Note Values

Lesson 15/71 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Beginner Rhythm Guitar

Note Values

The following table sets out the most common notes used in music and their respective time values (i.e., length of time held). For each note value there is an equivalent rest, which indicates a period of silence.

If a dot is placed after a note it increases the value of that note by half, e.g.:

Music notes are not studied in this book but we recommend you understand the basics of note reading as outlined in Progressive Guitar Method Book 1: Beginner

The timing of note values, rhythms and rests can also be illustrated in the following diagram.

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1- Eighth Note Triplet Rhythms 2- F Major Chord 3- B Minor Chord 4- Minor Chords 5- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythm 6- Eighth Note Rhythms 7- Suspended Chords 8- A Major Chord 9- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 10- Alternative Chord Shapes 11- Rock Chords 12- LESSON ONE 13- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 14- Augmented Chords 15- INTRODUCTION 16- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 17- Chord Chart 18- How to Tune Your Guitar 19- Major Seventh Chords 20- Staccato Strumming 21- Rhythm Rests 22- Minor Seventh Chords 23- Major Sixth Chords 24- Alternate Bass Note Picking 25- Rhythm Rests and Eighth Note Strum Combinations 26- Diminished Chords 27- Silent Strum Rhythm Variations 28- Tuning to Another Instrument 29- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com 30- Chord Symbols 31- Arpeggio Playing 32- Turnaround Progressions 33- New Topic 34- <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time Rhythm Patterns 35- Eighth Note Rhythm Patterns 36- Slide Finger 37- The C Major Chord 38- Alternative Chord Fingerings 39- Approach to Practice 40- Tuning the Guitar to Itself 41- Combining Strumming And Arpeggio Patterns 42- The Seventh Chord 43- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 44- 12 Bar Blues 45- Chord Progressions 46- Electronic Tuner 47- Tuning Hints 48- Rhythm Patterns 49- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard 50- Acoustic Guitars 51- Open Chord Shapes 52- The Chromatic Scale 53- Electric Guitars 54- Electric Guitars (played through an amplifier) 55- Guitar Fretboard 56- Amplifiers 57- How to Read Sheet Music 58- Strings 59- Easy Chord Table 60- Seating 61- How to Transpose 62- The Pick 63- The Capo 64- Right Arm Position 65- 12 Bar Blues 66- The Rudiments of Music 67- Turnarounds 68- Note Values 69- Notes, Rhythms and Rests 70- Chord Diagrams 71- Rhythm Symbols

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