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Learn The Guitar Fingerboard Thoroughly in 16

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August 2, 2010 By Klaus Crow / 156 Comments
Part I
If I have to name two things that took my guitar playing to the next level I
would say music theory and memorizing the fingerboard.
It made me understand the big picture.
Combining music theory (understanding scales, modes, chord structure,
improvising over chord progressions, etc, etc.) and knowing all the notes on the
fingerboard will open up a whole new world.
Guitar playing becomes more fun when you know what, when en where to play
it on the fingerboard.
Part II
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When you want to know where to play any type of chord shape instantly its
pretty helpful if know the notes. For example: An F major Barre chord shape
(133211) can be played on any fret. Every time the chord shape goes up a half
step (1 fret) the name of the chord changes.
To know the name of the chord you need to know all the notes on the low Estring. For Example: The note on the 7th fret low E-string is a B note, so your
chord shape becomes a B major. The only way to see this right away is to
memorize the notes.
A Bb major chord shape (x13331) can also be played on any fret. This time you
need to know the notes on the A-string to find out what chord you are playing.
For example: The note on the 5th fret A-string is a D note, so your chord will be a
D major.
To know the name of this Esus2 chord shape: (xx2452) on any fret you need to
know the notes on the D-string. Example: The note on the 3rd fret D-string is a F
note, so your chord becomes a Fsus2.
The same applies to scale shapes, triads, arpeggios, licks, etc.
Commit yourself to learn the fingerboard in 16 days and you will reap the
benefits in many ways!
Heres how you do it:
First things first: (Basic Music Theory)
In order to learn all the notes on the entire fingerboard you need to understand
some music theory.
In music there are 7 natural notes: A B C D E F G.
Within these natural notes there are sharp notes. (# = sharp)
A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G
or flat notes. (b = flat)
A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G
When you raise a natural note, for example: A by a half step (1 fret) it becomes a
sharp note: A#
When you lower a natural note, for example B by a half step (1 fret) it becomes a
flat note: Bb
This applies to all of the natural notes except for B & C and E & F.
There are no sharps or flats between B & C and E & F.
In other words if you raise a B by a half step it becomes C (and not B#). If you
lower a C by a half step it becomes a B (and not Cb). The same applies to E & F.
Example 1: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A
Example 2: A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A
As you can see A# and Bb are the same notes
as well as:
C# and Db,
D# and Eb,
F# and Gb,
G# and Ab.
So the natural notes follow the alphabet from A to G.
After that it starts all over again: A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C etc.
Natural, sharp and flat notes: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C D D# E
F F# G G# A A# etc.
Now lets take a look at the notes on the fingerboard:
All the notes on the fingerboard

1
10
11
12
13
e:|-F--|-F#-|-G--|-G#-|-A--|-A#-|-B--|-C--|-C#-|-D--|-D#-|-E--|-F--|
B:|-C--|-C#-|-D--|-D#-|-E--|-F--|-F#-|-G--|-G#-|-A--|-A#-|-B--|-C--|
G:|-G#-|-A--|-A#-|-B--|-C--|-C#-|-D--|-D#-|-E--|-F--|-F#-|-G--|-G#-|
D:|-D#-|-E--|-F--|-F#-|-G--|-G#-|-A--|-A#-|-B--|-C--|-C#-|-D--|-D#-|
A:|-A#-|-B--|-C--|-C#-|-D--|-D#-|-E--|-F--|-F#-|-G--|-G#-|-A--|-A#-|
E:|-F--|-F#-|-G--|-G#-|-A--|-A#-|-B--|-C--|-C#-|-D--|-D#-|-E--|-F--|
Note:
Assuming you already know the names of the open strings, you only need to
learn frets 1 to 11. From the 12th fret upwards the notes simply repeat. The notes
on the 12th fret are the same notes as those of the open strings (except for being
an octave higher). Example: The note on the 12th fret low E-string is an E note,
the same as the open string note. The note on the 12th fret A-string is an A note,
etc.
Frets 13 to 22 are the same notes as those of frets 1 to 10 (except for being an
octave higher). Example: Note on the 1st fret low E-string is an F note. Note on
the 13th fret low E-string is also an F note. 2nd fret low E-string is F#, 14th fret
low E-string is F#, etc.
Day 1
Lets start by memorizing the natural notes on the Low E-string. By focusing on
just natural notes it is easier to learn the fingerboard by heart.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|-F-|---|-G-|---|-A-|---|-B-|-C-|---|-D-|---| low Estring
Day 2
Memorize the natural notes on the A-string. Repeat day 1 by recalling the natural
notes on the low E-string.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|-B-|-C-|---|-D-|---|-E-|-F-|---|-G-|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 3
Memorize the natural notes on the D-string. Repeat day 1 and 2 by recalling the
natural notes on the low E and A-string.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|-E-|-F-|---|-G-|---|-A-|---|-B-|-C-|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 4
Memorize the natural notes on the G-string. Repeat the previous days by
recalling the natural notes on the low E, A and D-string.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|-A-|---|-B-|-C-|---|-D-|---|-E-|-F-|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 5
Memorize the natural notes on the B-string. Repeat the previous days by recalling
the natural notes on the low E, A, D and G-string.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|-C-|---|-D-|---|-E-|-F-|---|-G-|---|-A-|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 6
The notes on the high E-string are the same as those on the Low E-string so you
dont need to memorize them, just recall. Repeat the previous days.
1
10
11
e:|-F-|---|-G-|---|-A-|---|-B-|-C-|---|-D-|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 7
Another great way is to recognize octaves:

