Help with song please.

[jesseckss]

I have been having trouble with this song cause there are a few notes that im not sure of.  There are a few other things I need help with to.

I have circled the parts I am having trouble with.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/KageX/FFXZanarkand1.gif <----That is the first sheet.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/KageX/FFXZanarkand2.gif  <----That is the second sheet.

If someone could please help me it would be awesome! ^____^

My e-mail address is monkeybiz_5@hotmail.com if you need it.

[xvimbi]

Measure 1: Those notes that are outside the main staff are written on so-called ledger lines (the small horizontal lines). I guess, you can count from F to C in the treble clef (F is in the bottom space, G is on the second line from the bottom, and so on). Just continue counting this way all the way up to the note in question. You will find that this note is an E. The same principle applies for notes below the main staff. The trouble note in measure 13 is a G. There is a useful hint: the note on the second ledger line above the treble staff is a C, and the note on the second ledger line below the bass staff is a C as well. Remember those locations, and you'll be able to identify notes on ledger lines rather quickly.

There is an exception in the very last measure. There is only one ledger line in between the treble and the bass staffs. This ledger line denotes middle-C. Count upwards, and you'll find the note in question is an F#. So, why is it not written in its "normal" spot on the treble staff above? Well, this notation is used to indicate that the F# is to be played with the left hand. It belongs to the sequence that preceeds it, and this sequence is played with the left hand.

I'll leave the rest of those notes to you to figure out what they are. Ask again if you are still having problems.

Do you know what the wavy lines in front of some of the chords mean?

[alraydo]

ok... quick lesson on leger lines.

If you know all the notes on the staff (ie E f G a B c D e F) then you can figure out what those higher notes are.   For example, the first note in question (right hand) is on the third leger line above the staff.  If you know that the top line is F, then you just keep counting upwards in alphabetical order:

   Space    line     space       line       space    line
    -G-        -A-       -B-        -C-       -D-      -E-

The same goes for the bass clef, just in reverse.  Example:  the first note you have marked is on the space below the third leger line down.   If you know that the bottom line on the staff is G, then count down backwards:

   Space    line     space      line       space      line       space
     -F-        -E-       -D-        -C-      -B-        -A-      -G-

Then just follow through and figure out the rest.

I hope this helps.

[bernhard]

Each line and space of the staff corresponds to a white key on the keyboard. To find the keys corresponding to ledger lines just extend the process (for instance, the first note in the piece is an E) Study the picture below and try to figure it out:





 

 
Stacked notes are played together, that is as a chord.

Black keys are indicated by the signs # (sharp) or b (flat).

Wavy line in front of a chord is a direction to play the chord arpeggiated.

Get your self a basic book on how to read music. A good one (there are literally hundreds) is:

“How to read music” by Terry Burrows (Sevenoaks).

Best wishes,
Bernhard.