Guitar Guru uses a variety of symbols to simulate a real guitar performance. Complete references of these symbols can be found in the Fret-Hand Notation Legend and the Pick-Hand Notation Legend.
Finger Dots
During the playing of a session, whenever a string is pressed by a finger of the fret-hand, a colored dot is displayed indicating the precise location for your finger on the fingerboard. The color of the dot indicates which finger to use. Similarly, whenever a string is struck by a finger of the pick-hand, a colored dot appears over the string in the pick-hand view. The color assignments for each finger of the fret-hand and the pick-hand are shown below.
A white dot appearing over the nut indicates the string is played open without being fretted (the dot will appear on top of the capo if one is attached).
The dot flashes in the fret-hand view whenever the string is struck by the pick-hand.
Technique Symbols
Unlike most other instruments, the guitar allows you to manipulate the sound of notes after they have been played in many different ways, called techniques. Guitar Guru shows these as yellow tags attached to the finger dots. Below is an example of a full-step note bend at the 8th fret using the ring finger.
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