Play a random note on the low E or A-string, then move up 2 half steps (2
frets), move up 2 strings and youll find an octave. (See example #1 note F blue
and note B red)
Play a random note on the D or G-string, then move up 3 half steps (3 frets),
move up 2 strings and youll find an octave. (See example #1 note E black and
note A green)
Play a random note on the high E or B-string, then move up 2 half steps (2
frets), move down 3 strings and youll find an octave. (See example #2 note F
brown and note E red)
Play a random note on the G-string, then move up 3 half steps (3 frets), move
down 3 strings and youll find an octave. (See example #2 note D blue)
After practicing and memorizing the octaves also repeat the previous days 1 to 6.
Example #1
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|-A-|---|-B-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|-E-|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|-B-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Example #2
1
10
11
e:|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|high Estring
B:|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| low Estring

Day 8
All the notes on the 5th fret are natural notes. Memorize these. Repeat the
previous days 1 to 7.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 9
All the notes on the 10th fret are natural notes. Memorize these. Repeat the
previous days 1 to 8.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-A-|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-F-|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-C-|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-G-|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| low Estring
Day 10
Memorize all the A notes on the fingerboard. Play the A note on every string
(from low E-string to high E-string) and speak the note and fret out loud. For
example: A 5, A Open (string), A 7, A 2, A 10, A 5. Repeat the previous days 1 to
9.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-A-|---| B-string
G:|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---| D-string
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E:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
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Day 11
Memorize all the B notes on the fingerboard. Play the B note on every string
example: B 7, B 2, B 9, B 4, B Open (string), B 7. Repeat the previous days 1 to 10.
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11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-B-|---|---|---|---| high Estring
B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
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G:|---|---|---|-B-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-B-|---|---| D-string
A:|---|-B-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-B-|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 12
Memorize all the C notes on the fingerboard. Play the C note on every string
example: C 8, C 3, C 10, C 5, C 1, C 8. Repeat the previous days 1 to 11.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|-C-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-C-|---| D-string
A:|---|---|-C-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 13
Memorize all the D notes on the fingerboard. Play the D note on every string
example: D 10, D 5, D Open (string), D 7, D 3, D 10. Repeat the previous days 1
to 12.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| high Estring
B:|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| low Estring
Day 14
Memorize all the E notes on the fingerboard. Play the E note on every string
example: E Open (string), E 7, E 2, E 9, E 5, E Open (string). Repeat the previous
days 1 to 13.
1
10
11
e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---| G-string
D:|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---| A-string
E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 15
Memorize all the F notes on the fingerboard. Play the F note on every string
example: F 1, F 8, F 3, F 10, F 6, F 1. Repeat the previous days 1 to 14.
1
10
11
e:|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|-F-|---|---|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-F-|---| G-string
D:|---|---|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-F-|---|---|---| A-string
E:|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Day 16
Memorize all the G notes on the fingerboard. Play the G note on every string
example: G 3, G 10, G 5, G Open (string), G 8, G 3. Repeat the previous days 1
to 15.
10
11
e:|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

B:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-G-|---|---|---| B-string
G:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| G-string
D:|---|---|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---| D-string
A:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-G-|---| A-string
E:|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring
Tips:
Now you know the notes, apply it to your playing as much as you can to
maintain your memory. See and speak out the note names of chords (as I
mentioned in the beginning of this post), blues scales, intervals, triads and licks.
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Comments
Jeff says
September 11, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Great article cant wait to start memorizing my fret board
Klaus Crow says

Hey Jeff,
Good luck with it. Let me know how it works out for you.
Klaus
Wences says
November 27, 2010 at 12:17 am
Great Info. Thanks Man its really Useful and its a great tool for beginers.
Klaus Crow says

December 1, 2010 at 11:36 am
Hey Wences,
I think its a great tool for advanced guitar players as well.
A lot of great guitar players still dont know the notes but would really benefit if they can
find their way around the fingerboard and make use of it.
Good luck with memorizing and bringing it into practice.
Klaus
Kaleb says
For the record, those arent called whole and half notes Whole and half notes are note
lengths.
cbritto says
December 2, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Good website for all guitar lovers.
thanks
Chris
Klaus Crow says

Hi Kaleb,
Youre right. I was thinking in dutch for a moment. I changed it right away.
Thanks for the remark. I appreciate it.

Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Klaus Crow says

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the nice comment.
Cheers!
Klaus Crow
Metalmaniac says
January 23, 2011 at 11:56 pm
Great Article Im doing this as we speak Im on day one. Excited to memorize fret board.
Thanks Klaus!
Asbury says
January 24, 2011 at 4:19 am
Awesome thanks for going to the trouble of making this lesson. cant wait till i have mine
memorized.. i shouldve started a long time ago!
Klaus Crow says

January 25, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Hi Metalmaniac,
Keep me posted on your progress and if you have any questions let me know.
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Klaus Crow says

Hi Asbury,
Create a chain by marking your calendar each day you finished an assignment. This way
you will be motivated to keep going every day without breaking the chain on your
calendar.
It works for me.
Klaus Crow
Kerem says
February 5, 2011 at 3:02 am
great lesson to learn fingerboard.. i like this..
Michael says
Excellent instruction-broken down very well and logical!
Vadim says
February 6, 2011 at 2:54 pm
He Klaus, youre awesome and your site is great!
Bill says
Just wanted to say thanks, I appreciate your time
Klaus Crow says

