I have to roll my eyes every time I land on a TH-cam guitar lesson where I see this comment "I have been playing XX amount of years and this is the best video I have seen on {current video topic} on TH-cam. {Guitar Teacher} you are the best teacher on TH-cam." BUT this is the best tips video on learning the fretboard of the dozens that I have watched. Mr. Swift explains things much better and some of the WHY as to what he is teaching. My only gripe is that he's a fast talker and that's true for all the Swift lessons, but that's on me to keep up. : )
Playback at speed .75 is about perfect - and he sounds so mellow. Probably his normal voice when not trying to pack in a ton of info. Really enjoy his teaching style, and the info is great of course.
Started playing as a teenager, when Mom paid $5 for a 45 minute lesson. (But most of the time, the teacher was just playing and I tried to look impressed, while thinking, How about teaching me instead of just showing off?) So now in my Social Security years, I'm playing catch up. Never too old to learn the basics. And man, that fretboard is one big mystery!! Fortunately this video helps to de-mystify. Much thanks!
This is true, this is why I always recommend singing along as you play. Occasionally, I'll even sing first, and then sound the note to see how accurate my pitch and ear is.
Hey friends, I want to see your progress! Tag me at twitter.com/Swiftlessons and use the hashtag #swiftchallenge. Can you name the notes on the first three frets? How about all the notes on the E and A strings? Can you tell me the note names inside four basic chords? Prove it!
Great lesson. Another helpful tip was taught to me at my first guitar lesson. Memorize the following acronym: BEADGCF/BbEbAbDbGb. Then, to know the note name of the next note going across the neck, start with any note you do know and apply the rule. So, e.g. if the 7th fret on the E string is B, the note on the next string over is E, and so forth. If the 8th note on the A string is F, the next note over on the D string is Bb.
Thanks for your effort. It's not easy but I trust that your easy manner of delivery belies the serious approach you take to make us that much matter to get us on the way to the big Pay Day at the end of it all. We really appreciate your style and dedication therein. Patience and trust is key.
This has been so helpful for me! I have been playing the guitar for 2 years. I started memorizing the chords first when I was a beginner, but I did not learn the parts of the fret board because I dont see any tutorials about that in any youtube videos and there you are man! thanks and I should really learn these basic tips. keep the videos coming! It helps a lot of people and aspiring musicians!
Great tips my friend .I've been putting this part of my playing off for many years. I'm at a place were I need this imfo. to move on. I love your simple but effective method. Your Awesome!!! Thanks
Tip 3 seems so obvious, but until you pointed it out I was resigned to learning only the notes on the E and A string. Now, thanks to your tip, I have almost all the notes on the fretboard figured out. Great videos - all of them.
When I was learning this, and let's face it I'm still learning it because the fretboard is so full of surprises... it helped me to just remember that the notes along all the strings follow the same sequential logic as the keyboard, of whole steps and half steps with sharps and flats between. This same sequential logic applies with the chord shapes as well. Say if you take the F shape (which is an E shape with a bar added behind it) and walk that from the open F up a half step it's now an F sharp, further half step takes it to a G and so on following that sequential. For the open shapes, these are the same principal just add a bar behind them one step as you walk them up the neck and the follow the same sequence of notes, (chromatic) This blew my mind when I first connected this piece of info with the fretboard note map. It's all about learning slowly but surely where the notes are in relation to each other in shapes, octave shapes follow a pattern of two down and two (or three depending) across, arpeggio shapes will help as well but I haven't gotten that far and thus at this stage don't really understand how they're laid out on the neck even though I know what an arpeggio is, unison notes is a great place to begin as there are a few different places on the neck the same notes can be played, (I found this out when I tried to learn that solo in the Paul Kelly song to her door, which has one-foot int he G major scale near the nut and the other staggering all over the neck in the most catchy way) scales will also help. You can wrap them around octave shapes and chords if you connect the two together. At this stage, I'm just getting started learning scales and am a little overwhelmed as to where to begin, what's most important and how do modes and positions come into it. Like I've noticed in the melodic songs ive learned, there are often box-like patterns that walk up and down and overlap like steps, I often see other guitarists follow this logic as well and I'm itching to know more about it, but really have no idea where I should start. But when I began to connect the fretboard notes, (I don't have to instantly be able to identify a note at a seconds notice) with the chord shapes, the barr chords and CAGED, I had the best time.
