hello: lesson help!

im new to this site and i've been playing guitar for 1 1/2 years but never really new about theory and all that. im learning alot on this site but i have one question. on guitar fundementals 2 C minor scale for begginners lesson 3, i dont understand why on the g string 5th fret, u move it 4 frets back instead of 5.
christopher schlegel tells u why but i still dont get it. please help :D. the question starts at 1:14

Hi evilbeholderr,

Have you ever tuned your guitar one string at a time along the 5th fret and when you get to tuning the b string you have to play it on the 4th fret of the g string instead of the 5th fret like all the other strings?
like this:

5th fret of low e to tune the a string
5th fret of the a to tune the d string
5th fret of the d to tune the g string
4th fret of the g to tune the b string and
5th fret of the b to tune the e string

In the lesson, the note is backed up 4 frets instead of 5 to compensate.
Hope this is helpful.

Originally Posted by: evilbeholderr... i dont understand why on the g string 5th fret, u move it 4 frets back instead of 5.

Thanks for the proper answer, Neal! :)

If you look at the fretboard images on this lesson it might help you see and understand the issue better:

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=11135

Hope that helps! Let us know how it goes.

Originally Posted by: Neal WalterHi evilbeholderr,

Have you ever tuned your guitar one string at a time along the 5th fret and when you get to tuning the b string you have to play it on the 4th fret of the g string instead of the 5th fret like all the other strings?
like this:

5th fret of low e to tune the a string
5th fret of the a to tune the d string
5th fret of the d to tune the g string
4th fret of the g to tune the b string and
5th fret of the b to tune the e string

In the lesson, the note is backed up 4 frets instead of 5 to compensate.
Hope this is helpful.

I see... thanks alot :)