How to REALLY Memorize The Fretboard

Рет қаралды 19,486

Күн бұрын

So here's the deal gang, I recently said in a video "There's no easy way to memorize all the notes" I was wrong! This whole video is a correction to that statement because I am the kind of guy who can admit when I'm wrong. I'm so awesome and morally upstanding. Hope this helps.
All the notes on the fretboard pdf: drive.google.com/file/d/1wiqM...
Follow me on Instagram: / kevinnickens
Here's some Amazon links to help you out. These are affiliate links so I earn a small commission, but you can still trust my recommendation because I can link any gear I want, I choose to link this stuff. I'm not sponsored by any of the manufacturers listed below.
Cheap-ish acoustic I like: amzn.to/44IxFmK
Very cheap acoustic guitar (not great but better than nothing): amzn.to/44teYUg
Best acoustic guitar for anyone (I use this guitar in all the videos): amzn.to/3JYzLXB
Best electric guitar for beginners: amzn.to/3rAYYkk
I LOVE this electric guitar: amzn.to/3pHY1qb
Electric guitar with humbuckers (I love this too): amzn.to/44Fpat7
Here's the best tuner in the world: amzn.to/3XOizdb
This tuner is not as good but its fine and cheaper: amzn.to/46LUjwj
The strings I like for electric: amzn.to/3Oc3L4G
The strings I like for acoustic: amzn.to/3JZ4mV7
Decent guitar cable: amzn.to/3NPytiN
Really nice guitar cable: amzn.to/46PnChh
Comfortable guitar strap: amzn.to/3pGpt7L
The picks I like for acoustic: amzn.to/3PRCExa
The picks I like for electric: amzn.to/3Ochusn
The picks I recommend for beginners: amzn.to/44l80AC
Awesome amp for beginners: amzn.to/3OoUXJ7
Cheapest amp that's not terrible: amzn.to/43sMOHR
The capo I use: amzn.to/3rsWjcA
String changer tool: amzn.to/44M3meC
Sunglasses I wear at night: amzn.to/46RrNJu
Wall Hook: amzn.to/3rpm0uB
Guitar Stand: amzn.to/3OgngcD
Strap Locks I use: amzn.to/3XQpxOy
Hearing Protection I like: amzn.to/44HKayO or amzn.to/3DeXteh
The headphones I like: amzn.to/46O529k
The microphone I use: amzn.to/3rm53RE
The audio recorder I use: amzn.to/44oVhgt
The audio interface I use: amzn.to/46JjCzb
A smaller (cheaper) version of that audio interface: amzn.to/3JXRr5G
Decent XLR cables: amzn.to/44qRAXp
My camera: amzn.to/3Y7A609
My main lens: amzn.to/3XUfKY7
My second lens: amzn.to/44q8428
The lights I use: amzn.to/3Dcn4EX
Thanks for watching!

Пікірлер: 63

@pedrogarcia1738 5 ай бұрын

I love how ur channel is 0 clickbait and fake things to get beginners attention, youre only here to teach and its a 100 percent more efficient than all the other channels man. appreciate u a lot

@keychange6231 Ай бұрын

Such darn true.

@grafeas_ton_megaleon 6 ай бұрын

I really like your No BS approach to teaching. I would definitely buy your online course if you had one, no matter the price :)

@kevinnickens 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! You’re getting it for free here on the channel lol

@robbaldwin2402 2 ай бұрын

So, I'm an idiot and I couldn't for the life of me remember which notes didn't have sharps, even though it's literally two letters out of seven, until - UNTIL, right - until I remembered that episode of The Simpsons where Homer has that barbershop quartet and they're called "The Be Sharps", and B and E are the two notes which don't have sharps. Thanks again, Simpsons, for adding value to my life. And thank you, Kevin, for teaching me how to not get a girlfriend but to sort of muddle through knowing a pentatonic scale.

@nwhite7927 23 сағат бұрын

After watching tons of videos, your video made the most sense and it finally clicked. Thanks man. You’re going places

@leesur8871 5 ай бұрын

this deserves an award for most understandable "how to memorize the fretboard" video thanks man

@H.p1324 9 күн бұрын

Seriously tho

@TofuDuffington 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. You’re answering all the questions I was too intimidated ask, and even some questions I didn’t know I had! Your videos are fantastic.

@tlv7257 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Kev. You have great teaching skills! Thank you so much for sharing this over the internet! Rock on!

@scm6079 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Amazingly easy to understand. I really appreciate the work you put into these. They have been a huge help in my musical journey. I'm looking forward to more great content!

@keek1337 3 ай бұрын

I started guitar about the time you dropped this vid and I was recommended you early on. I wasn't sure about your channel at first since it seems you're building it currently, but after watching many videos I can honestly say yours are some of the most clear, simple, and entertaining. Thanks man

@socialloner2548 4 ай бұрын

I've recently bought an electric guitar even though I have no clue about guitars as I play the piano (nothing serious, just amateur) and it was extremely intimidating to wrap my head around the basics and terminology. But you explain everything in the most concise and easy way to understand. Kevin, if you're reading this, and I hope you do... I'm forever grateful for the amazing effort you put up in your videos and I'll be anticipating more videos from you in the future. Your channel is criminally underrated ! Your channel's now on my radar, fucking subscribed mate ! ❤

@mimimi999 Ай бұрын

also recently bought a guitar. from an amateur “pianist” to another - let’s keep going 😊

@Casey250 6 ай бұрын

I've noted down a lot of notes about notes.

