[Perform-Talk] Newbie blind guitarist

[Jimmy Parsons]

Hey Daryl
     
     Your forefinger or pointer finger. Is finger number one. 
Your middle finger is finger number two.  Your ring finger is finger number three. And your pinky finger is finger number four.  

-The big thick string that is lowest in pitch (low E) is String number 6
- The highest in pitch thinnest in diameter string or (High E) 
Is String number one.  

So the strings in order from lowest pitch to highest go as this.  

6 E
5 A
4 D
3 G
2 B
1 E

So you instructor can use your finger numbers along with string numbers as well as fret numbers to get you positioned on the footboard. 
I hope that’s helpful

Jimmy Parsons

> On Feb 23, 2022, at 5:21 PM, Daryl Swinson via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> I am blind and just started learning guitar. I'm about 3 or 4 months
> into it and getting weekly lessons.
> 
> My questions are these:
> * Any tips for my instructor on how to better communicate chord
> fingerings, notes to play on what string in which fret, etc. BTW: This
> is via text on my iPhone.
> * any tips on how to read tab to learn songs? Does JAWS 22 have a way
> to translate tab into speech?
> * any general tips you feel like offering are also appreciated!
> 
> Thanks!
> -- 
>       Regards,
> 
>       Daryl Swinson, M.S., M.A.
> 
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