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A great way to help memorize the fretboard is to recognize patterns. The whole pattern repeats at the twelfth fret no matter what tuning you're in. The fourth and fifth of the scale are found on the 5th and 7th fret of that string. Since the pattern repeats at the twelve fret, they are also found at the 17th and 19th fret. Memorizing one string at a time in a random way like this is perfect because you can change tuning and it'll be easier to quickly adapt.

The most efficient way in my experience is to just memorise the notes on the dotted frets, then quickly identify the others based on their relation to the dotted frets. You can learn the fretboard REALLY quickly this way

Bro, we gotta do this method with the ABCs on god I go through it every time just to see if S is before Q or after it

2 bars back... that a name for a band...

I figured them out from the counting, but made sure to memorise them, seems to have worked out

Brandon: Do NOT memorize the fretboard in order. It will slow or halt your progress. Also Brandon: Memorize the fret board in order, one string at a time.

Another method is to play the same note from left to right for example A. You play A open, then G 2nd fret, 5th fret on Low and high E, 7th on D, 10th on B and then do it backwards and then find A in each string in a descending order.

What I do is I come up with a three note lick and I try to invent other licks using the same notes at four different places of the fret board. This forces me to try to remember my notes and fretboard in a different way every time I practice.

Normally your advice is pretty good but this is the most helpful vid of yours I've seen so far. Thanks very much

I've been doing this for the past 2 days and I can tell you it has been the most helpful exercise I've done so far

Fun fact: the video of his student is of the student getting every note wrong. He’s naming each note a half-step lower (student says F, but plays F#). It’s probably due to an audio compression issue, but it’s kinda silly.

This is good advice too lol. Although it boils down to "fuck around until you somehow internalize octaves" and its correct. Guitar is such a fun instrument lol.

I learned it almost the same so I learned every power cord on the e and a string and use the pentatonic scale and go down 3 over 3right to find the same note and if your note is on the b or e string move it over one / 3 down or 4 just follow the pattern of the pentatonic scale that’s how I learned every note on the guitar and every fretboard and if you learn how to do this you could learn the bass guitar after because it’s the same as the first four strings of a regular guitar helpful tips and also I’ve been playing guitar since 2019 and I’m 16

As a professional guitarist for 24 years. This dude drives me nuts.

That's a really helpful tips

Wow just seeing this now, Brandon. Thanks for the feature!

Do this along with learning triads, the triads will help you develop an understanding on where the root note is and this will help you find the note on the string

Always love the “now just leave” part🤣

This is actually great advice

Great tip Brandon, thanks!

Absolutely right. Thanks 😊

Saw this a month ago and it really works very tedious but what matters is it works they don't all gotta be fun ❤

Your vids are super helpful m8. I'm realizing a lot of my practice routine fookin sucks

Gonna use this awesome advice

Damn. This was informative even for a quickie

what i did was utilise the CAGED method of chords and memorise the roots. so if i fret at 7th fret g string, i know it's a D note because a barred A shape at 5th fret creates a D chord and it goes by octave

I found that memorizing intervals is better than individual notes.

Memorize the fretboard using the 6 octave shapes

Thank you Brad i love you

Thanks so much. You are my second teacher.

Sir, you are awesome!! Huge respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 thanks for your advice to improve the practice system that we the beginners made mistake all time!! ❤

Love your videos

This guy's on cigarettes again, I see...

Ok! I’ll go! Geeez thnks 4 th tip

Thats clever. Thanks

How did any of us learn to play before your genius enlightened us?

I need this thanks

fire tutorial

That is such a nice tele.

Spot on

Don't go to the description guys 😂

I remember by numbers

It was easy for me to do this once I discovered octaves when I was 12. It's easy when you think of it as if the entire guitar starts over a few times

A method I used to memorize the fretboard in two weeks and it stuck with me for almost a decade. Improvise a mode one string, repeat for every string. After two weeks I could find any note on my guitar with little thought. Because of this i was able to learn my drop 2 chords in one week.

I put the note map stickers on my guitar first to see how it all connects and slowly peeled them off as the muscle memory got better. I keep them on a spare guitar I use for writing sometimes

A genius

As somebody who uses the first method, it does in fact work. Sometimes this guy just says something for the sake of saying it.

Danke mate

“Clearly no bias here”

That's so true ,unfortunately almost every guitar player learn the Notes in the wrong way😢

My teacher also says that and now i Can remember Them kinda

this was a challenge but i enjoyed it nonetheless

Or just memorise the c major scale through the whole fretboard, that way you know every note you don't know on the fretboard is going to be a semitone.

The right way is just think about it one time and never forget

😂 Who even thinks of notes when improvising? Vocalise a melody and recreate it with your guitar. This will save you time and get you into composing and learning new things will be a walk in the park because you know how it sounds.

well that makes sense then..been doing the wrong method for a few years lol

I play wind instruments too so I already got it 👍🏾

Funny guy lol Makes sense

Do both

A third method is just to use your ear to find the right note. Then you memorize the scale, and then expand the scale slowly to add all the missing notes. The second method was just memorizing the scale, then copying it above the 12th. I personally find that each person learns a different way. There is no right way or wrong way, there is only the ways that works best for the player.

