LEARN The Notes On The GUITAR Fretboard In 1 Day - EASIEST METHOD On YouTube

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LEARN The Notes On The GUITAR Fretboard In 1 Day - EASIEST METHOD On YouTube - FRETBOARD MASTERY

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HOW CAN YOU LEARN The Notes On The GUITAR Fretboard In 1 Day?
Do you struggle to name the notes of your fretboard? This is for you!
👉Learn your E string first! • Still Don’t Know Your ...
If you're starting out trying to learn the fretboard from scratch I've put together a playlist which is a kind of mini-course on fretboard memorization here:
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@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

👉Learn your E string first! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5d6YMyI08WZfKM.html).

@GBLEEDS 4 жыл бұрын

I have played the guitar on and off for decades (more off in recent years) and always had issues with certain notes on the fretboard. This video has helped greatly! Thanks for the info and the simplistic way you explain it.

@jasonnoonzio3473 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou

@anneglacken4525 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - This is brilliant - so much help in this video

@johnmcaleese8459 4 жыл бұрын

I was actually able to grasp something and it wasn't much of a baa'le ! Thank you sir !

@lalonguecarabine4952 4 жыл бұрын

Suds on me if ur in the Okanagan, British Columbia anytime! This is gold brother, much thanx!

@clickingmetranome 2 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful! I never comment to anybody. I am 67 years old and for the first time I can start to understand the notes on the fret board. Many thanks!

@rickysguitar 2 жыл бұрын

There are 4 main Grids! The second grid lesson is coming soon!

@webocoli 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, it all makes sense now! The first time this has been explained in such a simple manner! 5 stars! This has to be the best instructional video and I've been playing for 50 years!

@dekrev Жыл бұрын

Right there with you - this video is gold

@raykay72 4 жыл бұрын

First few minutes I'm thinking, "What the heck kind of kooky stuff is this?" And then I keep listening and suddenly, "WHAT?! Is it really THIS EASY?!? I should've stumbled on this sooner!" Talk about a revelation and one of the biggest epiphanies I've had in a good while! Can't thank you enough for this. I have no more words!

@moreflowfalls2404 4 жыл бұрын

I just found this video. What a find!!!!!

@400_billion_suns 3 жыл бұрын

@trukkastanleyJ 😂😂😂😂😂

@markstrain8989 3 жыл бұрын

well, sure you do, lad! Here they are then: "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles's Father". Right. Give it a go...

@davidg5832 3 жыл бұрын

@@DJMerck He has no more words

@michaelnoname1518 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@haroldprice1030 3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing the guitar for nearly 60 years and about 10 years ago I started reading the music. I have had the first 5 frets pretty much memorized but have been having trouble retaining the rest of the fret board. Your BEADGCF tip has started opening up a bunch of other patterns in my head. Thanks Mate!

@grady9752 6 жыл бұрын

I used to play out professionally, never knowing a damn thing about the instrument. Several years ago, in an attempt to expunge all of my acquired bad habits, I put the guitars down. The time has come to begin anew, hopefully having lost most of the muscle memory and mental blocks from before. I am beginning with theory, before even picking the instruments up again. I just happened on this video Ricky. I will not be looking any further for support materials for mastering the fretboard for quite some time, maybe never again! Take this revelation, add in discipline and you have a formula for success. You have unlocked a door for me my friend and I wanted to publicly thank you for that. This is quite possibly the single best little nugget of instruction one could ever hope to receive. Well done. Thank You again.

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert. Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write them. KZfaq is amazing isn't it?! Sure, I get some really daft and weird comments but comments which can make you doubt yourself and the notion of doing a KZfaq channel. However, comments like yours REALLY MAKE MY DAY. It spurs me on to make more videos. I LOVE teaching guitar and to be able to share it with like-minded people regardless of what country they are in still astounds me. Thank you again, my friend. I would love to see you in the chat on a live broadcast here on KZfaq :)

@TheSivertish Жыл бұрын

Been trying to memorize the fretboard for a while now, and this is simply the best video on youtube. Can't believe it's six years old... This mnemonic should be in every video on this topic by now

@innerpull 5 жыл бұрын

Finally, someone who will talk to me like I’m an 8 year old while teaching guitar! Sometimes my brain just needs time and repition to absorb a concept, because it’s in overdrive on account of ignorance/confusion crushing any reason. Too many teachers will go: 1, 2 (ok, got it), skip a few (wait, what?), 99, 100 (oook, nevermind).

@TingleTangleJones 4 жыл бұрын

My Method: I just learned the E and the A String. The D String is the E String, just 2 Freds higher. The G Tring is the A String, just 2 Freds higher. And the B String is the A String just 2 Freds lower. But your video is also very usefull :) I´m looking forward to also learn your method. Greetings from germany!

