Note: From memory just learn Closed Notes on Low E string first F G A B C D E, learn your whole steps first then learn half steps later this might be easier for some who's just starting out.

Chromatic scale ->open->E F F#-Gb G G#-Ab A A#-Bb B C C#-Db D D#-Eb E ) If you move up the fret board F to G that would be a whole step=2 frets. If you move down the fret board G to Gb that would be a half step=1 fret. Note:There is no B# or E# but there is a E# used in a certain key.Now when you close the note on the A String First Fret its an A# note try to think this way also on the DGBE Strings by just using #sharps going up the fret board.Remember what i said obove about there is no E# OR B# so when you close the note on the first fret B string it will be a C note and when you close the note on the High E string it will be an F note.Now if you have the notes on the Low E Sting Memorized you now know all the notes on the guitar.Note:So going up the fret board were useing Sharps=# going down the fretboard toward the nut were useing Flats=b Now you can also use Partial Bar chords or power chords to learn the note's on the low E string plus the A string. Example:Bar the low E and A string at the first fret useing your index finger, then place your third finger on the A String at the third fret.Now we have an F partial bar chord or a F Power chord which is a moveable position.Now if we bar the A and D Strings useing the index finger plus third finger on the D string at the third fret we have a Bb partial bar chord plus power chord, which is also a moveable position Now we can use are index finger as a guide for finding the root notes plus keys on the Low E plus A string when useing these partial bar chords power ect To make the F partial bar chord a F5 power chord we would just add the 4th=pinky to D String third fret,to make the Bb partial bar chord a Bb5 power chord we would add the pinky to the third fret G String also we don't have to cover two strings when makeing the F5 or Bb5 chords with the index finger we can just cover the low E for the f5 and the A string for the Bb5.

Mark
Most teachers use the A STRING to teach this i've had,
better luck useing the low E because most of my younger,
students use alot of power chords plus aready know a few,
F5 Power chords from reading Tabs.ect
This is just a crash course on the notes on learning the,
notes on the guitar.............



[Edited by skee1 on 09-14-2001 at 04:50 PM]