Being able to interpret lead sheets is a valuable skill for any guitar player to have, as it tests all aspects of your musicianship: improvisation, sight reading, and timing, to name a few. If you’ve looked at a lead sheet, you may have asked yourself “Where are all the notes!?” A lead sheet is a type of sheet music arrangement used by many instrumentalists, bands, and even vocalists. They may only be a page or two, but they have many uses.
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Intervals in music are an essential foundation for understanding how to use various modal scales to your advantage.
While the best method is to actually combine these four approaches, visualizing the fretboard is something any guitar player would do well to work on.
The Circle of Fifths will help you understand and remember the notes in any key.