So this is my first time creating something in GarageBand. I am trying to add some guitar tracks to the lyrics I sang for this song, but I have never actually learned guitar before and I can't seem to be able to grasp how the notes work and how everything is laid out on the neck. I do play a bit of piano (self-taught, no formal music theory background), but the guitar is set up way differently and I am just having trouble learning the layout of the notes.
I think the song is in A major (at least that is what it said when I googled it, again no formal music theory background here) but when I switch the guitar to the major scale I still can't seem to figure out where all the right notes are (I don't even know if this is the right thing to do). I did try following some guitar tabs but I was completely lost because in GarageBand they don't label how each string is tuned and when I follow the tabs the notes are wrong (I'm also not sure I'm reading them right lol).
Anyway does anyone have any tips or advice for me in regards to this. I do learn to play instruments best by watching and copying, so perhaps if anyone could also show me where the correct notes would be on the fretboard maybe that would help?
Submitted February 09, 2023 at 12:37AM by paperthinhymn11 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/10xkabf/new_to_guitar_and_need_help_learning_how_to_play/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, February 8, 2023