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Notes on the Fretboard - Diagram and Quizes
🕑 Added 2017-07-21 18:31:30 +0000 UTC Hello friends,Today I'm going to confront a hard truth... The majority of guitar players in the world are learning songs, scales, licks and other techniques without a crucial prerequisite; a firm knowledge of the notes on the fretboard.
I personally put off learning this for many years, and while I could impress audiences with my playing, I always knew in the back of my mind that there was something very important missing from my skill-set.
So today I'm going to ask that you invest a little time each day toward memorizing the notes on each of your six strings. Once you've done this, you'll find that all things related to music theory will come much easier, as you unlock the mysteries of the fretboard.
Attached you will find three helpful graphics:
- All of the Notes on the Fretboard
- Natural Notes Only Quiz- Fill in the missing sharps and flats
- Blank Fretboard Quiz - Fill in all the missing notes
Tips for memorizing notes:
1) Begin by learning the notes on the E string, where all your bar chord and scale root notes are. Because we have two E strings, you're "killing two birds with one stone."
2) Practice no more than five frets at a time. For each string, it helps to drill frets 1-5, then 3-7, 5-10, so on and so forth. The overlap between sets will likely lead to better retention.
3) Study no more than two strings per day. The goal is to get to the point where you can quickly identify a note. With patient repetition, this will become second nature.
4) Start implementing your new knowledge right away. Every time you learn a new riff, lick, melody or chord, use it as an opportunity to brush up on your note names. I recommend keeping a print out of your diagram handy for times when you get stuck.
Comments
Must be the settings on your printer or computer. Is it printing landscape or vertical? Sorry you're having an issue.
Hey Rob, for some reason this one doesn’t print out fully for me. Could you give me an idea of how I could get it printed out for each of them fully scale? It keeps cutting them all off and not printing the rest. Have no idea how to fix this! Ty so much.
Cool, Good idea ! Thanks for your work.
Thanks Rob just what I needed!!
Isa Wilburn
Thank You Rob !!!
There's something about actual homework that makes things happen, lol...hopefully, I'll finally conquer the fretboard! Thanks for the quiz sheet...I already printed out a bunch.
A great tool and goal, Rob. Your tips for memorizing are really helpful. Little by little, this knowledge seems to sink in for me with painful slowness, but having this as a focus for practice is the bee's knees!
