Classic Edelweiss
Guitar reading music help.?
Ok, well I’m learning acoustic guitar on a Classic Spanish guitar.
I got a book to teach me, after I learned some chords and wanted to see what else there was.
I’m learning Edelweiss, and the way the book is set up, it has the sheet music, but above it, it tells you what string you use, and below, says the fret.
Thats simple, it matches up and plays the song (for the most part, there is 2 measure that make no sense, and I had to make up my own there)
But what confuses me, is that above all of this, at various parts, it shows a chord. Do I play that chord?
How do I even play a chord?
I know the fingering for the chords, but if I do that, how do I play the song?
It sounds fine if I just ignore those, but I’m pretty sure that they’re important.
Anybody know anything about this?G
Generally speaking, your music lists the tablature for more than one guitar player. The lower portion of the treble clef tablature is the melody which could be played by a lead guitarist or sung by the lead singer. Above the treble clef are the chords which could be played by a rythym guitarist. And there is probably a bass clef portion below the treble clef portion. This bass clef tablature could be played by a bass guitarist.
For a beginner, the best thing to do is learn each tablature separately. First learn the melody. Then learn the chords. Then learn the bass.
It is possible to play a combination of tablatures if you use finger pickin’ style. That is where you are use most or all of your fingers and thumb on the playing hand to pick the strings. But this is for more advanced players.
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