AboutLynne May Expertise Any question relating to guitar playing: scales, chords, music theory, arpeggios, soloing, chord progressions, key signatures, buying a guitar, guitar tabs, writing guitar music, musical styles including rock, blues and classical.
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Experience I have played guitar for 30 years. Fifteen years of that time I spent traveling nationwide as a performer. I have owned and operated May Music Studio in Washington state for the last 20 years. I also teach piano and drums.
Recently I have started a website which provides absolutely free music lessons:
http://www.may-studio-music-lessons.com
Question Hi, I'm new to playing the guitar and I'm not really sure how to explain my problem, but if the guitar sounds an octave lower than written and you have for example middle c written, do you play the string that is called middle c, or do you play the note that will actually sound as middle c? I'm sorry if I'm not making sense, I'm not quite sure how to put this.
Answer Hi, Liz--
When you see the note "Middle C" written, play the note that is on your 5th string,
3rd fret.
