Notes in the Open Position

Lesson 2/62 | Study Time: 5 Min
Notes in the Open Position

Notes in the Open Position

The open position of the guitar contains the notes of the open strings and the first three frets. Outlined below are the position of these notes on the staff and on the fretboard. Also shown is an example of two separate octaves, an octave being two notes that have the same letter name and are 8 consecutive notes apart. The example below uses E notes.

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