Notes:

• You should already have the names of the strings memorized. From lowest-sounding to highest sounding:

     E(6) A(5) D(4) G(3) B(2) E(1)

(Mnemonic: Eddie Ate Dynamite; Good Bye Eddie)

• There are 7 "named notes" in Western music (music originating from European traditions):

      A B C D E F G

• Just remember that there's a half step (1 fret), between B&C and E&F; all the other notes have a whole step (2 frets) between them.

• Most guitars have markers on the fretboard (and dots on the side of the neck). On the low E string, G, A and B are usually on frets with markers. The 12th fret is the octave fret and usually has two dots or markers.

• It's a good idea to just memorize the notes along the bottom E and A strings. If you know those notes, it's simple to find the names of notes on the higher-sounding strings.

• On the D string, you can go down (toward the head), 2 frets, then down 2 strings to the E string. You can easily hear that they are the same note.

• Because of the 'odd pair' (G and B strings), you have to go down THREE frets (then down 2 strings), to find the same note.