Guitar Grade 8: Technique

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your guitar neck has a secret map of notes. Each fret is a stop on a train line.

2. 2

   Which fret on the E string gives you an A note?

3. 3

   Slide your finger from the 5th fret to the 7th fret on the same string. That's a whole step up!

4. 4

   Let's play a scale pattern — just the first 3 notes of A major.

5. 5

   Now try the same pattern starting on the 5th fret of the A string (D).

6. 6

   How many frets do you move for a whole step (tone)?

7. 7

   What note is on the 5th fret of the A string?