

To drive the point again that Rasputin and others have made in different ways, there really is no magic way to read and find the notes quickly on the guitar, other than doing it over and over with different pieces of music. I think they're harder to read than standard notation. One thing that befuddles me is how some people prefer tabs. I know that was the case with the piano, you just keep it up until it becomes instinctive in a way. I think the only thing we can do, once we have the knowledge of what notes are represented where on the staff, is just patient and constant practice.

Maybe I have a mental block of some sort. So I rely on my ears to memorize the sound of the notes once I've read them in non-real time.

This is too many steps to be efficient or fast to play in tempo. I have to use those 2 notes to count up or down alphabetically in my head to come up with a note letter name, then find the note on the fret board. The only staff notes I know well are C3 and B3 (middle staff line) and they are my reference. I get a real bad headache while doing it! I can hear a melody (if not too fast or complex) and play it back immediately on the guitar but I can't sight read and play it in tempo to save my life! My headache comes from the many steps I have to go through from a single note on the staff (never mind a chord!). I have made many attempts to learn to sight read by "doing it" but never make any progress. AndreiKrylov wrote: ↑ Saturday 17 June 2017, 15:09 pmĪnd it will take time, effort, and patience.
