Memorize the fretboard: 3 reasons why, 3 mental models, and 4 effective exercises
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- Learning the notes on the fretboard (and practicing to get faster recall) pays off massively by speeding up your ability to learn new songs and solos, as well as by being one of the keys that will unlock your ability to improvise. This video explains why it's so valuable to memorize the notes, shows three powerful ways to think about the fretboard, and demonstrates four useful exercises that will accelerate your progress.
► Keywords: memorizing the fretboard, chromatic scale, cycle of 4ths/5ths, guitar lesson, music theory
► To see how this video fits into the big picture of fretboard understanding, check out this overview video: • A new and faster way t...
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► Recommended video viewing order:
Full playlist: • Guitar scales made eas...
Individual videos:
1. Use "the warp" to reduce memorization: • HOW TO VISUALIZE CHORD...
2. Master the pentatonic scale with the rectangle and stack: • Two Simple Shapes UNLO...
3. Learn the notes!: • Memorize the fretboard...
4. Intervals: Guitar's secret decoder ring: • Intervals: guitar's se...
5. Understand the modes: • Demystifying the modes...
6. The best way to learn/play the modes: • This hack makes learni...
7. Another easy way to play the modes: • Learn ALL the Modes on...
8. The CAGED system and triads: • Demystifying Triads an...
9. The 3nps system: • Unlock the fretboard w...
10. Instant harmony: • Easy Double-Stop Harmo...
► Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
03:10 - Horizontal movement and the chromatic scale
06:09 - Vertical movement and the cycle of 4ths
10:10 - Diagonal movement with octave moves
13:11 - Why it's so important to memorize the fretboard
15:06 - Practice method #1
16:59 - Practice method #2
18:34 - Practice method #3
20:39 - Practice method #4
► Thank you to Dave DiCenso (drums), Jeff Gilman (bass), and Jake Shapiro (guitar, cello) for providing the theme music "Sea Horses". - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
If you're new to the channel, I'd like to offer a warm welcome!
To see how this video fits into the big picture of fretboard understanding, check out this overview video: th-cam.com/video/tpC115zjKiw/w-d-xo.html
or download a FREE 12-page overview e-book: fretscience.myshopify.com/products/building-fretboard-fluency-the-big-picture-pdf-ebook
Individual cheat sheets and a heavily discounted bundle are available for purchase at: fretscience.myshopify.com
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Intermediate guitarist here. Just wanted to thank you for this. This stuff is game changing.
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Hi Keith, I have been playing the acoustic guitar for about 30 years now. After years of feeling "trapped" within the confines of the first 5 frets, I decided that I needed to start learning the notes of the fretboard. I've watched countless videos on everything from the CAGED-system to triads. They all kept saying that I need to visualize the chords within the scales, but - try as I might - I just couldn't. This video is the first one I've seen, where I actually had two "aha-moments": how the diagonal movement in octaves relates to CAGED, and using the rectangle and stack for the pentatonic, as well as how the warp affects both. I really feel like your way of explaining these patterns has unlocked a door to visualization for me! Thanks!
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Your stack method literally unlocked the entire fretboard for me. Thanks so much for your series of videos. Following them in order and they are amazing.
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This is amazing. Played longer than I haven’t and have watched and read countless things about theory and how to understand scales, chords, etc better. This is by far the best I’ve seen.
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First video I've seen that explains the science of the fretboard so well. So glad I happen to stumble upon it
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Thank you! I can’t wait to see the improvisation video.
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I started playing guitar 60 years ago and used it mostly to play songs by others and then to write music to go with lyrics I wrote. Learning to read music has been so hard due to issues with my eyes keeping up with the written notes. In any case, after 10 years away from guitar and piano, I have a renewed interest in learning to play more than the basics. Thanks for sharing your methods of learning with us.
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Dude! Your lesson taught me more than I have struggled with for years! Thank you!
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After years of trying to connect the fretboard, you have not only explained it best, but your graphics are incredibly clear. So grateful! I have work to do…but finally think I have the right roadmap to follow. Thank you!
