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Why is a zero fret so uncommon on guitars in spite of all the advantages?
Given the many advantages of using a zero fret on a guitar (as cited in this excellent answer Advantages of a zero fret) and given that with a zero fret it is easier to play chords that call for ...
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Regularly applying oil to a guitar's fingerboard: how necessary is it?
Reading this question about how to apply lemon oil to a guitar's fingerboard got me thinking, how necessary is this practice?
Checking around forums, seems that some people argue that it makes no ...
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Guitar exercises for precision and accuracy
I started with metal guitar a little more than a year ago, and mostly learned all this classic Metallica stuff from the 80's like Master of Puppets. Now I can play it up to speed, I can even play it ...
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Physics of Guitar frets and sound
I understand how Guitar works. Pitch/Frequency of sound produced depends on length of vibrating string. So we have different frets to product different notes. Fine.
However I am curious to understand ...
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How the position of a chord's notes is determined on the guitar fret board?
It seems the position of a chord's notes on a guitar fret board should obey some rules!
As an example; why, in Cm chord, the G note on lower E String is not in count?
I'll be thankful if anyone can ...
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Guitar beginner - What does this card show?
I am a beginner (just had 4 hours with a teacher) and I bought something where I can read the notes for the fretboard to better learn them. Also there was a card included with the following prints:
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Is fingers pointing towards each other a problem when fretting a guitar
I've been practicing the guitar for a few months now and am currently learning a song that requires me to slide from the 10th and 12th fret on the A and B string down to the third and fifth frets, ...
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Guitar fretboard diagram generators
I am looking for simple ways to communicate to people note patterns on the guitar. It seems like modern technology like computer generated diagrams would be an appropriate way to accomplish that.
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Is the CAGED system the main way for learning the guitar's fretboard?
Just curious if there's alternatives to the CAGED system? I've googled but most alternatives aren't nearly as popular, 3NPS is one of them. So is CAGED the main way to go about learning fretboard ...
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Faulty fretboard
My acustic guitar (Fender cd-140sce) is 2-years old, played an average of 1hour a day, and appears to have developped the following problem.
For several combinations of strings and positions on the ...
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Every A note on my guitar sounds awful
I don't know why, but when I play the note A anywhere on the fretboard, it sounds horrible, especially on the 6th string. I'm not sure how to describe it but it sounds almost like if you played to the ...
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12 String guitar going out of tune around the 8th fret on the high e, b and g
I just bought my 12 string guitar and the g,b and high e string go out of tune when i play it around the 8th fret i'm really getting worried. I'm wondering if its a problem with the type of strings it ...
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Where in the guitar fretboard do you play the composition
I am relearning guitar by myself with the help of the web.
I have studied music theory and started to sight read.
When I have easy sheet music for the guitar (Ode to Joy for example), I tend to play ...
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What is the purpose of a zero fret on a guitar?
Some guitars have an added fret just after the nut called a "zero fret":
What is the purpose of this? Is it to enhance playability at the bottom range of the instrument (by making the first fret ...
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