Guitar Note Chart to Begin Exploring Lead Guitar

Anyone who has ever made an honest effort to learn to play guitar has picked up a guitar note chart at one point or another and wondered why guitar gods make it look so easy. They short answer is that it's not easy, and that super-star guitarists have spent years mastering their craft. That doesn't mean you necessarily have to study like the masters to become modestly proficient at guitar. On the other hand, if you do a little studying of the right material the right way you can make tremendous leaps in a short time.

The A minor pentatonic scale guitar note chart

The 'V' in the chart denotes the fifth fret. The lower case letters indicate the fingers you should most likely use to play the notes - i for index, m for middle, r for ring, and p for pinky. We good so far? Kewl. This five tone scale has the notes A C D E and G, and can be played over a wide variety of chord progressions such as the I-IV-V (would be A-D-E in this case) or any of a number of other chord progressions from an A minor scale. As with any other online lead guitar lessons I've written, I always expect you to record chord progressions and practice playing leads over them. In this case you'd want to be recording the simple A-D-E chord progression, and then practicing running up and down the scale chart (with the chords playing in the background) and listening for where the solo changes should be and what sounds good. Developing your ear is the most critical element of becoming an intuitive guitar player. Starting with simple progressions and leads from a guitar note chart like the A minor pentatonic will develop your rote knowledge while you are focusing on the more important task of developing your ear for music.