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Originally Posted by choubix
these question may look dumb to some of you but I am just starting learning about theory.
if you check this website out http://www.blackbeltguitar.com/White...from=&ucat=10&
there are a few diagrams showing the different octaves on the fretboard.
it says that there are 4 octaves on the fretboard. from 2nd octave to 5th octave.
so I have questions...
- how come it is not "1st octave to 4th octave"? |
A six-string guitar starts at E2 (80Hz). The octave traditionally starts at C2, a note that is not available on a guitar. It is, however, on a sevenstring.
The lowest note on a bass guitar is E1 (40Hz), pianos start at C1. So C1-C2 is the 1st octave.
Note: human hearing starts between 20Hz and 25Hz.
The higest note on a 24fret guitar is E6, so the guitar has:
C3-C4
C4-C5
C5-C6
that's three full octaves span, plus some additional notes below (E2-C3) and some above (C6-E6)
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- the website says "octave starts from Cx to Bx" (x being the octave number). I can't see any C in the 2nd octave diagram and in the 5th octave diagram there is no B5. I think I am missing something here...
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The C5 is at the 13th fret of the B-string, but they've only depicted the fretboard up to the 13th fret, and B5 is at the 19th fret on the high E-string.
Lastly a word of advice, when dealing with the guitar, if find it easier to "know the fretboard", by starting with easy refernces and build-up from there. It's mentioned in one of the exercises, but they make it sound too simple.
Since the guitars is E-based, you start by visualising all the Es:
E2,
E3 on E, A and D string
E4 on E, A D and G string etc.
then from there, the relative fifths (B3, B4)
relative fourths (A3 etc.)
major thirds etc.etc.
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It's no fun when playing with your friends (..) listen to an A on the piano while you fumble around and play a few notes until you find it
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the question of course is how would you (or your friends) know they are playing an A? Without perfect pitch the only way is to look at a tuner or look at their fingers and hope their instrument is tuned perfectly