Once you learn it will be easy. But I think the best way to learn is forget flats and sharps. They will be obvious after you know the notes. Just start with a. Do every a on the board. Do A until you know them frontwards and backwards with no hesitation. The learn all the D.notes you see E&F are together and like A next to it is B&C and they are together. If you know ur A's you can find ur B,C easy and if you know ur D your E&F are next and they too are together. Never the less do each note one at a time till you know right where it's at. I spend 5 minutes a day try it and see
Nice one. Ive been checkin out your lessons and they are amazing. And youwere so right about the Gilmore Comfortably numb solo being a great stepping stone to learning lead. And I got so much out of these tips inhis lesson. Really good stuff and you are so appreciated. Thanks
It is great to know the minor and major scale and try to make it on each string one by one, memorizing the notes, and try to think where the scale begins and when it ends and knowing it's form, one important thing, the minor scale it's just a backwards major scale, just try to make a minor scale on guitar and a major scale beside it, or think like this:a minor or a major scale has 2 notes on first string and 3 on the other two, if u do the Basic root note on the e string and other root on the D
Great advice Rob, the learning in small increments is so right, really applies to everything. Now I just have to "remember" to take this lesson & apply it. :) Thanks.
It’s true Ray. Trial and error while learning the Guitar really helped me to understand learning in general. Once you’ve made strides in one discipline, it really resonates in all areas of life.
I'm an advanced player who has played by ear my whole life, I have recently decided to learn to read n write music and I must admit memorising the fretboard isn't exactly easy but I'll give your method a try :)
Once you can pull off bar or power chords take 2 minute to memorize G,A and B on the low E, and C,D and E on the A string. The rest will follow as you need and use it.
Good lesson. But, Rob, why do YT gurus fail to mention one of the best ways to get a handle on the note names? Namely, the way the guitar is tuned in 4ths, except for the G tuned in 3rds? That is, choose any note on the low E, and the note on the 5th (A) string on the same fret is just 4 notes UP the scale from that note. Same applies with notes on the A and the D, the D and the G, and the B to the hi E. The relationship between the G (3rd) string and the B (2nd) string is in 3rds; that is, i.e. the open B is 3 steps up from open G; the A on the 2nd fret of the G string to the C# on the B string 2nd fret is a 3rd up from that A. Taken one fret at a time, even the most inexperienced player can learn the notes quickly and easily just knowing the notes on the low E, and/or the A (5th) string, and knowing how the guitar is tuned. No strenuous "memorization" techniques; no rote brain exercises. Just pick a note and count 1,2,3,4: E,F,G,A, and there you are (as in open low E to A (5th string). And by the way, just REVERSE that by counting DOWN the scale 4, or 3 as needed, and you have the note on the same fret of the next lower tone string, if you know the starting note, say, for example, the hi E notes being the same note name as the low E string, count downward 4 for the B, or 3 from B to G. Works miracles for me!
Learn 3rds, 4ths and 5ths (diads - two fingers) all over the fretboard and the battle is mostly won. From there, move to triads, sus2 and sus4 chords (three fingers) and then on to the various 7ths and 9ths..
Thanks Tara! Yes, that's true, when you use open tunings, it changes everything. Of course, most players only dabble with open tunings, and I doubt that very many people take time to learn the positions of the notes outside of standard. Keep up the great practice! -Rob
Great tips!! Question: How much time should we be spending on each tip? Also, are we going through each tip during a practice session....or should we focus on one of the tips per practice session (like start with tip 1 on day 1, tip 2 on day 2 etc)...or should we master tip 1 before moving onto tip 2? Thanks 💕
Amazing Rob! Thank you so much for the lessons. I pick up the guitar everyday to try to learn something new and this video was perfect. P.S. is that a Princeton reissue in the the back or the real deal? How do you like it?