Maybe it’s jus me but I don’t know any music I know a couple scales and go with the feel of it. Classical music and music as a whole is easy to understand it’s training your ears, putting physical representations makes it complicated

On the rare occasion I attempt to solo I just pick one of the few scales I know and use that since the pattern for the scale’s the same. I pick a root, what sort of scale I want, and apply that pattern across the board and BAM improve solo that doesn’t sound too bad (though proper practice is the best way ofc)

Is that a Richie Katzen sig tele? Very cool either way.

never had a lesson, after 10 years of just dicking around on a guitar you know the right notes from the wrong notes

Learn to play E minor pentatonic in the 5 CAGED positions from the open position to repeating that same form at the 12th fret. I actually add in one other note which is G#, the major 3rd of the chord. Then I play E7- D7(2nd fret)-C7(5th fret)-A7(7th fret)-G7(9th fret). Now, besides learning the NAMES of the notes, it’s even more important to learn the NUMBERS of the notes. By that I mean, find the roots, the minor thirds sliding up to the major 3rds, the 5ths, and the b7’s of the chord from within each position. After you’ve learned the locations of all of the E7 chord tones (E-G#-B-D) within each position then find the 2-4-6 and b5’ s. Finally find the b2-b6-7 as they are going to be the least useful but still playable as chromatic passing tones. 1) the 5 CAGED shapes and 1-b3/3-5-b7’s from within each position (E-G/G#-B-D). 2) Find 2-4-6-b5’s or F#-A-C#-Bb’s. 3) Find b2-b6-7’s or F-C-D#’s. Count and you’ll see that’s all 12 notes by both name and by number from within all 5 CAGED positions in only the key of E. Now, just like you use a capo to move ideas around, do the same in all 12 keys. I would go in this order of keys: E-A-D-G-C, F-Bb-Eb-Ab, Db-Gb-B.

I hate the way you yell at me 😭 but I gotta give it to you, great food for thought. Never thought about fretboard memorization or visualization in that way. Good stuff 🙌

i started learning from the 1st string then made my way down and used octaves as a shortcut to find the notes faster.

Nah, I just call it "string 1 fret 1"

I was about to leave but I have to read comments

how i learned was i used to take piano and i learned every note and i just act like the fret board is a piano it works really well

Sorry, it’s really important to know where your half steps, (B to C and E to F), are so it’s best to start with the first method IMO. This will be the most logical route for most students who want to understand the fingerboard. Start with # notes, then talk about enharmonic equivalents eg. F# is also Gb. Better to UNDERSTAND what you’re doing rather than just relying on rote memorization.

I've never logged the time it takes before and I'm hoping it's more motivating than only using the metronome.

I memorized the fretboard of my bass by trial by fire, I joined the school jazz band with no knowledge on the note positions (I already knew how to read bass clef) and played until I learned how to read sheet music and know the notes.

My advice: learn the natural notes and where they are. When you need to sharp or flat them you make the propper adjustment.

I kinda made my own way i call it CEF Take standard tuning EADGBE And since E repeats twice you dont have to rememeber the high e Remember that a octive repeats every 12th fret And go by the WWHWWWH But you use The notes C, E, and F as markers/way points, i can make a video to explain it if yall want So let's say if you wanna find A on the low E in standard Tuning, we know that C is the 8th fret, and if you go back by 1, it will go from C, B, A# and then A, you then end up at the 5th fret If you want to find A from F, you can remember low e, so the F is the 1st Fret, go up by one. F, F#, G, G#, A. You end up at the fifth fret It gets easier once you fully comprehend WWHWWWH

It’s true. I still have to sing the alphabet song

The most proper way is probably to practice sight reading of easy melodies in all keys.

How the fook can I become your student

The best way to memorize all the notes on the fretboard is to, err, just learn all the notes on the fretboard.

Not knowing his notes made joe satriani kick Steve Vai out lol True story joe told him he has a week to learn all the notes on the fretboard When Steve was satches student ....after the week was uphe said play an F# on the B string Steve couldn't find it satch said lesson over N wrote him a note saying if u don't know ur notes u don't know $***

Learn where 1 note is everywhere on the fretboard, learn where all those octaves are and everything should fall into place.

I just used anki lol 😂

i play classical guitar for about 7 years, memorized the fret board with time but i first memorized the notes on the 5th 7th and 10th fret and you kinda build between them

Hang on I'm gonna give this a try. Immediately the problem I have is that there is no feedback so I don't know if I'm getting anything right or wrong. There's no comparison tone on the website and so no reference point. The only way of knowing if I am correct would be if I already know the notes on the fretboard which feels like a bit of a cycle. I'm obviously not using this tool correctly so any explanation would be appreciated.

That is one of the reason i dont do solo

I’m not leaving

i memorized the notes on a fretboard by refferencing to the nut on the fret yk like how the 3rd 5th 7th fret have the circle thingys, but the problem is when i play a guitar without those, then im almost totally lost

You don’t need all that. Once you play for couple years you will just know. By ear.

Fuck I did it the first way.

I never felt a need to know the names of the notes when doing a solo. I'm not sure why I would want to know it either.

I counted up like that, then just got someone to point at random frets until I could instantly say. I don't think there's a "wrong" way, just the way that doesn't work for you.

Just play in 12 tones ever day major and minor… then go minor harmonic and melodic

I don’t count when I improvise. I play

Do this for every single tuning now. What is the note on the 4th string in Drop Bb

I was doing it by like the theory of it like knowing there's a full step and half step the half's are one fret the full steps are a like whole note i was still going that too but was also doing that too like let's find all the C's for a while. Ok now let's find all the B's, ok now the A's and on all the way to G then learn the sharps and then flats after too

Ive myself realized that on the E string, every few 1-2 notes follow the order of piano noted. (Yes im a new guitar player)

What website?

Idk bro or just learn scale shapes and once you figure out how to connect two scale forms together youre just... good to go

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