@MOAB-UT 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I am not following you. Mabye it's just your wording but it seems like you have it backwards. D is lower than E e.g., (D D#/Eb E.) G is also lower than A in the same manner. Lastly, B is higher than A.

@TingleTangleJones 3 жыл бұрын

@@MOAB-UT D is lower than E. Thats right but what i mean is finding the same note. E on E string is just playing it open. (0 fred). To find the E on the D string is just moving 2 freds up. So for me its higher because i have to move higher on the fred Board. But maybe its just my wording. English is my second language. :) greetings

@MOAB-UT 3 жыл бұрын

@@TingleTangleJones I get what you mean now. Looking at it relative to the open string what you say makes sense. I figured it was something like that. I was thinking in terms of tone- you were referencing physical location. I guess what matters most is how it sounds! Cheers!

@davidcrocker9806 Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation Ricky - clear and concise. I've been playing guitar for over 60 years and I've got away with not knowing the notes I've been playing throughout this time. My musical tastes have changed and, instead of Chuck Berry etc. with a bass player and a drummer, I now play Celtic melodies with fiddle, pipe and accordion players. This means I have to learn to read music notation to keep up with my talented fellow musicians! Before I can do that, I have to learn the fretboard. This has helped enormously and yes, I learned it in (less than) a day. Thanks Ricky.

@trebleclefjones4899 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 39 years old. In my 10th grade Music Theory class I learned the way to memorize it as: (B)oiled (E)ggs (A)re (D)elicious, (G)o (C)ook (F)ive. It’s hard to get that out of my head at this point. Haha. Great video!

@rickysguitar 3 жыл бұрын

My OCD tells me there would be 1 egg left in the egg box...What are you doing to me Scott? The reason I use Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father is it's the order of the flats in the flat key signatures. If you reverse the story it still makes sense and is the order of sharps in the sharp keys. I only want to remember 1 mnemonic and this one is a doozy. thanks for watching buddy :)

@trebleclefjones4899 3 жыл бұрын

@@rickysguitar Ricky, you crack me up with this comment (egg 🥚 pun not intended). I’m from Massachusetts..maybe its an American thing..or my theory teacher was just a weirdo. To remember the order of sharps, we used: (F)ive (C)ats (G)ot (D)rowned (A)t (E)ast (B)ay. Cheers Mate!!!

@brandont4693 3 жыл бұрын

The only problem with that is you can't go backwards for your circle of fifths - "Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle. I don't know if they use that for guitar, but its essential for piano.

@trebleclefjones4899 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandont4693 The Charles Father one is definitely the better mnemonic device in hindsight. Lol. Always always learning/unlearning new things.

@plstrom 3 жыл бұрын

well in that case the 4th would be a G right ?! like i have seen on most circle of fiths and 4ths, it never goes to the E has he have in there !! that shit confuse the hell out of me... again !

@geoffpatch8255 5 жыл бұрын

I learned to play back in the 80s, then two marriages and three kids intervened. My youngest son is about to finish school and I've picked up my old guitars and started playing in a covers band. I decided that it's time I learned the notes on the fretboard, and Google brought me here. Absolute genius mate...from one grey-haired guitarist to another...my hat is off to you...and thank you very much.

@HannahRoot55 Ай бұрын

Hi patch

@grievouserror 4 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that this video is over 4 years old, so I'm hope I'm not too late to the party. I'm at the earliest stages of my journey and determined to learn the fretboard early on, although its 2D array makes that trickier than a keyboard's 1D arrangement. In that pursuit, I've looked at a *lot* of resources for tips, tricks and hacks and this is by *far* the most helpful one I've come across. While none of the information is exactly new or groundbreaking for me, the way it's integrated has given me hope. As you mentioned at around the 9:00 mark, I got the E string layouts rather quickly and 'A' is coming along, but the prospect of the other three and keeping it all straight has been a bit daunting. Thank you so much for this trail of bread crumbs!

@ChristineJump 5 жыл бұрын

That is the clearest description of the fretboard I've seen. THANK YOU. I knew there had to be a pattern.

@briancollins3177 2 жыл бұрын

I've been an average bass player playing only by ear for over 50 years. I have recently begun to learn some basic guitar and I have been overwhelmed by the idea of learning the notes on the neck. This is the first time I have ever seen something like this,.....and it has given it organization and simplicity. Thanks

@rickysguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Eyup Brian! If you get rid of the B and Thin E string this makes even more sense for bass as the kink in the tuning is eliminated!

@richtaylor6806 5 жыл бұрын

This is THE video I’ve been searching for. It actually teaches a repeated pattern that exists on the neck. It’s opened a whole new world of understanding. Thank you! I’m totally psyched.

