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Notes on the strings

5th

A
A# / Bb (flat)

B
3rd 2nd C
Short link: C# / Db (flat)
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D# / Eb (flat)
E
F

F# / Gb (flat)
G
G# / Ab (flat)
st
1 and 6th 4th

Although strings are straight pieces of finely tuned metal; along the length are certain
points where notes can be found, when pressed down on the finger board on the guitar
neck.

Notes can only go from A to G#/Ab(flat) on any instrument in the UK and are then
repeated. This circular diagram reflects this repeating, as it’s easier to navigate.

Each group of ‘A to G#’, ‘A to G#’, ‘A to G#’ and respecting repeating group; etc is
broadly called an octave. I will just call them ‘a group’ for now. There are certain notes
in a group with these octaves that makes up a key. You can start at any note in the
diagram, aslong as you finish with the note before it…
ie: B to A# etc or C to C#, E to D#

On the piano diagram (below) you can see 2 black keys and 3 black keys repeating all

along the keyboard, this helps to see where group of octaves are, and you can see this all
along the keyboard. Starting from the farthest left side, on the first group, this group
has a group of low notes and the further right you go the more progression, of high
notes.