Originally Posted by: Dragon FighterI've seen other people like Steve Vai use something like this, but I don't know what they are.
They are octaves. The two notes are the same letters of the musical alphabet, but the top one is an octave higher.
E |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|
D |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A |---|---|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|
E |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Or for the A's you mentioned.
E |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-A-|
G |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |---|---|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|
A |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Please have a look at these tutorials on fretboard layout:
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http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=419
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