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I recently read on a guitar forum a post from a guy who had played for years and had been stuck for a while. He memorized the fretboard and suddenly one evening as he played...he was able to jam out and he played for a couple hours. He said it all came together because he could see what he was doing as he played things he knew while thinking of the notes he was playing. It made me realize that I need to be able to know what note I'm playing at all times, which is why I'm here! Thank you for creating these videos and the PDFs!
I do believe it’s essential to learn the notes, and I think that the insight a lot of people miss in a story like that is that you’re not thinking of the names of every note as you play them, but being able to think of a note and then immediately move your fingers to the right position is exactly what gives you the freedom to move all over the fretboard. Thanks for sharing that! 🎸🧪🤘
@@fretscience This makes a lot of sense especially after recently seeing a clip with Joe Bonamassa saying "if you're thinking about what to play, you're too late."
It seems similar to Chess. You want to be thinking at least 3-5 steps ahead. When we know where we're going it's much easier to find paths to get there.
@@JesusRevezzo I think that when we talk about thinking, it's very easy to misunderstand what we mean. I have no doubt that the best players have internalized these patterns so well that using them doesn't feel like thought. My claim is that my approach to learning scales (and other patterns) is a much more efficient way to get there than the typical ways that scales are taught. 🎸🧪🤘
You are the best! I watched loads of videos from TH-cam but you are the most explicit and you give us the most logical explanations! All i can say is Thank You ! You are the best!
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This is by far, the best lesson I’ve seen on this topic.
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I’ve played around with circle of fourths before but the way you explained and presented it clicked so so well! Thank you very much for this video
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Glad I stumbled upon this video. This really made sense and was quite opening.
Really solid content with a fine teaching style. Definitely one of the very best theory/guitar mastery channels on the Tube! One of the nicest features for me is the multiple ways to conceive, learn and practice fretboard application.
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best video ive seen on the basics of guitar layout. some people seem to understand this stuff intrinsically but NOT ME!!
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As someone who has finally got this down, i wish i would have seen this earlier in life! Cheers! Thank you for a good informational video! Keep with it
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This may be the best guitar video ever, thank you for this.
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These lessons are awesome. I have learned the 3ps & the pentatonic shapes from them. Now I need to learn to move around so as to soloing does not sound mechanical. So there is lots to digest. Now learning the notes of the fretboard is a new insight. I will buying the pdf's in coming days. Thank you very much
That’s awesome, but don’t fall into the trap of thinking that moving around the fretboard will make you sound less mechanical. BB King mainly played out of a very limited range of positions and was anything but mechanical-sounding. Working on phrasing is the biggest key to making better music!
This is a wonderfully concise lesson with a lot of meat to it. I've ordered all the cheat sheets just on the strength of this video.
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Superb! I was excited to see and hear the patterns and shapes that I’ve picked up through 30 years of playing and exploring theory as a hobby explained and visualized. Love the tips and looking forward to checking out more of your videos. Glad I found our channel! Keep up the amazing work!
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Your approach was extremely helpful for me to visualize the pieces of the fretboard.
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Can someone give those who worked on this video medals for making the single best introduction to music theory and teaching you to actually "see" the fretboard for what it is? I recently discovered the caged system on my own because I had a basic understanding of all my majors and minors and well as some augmented and diminished chords and I finally started seeing what I was actually playing. It's made messing around a lot more interesting. I think caged is the biggest thing I wish I learned about sooner right next to scales.
Some troll earlier today asked “did Jimmy know the notes?”…now we know the answer is yes, he does! 🤣 In all seriousness, thanks for your kind words 🎸🧪🤘
@@fretscienceNo man thank you for this really informative video. I'll be sharing this with a friend that wants to get back into guitar but just hasn't quite been able to yet but when he's able to get into it I think this will be perfect for him.
@@fretscience oh and can't forget about the circle of 4ths/5ths. That's been incredibly useful too.
This has to be the most important instructional video for guitar learners ever. I have watched many videos and each one provides some insight but this one beats them all
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Stumbled on this and wanted you to know it’s excellent. Wonderful content taught in an accessible way. Thank you!