Hi Kerem, Michaell, Vadim and Bill,
Thanks for all the kind words.
Its my pleasure. Ill do my best to keep up the good stuff.
Klaus Crow
Franz says
This is great man! Way back, when I first played, I played a classical guitar, but I only
learned notes to the fifth fret. This is a great method, and I cant wait to start with the
program. Tomorrows my day one, then. Rock on, man.
Klaus Crow says

Hi Franz,
When I first started out I only learned the notes on the low E-string and A string, but I can
tell you once I had learned all the notes on the fretboard it definitely opened up my eyes
and understanding of how things connected which really helped my playing a lot.
Good luck!
Klaus Crow
Martin says
March 3, 2011 at 6:32 am
Breaking it down into smaller chunks is a better approach than most of my tutorial DVDs
on the same subject.
Thanks Klaus
Klaus Crow says

March 15, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Hi Martin,
Im a big fan of small steps. Its the best way to achieve your goals.
Klaus
Neill says
March 24, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Ive created a video that helps people learn all the notes using the universal note pattern:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Srj8Rw7dzk&feature=related
Joseph says
March 27, 2011 at 3:16 am
I was very excited about finding this site, read and printed the instructions.
Its a interesting process to ID daily steps but the instructions boil down to
memorize
It sure would be helpful if a strategy to accomplish that memorize were described.
Ive been trying, but its just not coming.
Thank you!
Cora says
April 7, 2011 at 12:43 am
I cant tell you how happy I am about having found this. I just started today but Im already
making so much progress. Its complementing my Guitar Fretboard Workbook really
nicely. I started playing a year and a half ago, and while I know tons of chords and can
strum well, it bothered me that I didnt know what any of it meant (in a formal music way).
My goal is to write songs and I think this will help a lot.
Thank you so much for taking the time to break it down into doable steps- thats the only
way I can learn, otherwise I just get overwhelmed. :)
Jacob says
May 12, 2011 at 2:28 am
Awesome!
Really helpful!
Do you have any tips regarding accidentals? (sharps/flats)
Or should i just go about learning them the same way as in days 1-6 & 10 -16?
Cheers,
Jacob
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May 13, 2011 at 12:15 am
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GSB says
June 12, 2011 at 1:20 am
thnx mate.
Robert Wittert says

July 7, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Thanks for the effort. Useful stuff, will definitely recommend this page.
Klaus Crow says

July 11, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Thanks Robert,
I appreciate it!
Klaus Crow
Dean says
July 14, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Thank you for this! I will be practicing this as soon as I get home. Very nice article. Let me
know if you have any other suggestion such as these.
Liam says
August 16, 2011 at 10:38 pm
I just finished it all today! thanks a lot! it really helped me! :)
Susheel says
Hey klaus..!!
this is helping me tremendously.
love it!!the info in this should be known by each guitarist..

U rock..\m/
JD says
October 29, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Great Article! This is a huge help since Im teaching myself guitar but never knew the
names of notes until i read this. I know a lot of chords and am decent at strumming but Ive
been teaching myself with tabs and thats simply too easy and my goal has always been to
learn the theory behind it and this is helping a lot. Thanks a lot!!
prams says
Thank you so much ! you are doing a great job :)
GS says
March 5, 2012 at 3:58 am
Hey Klaus!
Thanks much for the help. I went through the 16 steps and feel much more confident.
Much appreciated.
Cheers.
SKEET says
April 11, 2012 at 12:32 pm
BEEN PLAYING FOR MANY YEARS BUT ONLY KNEW THE NOTES ON THE 6TH
AND 5TH, AND 4TH STRINGS AS I ONLY PLAYED RHYTHM. I STARTED TRYING TO
PLAY LEAD AND WAS LOST NOT KNOWING THE OTHER STRINGS . YOUR SYSTEM
GOT THEM MEMORIZED IN DAYS AND I AM NOW SOLOING ALL OVER THE NECK
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
Gerald says
May 1, 2012 at 6:45 am
Hi klaus!really appreciate the time you have put to simplify everythingi never realised
that we had only natural notes on 5th and 10th frets.its helping me a lot!well done!i like
your site!yes!
Klaus Crow says

