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Mission 3 · Phase 1 · Foundations

Lines, spaces and the staircase

Read any note on the staff and start seeing movement instead of isolated notes.

12 min+50 XP when done

The lines: E G B D F

From the bottom up, the five lines are E, G, B, D, F. The classic sentence: Every Good Boy Does Fine.

8EGBDF
or tap each note

The spaces: F A C E

From the bottom up, the four spaces spell a word: FACE. And the top space is the high E, your 1st-string landmark.

8FACE
or tap each note

Step or skip

The second skill, and the most important one for reading fast, is looking at the distance to the next note:

  • Step (+1 or −1): line to the next space. The next note of the scale.
  • Skip of a 3rd (+2 or −2): line to the next line, or space to the next space. It skips one note.
  • Repeat (=): same pitch.

Ode to Joy with the moves marked

8448=+1+1=−1−1−1=+1+1=−1=
or tap each note
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Why this speeds you up

After the first note, you don’t need to name the others. You just need to know “up one, up one, down two”. That’s how fluent readers read: they spot the first note and follow the shape.

Practice in parts

Work each level until it feels easy. Lines first, then spaces, then the whole staff.

Note Hunt · Notes on the lines
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8
What note is this?
Note Hunt · Notes in the spaces
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8
What note is this?
Note Hunt · Whole staff
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What note is this?

Quick check

Get every answer right to finish. Mistakes are part of it: read the explanation and try again.

1. Which note is on the 3rd line?

2. Which note is in the 3rd space?

3. From a line to the next line up, the interval is a...

On the acoustic guitar: Play the C major scale (5th string fret 3 up to 2nd string fret 1) reading the staff from Mission 1. Then play it skipping every other note: C, E, G, B.On the electric guitar: Play the C major scale (5th string fret 3 up to 2nd string fret 1) reading the staff from Mission 1. Then play it skipping every other note: C, E, G, B.