@HannahRoot55 Ай бұрын

Rich Taylor

@johnnnnycage 4 жыл бұрын

My battle with learning the fretboard just ended! This man deserves a Nobel prize

@hectatusbreakfastus6106 3 жыл бұрын

I know right. I started playing when I was 17, 35 now and this just made my guitar neck click in my brain.

@Sidguru101 3 жыл бұрын

Now the real battle begins. Like... What if someone says find the 'F' note in G string I mean it's gonna take some time.

@chandrakantabaruah3387 Жыл бұрын

Really I agree with you brother.This is very helpful to us.

@rezznax 2 жыл бұрын

18yrs of playing the guitar and this is the first time this actually makes sense to me. Going back to basics to teach someone else, you just made it so much easier for me :D

@Mulder0007 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like I owe you money! That was hands down, the best theory lesson I’ve ever been shown. Many many thanks.

@daveguitarmanc4233 5 жыл бұрын

So useful. Especially as I've just started bass after years on guitar- no pesky 3rd gap as no 5th string! Love it.

@paradox7830 5 жыл бұрын

How much time did it take to play bass is it very different

@BasedMando 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Charles' Father, that was a hell of a battle mate.

@rodneygates1603 4 жыл бұрын

@sagyanjoshi8294 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@RobDavisGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

@michaela6393 3 жыл бұрын

I read this before starting the video and was confused as hell. 😂

@moonlightcodm145 3 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@McConaughey_83 6 жыл бұрын

Simply amazing! I've watched hundreds of guitar videos on notes, scales, etc. I've been playing over 20 years and do pretty decent but I've had to learn the hard way (no scales or note names). This is by far the most informative video I've seen. Good job man! Thoroughly enjoyed it!

@jessiej1746 6 жыл бұрын

This should be one of the first things taught when anyone begins to learn guitar

@PlanktoniusRex 3 жыл бұрын

This, the chromatic scale, WWHWWWH -> major scale, keys and root notes, chord building and the playing cowboy chords with transitions between, some easy songs. My opinion should be the first 3 - 6 months of a beginner regimen.

@rahulv99 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t have said it better myself

@TARRS1 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanktoniusRex is learning this as simple as watching it on KZfaq? Or do you recommend an alternative?

@azabuv5110 5 жыл бұрын

I'm 62 and had an on off love with guitar all my life, got to know a few songs just enough to where people could recognize them and could add lib a little with pentatonic blues riffs and never was able to learn the neck. I thought I was going to have to post a little sticky note under each note and play the neck over and over until it sank in. I've got ms also so my learning is a bit sketchy, this really called out to me the first watch. This is the trick for me, so clear, it's beautiful. Thank you so much.

@grease2542 4 жыл бұрын

Same age and problem. Have stickers all over the fret board that are coming off tonight.

@garyr1522 5 жыл бұрын

As others have said, no frills and fancy stuff, just a very clear and helpful explanation. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to post this.

@rickysguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Gary. Means a tonne buddy :)

@einfussganger 5 жыл бұрын

I like any approach that helps identifies relationships between notes on different strings. Like the difference of a fourth between adjacent notes on strings 3, 4, 5 & 6. I also think of the relationship between the notes on the same fret for strings 1 and 3 as that of a minor third. Very useful for chords and fills. In addition to the open strings, everyone should know all the notes on the 6th string for power chords or barre chords. And the 1st is obviously identical to the 6th and everything repeats at the 12 fret. So out of 72 notes, there's probably only around 40 that people struggle with. Another approach is to keep a tuner on your headstock and play a game to find every C on the fretboard, then every F# and so on. After a while you can see the patterns.

@rickysguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Spooky you mentioned the 6th string (E string). I just did a live tutorial on that very topic. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5d6YMyI08WZfKM.html

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

@David Wang It's a cheat...but don't tell anyone shhh!

@mata218 5 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who doesn't plug their website book or lessons all video.

@Rpaaradise 5 жыл бұрын

But actually he deserves more donations than those other guitar youtube guys

@johnnyjohnny6174 4 жыл бұрын

*cough* Yourguitarsage *cough*

@deano6410 4 жыл бұрын

Johnny Johnny he’s the worst!

@jsam4462 4 жыл бұрын

I like his explanation over Beatos. Discount code!

@superrookie-1 3 жыл бұрын

@@deano6410 he's definitely the worst of the worst

@kevp9234 4 жыл бұрын

Best way of describing / teaching the fretboard I've ever seen, really good stuff

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Kev. I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for watching. I'm thinking of doing a Fretboard Q&A at some point live next week!

@sansevero1646 5 жыл бұрын

I started playing guitar from scratch one month ago. I've sat with about five different friends and I've started reading three different books about understanding this concept. None of it sunk in. I turned to you tube and watched a few videos. Still, it didn't quite click. I was seriously starting to think I'm just brain-damaged and will never comprehend it. Then, here's your video- the one that made sense to me after everyone else was like greek to me.

@rickysguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Krist! Thank you for your kind words, Stick around as I'm doing my best to be comprehensive in approaches to learning the fretboard. Alas, shooting and editing videos takes time and that's pretty scant these days

@danielleargant6786 5 жыл бұрын

When I was writing down my system on how to memorize the notes on the fretboard, which is in fact a method invented by my husband, guitar teacher for 30 years and more, I couldn't imagine that so many musicians were looking for that sort of answer. I'm very happy to see that the subject is rather serious and I'm proud to contribute with the A.G.T.S. method, an infaillible way to read the fretboard top to bottom and the other way round...Teaching and learning guitar will never be the same anymore... my book is on sale on amazone, ebook and printed.. Have a look ! The notes on the guitar fretboard, Yves ARGANT.... thanks to this community united in the same target... help musicians discover always more of what their guitar has to offer... let's play music and get happily ahead

@ryanfisher115 6 жыл бұрын

This is an example of the beauty of KZfaq!! Thank you!!

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan. People like yourself who comment and appreciate the value of content help to keep KZfaq beautiful. Totally appreciated comment buddy

@pikiwiki 5 жыл бұрын

The You Tube

@MajorUpgrade 5 жыл бұрын

The first time I watched this, I didn't really understand what you were trying to do...now, months later, it makes perfect sense! THANK YOU!

@petrupasniciuc6138 4 жыл бұрын

@@rickysguitar I am so confused 😬

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

@@petrupasniciuc6138 Did you learn your E string first? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mKqKjNCZrtK3ZHU.html

@TheAsciiadam 6 жыл бұрын

Been playing about 3 years now. I figured this out about 6 months ago and could never find anyone that was teaching it. I almost made a video about it because there was just nothing out there. Thanks for the video.

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Great minds think alike ;) Thanks for commenting Adam. I appreciate you taking the time to do so :)

@silvermediastudio 6 жыл бұрын

No you didn't

@Miikka1 5 жыл бұрын

Being a beginner (3,4,5 chord campfire "guitarist") this was really helpful and understandable. I'm really happy and made my day crossing over to this! Now let's see how long it's going to take now that I learn the fretboard. Many thanks to You, Ricky!

@user-kb1hw2yq2f Жыл бұрын

How far did you get after 4 years?

@pauldrew4338 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this video 2 years ago when I started learning and I was completely bamboozled. Now it makes sense, and I can already easily find notes on my fretboard. Glad I came back again. Thanks for the great video!

@bailinnumberguy 6 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful. Can we have a moment of silence for Charles's father?

@Kreecher82 5 жыл бұрын

what if the battle was that charles father was trying to abolish guitars??

@jland12 5 жыл бұрын

No Death By Stereo. His battle was with HIV. It was the eighties and he lost.

@rickysguitar 5 жыл бұрын

@@Kreecher82 I have an easter egg for you here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/npecl82Lra-2n5s.html

@dcamp671 5 жыл бұрын

@KeithMilner 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe Charles's Father is actually celebrating the end of battle with Charles's Mother...

@JadedDark 6 жыл бұрын

As a primarily self-taught player, I cannot tell you how invaluable this lesson has been for me. I've been going through the process of memorizing the low E and A strings but wondering if there was maybe another way to help visualize the fretboard. Thanks!

@kylevandermerwe3306 3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing for three years and been terrified of learning the frets because it seems so daunting. Honestly this is the best video I've ever seen on the topic. Honestly can't believe this is the first I've ever heard of this. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Just thank you

@kylevandermerwe3306 3 жыл бұрын

I just keep coming back to how amazing this is. Hopefully I remember when I get paid so I can send you some money for that beer. Life changing stuff man

@pentachronic 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. So with the mnemonic BEADGCF there are 2 rules. If you jump from string 3 to 2 add 1 fret. If you cross from an F to a B add one fret.

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Spot on Gazza! It’s super easy when you think of it that way. Be careful when you cross the G to B strings at the 10th fret as both rules happen at the same time and you add 2 frets to maintain the BEADGCF sequence. Thanks for commenting and watching!

@pentachronic 6 жыл бұрын

I discovered that. Got me first time but then I thought about the rules and they work !! Thanks for this tip. Been using it a lot recently !!

@anti_gravity8446 5 жыл бұрын

and add another fret for the F on the 10th fret on G string/3rd string so you'll have B on the 12th fret of B string. Cross from F to B = 1 fret, 3rd string to 2nd string = 1 fret.

