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Here's my problem / question. When in the key of A (capo'd) for example and the chord changes to E, many of the tabs have notes on 0 and #2 (near A). Since I tend to stay on or near #7 I limit myself to what I can do. I don't understand the methodology of playing E with an open fret or on #2.

Is there a way to help me understand what notes I can play where?

Thanks!
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I think you need to think about it in a completely different way. Every song or tune has a melody and you need to work out how to play that, regardless of how much you need to move things around. Listening to recordings and reading tab are good ways to see what other people do in certain situations. Learning some music theory is also a very good idea. There is a music theory lesson available at Bluegrass College which concentrates solely on bluegrass and how theory can help you improvise. Use the left navigator and click on 'Lessons'; you'll find a link at the top of the new page.

Learn the melodies first though!

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