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I am a so-called three-chord player, working through the basics, moving toward improvised fills while playing chords (chord-tone is what people call it, I think). It's especially useful to hear confirmation, toward the end, that working cyclical is a smart way to approach practice. Yesterday I worried about abandoning what I was working on last month while taking on something new. No more worrying, now I think of it as a loop and not a ladder. In my collection of TH-cam links notes about practice I have a subset (getting bigger all the time) called "next." I've added rectangle and stack (Method 2) as a new next. Thanks.
That’s a solid choice. The pentatonic scale will definitely give you the biggest bang for your buck in terms of creating fills. 🎸🧪🤘
appreciate you being concise. wish more videos were as efficient as this one was.
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I have played percussion and piano for quite some time and have only recently ventured into the world of guitar. I find that your clear methodology and professionalism really shine my friend, and your videos are pleasing to watch and listen to. This is an incredible resource. I have purchased your FS bundle and can't wait to start practicing! I will be recommending this to several folks and anyone else who is looking for a leg-up in the practice world. Bless you and all the hard work you do for the musical community! It is certainly appreciated!!!
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I just started playing, and this info is frickin invaluable, words can't convey how grateful I am right now, thank you, truly 😊🙏
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Nice video! Excited for those upcoming improvisation videos!
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This is the video that's been missing from your catalog until now! I agree with everything you mention in the first 30 seconds and look forward to brushing up with your exercises!
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Great video and great teacher it has to just click to be understood and this helped the confusion. Practice is the only way to nail it in now
Thanks! There’s no avoiding practice, but I have found that if you understand why you’re practicing a concept, it’s a lot more motivating and satisfying. And I hope that the approaches I teach can reduce the repetitive nature of that practice time. Cheers! 🎸🧪🤘
Another great tutorial! Thank you!
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The best video I have ever seen on fretboard understanding. All of my learning in last 7 years of guitar playing were given a theoretical backup due to this video. A Real Pro!!
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So glad I already knew the basics before watching; that being said, I still got some new pointers from this and will be checking out more of your videos for sure.
These videos are mainly aimed at intermediate players looking to put all the pieces together, so if that describes you, you’re in the right place!
This is really helpful! Thank you so much!
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awesome video, the visuals are extremely helpful. its sm easier to memorize pattern shapes. finally a teacher who isnt gatekeeping game changing tips and info
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I have weekly guitar lessons in U.K. and find this material is the Rosetta stone that unlocks the understanding of fretboard patterns without over whelming you.
Thanks! I definitely believe that good source materials plus access to a knowledgeable coach is the fastest way to advance. TH-cam alone isn’t nearly as good on its own. 🎸🧪🤘
I have just purchased your Fret Science Bundle PDF Bundle. On first glance this is highly relevant to supplement my guitar lessons with succinct information that does not over load. I will view it in the logical viewing order suggested to enhance my understanding. Thanks.
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this channel is criminally underrated. you are a fantastic teacher whose content I have used for years! let's get Fret Science past 100k subs and beyond in 2024! thank you for all you do, sir.
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What an outstanding lesson, so much great material, really helps, thank you
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Too much for me here, but truly great visuals and explanation. Respect. I will revisit here again and again and again. Thank you.
Fantastic explanation and suggestions!
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Great lesson. Exactly where I'm at right now and you do a great job breaking it down.
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The graphics at 3:55 gave me such an aha moment, thank you so much, incredibly well made video that taught me so much in 23 minutes!
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3 different ways I think I know why before the video.
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wow.. this is incredible. i got my first guitar 3 days ago and have been browsing through videos on YT to learn some theory ‘cause i’m going to learn guitar by myself and this is some amazing info.. very well presented and not rushed, with great graphics and everything (i’m a very visual person) so i thank you for that. i will definitely rewatch this a few times to get it down! thank you 😊
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My music teacher years ago tried to teach me circle of 5ths but it flew over my head and it still kinda does but this video does a great job explaining, gunna have to rewatch it and play along. The music I've been writing for years has basically been me taking a scale pattern and going "NOTE SOUND PURDY"
As a beginner, theory feels dauntingly complex. The pacing and visual aids really made it easy to grasp the overall concept. Saved, subbed, and back to practicing. Thanks!
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excellent explained . as a beginner guitarist this theorie made a lot clear to me . thanks from the Netherlands
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Excellent, and inspirational video
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