Guitar Notes
Note Values
Music Symbols
Note Names
General/Vocab
100

Open 1st string

E

100

Note worth 1 beat

Quarter

100

How many lines the music staff has

5

100

This note is on the 4th space of treble staff

E

100

This word helps musicians remember the spaces of the treble staff

FACE

200

Open 2nd string

B

200

Note worth 2 beats

Half

200

Two lines at the end of the music

Final barline, or double bar line

200

This note is on the 5th line of the treble staff

F

200

Name an acronym for the lines of the treble staff

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Every Good Burger Deserves Fries
Elvis' Guitar Broke Down Friday
Every Grandma Bakes Delicious Food
Every Guitarist Begins Doing Fine

etc

300

1st string, 1st fret

F

300

Note worth 4 beats

Whole
300

These lines separate measures

Barlines

300

This note is on the 3rd space of the treble staff

C

300

The hole on the body of the guitar

Sound hole

400

1st string, 3rd fret

G

400

The value of a quarter + quarter

2

400

The fraction at the start of the music; examples include 4/4 and 3/4

Time signature

400

This note is on the 4th line of the treble staff

D

400

The contour from E to F is called a ______

Step

500

2nd string, 3rd fret

D

500

The value of a quarter + half + whole

7

500

Symbol at the beginning of the music that tells you the notes are high (rather than low)

Treble clef

500

This note is on the 3rd line of the treble staff

B

500

The contour from E to G is called a _______

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