Notes on the fretboard

[pessimist]

What's the best way of knowing the notes on the fretboard? Is it just starting from the first string and just use pure memory to memorise the notes on the fretboard for that string, then moving on to the next string?

I don't think that is the best way right? Can anyone give me advice on what's the most effective way of going about doing that? I am totally not familiar with the entire fretboard, and I find myself not improving at all.

 

[empihsrow]

Playing scales across the fretboard repeatedly.

Memorizing won't do you much good, trust me.

 

[bf0502tr]

yea i agree with empihsrow, memorising the fretboard wont do u good if u dont alr know ur theory and scales. furthermore, once u memorise all the notes, u still cant do anything till u know all the notes in a certain key u wanna play. say which are sharp which are not, which are flat. all the best

 

[steady]

Hi, if you mean playing scales, I feel that is easier to remember the shape rather than each individual note. This is especially true for movable scales. If you play the F major shape scale starting from the 5th fret, that is A major, 7th is B major and so on.
If you are trying to learn the notes of each individual string across the fret board, I will ask my students to draw the keys of the piano keyboard and learn the half steps and hold steps. Meaning from C to D is a whole step cuz there is a black key in between. Same for D to E. From E to F is a half step. No black key. Once u get this down and know that each fret moves you a half step, you don't have to memorise. You only need to know the notes of your open strings and can count from there.

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Steady
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[pessimist]

im actually quite familiar with basic theory as i learned piano. it's just the pentatonic and blues scales that im not sure of. but the normal major and minor scales, im fine with them. problem is, guitar seems to have a lot of different kinds of scales. major, minor, blues, pentatonic, dorian, etc. etc.

 

[steady]

The scales you mentioned not only apply to guitars. They apply to other musical instruments that have notes. Ok, I see you wana go in depth with your scales and you mentioned dorian. The name might sound difficult but is actually not once you understand that all these modes are built from your major and minor scales and you know the formula for the different modes. You already mastered at least 2 of the modes, Ionian mode, which is actually the major scale and Aeolian mode which is the minor scale. Dorian mode is like a minor scale with a natural 6th note instead of flatted. Pentatonic is 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the major scale. Blues scale is built from pantatonic scale. Anyway, you get the idea that there might be many scales, but all are link. Don't memorise each individual 1. Just master your major and minor. To play other scales, just know the formula and you can play. If you are playing the backing and others playing the notes, you need to know the different progressions that go with them.

Steady
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[firdaus]

Don't memorise each individual 1. Just master your major and minor. To play other scales, just know the formula and you can play.

agree with steady but i think that you can also leardn the different fingerings
of the maj and imn apreggio playing them throughout the entire fretboard using the caged system i think that this can also makes you more familiar with the fret board .For example play the c arpeggio in the c , a,g,e,d pattern you cac check out the book thats called fretboard logic.

There is also a software that you can use which is called fret board warrior
its like a game asking you to name the notes that is being shown on the fretboard can help you memorize the notes on the fretboard

 

[theunknown]

memorize the notes? i dont know if what im thinking is exactly what u mean. but whatever, this is my way.

1 - you should know the notes of open fret (0 fret) strings. (dont tell me you dont. haha)
2 - know that all notes (A to G) have sharp except B and E
3 - just work it up from the 0 fret, say 6th fret on A string u go A#,b,c, c#,d,d#
4 - if you trying to "guess" a note beyong fret 12, just remember that 0 fret and 12 fret is the same note. say 14 on E string is F#.

knowing the notes on the fretboard is not hard. u have to know what goes into the fretboard. my gf learn the notes (not memorizing) in like 10 mins. all i needed to tell her was

- the notes of open strings (EADGBe, standard. haha)
- the note cycle (A.....G#)
- fret 0 and 12 is same

finding the same note on a different octave? do a powerchord! find an octave higher? put ur index on original note, ur pinky is the same note an octave higher! haha.

learn the formula, dont learn the answers.

 

[smn531]

try fretpro software

http://soft.com.sg/forum/gear-computer-sw/159161-bundle-software-may-make-you-pro-all.html

 

[sarge]

Memorising notes

I remembered when I was taught to memorise the guitar notes.I was taught to use the circle of 5ths and name each string using it.My advice to you is to start with the natural notes first on each string.Do it as a daily exercise and visualise.Repetition is the key and you'll soon get it down within 2 weeks or less.The notes B,C & E,F are half step apart.These are the special two.Slowly move on to the other keys.Start with the key of G for example with only one sharp,the a key with two sharps etc.Its a process and it would be good to incorporate scales in the key as you name the notes.Once you master the Key of C(without sharps or flats) the key of G would not be much of a problem.Move on to the next key next.Give it a try and good luck.