Become skilled at sight-reading guitar in the key of D Major across the entire neck. These exercises in 2st, 4th, & 7th positions will help you recognize notes. Exercises are intended for intermediate music readers.
This is ideal for those who have been through my Read Music for Guitar book, or one of my online courses. Or, perhaps you are already comfortable reading music in the first position and want to use this fun exercise to develop your reading skills across the fretboard.
Why This D-Major Site-Reading Exercise is Good
- Develop Ability to Read Fast: Daily repetition will develop your abilities to instantly associate staff notes with fretboard notes.
- Move Freely Over the Fretboard: Playing the same melody in various positions will help you to move freely in D Major.
Video Covers These Fretboard Positions
- 2nd Position: Best position for playing D Major while including open strings.
- 4th Position: Easy position to play D Major with only one out of position shift across the strings.
- 7th Position: This position lets you access a full 2 octaves in D Major
Free Sheet Music With TAB Included
Get the PDF with sight-reading drills. Download here.
How to Practice
- Watch the video to understand the exercise and hear it played with the backing track.
- Download PDF file.
- Try to play the exercise without using the tabulated notation, unless you find that it’s really holding you back.
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