| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
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I wonder if someone could help me ? I have a limited knowledge on reading guitar music, and I came across some music that I'm trying to learn but I'm having a hard time with a part of it. The music is for classical guitar and there is a section where there is the Roman Numeral V over the scale in one section and VII in another section. Does this mean to bar the notes at the fifth and seventh frets, or is this and indication of the scale in that location on the neck ? Thanks Jim
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| 517.1 | Position playing | INK::BUCKLEY | Boost 800Hz! | Thu Mar 03 1988 10:10 | 11 |
It's a position indicator. Real common in classical guitar music.
V - you'd play the scale in the 5th poition (4th - 8th fret area),
VII would be 7th position (6th - 10th fret area).
They're usually the best places to play the passage, so they're
really not trying to be hard as*es about it.
Have a little patience with it.
wjb
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| 517.2 | can you elaborate please? | LARVAE::BRIGGS | Richard Briggs | Fri Mar 04 1988 04:26 | 8 |
I don't understand. I too have a little musical knowledge but its
quite often dangerous!
What do you mean when you say the 5th position is between the 4th
and 8th fret area? Why doesn't it start at the fifth fret?
Richard
UK SWAS
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| 517.3 | If I remember correctly, ... | ZYDECO::MCABEE | Give me the roses while I live | Fri Mar 04 1988 10:55 | 12 |
...the Roman numeral markers are mainly used to indicate a (partial
or full) barre position. A 'V' would mean barre at the fifth fret.
A fraction, like 3/6, is often included to indicate how many strings
to barre. As wjb said, it could also be a general position indicator,
but, more often, position would be implied by the string number (the
circled number by the note). If you're playing in the fifth position,
you sometimes reach back to the fourth fret with the 1-finger.
At least that's how I remember it. It's been mumblety-mumble years
since I was into classical guitar with any degree of seriosity.
Bob
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| 517.4 | PCCAD2::RICHARDJ | Fri Mar 04 1988 11:36 | 4 | ||
Thanks WJB
Makes sense.
Jim
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