Sheet Music??

[jsbarber]

For starters, keep your hand in the lowest position: first finger on first fret, second finger on second, etc. Then you can go from E1 (open E on E string) to B2 (first B on G string) without any shifts. Then proceed up the G string. If you follow the simandl book, and use the same notes as on the FB as he indicates, it will mostly do this. You will use different fingers for the LH since, as was previously pointed out, Simandl uses 124 and you will use 1234.

When you get good at it you may use alternate fingerings, either by learning the song in advance and figuring out the optimal fingering, or by experience when sight reading. Also, optimal fingering can be for tone, or for efficiency, or phrasing.

Jim

Well I currently as far in the learning process as I can be without actually having sheet music in front of me to practice.
I've done my research, studied, looked at examples and I can currently look at the sheet and tell you what notes are played .
Point to a fret and I can give you the note it is (may take me a sec, but I got it).

But if you tell me to play a song I'll have no idea where to begin.
If it shows an E, where would I play that E on the neck? <That is the part that confuses me.
For most of the song I listen to I could simply play the E that sounds right to me according to the song.
But what about songs I've never played before? I'll have no idea what they are suppose to sound like.

And because of that^ I am simply looking for sheet music, so I can practice, even if it involves me transcribing the song to tabs first then learn it.

 

[trblWthTrebles]

2 fixed, i hope

 

[ChadonBass]

The best way to learn to read music is to write it, in my experience. Take a song you know and write a verse out.

To start, you can even write short words with the 7 letters you have to work with :cab, babe, gee, etc.

By writing it, you are using 2 leaning methods as opposed to one.

 

[diosito]

Hey. Does anyone knows where I can find Simandl on pdf?