@greggriffiths9053 2 жыл бұрын

Started learning this 3 days ago and now I know the whole fretboard l have been struggling for a long time to do this until I learnt the pneumonic phrase and it's a perfect fit amazing how it works!!!!

@dirkmoolman 2 жыл бұрын

As a beginner, this is extremely helpful for me. Thank you !! I'm starting to learn about EADGBE and CDEFGABC, and now starting to figure out the puzzle pieces. This is awesome. I need to put this all on paper !

@dirkmoolman 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could share photos here. I understand the fretboard now. I use old fashioned pen and paper, and write it down. I'm learning !!

@rshrestha1588 Жыл бұрын

This is soooo good lesson that I have been ooking for and no KZfaqrs bother to talk about. Makes more sense how guitar works.

@400_billion_suns 3 жыл бұрын

This was the way I figured it out for myself too, but I took it one step further: that cycle, if you don't do the 1-fret offset when it repeats at B, is actually: B-E-A-D-G-C-F-Bb-Eb-Ab-Db-Gb ... and then that whole loop repeats. It's the same thing shown in this video, except you repeat BEADG as flats at the end of the sequence (so I think of it as BEADGCF BEADG, and just remember the last BEADG are all flats). I remember it "Bead Juicy Funk" (BEAD, GC=Juicy, F=Funk). Anyway, there's many different ways to look at it and remember it; the important thing is whatever makes sense to YOU! This trick is great for finding your way around at first, but really you should use it to eventually learn the location of every natural note without having to think about it at all :)

@pkm1988 3 жыл бұрын

simplified, clear concise and easy to remember, this is honestly the most important thing anybody can learn on the guitar

@vanillagorilla8438 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a brand new guitarist and just would like to say, thank you, and that this video is exactly what I've needed and been looking for 👌👍😁🎸

@brianpotts2123 5 жыл бұрын

I have watched many videos on this topic. All of them taught by people who clearly know what they’re talking about. I’m not bashing them at all, but as is this case when trying to learn anything, you eventually find someone or some thing that explains it in such a way that it all clicks. This gentleman has given me that click. I feel like I now have a solid base from which I may be able to finally get this once and for all. Thank you sir.

@Shona_thecatalyst 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I can’t believe I finally understand this, I followed along and stared taking notes 📝. I actually drew the fretboard too and cycle of 4th. It’s finally making sense. Now next thing is to tube my guitar and watch your other videos. Thanks a lot.

@DerekPaulGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely and without doubt the best video on how to learn the fretboard, I was struggling and then after watching your video BOOM! Got it, this is so invaluable, I can’t thank you enough! Cheers

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Derek! Thanks for watching. We've gotta keep rock'n'roll alive!

@DerekPaulGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Ricky Comiskey absolutely my friend! Keep on rockin’

@drizel462 4 жыл бұрын

Having recently learned the order of sharps and flats this trick instantly clicked for me. Awesome video man!

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out my circle of 3rds video? I’m guessing you’re learning how to sight read key signatures if you’ve been looking at sharps and flats. I have a lesson in the planner looking at why learning keys and key signatures is vital to being able to play any genre everywhere on the guitar. Thank you for watching and dropping a comment:)

@s4lroachclip 3 жыл бұрын

@@rickysguitar right here, you convinced me to subscribe.

@rauljosegarcia 2 жыл бұрын

There are so many helpful tricks to make sense of the fretboard. This is definitely one of the better ones.

@FlaschDJ Жыл бұрын

Very, very, very, very excellent. Thank you. It can reinforce the indispensable circle of 4ths. Follow this: (fret0) Starting on B string: BE(string 1)E(string 6)ADG (fret1) CFFBbEbAb (fret2)DbGbGbBEA (fret3)DGGCFBb (fret4)EbAbAbDbGbB (fret5)EAADGC

@rosie553 7 жыл бұрын

Been playing 50 odd years and never progressed beyond the hardest cover song, never learned beyond the E string, this has opened up the fingerboard to me, thanks and also Bert weedon helped a little.

@rickysguitar 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting. Glad it helped. God bless Bert. I have one of his original instructional books which came with an awful plectrum!

@rosie553 7 жыл бұрын

I remember the plec shape,like a house lol, I had exact same guitar but did not say Bert Weedon on it, came from boosey and hawkes and was prototype for his model (which was essentially a gibson 330/ epiphone casino type hollowbody) wish I still had it! de-armond dynasonics and bigby. Anyway thanks again, greetings from Pontefract.

@cdreid99999 6 жыл бұрын

i dont understand why you havent learned more? im not dissing you. And things are 100000 times easier now with the net. But why wouldnt someone who'd been playing more than a few years learn theory and especially know the fretboard? Again not dissing you. You made a Choice

@imapsecurity8954 4 жыл бұрын

Trust this: you're a going to live long🙌 you have simplified this puzzle like a 2+2 math. Awesome 👏👏👏

@OdegardOnline 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been playing for years and never really learned the fretboard until now. That makes perfect sense - and I never saw the pattern of 4ths on the fretboard before!

