e at 2nd fret of D string was first line and the f at first string of the first fret high string then I be a way better reader now... CRUCIAL STARTING INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GRASP 3-5 min mark that small bit of information just broke a huge wall down for me I can now see where im to read at least in first position and all the way up to high e at 12th fret on high string. If I can figure how to do that automatically from any fret then I think I can break through my reading and finally be able to sight read on guitar. GREAT LESSON HUGE HUGE BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME THANK YOU !
Great lesson, thank you from Italy :)
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I just wanted you to know that Jesus loves you sir!
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I love to learn Guitar. This Video helps me very much to read guitar music. I finally learned how to read fret notes from a Howcast video.
thank you, it really opened a window if not a door, your explanation rings a bell... and im getting more curious to know and learn futher sheet music. thank you sooo much. regards from bahrain.
Great. I went through the 1st Berklee Guitar book to work on my reading and it was a great crash course/exercise for building basic reading skills.
Hi , I am a singer, who loves to play guitar and I do by ear. I wanted to learn how to read music. Watched your video and it surely has been very helpful to me to have an idea about reading music. Thank you so much.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
I took guitar lessons when I was like 12 then stopped I also learned some piano and play drums so a mix of all kinds of notations. I had some what of an understanding for the notations but still confused so for anyone that is learning without any background information kudos to you
Great refresher for going back to my guitar ensemble next month.
Great!
This was very helpful. Thank you, Nate
Thanks Nate, I do like to learn to read sheet music. I am currently using Tabs which I like to replace it with Sheet music some day it gets confusing now because am still using Tabs. Best way is to stop using Tabs and only using Sheet music for which I might need notation for songs I already know I suppose. Like to hear from you on how to go about it. Thanks a ton😊
This instruction video was very easy to understand. Great video.
Thank you. :)
Very good instructions, easy to understand, I will subscribe to this channel and looking forward. Thank you, M Rutherford
So glad you interpreted the time signatures the way you did. At first I was like what...& then I was like ohhhh!
This explained a lot. I don't read notes as well as I need to. I know the letters for each line and space but I have to talk myself through them. I'm working on it. This is the first time I saw the info about the dots and numbers. I've often wondered when I see a note on paper like and A for instance which A on the guitar should I play. Still a lot to learn but this helps. Thanks :-)
Very very helpful! Thank you so much!
Good job of keeping it simple
Thx
This was very helpful! Thanks.
Good lesson. One clarification: at 2:08 you describe a bar line as a horizontal line rather than a vertical line. Thanks for the lesson!
That's exactly what I was thinking, like: did you not go to first grade?
Thank you Nate. I am learning to play guitar. I wanted to read guitar sheet music.
As someone who started learning sheet music today, this was extremely helpful
Thank you very much! This is extremely helpful. You recapped everything very well except one thing, which is, the dots next to the notes. So that’s one thing you may need to explain more in depth for future guitar recap videos (if you are going to) Thanks again. 😀
Do you mean like a dotted half-hour (minum), or dotted quarter-note (chrotchet)? In both cases the dot adds 1/2 the value to the notes duration. A half-note becomes a 3/4 note; it was a 2-beat note, but with the dot its duration is 3 beats. Nate does cover this near the end.
I love playing electric guitar and this rly helped me