May 1, 2012 at 10:22 am
Hi Gerald,
Its nice way to memorize some natural root notes. Glad you like it.
Klaus Crow
shanthmark says
May 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Hi
Simply superb.
I love this technique and even advice my friends to this site.
I have a doubt please clarify.
Let me take A major chord. In how many ways this chord can be played in fretboard
Thanks
God bless u. Cos very few do teach like this
shanthmark says
May 22, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Hi
Simply superb.
I love this technique and even advice my friends to this site.
I have a doubt please clarify.
Let me take A major chord. In how many ways this chord can be played in fretboard
Thanks
God bless u. Cos very few do teach like this
Meeta says
June 2, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Pretty cool. Really needed this as I was stuck precisely here.
Joshua B. says
June 5, 2012 at 4:38 am
Hey man, I really do appreciate this. Ive started to learn music theory and this
helps me out TONS more. Ive always been meaning to remember the fretboard notes,
its just that in life you try to learn soooo much, but then you forget to learn
the important things that actually means everything. But thank you so much man,
this lesson will always be helpful for those who all play guitar.
Thanks man :D
Gord says
June 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm
nice clean understandable material kudos!
Ka'Toria says
July 2, 2012 at 7:47 pm
I love you
Travis says
July 15, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Man, this is exactly what I need. I have fumbling around trying to learn guitar at 39 and
this will open up a whole new world for me. Klaus, you are awesome!
Dave says
August 1, 2012 at 3:50 am
I was on here the other day and saw an article on step ups and step downs on parts of a
scale, I think it was the E Scale, but now I cant find the article! Can anyone help? The
lesson was designed to play a part of the scale then go down a couple notes then continue
with the scale then go back down and this is supposed to sound cool while solo-ing.
siwic says
August 6, 2012 at 5:41 am
You have saved me hours worth of browsing which I could put into practicing. You sure
have given alot of guitarists hope! Thanks heaps Klaus!
Chris V says
August 16, 2012 at 5:31 pm
To: Klaus Tol
Thanks for the terrific fretboard memorization plan. Ive wanted to learn the fretboard for
a long time, but it seemed too daunting so I never did (beyond 5th fret). I just finished day
3, and am very excited that in less than 2 weeks from today Ill have the whole thing
committed to memory. Another nice thing about the method is that I can work on this (at
least some of the days) without being tied to a computer or even to a guitar. I commute to
work on a bicycle, and I have been going over the notes on the strings in my head while I
commute. Then at home I reinforce what I have memorized by playing it on the guitar. All I
needed was a plan. Thanks again.
Mike C says
August 25, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Klaus,
This was just the push I needed to take my playing to the next level. Ive been playing for
many years but Ive never forced myself to learn all the notes on the fretboard. In just a
few days, Ive made tremendous progress and for the first time in my life, its all coming
together. Youve got a great site and I hope you keep the posts coming! Thanks
dumindu says
August 29, 2012 at 2:30 pm
thank you. I have a guitar. but i dot know how to play it. now i can try it. its very helpful
Rishi says
September 16, 2012 at 5:24 am
Hey Klaus
This has helped me a lot. Thanks, Thank you very much.
Mark says
October 28, 2012 at 8:49 am
neat article!!! brother \m/ rock on..
Ross says
Thank you so much for this post, im always saying that ill start memorizing the fretboard
by myself (i even carved the notes on the fretboard on my acoustic guitar) but finding this
article will make it so muh easier, cant wait to start!
rishi says
Thanks klaus
I got the 150 essential chords book in may mailbox, and it has helped me in so many ways.
Thanks a lot
Rishi
jimmy says
best of all the websites for learning notes position
Dewin says
I can cover songs but i dont know how to play or write original stuff. I cant read music. But
i use my ear, tabs, and video tutorials. Im self taught. I could never afford lessons. I dont
know what these scales and modes you speak of are. I just learned songs i liked and
progressed with that. I been playing for 2 years so far.
I started doing this for the past few days, its pretty boring though. But at the same time i
aspire to be a great musician. I want to play lightning fast. How exactly would you use
this?
Dewin says
But i tried out this pentatonic scale stuff. I try to play whatever sounds good on certain
places on the neck, but i mess up alot because its at random. Confusing it is
spawn says
Great thank you !
Luke says
November 22, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Wow, thanks so much. Ive always wanted to learn this but ive never found a clear article;
this was perfectly explained. I can play guitar (fairly well) but I have no idea about what
notes im using im just going off of sound, but not anymorethanks!
Rob says
Ive been looking for an explination like this for a while. Thank you and ill let you know
how I get on.
Daniel says
Thanks so much. This is going to help me i have been playing for about 7 months. I can
play certain parts of songs. Im not really good at chords. But i can run up and down the
board like i got the speed of a advanced guitarist. Only problem is its just random notes.
And no matter how good i try to make all the notes im hitting sound good i cant. Thats why
i love this page. Any tips on where the best place to start on scales i would love to know.
Thanks again
AlexK says
Hi Klaus,
I am coming back to playing guitar after many years of absence. I have just put together
my old 70s Fender Stratocaster with some new parts, and now I am ready to start
learning the fretboard again. The old hands are stiff and slow any tips on limbering up the
fingers?
Alex
Chris says
This is really awesome, I have been learning guitar for a couple of years and been playing
chords and knowing the chord name I was playing but this is really helping me break down
those chords more into individual notes that make up the chord and I know its going to
help me come up with riffs to compliment the chords now and also with different ways to
play chords too, thanks buddy
Fred says
Nice advices! Honestly I learn a lot.
kofi says
Great article, cant wait to learn.
Max says
Ive been teaching myself to play guitar for about a year now and I was growing frustrated
with just learning songs through tabs your website is really helping me improve my
understanding of the guitar. Thanks so much!
Lawrence Lassiter says

March 22, 2013 at 3:19 am
Klaus
Thanks man. the light bulb just went on!!! Great site
Jon says
March 23, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Great examples here really like the step by step instructions. Good work!
Frank says
March 29, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Klaus, thanks for posting this for free.
Youve just made the world a better place
for untold numbers of guitar players.
I would highly recommend putting
009 guage electric guitar strings on
acoustic guitars for the purpose of learning.
They make it so much easier to play for
anyone especially beginners.

