Reading guitar music

[mississippi]

I'd like to finally learn how to read music for guitar. Mel Bay 1 taught it. But I can't order any of their books here. Is there a site that is free to learn how to read notes for guitar music. Still at the beginner level.


thanks
mississippi

[oleo20]

i learnt how to read using the william leavitt books 1,2 and 3 and they're great for starting off! they go through different positions,keys chord shapes etc

[bako]

Mississippi,

Sheet Music - www.eythorsson.com
Here's a link to a classical guitar site page that has beginner reading books for free. The last one (The First Guitar Milestone) moves the most gradually. The explanations are not in English but the intentions are clear.
Good luck

[hot ford coupe]

Thanks Bako. This should be a big help in helping me learn to read quicker. I can read music but I'm very slow at it and when it comes to multiple notes, I get lost really fast.

[hubert54]

hey, sightreading is no problem at all
but to keep your soul onto all that black notes, that is a
maybe- a thing of what you want to do with them...

perhaps I may help you with sightreading,
but what are you intended to do with the guitar, whatelse ever?
Are you a friend of your original voice?

all the best
keep on struggling

Hubert

[hubert54]

forget vehicles
they aren't moving the way you're looking for...
maybe
there is no ford coupe that makes any sense

[mississippi]

Originally Posted by bako

Mississippi,

Sheet Music - www.eythorsson.com
Here's a link to a classical guitar site page that has beginner reading books for free. The last one (The First Guitar Milestone) moves the most gradually. The explanations are not in English but the intentions are clear.
Good luck

Hey bako

Thank you so much for your kindness. It is what I have been looking for. I suppose I do have another request. Is there a site that has audio to go along with lessons like those. It's always nice to ask dumb questions like this because many do get answered by the fine members on this site


again thanks 　ありがとう

mississippi

[mississippi]

Originally Posted by oleo20

i learnt how to read using the william leavitt books 1,2 and 3 and they're great for starting off! they go through different positions,keys chord shapes etc

thanks for telling me about the books. looks like bako came up with something very good

again thanks


mississippi

[hot ford coupe]

Originally Posted by hubert54

forget vehicles
they aren't moving the way you're looking for...
maybe
there is no ford coupe that makes any sense

My desire to learn how to sight read is to be able to learn new songs and new harmonies without having to take weeks to learn those songs. I can call off the notes fairly easily but when it comes to applying the notes and fingerings to the guitar, that's what takes me too long to do. I don't like tab except for showing me where the guitarist is doing his magic but if I'm going to learn horn lines, I've got to go beyond tab.

I'm not sure what you meant about the vehicles. My screen name comes from another site which is a model car building site. The hot ford coupe was originally a very nice red 1936 Ford coupe. Maybe I need to change my screen name to something more musical.

[Sailor]

Hot Ford - I'm an older guy, always interested in better ways to learn the neck and sight-reading. I have the advantage of a music degree and a lot of reading and theory behind me; I STILL learn new things on the neck constantly. I always suggest to students or long time players that the best way to get better at reading is to play simple melodies in different positions until it becomes second nature; we all want to move too fast and I think it becomes counter-productive. I've wasted YEARS learning things too fast or the wrong way, a least.

sailor

[bako]

Mississippi,

Glad the link will be helpful. I don't know of any audio accompanied sites to go with easy reading examples. Many publishers of for sale publications seem to be going in this direction to address what must be a communal desire for a book and audio companion package. Good luck in your studies.

[guelda]

Thanks Bako for the link, this looks exactly like what I was looking for too

[hubert54]

hm, would you be kindsome enough
oh don't worry about my english...
and I even don't know if someone's asking me.
I hear words about the "neck", maybe that's a "neurological" problem.
People here in Tyrol, tell me if that "country" exists for certain...
mostly say, do physiotherapeutics, but they never say something about
like - hm guitar? is that two or three harmonies?
They seem to mostly prefering sickness they call "music".
To my turn: "neck" shouldn't be the cause
I own a fagott - sorry - in anglicism regions called "bassoon"
don't worry, I try to explain it...
give it only a smile...
hautbois in basso
I try to "understand" the terminus "guitar"
can you tell me anything about Mickey Bakers Jazz-course
or something like "ladybird"?
maybe, I'm really stupid, but nobody should be wondered about
a stupid tyrolean... isn't it?
I admire this site, because I'm allowed to be stupid...

good course - a lot to learn about the "ears".

so long
do it better than me

Hubert

[derek]

I am working thru a reading book by Tom Dempsey. It is published by Alfred. Tom got his masters in jazz guitar at Rutgers, and is in charge of the Jazz Summit at National Guitar Workshop. Tom comes up with 5 positions to play melodies based on creating major scales around octaves.

This, opposed to a CAGED method, is much easier to me. I know where all the C notes are on the fretboard, and Tom has you reading around where these lie. It is a pretty cool approach, and is the most interesting thing I have seen since the Leavitt series.

https://www.guitarworkshop.com/store...&cat=7&page=20

This plus reading the melody on tunes is how I work on my reading skills.

[hot ford coupe]

Hey Sailor, thanks for the tip. That seems to be a good way to approach my goal. I think you're right about one thing. I've tried to work too fast and got easily frustrated.

[wizard3739]

This is a very simple reading game to help students learn the fingerboard. It is called the "sight warrior" and can be found with a google search. I recommend this to all my non-reading students to improve their fingerboard knowledge and sight reading ability. 10 minutes a day for about two weeks will do wonders for fretboard knowledge and sight reading.

wiz

[hot ford coupe]

Thanks wiz. I'll take myself a crack at it.

[TruthHertz]

I know it's been 3 years since you wanted to start reading music. How's it going?
David

[mississippi]

Originally Posted by TruthHertz

I know it's been 3 years since you wanted to start reading music. How's it going?
David

I have learned to read the notes in the first 3 frets. Can't really find any other training on the net to go further than that which is free anyway. But I wanted to learn it and I did and that is as far as I got. So I think for music with no sharps or flats, I can do it.

[Laurits]

I have found a lot of books in the library that are just for learning sight reading. So my advice would be to try at the library.

/Laurits

[tytlfamily]

Just downloaded the fretboard warrior to my iphone. Great little
App and very useful since i usually have my phone with me.
now i can actualy learn something instead of just
web surfing or such when i find a spare minute or so waiting in a
Check out line or such.

[jsepguitar]

Originally Posted by tytlfamily

Just downloaded the fretboard warrior to my iphone. Great little
App and very useful since i usually have my phone with me.
now i can actualy learn something instead of just
web surfing or such when i find a spare minute or so waiting in a
Check out line or such.

I've had that app on my phone for the past year or so. I use it when I'm out and have a minute or so to kill.