@kevinnickens 6 ай бұрын

It’s always good to take notes about notes so you can refer to your notes in the future

@AnantMall 6 ай бұрын

Yo dawg, i heard you like notes

@spamspanker123 6 ай бұрын

@@kevinnickensNoted.

@andyapsay8220 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin. Very informative for a newbie.

@jacobs677 2 ай бұрын

This course is perfect. I’ve been looking for something like this for years. Thanks so much for putting this together

@Peshy_ 6 ай бұрын

I wish my music teacher back in school made stuff this easy to understand, i would've picked up guitar much earlier if they were this helpful. Great vid man!

@mimimi999 Ай бұрын

oh my god thank u sm!!! i had realized the pattern for the first tip by accident when practicing memorizing but the B string tip was GOLDEN!!! thank u so much ❤ love that your video is straight to the point and u give such clear and helpful tips :) hope your channel grows!!

@jacobbh02 4 ай бұрын

Best explanation i have come across yet, good job. Keep up the good work

@levibuildsbarns5981 6 ай бұрын

You explain things so well!

@Crazyboe 6 ай бұрын

Simply put You’re a fantastic teacher keep it up

@undead148 5 ай бұрын

These have been FIRE I’m starting at the perfect time

@activflow87percentslowed 2 күн бұрын

thank you kevin. youre my new unofficial guitar teacher

@user-ld7cy4du8l 2 ай бұрын

Such quality videos… you got yourself a new subscriber

@BocchiTheFlop 6 ай бұрын

That's the stuff 🤍

@aeea3306 5 ай бұрын

Bocchi the flop

@GodIsMajestic 5 ай бұрын

⏸️

@wouterlukas6062 14 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video. Great way to visually support what you're explaining!

@vireshkumarsingh2990 2 ай бұрын

You are doing a great job buddy... Keep it up... Loved your content

@absinthe2429 6 ай бұрын

Waitin on this one ☝🏼 thank you !!

@philbrook6855 6 ай бұрын

Neat trick on how to find the note names via backtracking. It's so obvious, I'm ashamed I didn't think it up myself! Thanks Kevin.

@johnnywalker4857 22 күн бұрын

Finally, a fretboard explanation and memorization technique I understand. Thanks much!

@dre6289 5 ай бұрын

Been waiting my whole life for someone to lay it out like this

@stratoslik2528 6 ай бұрын

Nice! Thank you!

@CHOSENBOI 3 ай бұрын

Really well explained. ❤

@dragonstone6594 6 ай бұрын

Memorizing the notes is a lot easier if you know the basics of the piano keys. I would suggest learning the piano keys first that is just ABCDEFG and the half notes in between, and memorizing the fretboard will be a lot easier.

@returnofhesi3900 6 ай бұрын

You deadass taught me to play guitar

@gregalderson128 6 ай бұрын

that was so helpful!

@dreamhiking1032 2 ай бұрын

This channel is really underrated ❤

@maxime1776 6 ай бұрын

Now that the semester is over I’ll be able to learn all day long!

@Izabella94205 16 күн бұрын

wow first time i actually understood how this works. thanks man cheers

@call_me_Febz 5 ай бұрын

This is great. Thank you.

@sonothunder4774 5 ай бұрын

Very useful!

@zenon6752 5 ай бұрын

I thought it was gonna be hard to learn but you made it easy

@edcrutchfield3447 19 күн бұрын

Your special 🎸thank you

@Denvercoder 5 ай бұрын

I made up song lyrics where each line starts with the letter of the note. So the A string would look like: Apples are tasty, Apples are sharp. Bananas are pointy, Coconuts are hard. Coconut sandwiches are hard to eat, Daikon radishes, aren’t very sweet. etc. For the sharps I make the second word start with an “S” or a “B” for flats. It’s been scientifically proven that the more ridiculous the lyrics are the easier they are to remember.

@masonnair 5 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!!

@kagenotatsumaki 3 ай бұрын

Another pro tip, when moving across the strings on the same fret, if you find a B note, the next under it on that fret is E, the next string is A, than D, it always spells BEAD. Remember, B, E, A, D, G, C, F. And when ever you're playing any of those notes, going down across the strings always repeats the pattern. I've probably done a horrible job explaining this but eh, there's this idiots 1 good tip lol

@simonsanchezkumrich8489 6 ай бұрын

What about the G string?

@richardaldridge2971 4 ай бұрын

How does one play in the same key all across the fretboard? Sorry if this is a dumb question.

@aaronvicente5028 5 ай бұрын

*YES*

@cruzyboyjaa5834 4 ай бұрын

𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧❤

@sonochinos 5 ай бұрын

Quite literally the best lesson I've had on this topic. 10 minutes and I got all the answers I needed to understand notes, octaves and the fretboard in a basic manner. Amazing video!

@kevinnickens 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@stevedeep1 6 ай бұрын

You have to be musically smart for you are wearing my captain Billy Joel’s t shirt. 😂

@vaishnavi118 Ай бұрын

Never saw someone reading my mind so aptly

@edcrutchfield3447 19 күн бұрын

Not easy to me ! Cause you have sharps and flats .

@johnp.johnson1541 5 ай бұрын

*Your definition of a note is false. You have defined a tone.* TONES are NOT NOTES! Notes are tones at duration. G A B C D E F♯ are tones. -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- :𝄞 ----- ♩ -------- -------------------- Show above is a G note. It is a note because the symbol denotes time, a quarter note.

@simonsanchezkumrich8489 6 ай бұрын

What about the G string?