2. Sight Reading Notes & Tab

A basic knowledge of sight reading notes helps you learn tunes faster.  When asked whether he could read music, the late great jazz trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie replied, "Yah, but I don't let it get in the way." 

You will learn to read the notes for most simple songs across all 6 strings in about 6 weeks – one string per week.  Practice will make the difference between sooner or later.  That part is up to you.

Many songs written in ‘guitar tab’ are available on-line.  Tab is a system for guitar players to see exact fingerings of how a song is played.  Unfortunately quite often these internet songs are not written correctly, or the rhythm is not indicated.  I have a vast library of original note-for-note transcriptions available to my students.

3. Chords & Rhythm