Let’s say I want to find the name of the note on the 7th fret, 3rd string, (G-string) again I go 2 strings down and 2 frets back and I have arrived on the 5th fret, 5th string. You can do this any where on the string, just use the same shape of the first diagram. So the note on the 3rd fret, 4th string is also an F note. Now you’re on the 1st fret, 6th string and this is an F note. Now we can find the name any note or octave on the entire neck.įor example if you want to find the name of the note on 3rd fret, 4th string (D-string) then take your finger from this note and go down 2 strings and then 2 frets back and you have the same note (only one octave lower). So if you start on the first note of a scale and you go up 7 notes in the scale you arrive on the 8th note which is the octave.Įach of the diagrams below shows an octave, that means the notes share the same name except one note is higher or lower than the other.
If you think scale wise, an octave is the distance of 7 notes in the diatonic scale. You can apply this to every fret and every string. For example, if you’re on the 1st fret, 6th string (F note) and go up 12 frets, which will take you to the 13th fret, you will also hit on an F note only one octave higher. If you think in notes, an octave is an interval with the distance of 12 half steps (12 frets) in the chromatic scale. An octave is in essence an interval whose higher note has a frequency of vibration twice that of its lower note. Once you’ve memorized the notes on the 6th and 5th string you can easily find any other note on the guitar. If you don’t know the notes on the 6th and 5th string yet check out Learn The Guitar Fingerboard Thoroughly in 16 Days
This is essential for learning barre chords, soloing and a lot of other stuff. So say for example you start on middle C those 12 notes would be…Ĭ C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B and then beginning at C again.Most intermediate guitar players can find the notes across the neck on the 6th (low E) and 5th string (A). If you want to get really nerdy about that concept here is a website for you And especially true for the kind of piano music I play.ĭoesn’t matter what octave or key you’re in, all you get are those 12 notes within that scale. Now of course this isn’t a blanket statement about all the world’s music and all the cultures of the world.īut it’s fitting for western music and western ears/sensibilities. All any artist can offer the world is how they see those 12 notes. It’s the same story told over and over, forever. “Music is essentially 12 notes between any octave, Twelve notes, and the octave repeats.
Notes in an octave movie#
And it has an equally powerful soundtrack featuring Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga.Īt one point in the movie there was this poignant quote between two of the characters… I don’t want to give too much away in case you haven’t seen it, but essentially the story is about a rock star with a drinking and drug problem who discovers a talented young woman and helps her launch her career and about their blossoming relationship. I recently went to see the reboot of the movie ‘A Star Is Born’
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