@anthonylane9547 6 жыл бұрын

Im just leaning guitar at 60years young and this was so much easier to understand. Thanks mate.

@henry1237 4 жыл бұрын

Ricky this is amazing - thank you so much for posting the video. It’s taught me more about the fretboard than I’ve learned in the past ten years

@aaronrichards7632 7 жыл бұрын

I wish i woukd have watched this video 25 years ago.

@rickysguitar 7 жыл бұрын

Haha. Thank you for commenting Aaron. You know it now though :)

@rtogurl 6 жыл бұрын

Aaron Richards Tell me about it. I have been at a stalemate for so many years, I lilo st count.....lol.😂

@christophersharp8235 6 жыл бұрын

Probably the most useful lesson in the world!

@jtwolfstories 6 жыл бұрын

No joke. Wow

@neilsjmcmahon 6 жыл бұрын

Just about to write something similar

@Patrick-gv7ss 24 күн бұрын

Good morning, Ricky. Another excellent tutorial. I'm progressing through your booklet, following the tutorials in sequence, and they are fantastic. They're so straightforward, brimming with enthusiasm, and easy to follow and comprehend. I love it...

@DaniloFusco 5 жыл бұрын

I never comment on youtube videos, however, been trying to play the guitar on and off for years (completely self-taught, no actual training so technical knowledge is non-existent) and this is the first time this has been explained to me and I actually got it. Thanks. If I could give you 100 thumbs up I would.

@samhindle3292 6 жыл бұрын

Without doubt the best vid I've seen. I've tried all sorts and still struggled. As soon as i watched this it Was like a eureaka moment. Thank You.

@Mark_Thompson_Author 6 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT!!!! I wish I'd seen this 45 years ago when I started playing!!! Huge thanks!! Genius!

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video useful. Thanks for commenting Marko!

@royet8161 Жыл бұрын

My memory's great. It's just... short. Dang! I was GIGGLING and LAUGHING with joy as I tried to "read" the sentence with the notes right on the guitar neck! I couldn't believe it worked even for a dense-brain like me. I've trying to find a way to "know" the notes on the guitar neck since I was 22 when I started playing the guitar by ear... and now I'm 60... and I can FINALLY do it! Thanks for the most wonderful lesson, Ricky! More power to you!

@thomasmartinscott 3 жыл бұрын

That's an excellent method. Thank you for taking the time to explain and post it.

@KayakCampingOffGrid 4 жыл бұрын

So easy, amasing how stunned I am to finally get the gist! Wow great job! Thank you so much! Finally understood fingerboard notes. Yay!

@jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294 6 жыл бұрын

Ricky: This has been extremely helpful. I have played on and off (mostly off) for 20+ years and decided to get back into playing and become serious about learning everything I can. To echo most of the comments, I wish I had seen this 20 years ago. Thanks for sharing this. I am subscribing to your channel to see what else I can learn. Cheers!

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jim! Thanks for the lovely comment, and thank you for taking the time to watch the video! AND thank you for subscribing. It really means a ton to me :)

@stephenoliver321 Жыл бұрын

WOW. Ive been playing for 19 years and I just learned the fretboard completely in 15 minutes. Wish I saw this 19 years ago. Thanks!

@robertgrignani9662 5 ай бұрын

What a gem of a tutorial 👏 thanks so much for the share. Loving the videos. As a former player who has stopped for over 20 years your tutorials are such an amazing and intuitive course. Not only that you have satisfied so many concepts and made learning theory logical and fun. Thank you again😊

@johnnyjohnny6174 4 жыл бұрын

Charles's dad. Eddie dying of consuming explosives. I never knew the guitar was so violent.

@Tinhamodic 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the guitar is referred to as an "axe"...

@johnwinning7853 5 жыл бұрын

The order of sharps are reversed cycle of 5ths Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle .thanks for the video very helpful

@JoshwaLaw 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was actually super enlightening. No video or lesson I've ever watched, explained exactly HOW the circle of 4ths is applied to the guitar fretboard. Amazing 👏

@qcydios 3 жыл бұрын

Combining this with the method of picking any natural note and playing every instance of it on the fretboard 1-12 really sounds like a combo.

@DevilDog0351 4 жыл бұрын

Here are the 5 steps to learn the Notes on a Guitar: 1) Memorize the 6th string Natural Notes (EF G A BC D E). 2) Memorize "BEAD GCF." 3) As you are going up the strings, when you hit the 2nd string, move 1 fret up. 4) As you are going up the strings, at the end of F (on BEAD GCF), move 1 fret up. 5) This pattern only applies between 0-10 fret and 12-22 fret.

