Notes on fretboard

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Notes on fretboard
Topic Started: Jan 16 2009, 11:25 PM (432 Views)
Supersezzie	Jan 16 2009, 11:25 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #8,658 Joined: July 12, 2008	Hey guys, does anyone have a tip for learning these that actually works? I really don't find the whole octaves thing or anything helpful, as it's no way to develop speed if you're sitting there comparing everything on the third string to the 5th string - I seem to be trying everything but I just really want to be able to look at the fretboard and know the note. I'm really fruystrated too cos I'm so desperate to get them down I seem to have put all other practice on hold and feel I'm going nowhere fast! Any advice is VERY welcome, thanks!



voodoorider	Jan 16 2009, 11:34 PM Post #2
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	Ok, from knowing barre chords you will know 3 of the strings inside out! the heavy E and the A string cover the most used barre chords/power chords that exist so you should know all 12 frets on the E & A string if you know your basic Major barre chords! You have 2 E strings so they are both the same notes! That's 3 strings taken care of fairly swiftly! Do you know these already? Ok now you have 3 strings left! Personally i used the octave way to learn my D string notes but if that doesn't work for you then it doesn't work for you So as boring as it sounds I'd just start at the open D.. and think out the notes as you move up the board one fret at a time! I find writing stuff down helps a lot! It helped me remember arpeggios and scales really well! Draw a fretboard with 6 strings.. and write all the notes in! Do it 20 times a week if you like! If you know 4 of the strings try it for just the 2 you don't know so well! And remember the fret markers are your friend. Practice actually playing the notes in order up and down the fretboard too of course, taking the time to think about which note it is you are currently fretting! Another way i just though is maybe learning all the notes at the fret markers on all the strings! Then build the rest from there! Edited by voodoorider, Jan 16 2009, 11:39 PM.
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Leif	Jan 17 2009, 03:09 AM Post #3
Alex Posts: 213 Group: Members Member #9,065 Joined: December 14, 2008	Try looking on Youtube for lessons, Some of the most important things i know i learned from videos of famous guitars. Marty Friedman does some really good starter tutorials and cover all the notes and chords you will need to know to progress. If you know how to download torrents then get this one, It's a great collection of celebrity lesson videos from people like Marty Friedman, Eric Johnson, Alexi Laiho, John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde. http://isohunt.com/download/15796969/guitar+lessons.torrent
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monwobobbo	Jan 17 2009, 04:21 AM Post #4
Posts: 1,032 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	honestly its just a matter of memorization. as voodoo said the E and A should be easy so only 3 more to worry about. think this way its only 12 notes so as long as you remember that E and B have no flats or sharps then you can just count off from any note. also remember that a flat or sharp note can have two designations. a C # is the same note as a Db. it all has to do with theory. i'd just start wit the E and A strings since those are where your barre chords are and the rest will come.
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Rampant	Jan 17 2009, 10:30 AM Post #5
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 403 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	monwobobbo Jan 17 2009, 04:21 AM honestly its just a matter of memorization. as voodoo said the E and A should be easy so only 3 more to worry about. think this way its only 12 notes so as long as you remember that E and B have no flats or sharps then you can just count off from any note. also remember that a flat or sharp note can have two designations. a C # is the same note as a Db. it all has to do with theory. i'd just start wit the E and A strings since those are where your barre chords are and the rest will come. I read this tip about sharps and flats and thought it quite clever... When you're learning the notes on a string play them first ascending, then descending. Each note you pick say it's name out loud. Call the "inbetween" notes sharps on the way up to fret 12. Then call them flats on the way back down. The 'finger lesson' that my sensei gave me during my first ever lesson was the chromatic scale in the first position. Again, saying the note out loud is supposed to help.. If you don't already know the first string off pat already, you can use the finger exercise above to learn the first 12 frets pattern of the first string, from memory, using the first 12 notes of the chromatic scale. Similarly, the 12 notes on the chromatic scale strarting at open A are the 2nd string notes, Same goes for the 3rd. {PS remember to pick down to only third fret on G string instead of fourth fret as per all other strings for the chromatic scale. Sorry if this is basics for you - I'm a recent starter } Cheerz Mark H
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voodoorider	Jan 17 2009, 11:03 AM Post #6
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	So by tonight you should have them all sussed and we can move onto enharmonic spelling! Woohoo
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areyouthefarmer	Jan 25 2009, 03:51 AM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #8,698 Joined: July 31, 2008	You know, i'm not convinced it's even that important to know where all the notes are on the fretboard. It's certainly not the way I would recommend a beginner to learn. Far better to practice playing scales in various keys and you'll start to recognize where the notes are through playing, which is surely more effective than setting out to memorize them.



Mark Wingfield	Nov 24 2011, 11:21 PM Post #8
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #9,608 Joined: November 24, 2011	One approach that has worked for a lot of students is to this: The notes BC are right next to each other and so are EF. EF are directly above BC so you get a block of notes which always fall together: BC EF. Learn those first. In a sense all you need to do is learn the B's and you'll automatically know the C and EF. Once you know the BC EF blocks, learn the fact that above every A is a D. So from learning two notes, the Bs and the As, you know 6 of the 7 notes. Learning the Gs from there is pretty easy. Try this approach, it works for a lot of people. Finally, don't worry about learning the notes above the 12th fret because its all an exact repeat of everything that happens below it. Hope this helps.
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