Hey that’s great, sounds like you really got the bug! That’s an original 1974 Fender Princeton and it’s pretty fantastic. My only complaint is that the old two prong plugs aren’t ground, so you can get buzzed. I’ll be updating that soon to fix the issue.
swiftlessons lol. It’s funny you say that. I just picked up an all original ‘68 Vibro Champ and it came with the two prong plug as well. Haven’t had the pleasure of getting zapped yet 😆 have you had any significant issues with the two prong?
Just curious - Why Bb & Eb and not A# & D#? I know they are enharmonic equivalents, but is there a rationale behind the specific usage in learning the musical alphabet? Is it because they are before the B/C and E/F semitones?
can someone explain why he says Bb and Eb but the rest are sharps? is it because theres no E# and no B# so you make up for it with flats or sumn? do most people say it this way, because i use all sharps and i think ive seen some people use all flats. is it just preference?
Wow, fantastic. You explained the connection between scales and chords, the musical alphabet. I understand chords on the guitar so much better. Thank you for your hard work and great teaching. Bravo sir, great job. By the way, your accent sounds very Canadian, probably around the British Columbia, Vancouver area? - PS: totally a subscriber and I liked the video. I'd like it twice if I could.
Did I learn the alphabet incorrectly bc when I go thru it with you for the A string Im saying A (open) A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A which isn’t what you are saying, yet that still makes the 12 fret the same note that you have as well, A. I’m confused. Ps I’m new to music as I’m sure you can tell.
Eric D if you didn't notice, shaps and flats are the same thing, so as long as there isn't a sharp on b or e you are correct. There are 13 notes in an octave, (which includes the open note) I hope this helped you. Please don't give up. Once you figure out the patterns, music becomes a lot easier! 🎸🎸🎸
Wouldnt it be better to say if your going up the fret board the interval notes would be sharp and if your going down the would be flat notes ..just an idea to make it easier
Why isn't it A A# B C C# D D# E F etc. I know you got flats but when going forward with notes I like to go "#" a nd if I go backwards I go "b" or have I been looking at it wrong all this time?
Good question, you’re on the right track. What I am describing here can be thought of as the common or default names of the notes within the musical alphabet. Many musicians opt to use sharps when ascending and flats when descending during actual performance. In specific keys, it’s preferable not to have any repeating notes, so you’ll choose your sharps and flats accordingly.
Sure, what I’ve described here is called the standard musical alphabet. These are what the notes are referred to as without a musical context. Many musicians will use sharps when ascending and flats when descending, common in jazz and classical. The other thing that dictates whether flats or sharps are used is keys - you never want two notes of the same letter name in a given scale, for example D# is the 7th note if the Emajor scale, not Eb.
I have to roll my eyes every time I land on a TH-cam guitar lesson where I see this comment "I have been playing XX amount of years and this is the best video I have seen on {current video topic} on TH-cam. {Guitar Teacher} you are the best teacher on TH-cam."
BUT this is the best tips video on learning the fretboard of the dozens that I have watched. Mr. Swift explains things much better and some of the WHY as to what he is teaching. My only gripe is that he's a fast talker and that's true for all the Swift lessons, but that's on me to keep up. : )
Playback at speed .75 is about perfect - and he sounds so mellow. Probably his normal voice when not trying to pack in a ton of info. Really enjoy his teaching style, and the info is great of course.
the hardest thing about learning the fretboard, IS LEARNING THE FRETBOARD
Started playing as a teenager, when Mom paid $5 for a 45 minute lesson. (But most of the time, the teacher was just playing and I tried to look impressed, while thinking, How about teaching me instead of just showing off?) So now in my Social Security years, I'm playing catch up. Never too old to learn the basics. And man, that fretboard is one big mystery!! Fortunately this video helps to de-mystify. Much thanks!
Not only is it important to know every note on the fretboard but it is essential to know what it will sound like BEFORE you play it.