Thanks again for helping others.
Frank
Luke says
April 2, 2013 at 10:18 pm
its day 1 im getting so excited for day 16 (and 17, 18, etc) its hard not to skip look
further ahead!
Faith says
April 8, 2013 at 9:58 pm
Woo Hoo!! Day one for me too!
Already got the first one memorized!!!
That was so easy!!!!
Little bites!!!
Thank you for explaining it and breaking it down!!
THIS is exactly what I was looking for!!!
Going to start a log in my calendar right now!!
Thank you, thank you!
Shau says
April 14, 2013 at 8:49 am
hey great lessonvery helpfull
Kabelo says
April 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Its my day 1 and im so exited because i failed my church auditions only because i know
how to play but i dont know wht to play,thnx a lot
Tom says
April 17, 2013 at 11:56 pm
I have started and quit so many times over the past TWO decades. Every time, I hit the
place where I was lost understanding the link between notes and theory. This is it! I have
NEVER seen anyone lay out the fingerboard so simply. Unbelievable. Thanks for sharing.
Jessica says
May 12, 2013 at 10:31 am
Thank you. I am a singer who fiddles with the guitar and only understood enough to
memorize chords. You just changed my life. God bless you. Im on my way to rock n roll!
Yianna says
May 28, 2013 at 6:13 pm
Great lesson. But am I the only who doesnt understand this:- Play a random note on the
low E or A-string, then move up 2 half steps (2 frets), move up 2 strings and youll find an
octave. (See example #1 note F blue and note B red). How exactly does the description
relate to the example.
Please help on the above. Thanks a lot.
Adelusi Taiwo. says

May 30, 2013 at 2:28 pm
God bless U for this tips.I ve been yearning for it.
Carmen says
June 5, 2013 at 3:16 am
thankyou so much , this is what ive been looking for to get me to the next level!
Blaine Simpson says

June 16, 2013 at 2:17 am
Mistake in your text
Natural, sharp and flat notes: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C D D# E F F# G G#
A A# etc.
Missing second occurrence of C#.
Lohith says
June 20, 2013 at 4:06 pm
This is an awesome explaination for beginners like ME.
Thank you very much!!!! I am Impressed!!!!
Blaine Simpson says

June 20, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Before finding this site I learned my notes using a strategy very similar to days 1 to 6
above, but which I think is better because you gain facility at fingering and plucking
among multiple strings as early as possible. Instead of learning a single string down pat,
you learn all notes in a single fingering position down pat. On day 1 you do the E phrygian
scale (which is just the natural notes, same as learned here) using only frets 0 to 4 (which
utilizes strings low-E+A+D). Day 2 you learn the E phrygian scale one octave down (which
utilizes strings D+G+B+hi-E). Then for day 3 you move your hand up to the next fingering
position over frets 5 to 9 and do the same thing.
If somebody really wants to be know the notes, I suggest that you do both. Learn both
all-notes-on-a-string and learn all-notes-on-a-fingering-position. The former teaches
facility of moving hand from position-to-position; the latter teaches facility of fingering
and plucking from string-to-string.
says
June 28, 2013 at 8:34 pm
My journey now begins. Thank you.
Gianca says
July 18, 2013 at 6:49 pm
In order to memorize fretboard notes you may try out this online guitar fretboard game:
http://www.fachords.com/master-guitar-fretboard-game-intro/
jaijo says
August 2, 2013 at 7:57 pm
thank you for your valuable information
mccalls says
August 12, 2013 at 7:49 pm
This material is totally on point. Thumbs up for the good work. Thanks.
martin says
that was great and very useful
Ulfr says
First thing Ive found online that is actually useful, to the point, and accurate.
Dane says
Thanks. This is helping me alot.
Ken Hernandez says

Ive been playing guitar for YEARS! Self-taught and have been stuck from being able to
improvise; A musician-killing curse. I will try this out from today onward and Ill be posting
to let you know how this turns out after the sixteen days. Wish me luck!
Robertson32 says
I GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS!!!!
Klaus Crow says

Hi Danny,
Do you need a first aid plaster? :)
Its time to take a rest.
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Nikhil says
I never realized it was this simple until you explained. Great post!.
Klaus Crow says

Hi Nikhil,
Youre welcome.
I still have those moments when I think Oh I wish I knew that 20 years ago. :)
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Marko says
Great ideas, Id like to add one other great idea Id like to see you ad.
For memorizing all 5th fret ADGCEA. I use a mnemonic something silly to help me
remember. Ate Dominos Got Cold Even Andrea. 7th fret notes low to high I use BEAD F#
B. I think BEAD F%$*^&$ B. works for me. For fret 10 I use D G C F A D. Dad Got Caught
Farting All Day. The crazier the better. Hope it helps.
light says
October 25, 2013 at 12:31 pm
hey! Klaus Crow thank a lot,just great article,now im able to understand the origin of
chords,scales.Man i learned all the notes in 5 days perhaps im not perfect but got the
knowledge that was needed.
Katla says
Thank you Claus, for this! Im excited to get better at playing guitar with your help.
An easy way to memorize the notes on the fret board is called the CAGED system. I
recommend you check it out (google it or find it on youtube), it helped me a lot.
Thanks once again!
Gerald Benson says

