Learning the open strings on guitar is one of the first and most important steps in building your foundation in guitar theory and music education.
A standard guitar has 6 strings, named E-A-D-G-B-E, starting from the lowest-pitched string to the highest.
mnemonic for guitar strings
You can memorize the open string note names by using a mnemonic (a phrase), such as:
- Eddie
- Ate
- Dynamite
- Good
- Bye
- Eddie
The Next Step For learning note names
Now that you’ve memorized the open string names on guitar you can learn the musical alphabet.