This is true, this is why I always recommend singing along as you play. Occasionally, I'll even sing first, and then sound the note to see how accurate my pitch and ear is.
Thanks for the knowlege that you teaches.
When he says “B flat” could that also be “A sharp”??? I’m kinda new to music theory so if I’m wrong sorry
@@parkerjohnson8676 Yes, that’s the same thing.
Hey friends,
I want to see your progress! Tag me at twitter.com/Swiftlessons and use the hashtag #swiftchallenge. Can you name the notes on the first three frets? How about all the notes on the E and A strings? Can you tell me the note names inside four basic chords? Prove it!
Not only a talent for playing guitar but a talent for teaching it! Very grateful for your lessons.
OmG this is the clearest and easiest tutorial I have watched so far. Thank you :)
Great lesson. Another helpful tip was taught to me at my first guitar lesson. Memorize the following acronym: BEADGCF/BbEbAbDbGb. Then, to know the note name
of the next note going across the neck, start with any note you do know and apply the rule. So, e.g. if the 7th fret on the E string is B, the note on the next string over is E, and
so forth. If the 8th note on the A string is F, the next note over on the D string is Bb.
love the A string technique with B string. Many years and never thought of it, Great!
Thanks for your effort. It's not easy but I trust that your easy manner of delivery belies the serious approach you take to make us that much matter to get us on the way to the big Pay Day at the end of it all. We really appreciate your style and dedication therein. Patience and trust is key.
I love the part where you said to sing the notes and apply it, that is such amazing advice my friend
You have great tips! What helped me tremendously is learning all the notes on one string at a time. Thank you :D
That’s the best fretboard memorisation lesson I’ve see. Thank you
Your lessons are appreciated so much 🙏🏽 keep it coming
This has been so helpful for me! I have been playing the guitar for 2 years. I started memorizing the chords first when I was a beginner, but I did not learn the parts of the fret board because I dont see any tutorials about that in any youtube videos and there you are man! thanks and I should really learn these basic tips. keep the videos coming! It helps a lot of people and aspiring musicians!
tell me people if i am wrong this guy is teaching from his heart. thats why we tend to be learning a lot from him. thanks bro God bless you,
Great tips my friend .I've been putting this part of my playing off for many years. I'm at a place were I need this imfo. to move on. I love your simple but effective method. Your Awesome!!! Thanks
Exactly the info i was looking for, everyone else was making it all so complicated. thanks man.
Very helpful stuff, I know loads of scales and licks but know idea what notes I'm playing, I'm going to learn them all now.
Tip 3 seems so obvious, but until you pointed it out I was resigned to learning only the notes on the E and A string. Now, thanks to your tip, I have almost all the notes on the fretboard figured out. Great videos - all of them.
No. 6 is the most helpful for ME r n. Thanks so much!❤️😁
Really great lesson. Thanks, I'll work on it!
thanks for this its slowly helping me memorize the fretboard!
When I was learning this, and let's face it I'm still learning it because the fretboard is so full of surprises... it helped me to just remember that the notes along all the strings follow the same sequential logic as the keyboard, of whole steps and half steps with sharps and flats between. This same sequential logic applies with the chord shapes as well. Say if you take the F shape (which is an E shape with a bar added behind it) and walk that from the open F up a half step it's now an F sharp, further half step takes it to a G and so on following that sequential. For the open shapes, these are the same principal just add a bar behind them one step as you walk them up the neck and the follow the same sequence of notes, (chromatic) This blew my mind when I first connected this piece of info with the fretboard note map. It's all about learning slowly but surely where the notes are in relation to each other in shapes, octave shapes follow a pattern of two down and two (or three depending) across, arpeggio shapes will help as well but I haven't gotten that far and thus at this stage don't really understand how they're laid out on the neck even though I know what an arpeggio is, unison notes is a great place to begin as there are a few different places on the neck the same notes can be played, (I found this out when I tried to learn that solo in the Paul Kelly song to her door, which has one-foot int he G major scale near the nut and the other staggering all over the neck in the most catchy way) scales will also help. You can wrap them around octave shapes and chords if you connect the two together. At this stage, I'm just getting started learning scales and am a little overwhelmed as to where to begin, what's most important and how do modes and positions come into it. Like I've noticed in the melodic songs ive learned, there are often box-like patterns that walk up and down and overlap like steps, I often see other guitarists follow this logic as well and I'm itching to know more about it, but really have no idea where I should start. But when I began to connect the fretboard notes, (I don't have to instantly be able to identify a note at a seconds notice) with the chord shapes, the barr chords and CAGED, I had the best time.