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Bang on Emil!

@moreflowfalls2404 4 жыл бұрын

Classic Emil. Classic. Ricky and you deserve an award!!!

@scottrubin84 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, what happens at the 1th fret that this doesn't apply?

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

@@scottrubin84 1th?

@scottrubin84 4 жыл бұрын

@@rickysguitar 11th lol

@ptchjamie 6 жыл бұрын

Ricky, this is fantastic. I've never seen this concept explained so simply and so well. You're a great teacher, and you've got one more subscriber now. Thank you!

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jamie. I really hope to see you in the chat when I broadcast live. More videos coming! (I'm just uploading one on strumming!). Thank you for commenting buddy and for subscribing. It really means a lot :)

@phillippickett6540 3 жыл бұрын

I found this video a few years ago when. I re-started playing guitar as an adult. It’s so helpful as others have pointed out. I watch it every few months as a reminder, and I love the way you say “learn the guitar fretboard dead easily.” It cracks me up. Thank you!

@seanfitzpatrick7878 5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I never thought of this on my own. I've been playing a long time and only recently decided I should learn them all. When I read the write up and saw B (EADG) it all fell in place and I got it. Thank you so so much.

@byronvinix 4 жыл бұрын

This is very usefull, i've never realized about the 4ths. I speak spanish so I made up a sentence in spanish and works like a charm, thanks for your help

@ALXandroATS 3 жыл бұрын

Que es?

@Rosson311 3 жыл бұрын

17 years ago i needed this knowledge and no one told me. taking another crack at the guitar at 32. wish me luck

@mixolyde 3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@tauajr 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, same here I'm 35 an gave up at high school cos of bad teaching but I'm like is it gonna be worth the effort this time.. hope so.

@slipstream747 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck.

@stevenjewett4537 5 жыл бұрын

40 years playing and sorry to say i’v never been taught that method.. Awesome.... Thanks.. Steven Jewett Guitarist and songwriter

@Kdougyd 6 жыл бұрын

Ive heard so many people try to explain this and I just ended up being more confused. You made it so easy to understand in such a siple way its amazing. Thank you so much.

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Keith buddy...YOU'RE AMAZING for taking precious time to watch my video AND leave a nice comment to boot! Hope to see you in the comments and on my live broadcasts

@allenknibbs 6 жыл бұрын

You're a freakin' genius dude, thank you SO much for this ! God bless you.

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Haha Cheers Allen. Glad it helped. Thanks for dropping by and watching!

@DEEPERBLU98 6 жыл бұрын

yep yer right - he's a frickin' genius. this will improve my life, as guitar is an HUGE PART of my "life"

@johnlittonsy2054 6 жыл бұрын

Fuckin genius you are sir! You should win a nobel peace price for this. Thank you!!

@neilsjmcmahon 4 жыл бұрын

Just revisiting this video again. It really is superb. Perfectly uses what most guitarist already know (E, A & high E strings) as well as giving a stable theory platform for later use of intervals. Brilliantly constructed & great presentation. Thanks!

@jadekinzer4562 5 жыл бұрын

This is the clearest lesson I've seen on this I've been trying to learn this for months thankyou for such an amazing lesson I'm finally starting to understand the fretboard

@MicheleBloodphd 2 жыл бұрын

This has been profoundly helpful for me. Thank you so much for this video! I wrote out the "rules" for this note-placement method. Perhaps others would find them helpful, as well. If I've gotten this wrong, please point it out, and I'll edit it. B-E-A-D-G-C-F BEADGCF is the order of flats (reverse it for the order of sharps). A great mnemonic for this is “Battle Ends, And Down Goes Charles’ Father.”  It’s also a great way to map out the notes on a guitar fretboard. Each letter corresponds with its same-named note on the fretboard. The basic idea is to spell out B-E-A-D-G-C-F on a given set of 2 neighboring frets, moving from the thickest (6th string, the one closest to your body) to the thinnest (1st string, the one closest to the floor). Here are the rules to follow to make sure you get the notes placed properly.  Be certain to take careful note of the ***, which applies to the ever-pesky "B" string. 1. Begin on the “B” note of your choice. In this example, let’s pick the “b” that you’ll find on the thickest (6th) string at fret 7. 2. To place the next note in the series, “E” for “Ends” in this case, move to the next thinnest string on the same fret*** 3. Carry on in like fashion, placing each of the letters in the order of the mnemonic, moving to the next thinnest string on the same fret for each, successive letter*** 4. When you reach the thinnest string and you’re in the middle of the mnemonic, start again on the same fret, beginning with a repeat of the last note you just placed on that thinnest string. For example, if the last letter in the mnemonic on the thinnest string was “C” on fret 8, you repeat the “C” on the thickest (sixth) string on fret 8, and carry on with the mnemonic as usual. In this case, that would be “F” for “father” on fret 8. 5. When you’ve reached the end of your phrase (i.e., “F” for “Father”), to find your next “B,” place it one fret down towards the body of the guitar on the next-thinnest string. 6. ***When placing your note on the “B” string (the second thinnest), move down one fret toward the body of the guitar and carry on as usual

@shanecar84 4 жыл бұрын

I'm learning music theory and guitar by myself with apps, youtube and google. I've been struggling with memorizing the fretboard. It's one of my bigger hurdles at this point. This is really helpful. Thank you.

