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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Electric → I don't know my notes
I am a beginner. I know a lot of chords and even some scales but it is hard for me to memorize notes. I do understand some things like scales are named for the notes it begins with (right), but is it necessary to know where every note is on the neck? I may be mixing apples with oranges. Do I need to know this for playing for instance the A Minor Pentatomic Scale? Any suggestions for a newby is appreciated.
payjack welcome to Chordie,you may want to start with the basic C scale there are lots of books on basic theory I use Mel Bay I to start my students with it has all the basic information on chords and scale construction also a free program Guitar Alchemest is a great tool just google it up and pick the free program I think you will really enjoy it because it has all the scales and modes plus a thousand ways to make each chord all the way up the neck and down good luck 
Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I am going to download this program.
Hi Pajack, and again Welcome to Chordie!
As usual Russell has it spot on! It is good to have a concept of where on the neck notes live, and it all relates to chord building and scales. There are a bunch of folks here on Chordie that understand all the "theory" mumbo-jumbo much better than I, and through the posts and questions/answers over the past few years I have a glimmer of understanding now.
Visit often, don't be shy about questions and have a good time with your music. We're all in this thing together!
Take Care;
Doug
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