Mr Swift or Captain like the picture on the wall. Great lesson! I'm on the backside of 50 but it's worth the strain to learn this lesson. Rock on man!
Great practice add. This is one of the best videos I've seen for making the fretboard learning easier. Clumps :-)
Fantastic tips. Thank you soooo much!
Your best video yet, Rob! cheers!
Hey Danny, thank you! I’m still refining my teaching methods, so glad to know this one stands out for you!
One of the most useful pieces of advice. Thanks for what you do, truly!
How simple,I just saw a guy that tried to do what you just showed,so that's how,damn,I'm saved,thank you,so easy,brilliant.
P.S FINALLYYYYY I UNDERSTAND THIS.... I’ve watched so many videos trying to learn. Thank you man
Thank you!!! Because of you I can also play What’d I say and have easy ways to memorize my fretboard!
Nice, congrats on the progress! I also have a bunch of Elvis lessons you might enjoy. Be well. -Rob
Thank you so much for these tips. You have a good methodology of teaching, and get someone to his/her best level. Blessings.
haha my head is exploding 💥.... I think he is explaining about 2 months worth of knowledge in ten minutes 👍
Once you learn it will be easy. But I think the best way to learn is forget flats and sharps. They will be obvious after you know the notes. Just start with a. Do every a on the board. Do A until you know them frontwards and backwards with no hesitation. The learn all the D.notes you see E&F are together and like A next to it is B&C and they are together. If you know ur A's you can find ur B,C easy and if you know ur D your E&F are next and they too are together. Never the less do each note one at a time till you know right where it's at. I spend 5 minutes a day try it and see
Probably the best explanation of the fretboard I have seen on the internet, slow, detailed and easy to understand as a senior who's just learning.
I'm from Philippines. . thanks for this vid !!! Pls upload more :)
Nice one. Ive been checkin out your lessons and they are amazing. And youwere so right about the Gilmore Comfortably numb solo being a great stepping stone to learning lead. And I got so much out of these tips inhis lesson. Really good stuff and you are so appreciated. Thanks
It is great to know the minor and major scale and try to make it on each string one by one, memorizing the notes, and try to think where the scale begins and when it ends and knowing it's form, one important thing, the minor scale it's just a backwards major scale, just try to make a minor scale on guitar and a major scale beside it, or think like this:a minor or a major scale has 2 notes on first string and 3 on the other two, if u do the Basic root note on the e string and other root on the D
Great video - I will try all of these.
This very helpful. Great lesson.
Great advice Rob, the learning in small increments is so right, really applies to everything. Now I just have to "remember" to take this lesson & apply it. :) Thanks.
It’s true Ray. Trial and error while learning the Guitar really helped me to understand learning in general. Once you’ve made strides in one discipline, it really resonates in all areas of life.
Super helpful video, thank
Great video! Thank you for breaking it down and making it seem easy :)
thank you applying the part in other areas of practice was what i needed, i was hanging somewhere in middle now its practice time
Excellent Lesson Rob!
Awesome tips and greatly explained. Thank you so much !!!
this is extremely helpful, thanks for this
Great tips will give it a go.
No one ever shows the patterns of root notes on the fretboard. When I found that it was a huge boost to seeing the notes all over.
I'm an advanced player who has played by ear my whole life, I have recently decided to learn to read n write music and I must admit memorising the fretboard isn't exactly easy but I'll give your method a try :)
My music teacher says I have relative pitch.