October 27, 2013 at 11:23 am
I am so excited to start using this and practicing it. Ive been playing the guitar for 31
years, and I play strictly by ear. I have never had any lessons my guitar talent is a God
given talent. I only play in church but want to play the lead so bad.i now no music and now
only the basic cords. I did for a part of a year lost the ability to play the guitar due to a
massive stroke. I lost the use of my right side and ended up in a nursing home. I was
invited to come to the upper dinning room where there was a couple singing some gospel
music like I use to play. I am baptist and play southern gospel. I can follow and one or a
group playing thanks to The Lord. but as I started to enter to dinning room I didnt goo all
the way in, I stayed by the donor.it depressed me even more cause I was not able to use
my right arm for stubbing. the sad part was I had pretty much given up and was basically
wanting to die. but something happened that day, I wet back to my room after being in
there for only about five or ten minutes. I prayed to The Lord and ask him to give me my
arm back so I could play the guitar once again for him. I would only play it in church. I
didnt care if I could not walk alls I wanted was to play. I had my wife bring my guitar up to
the nursing home to give me the encouragement I needed to work hard and start to play
again. it took a few months but I know am playing once again and I only play in church. I
love to play the guitar, & sadly as many I dont practice like I should. I now this will get me
to practicing and hopefully get me started to make my guitar sing with the singers. I will be
praying to The Lord for the ability to do this for,him and make my talent grow.as I said I
look forward to working on these step you have laid out. my problem is because of the
stoke I do have some brain damage and its hard for me to understand some of what your
saying. its not your instructions its the memory problems I have. I am in the early stages
of althimers at the age of 46 years old :( ya its hard for me to swallow when I try to
remember were something is or what I was gonna do. does not take but 30 seconds for
me to forget something, but I know with the lords help everythings gonna be alright.not
sure if your a Christian or not but if you are. or not please also pray for me. if your a
church go have your church pray to please. thank you and GOD BLESS you and have a
blessed day.
Rex says
Well explained, great tutorial. Thanks for posting!!!
PJ says
I just found out this site. Im an absolute beginner and there are many question marks in
my head right now. Thanks it is great! Gonna start memorising!
Nick N. says
I like your suggestion of memorizing notes on one string at a time. I started out with other
methods of memorizing groups of two or more notes across all 6 strings at a time, but
found out that the single string method works a lot better for me. Other methods just
jump around too much. Thanks so much for the tips.
Doug B says
Very helpful breakdown sir, im enjoying exploring your posts and thanks much for your
service to the musician community
Klaus Crow says

Hi Doug,
Thank you. Youre welcome!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
samra says
wow! Klaus,thank you so much. I know that this basic knowledge of how notes are placed
along the fretboard will advance my guitar playing a lot!! I m so thankful that you shared
this wonderful page on the internet. A big thanks from Toronto, Canada.
`Samra
Ian Pring says

Thank You so much this is awesome and everything is falling into place
happy 2014 and beyond :)
Gabe says
Man this is what ive been looking for. Ive been playing for 4 years and havent gotten to
learning the fretboard thx alot for this help
Glen says
After many hours of trying to understand the guitar and lots of friends showing me some
stuff, mainly how good they are, this has helped the most, I finally have the understanding
to move forward and not give up.
Thank you Klaus. :-)
Salt says
Ive been reading various information about guitar string physics, fret boards, etc. Thank
you very much for taking the time to share this information. The manner in which you
present the material is clear and concise. I will be sharing your post with others. Im sure
they will find it useful as well.
Chris says
March 6, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Brilliant Article, i been playing guitar for about 14 years and have really lacked theory,
mainly beacuse i found previous information unclear. This i think is a great help, especially
noticing the patterns in finding octives.
Dainel says
March 9, 2014 at 4:51 am
I have a severe learning disability, Ive had to use tabs, so I hope this lesson will help me
somehowI want to play better, go above my current abilitythanks for the help
jojo says
March 11, 2014 at 1:18 pm
youre amazing.. so grateful for this. thank you for putting passion and effort to share to
the world.
blessings brotha
Neo Marial says

March 21, 2014 at 9:42 am
Hello everyone!! I start visiting this site until now!! Did I ve missed more!? These lessons
are very very pretty interesting!!so what would I do? so I wanna receive more lessons in
e.mail!!hope you answer me soon!!! have nice day all!!
Emmanuel Joseph says

March 31, 2014 at 8:48 pm
I play bass and its amazing mr. Crow what you did !! Im on my first day and can really see
the improvement !!!!
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us
Ali says
May 4, 2014 at 10:28 am
Hey great site. I really needed this. But once Im done with memorizing the natural notes
how do i memorize the sharps and the flats..? Same technique..?
Aniruddha Bidwas says

May 10, 2014 at 2:38 am
Wow!!! Klaus now I can move throughout the whole fretboard following keys, not
shapes. Guys follow this method. Its the most detailed method available. But you need
more than 16 days if you really wanna master the fretboard. Spend more than a day
(3days if you may) on some exercises to get the most benefit. Its the most sure-shot & fullproof technique. Thank you Klaus for making us memorise the fretboard like the back of
our hands.
Aniruddha Bidwas says

May 10, 2014 at 2:45 am
Hey Ali, you dont need to memorise the sharps & flats. Once you let the natural notes
ingrained in your memory, the sharps & flats will also be automatically be memorised.
Dont worry bro, just practice, thatll be enough, & thank Klaus for teaching us this great
technique. Happy playing!!!
:) says
May 18, 2014 at 2:53 pm
hey thnx brother.:)
Rid says
May 18, 2014 at 9:23 pm
Awesome awesome awesomewaiting for more tricks and techniques ^_^
John says
May 25, 2014 at 6:05 pm
Great article! I think this approach is the most logical I have seen so far. Thank you.
Klaus Crow says

May 27, 2014 at 3:45 pm
Thanks John,
Enjoy, study and reap the benefits!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Victor says
June 6, 2014 at 2:31 pm
This in awesome. I know my guitar neck but sort of like speaking a broken language. This
is going to fill all the gaps for me.
WillyD says
June 8, 2014 at 12:35 am
Klaus, you are a good man for posting this of other people. I was a player for nearly 30
years when a motorcycle accident left me unable to play for the past 5 years. Now I am
starting all over from scratch teaching my hands how to finger chord shapes, the whole
thing has to be relearned. In the past I never took my playing serious. I only knew a hand
full of chords and that was it. Now I am changing all that. Using this GREAT exercise and
others I am learning my instrument well as it should be.

