May 15, 2024

Musical Alphabet - Natural Notes A string

Nikki Stevens

Guitar

Instructions

Play the natural notes on the A string, ascending to the 12th fret, then head back down. You can use your fret hand fingers however feels comfortable, but make sure you develop consistency with how you decide to play it. Make sure the notes transitions are clean and not too chopped up and fragmented.

Focus areas

Primary

Identifying Natural Notes

Secondary

Play clean notes, remain consistent

This helps with:

Beginning Theory
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About the coach

Nikki Stevens

Instructor, lesson writer, and content creator

Guitar

Nikki first began teaching at successful guitar shops in Los Angeles in 2005. In 2010 she bought a struggling music store in Montana and flipped it into a full line retail store. It was here she met Jason Newsted, formerly of Metallica, who mentored her on the bass and live performance. She then went on to work with Fender Play and many other top industry brands, such as ESP Guitars and Earthquaker. A favorite musical accomplishment of hers was performing in The Go-Go's musical Head Over Heels.

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