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Thanks, Rob. Great lesson.
Once you can pull off bar or power chords take 2 minute to memorize G,A and B on the low E, and C,D and E on the A string. The rest will follow as you need and use it.
Thanks Rob! Great tips :-) I have memorized some of the closed scale shapes. But I will practice saying the names of the notes. Thank you!
Awesome Mala! Yes, integrate this initiative into your other practice and you’ll have the whole fretboard memorized in no time!
Awesome lesson,thanks!
Always a pleasure Peter! Let me know if you have any suggestions for future challenges. Enjoy your practice. -Rob
you really helped me alot man..thanks 💙
Gotta love that accent! Great lesson as usual !
Hey Lorenzo, thanks very much! Glad you’re digging these tips! Be well and enjoy your practice. -Rob
What accent is it?
A and b string I had no idea two frets apart were the same cool tip bro
Good lesson. But, Rob, why do YT gurus fail to mention one of the best ways to get a handle on the note names? Namely, the way the guitar is tuned in 4ths, except for the G tuned in 3rds? That is, choose any note on the low E, and the note on the 5th (A) string on the same fret is just 4 notes UP the scale from that note. Same applies with notes on the A and the D, the D and the G, and the B to the hi E. The relationship between the G (3rd) string and the B (2nd) string is in 3rds; that is, i.e. the open B is 3 steps up from open G; the A on the 2nd fret of the G string to the C# on the B string 2nd fret is a 3rd up from that A. Taken one fret at a time, even the most inexperienced player can learn the notes quickly and easily just knowing the notes on the low E, and/or the A (5th) string, and knowing how the guitar is tuned. No strenuous "memorization" techniques; no rote brain exercises. Just pick a note and count 1,2,3,4: E,F,G,A, and there you are (as in open low E to A (5th string). And by the way, just REVERSE that by counting DOWN the scale 4, or 3 as needed, and you have the note on the same fret of the next lower tone string, if you know the starting note, say, for example, the hi E notes being the same note name as the low E string, count downward 4 for the B, or 3 from B to G. Works miracles for me!
Learn 3rds, 4ths and 5ths (diads - two fingers) all over the fretboard and the battle is mostly won. From there, move to triads, sus2 and sus4 chords (three fingers) and then on to the various 7ths and 9ths..
This helps a lot. Thanks from China!
wang zilin thanks for corona virus
Thanks for the video. This make me little easy.
Thank you Rob, I wish I've known you a few years ago.
You're welcome.
I'm going to watch your video over and over until I have it,😎
thanks a lot , This was so helpful. Keep the good work
I see Captain Birdseye is one of your heroes also.
Briliant,epic method
Awesome tips!! I keep making sheets to remember the notes. Lol When I tried DADGAD it mixed me all up again lol Thanks for this. Subbed
Thanks Tara! Yes, that's true, when you use open tunings, it changes everything. Of course, most players only dabble with open tunings, and I doubt that very many people take time to learn the positions of the notes outside of standard. Keep up the great practice! -Rob
swiftlessons Thank you Rob. Practice makes perfect and keeps minds from wandering hahah #rockon
Thank You for good lesson.
Great tips!! Question: How much time should we be spending on each tip? Also, are we going through each tip during a practice session....or should we focus on one of the tips per practice session (like start with tip 1 on day 1, tip 2 on day 2 etc)...or should we master tip 1 before moving onto tip 2? Thanks 💕
When I want to get a handle on something guitar, I look to see if this gent has a video on it. Need to trip to Philadelphia to shake his hand.
Cool lessen😃🍎
Thank u so much!
Great video 👌
Thanks Matt D
Hi this is a Great Advice,
But Rob, How can I learn a Fingerstyle , I don't know what I'm going to do first, can you please make a tutorial this ?
THANK YOU !!
Brilliant post! Great way of describing it (for me) Thanks for posting liked and Sub’d 👍🏻
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I like to watch your lessons
So glad you’re enjoying my content. I’ll keep them coming. Thanks for the positive feedback. -Rob
party on Garth
Amazing Rob! Thank you so much for the lessons. I pick up the guitar everyday to try to learn something new and this video was perfect. P.S. is that a Princeton reissue in the the back or the real deal? How do you like it?