I just bought a new Stratocaster and I am blessed with having lots of time to practice ( 4 6
hours a day ). And I am soaking this stuff up like a sponge. I want to play lead in a blues
band. And with help from good people like you, Im going to make that happen in 3 years,
that is my goal!
WillyD
Klaus Crow says

June 8, 2014 at 8:09 am
Hi Willy,
Thats an impressive story. I hope youre doing okay now.
Im confident that you will reach your goal.
You know exactly what you want so thats the first important step in reaching your goal.
Now make a plan, take the necessary steps that will lead you to your goal, evaluate from
time to time how youre doing and keep learning.
Make sure you keep the fun alive at all times!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
I wish you all the best!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Piyush says
June 11, 2014 at 6:45 pm
Hi! Klaus, thanks for this easy way of memorising the fretboard. Now that i have
memorised the fret board, could you suggest me what should be my next step.
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July 16, 2014 at 4:16 am
Hi there! This article could not be written much better!
Reading through this post reminds me of my previous roommate!
He constantly kept preaching about this. Ill forward
this post to him. Fairly certain hes going to have
a good read. Many thanks for sharing!
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theworst says
July 17, 2014 at 2:23 pm
Hey Klaus,
Ive been reading some of your articles and I have to say they are extremely well explained
and helpful and Ive taken a lot away from them. Really appreciate your resources!
Klaus Crow says

July 17, 2014 at 3:15 pm
Hi theworst,
Thanks!
Thats what its here for.
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Dev says
July 24, 2014 at 6:23 pm
Excellent lesson, thank you for sharing! Learning the fretboard is a critical component in
becoming a competent musician/guitarist. I have all of my students master it in their first
month of lessons to get it out of the way early. Ive also found many students find it
especially helpful to break the neck into sections and create easy patterns for them to
memorize, similar to scale diagrams.
Again, great lesson. Keep up the good work!
Dev
celes says
August 3, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Estaba buscando una tecnica teorica que me explicara con claridad sobre las notas en el
teclado y pienso que lo encontre me ha sido de gran ayuda .Gracias
Betsy says
August 3, 2014 at 11:39 pm
I soooo needed this breakdownI dont feel so overwhelmed now! Thank you Klaus!
Steve says
Your article has been stolen and posted by someone else claiming it is their work. Here is
the link: http://guitarsworlds.blogspot.com/2014/08/learn-guitar-fingerboardthoroughly-in.html
Wes says
Klaus,
I had stumbled on your site by accident from Google. I have been frustrated by my guitar
playing for the last 4 years. I have learnt nothing. Im a self taught player (playing since 06)
and music theory intimidated me, similar to a kid scared of learning algebra. I had been
visiting your site and learning the 7 modes and Ill put this lesson into practice as well.I
hope I could somehow help contribute guitar related to your site.
THANK YOU!
OLI says
This is awesome Ive been looking for something like this for AGES!!!
Bobby says
I just started using this game for memorizing notes on your guitar fretboard.
http://www.memorizeguitarnotes.com Its pretty good. It has a mode where you can learn
by ear too. Not bad if you dont have your guitar on hand.
Betsy says
Hi Bobbythanks for the heads-up on the guitar note memorization game. I really think it
will help me a lot.
Peter says
Hi Claus,
Wonderful!!! This is just what I was looking for. Clean, simple and to the point. Thank
you!
Ruben says
Hi:
Great article!
Arent you missing a note here?
Natural, sharp and flat notes: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C D D# E F F# G G# A
A# etc.
Between C and D (C#)?
Daniel B. Alcutt says

Thank you. After trying to do this willie nillie, I can see that your approach to learning the
fretboard is awesome and easy to follow. I will dedicate the next 16 days to placing this
info in my memory bank. And, I will use this every day following those initial days to enjoy
myself and be able to relax a bit due to the increased info and technique learned here.
Thanks, again. I look forward to a wider knowledge and ability. Oh, and I couldnt beat the
price.
Excited,
Daniel B.Alcutt
jimmy ared says

