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I have signed up for the jazz band in my school and i have 2 weeks left in summer vacation. I need to be able to sight read music. I basically know the notes on a staff but i need to learn the notes on the guitar and where they correlate to on the neck
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How to Read Music Notes
You need to just practise a lot but, you’re right, you need to learn the notes on the neck ..
Here are some web sites that could help you with that … Pick that one you feel is best.
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I use these sigts alot and they also have good neck graphics … (click on a string in a fret & it displays that note)
But basically, it just takes practice and paying attention to the patterns. Notice where the octaves are and where you can find the same note on adjacent strings, etc.
Hope this helps!
How to Sight Read Music
Maybe Data from Star Trek could, but no human can. First off, mastering sight reading and mastering the guitar neck are two separate, albeit both difficult undertakings. One can only attempt to master sight reading after years and years of reading standard notation music. Regarding learning the notes on the neck of the guitar, this takes at least 5 years of practicing daily. You need to buy guitar books with no tablature, pure standard notation.