Hey that’s great, sounds like you really got the bug! That’s an original 1974 Fender Princeton and it’s pretty fantastic. My only complaint is that the old two prong plugs aren’t ground, so you can get buzzed. I’ll be updating that soon to fix the issue.
swiftlessons lol. It’s funny you say that. I just picked up an all original ‘68 Vibro Champ and it came with the two prong plug as well. Haven’t had the pleasure of getting zapped yet 😆 have you had any significant issues with the two prong?
Just curious - Why Bb & Eb and not A# & D#? I know they are enharmonic equivalents, but is there a rationale behind the specific usage in learning the musical alphabet? Is it because they are before the B/C and E/F semitones?
excellent
COOL VIDEO
amazing
Where's his accent from? I can't seem to place it anywhere...the way he says "note"...
I’m from the jersey shore points, it’s a tough accent to shake.
Keanu Reeves lol
Canada mate! OUT AND ABOUT
What’s the outro and background music?? I’ve noticed you use it on a lot of videos, and it sounds somewhat familiar. Thanks!
That’s Lady Monsoon, a tune I wrote for my old band The Rivals. Never made it to record, too much of a jam band style tune for that band.
Isn't it the accepted practice to name accidentals as sharps when ascending in pitch and named as flats when descending in pitch?
How do I know which videos are your latest?
can someone explain why he says Bb and Eb but the rest are sharps? is it because theres no E# and no B# so you make up for it with flats or sumn? do most people say it this way, because i use all sharps and i think ive seen some people use all flats. is it just preference?
Wow, fantastic. You explained the connection between scales and chords, the musical alphabet. I understand chords on the guitar so much better. Thank you for your hard work and great teaching. Bravo sir, great job. By the way, your accent sounds very Canadian, probably around the British Columbia, Vancouver area? - PS: totally a subscriber and I liked the video. I'd like it twice if I could.
Did I learn the alphabet incorrectly bc when I go thru it with you for the A string Im saying A (open) A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A which isn’t what you are saying, yet that still makes the 12 fret the same note that you have as well, A. I’m confused. Ps I’m new to music as I’m sure you can tell.
Eric D if you didn't notice, shaps and flats are the same thing, so as long as there isn't a sharp on b or e you are correct. There are 13 notes in an octave, (which includes the open note) I hope this helped you. Please don't give up. Once you figure out the patterns, music becomes a lot easier! 🎸🎸🎸
Thank you ..this will help me a lot :) can you pls do a tutorial with tabs for Flor de luna Carlos Santana on electric guitar..thank you
Very beautiful
Why do people say, for instance, Bb instead of A# when there are other sharps in the musical alphabet? Why not all sharp’s or all flats?
I downloading this to my phone !
Captain Birdseye on the wall....Creepy!
Wouldnt it be better to say if your going up the fret board the interval notes would be sharp and if your going down the would be flat notes ..just an idea to make it easier
What brand of ur guitar and type bro
Why isn't it A A# B C C# D D# E F etc. I know you got flats but when going forward with notes I like to go "#" a nd if I go backwards I go "b" or have I been looking at it wrong all this time?
Good question, you’re on the right track. What I am describing here can be thought of as the common or default names of the notes within the musical alphabet. Many musicians opt to use sharps when ascending and flats when descending during actual performance. In specific keys, it’s preferable not to have any repeating notes, so you’ll choose your sharps and flats accordingly.
Hi, why Bb and Eb, no A# and D#, could you explain this please?, thanks
Sure, what I’ve described here is called the standard musical alphabet. These are what the notes are referred to as without a musical context. Many musicians will use sharps when ascending and flats when descending, common in jazz and classical. The other thing that dictates whether flats or sharps are used is keys - you never want two notes of the same letter name in a given scale, for example D# is the 7th note if the Emajor scale, not Eb.