excelant clear instruction holy crap cleared that up for me WTG
DAVID says
Assuming I manage at 65 to remember each note position. That allows me to play barre
chords up and down the neck without thinking because I should know the chord shape
and where the root note is within the shape? It also allows me to know where to play a
scale box eg a minor scale is easier to visualise because it utilises a barre across the 6
strings (I appreciate the barre wouldnt actually be formed to play the scale), as just like in
a chord shape, I should know where the root note is in the scale box. The problem I have is
visualising the other scale boxes that go to make up the scale across the whole fretboard.
It is compounded by the fact that the sequence of boxes moves up or down the fretboard
depending on the Key. If I dont know the notes of the Key, then I shouldnt be trying to
play, but having said that I havent enough time to think when playing and it causes a
pause. The dots on the neck locate the 6/1 string notes too. So to avoid a failed timeconsuming learning period (indefinite), how do guitarists like you play solos (or melodies)
of a set of songs in different Keys? What have you been through to get to this stage
where you dont pause?
Michael says
Youve gone to a lot of trouble here, Klaus, to create a clear, logical approach to learning
the fingerboard. Your method works wonders. Thank you!
Jon says
April 8, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Hey, great tutorial. Just one thing: Of course the notes B#, Fb, E# and Cb do exist, and
they do get notated sometimes, so its necessary to be able to read them. These notes
sound identical to the natural notes C, E, F and B, but sometimes its still required (and
even helpful) to name them B# etc. and to write them down as such.
This is to make sure that scales and chords follow the same logic in every key. The C#
major scale, for example, follows the same logic as the C major scale. Where the C major
scale reads C, D, E, F, G, A, B, the C# major scale reads C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#. If you
alter the root note of a scale upwards, without changing the letter, you have to do the
same thing to all other notes as well. It gets even worse: double sharps and flats exist as
well, for the same reason. F##, for example, which sounds like G, appears in a G# major
scale.
john a says
April 28, 2015 at 6:13 am
Im a very newbie but really wanna learn so i can play for my wife on our wed. Need all the
help i can get. Thanks would really appreciate.
-JOHN-
Tobias says
May 24, 2015 at 11:23 am
Aloha Klaus,
ive been playing guitar for several years now, so im on this slippery slope of knowing the
notes half-heartedly, beeing able to deduce where the same note is on a different string
and therefore beeing much too slow in finding the respective note.
Im pretty shure that this approach, going on for years and beeing used on 4 (soon to be 5
;) differently tuned guitars, was quite harmful for my ability to learn the notes by heart.
But nothing witch cant be corrected with enough effort, right?^^
This beeing said, im on day one and my first question is, how fast should one be able to
find a note on a string at the end of a lesson (the randomly finding part).
As an example, i want to find the D-note on the E string and sometimes it takes me up
to two seconds to find/play it.
And the second question is, what would be a recommended aproach for different tunings;
this question is more concerning the later part of applying the eventually learned fretknowledge in everyday guitar playing. The main problem is that i have to play on different
tunings for different jam sessions and songs.
I guess applying it all at once would scramble the knowledge once again.
Greetz,
Tobey
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May 25, 2015 at 9:33 am
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Phuong Tran says

June 30, 2015 at 2:33 am
wow, excellent information and very clear, very helpful, easy to understand love it. .Thank
you
Linus says
July 16, 2015 at 3:01 pm
cool info man, Im surely starting today. As i plan to be a bass player i just wanted more
tips and ways of learning bass guitar as well
Shoaib Leghari says

Man that was a great great help, I never could afford those guitar classes like my other
mates and used to wonder how could I learn Basic stuff like this, it was big help thank you
Vishal says
i have one confusion that the notes of song have C than which fret of which string have to
play according to song,because there is one C in each and every string.so kindly inform
me.
serma pandian says

very interesting.
Marie says
HI Klaus,
i am soooooo happy i found your blog! This is really really helpful! I knew the chords, but i
didnt know their construction and what was behind themagain i am so glad youre
doing this! Great job!:))
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Richard Chism says

April 8, 2016 at 10:04 pm
Heres a tool that I have found for memorizing the notes. If you just look at the 3rd, 5th,
and 7th frets on each string, the sequence is as follows:
Fret: 3rd 5th 7th
6th String: G A B
5th String: C D E
4th String: F G A
3rd String: Bb C D
2nd String: D E F#
1st String: G A B
So, as you see, they are consecutive going up in pitch, with only three exceptions to
remember: the Bb, the repetition of the D, and the F#. Use this and soon you will
remember without having to use this crutch. (I posted this with everything aligned, but I
dont know if it will stay that way when I hit the POST button.)
Mark says
May 13, 2016 at 9:36 pm
Great lesson Klaus. I also found it helpful knowing that the strings are tuned a fourth
above each other except for the second or B string, which is a third (1/2 step below a
fourth) above the third string or G string. They follow the cycle of fourths ie; F, Bb, Eb,
Ab, C (1/2 step below Db), F. This gives you the notes on the first fret. On the seventh fret
they would be: B, E, A, D, F#( 1/2 step below G), B.
Bob says
June 21, 2016 at 11:16 am
It is great to find a site that looks like it can rely show me to play the guitar
Evelyn Jennings says

Oh WOW 5 seconds thats all it took for the light to go on and I finally say the pattern.
I have been trying to learn the guitar for years and I just couldnt make it click in my head. I
would pay you a million dollars if I had it. Thank you so much I have seen the light and I am
learning faster than ever before.
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Learn The Guitar Fingerboard Thoroughly in 16

All the notes on the fingerboard

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e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

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e:|-F-|---|-G-|---|-A-|---|-B-|-C-|---|-D-|---| high Estring

Another great way is to recognize octaves:

e:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

E:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| low Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| high Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

E:|---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---| low Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|-B-|---|---|---|---| high Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---| high Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-D-|---| high Estring

e:|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

e:|-F-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

e:|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| high Estring

Exploring The Natural Minor Scale

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love it!!the info in this should be known by each guitarist..

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anyone especially beginners.

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