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Hi!
my question is which position to choose for sight reading.
I have seen in several places that the recommended to start is the 5th.
If so, which fret would you use for B note (let´s say I am reading C major), the 4th fret in 3rd string or 9th fret in 4th string?Thanks
Hi Mikel,
There is no such thing as 1 position that is the best for all sight-reading. The position is determined by the overall range of the given written music. You can usually find a position that will cover the entire range, or otherwise you will have to shift positions in different places. That in turn is determined by the positions that offer more comfortable fingerings to execute the music. So, the bottom line is that you have to be able to read anywhere on the fretboard.A good book which I recommend to master this in a methodical fashion is “Melodic Rhythms for Guitar” by William Leavitt. This is a Berklee book. I used it and in addition practiced sight reading “The Charlie Parker Omnibook” in C, Bb and Eb. These 3 books forced me to read his solos in different positions covering different ranges on the guitar. I remember doing this for a year almost every day. Not only did it improve my sightreading but it also helped me learn a ton of bebop vocabulary! Hope this is helpful!
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