The Secret Code
To identify an individual note we need to know two things, first on which string does it lie and second, on which fret does it lie? The first string is the thinnest string. The sixth string is the thickest string. Every note is identified by a number.
The first part of the number tells me the string and the second part tells me which fret. ( The frets are the small metal strips that lie underneath the strings.)
11 = 1st string + 1st fret.
13 = 1st string + 3rd fret.
23 = 2nd string + 3rd fret.
We also have the six open strings.
10 = 1st string + no frets. (open)
30 = 3rd string + no frets etc.
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Examples; Try playing these tunes.
You know how they go so the timing should take care of itself.
Door Chimes {Big Ben)
10 21 23 30 - 30 23 10 21
Happy birthday
30 30 32 30 21 20 - 30 30 32 30 23 21 -
30 30 13 10 21 20 32- 11 11 10 21 23 21
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For tunes that are unfamiliar just follow the timing marks.
Look again at the examples above to see where they are used.
Timing; a note written like
23 - - - gets 4 beats. semi-breve
23 - - gets 3 beats. dotted minim
23 – gets 2 beats. minim
23. gets 1½ beats. dotted crochet
23 gets 1 beat. crochet
23 gets ½ beat. quaver
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Tuning: The strings are E A D G B E
65 sounds like 50
55 sounds like 40
45 sounds like 30
34 sounds like 20 This one is different from the rest.
25 sounds like 10
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