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Shane! Stick at it and you’ll win! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

@jima2816 6 жыл бұрын

Ta da!!! Light went on right at the end when you showed the guitar. Would like PDF of your fretboard layout please. Thank you very much!

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very muchly Jim. I've amended the video description to include a PDF of the fretboard as requested my friend. Love your comment too!

@denariusshekels 5 жыл бұрын

Best explanation of the fretboard on KZfaq, by far. Your passion for the guitar and teaching are infectious. Thank you .

@slater-cguy 6 жыл бұрын

Ive been playing over 20 years and I have my own patterns and shapes for improvising, but this is a revelation indeed. Thank you!

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy. I totally appreciate you saying that. Especially since you’ve been playing so long. Glad I could offer a different perspective. I have a super cool video on improv coming up soon too. I think you’ll like it :)

@slater-cguy 6 жыл бұрын

Ricky Comiskey we will be looking forward that for sure! Cheers :)

@talibe801 3 жыл бұрын

the first lesson that anyone needs when they start to play.

@HannahRoot55 Ай бұрын

Rui

@laahchan1 7 жыл бұрын

This is so very helpful to me to memorize the notes, thank you.

@rickysguitar 7 жыл бұрын

+Larry Chan Thanks for commenting Larry. Glad the video helped :)

@shanebasham5341 6 жыл бұрын

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@bengarland 4 жыл бұрын

This is AWESOME. Every other video "teaches" you to learn the fretboard simply by counting the notes on each string one by one from the nut. This actually shows the relationship / pattern of the notes ACROSS the fretboard. Now I feel confident that I can find the strings that are near / adjacent to the note I'm playing, instead of just the note before or after on the same string. Genius!

@Shine_the_Light 4 жыл бұрын

A million thanks. I got over a HUGE block because of your system! Cheers!

@Giraffinator 6 жыл бұрын

Gonna rewatch this video until it becomes ingrained into my dreams

@philips4074 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is the easiest, most practical method that I have ever seen!

@rickysguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Hiya Philip! Thank you sir! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

@spencerlawrence8534 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos on knowing the notes

@MichaelHenryMusic 3 ай бұрын

Well I'm not the first one to say "I"m stunned". Thanks for the lesson! I'm going to continue on with the playlist.

@MikeDeLorenze 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely enlightening! Thanks so much for this! I have been playing for over 20 years and this video has helped me more in 14 minutes than just about anything else I have tried! You are awesome sir!

@rickysguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'll admit I'm a little awesome, but then so are YOU Mike! Thank you for taking the time to watch my silly video and even more for commenting. Much appreciated my friend :)

@ryanvarley2391 4 жыл бұрын

Oh jeez Rick! That made sense in ways that I didn’t know were possible!

@rickysguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan! Thanks for watching buddy :) So pleased that mades sense :)

@HEAVYWIND50 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ricky! I have owned a guitar for over two years but its only begun to make sense now. I can actually play something sensible now after watching your video!!

@7Earthsky 4 жыл бұрын

Probably the best time in history to learn a musical instrument.....Might be one of the best things the internet is good for.

@sk863cuz 6 жыл бұрын

this is like a word search from hell 10:20

@rickysguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Haha you’re right! But, that’s the way it’s laid out I’m afraid. Nothing we can do about it!

@nwilt7114 5 жыл бұрын

With no prior explaination it would be.

@WysteriaGuitar 7 жыл бұрын

That was brilliant.

@rickysguitar 7 жыл бұрын

+WysteriaGuitar Thank you my friend. More cool videos coming soon!

@tracyd1175 Жыл бұрын

I knew I saw something when I was putting the notes on a fretboard diagram. I had already learned the notes across the strings. So I was gonna mesmerize the notes vertical down the odd frets but I saw pattern. Went and got my circle of fifths diagram. I learned the order of flats and sharps before so I saw the BEADGCF everywhere but a pattern. Now watching this video it all made sense and now see or visualize my fretboard so much better now. Everything is a pattern on the guitar u just have someone like you to point it out. Thank you and u got a new subscriber.