Notes on the 6th String

Lesson 3/53 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Guitar
Notes on the 6th String

Notes on the 6th String

The E Note

To play the E note, pick the open 6th string.

The F Note

Play the F note with the first finger of your left hand behind the first fret of the 6th string.

The G Note

Play the G note with the third finger of your left hand behind the third fret of the 6th string.


Here is a summary of all the notes you have learned so far:

 
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1- Chord Charts 2- Notes on the 1st String 3- Eighth Note Rhythms 4- Notes on the 2nd String 5- Notes on the 4th String 6- INTRODUCTION 7- Notes on the 5th string 8- LESSON ONE 9- The Major Scale 10- Sharp Signs 11- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythms 12- Key of A Minor 13- The Open Position 14- Tuning Methods 15- The F Sharp Note (F<span class="symbolA">#</span>) 16- The Octave 17- Strumming Chords From the Root Note 18- Notes on the 6th String 19- Sharps and Flats 20- The 12 Bar Blues Progression 21- How to Read Sheet Music 22- Minor Chords 23- Alternate Picking 24- The Pivot 25- Approach to Practice 26- The Major Chord 27- Rests 28- Easy Chord Substitution 29- Acoustic Guitars 30- The Chromatic Scale 31- Root Note Chords 32- The G Major Scale 33- The Key of C Major 34- Turnaround Progressions 35- The Lead-In 36- The Seventh Chord 37- How to Transpose 38- Slide Finger 39- Key Signatures 40- Electric Guitars 41- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard 42- Notes on the 3rd String 43- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 44- Where to from here… 45- Amplifiers 46- Styles of Playing Guitar 47- Strings 48- Tuning Your Instrument 49- How to Hold the Guitar 50- How to Read Music 51- Chord Diagrams 52- Fingering 53- Using a Metronome

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