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• Method 2 of 2: Finding the desired note anywhere on the fretboard
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1 Learn the notes on the open strings. The guitar has six strings, the thickest string being the top string and the thinnest stringing the bottom string. Guitar strings are usually listed from bottom to top, so the thinnest string will be the first and the thickest string will be the sixth. Strings 1 through 6 correspond to notes E B D G A E... There are various ways to memorize the notes on these strings. Here is one of the simple examples, when the phrase "Mesi salt with belts" is obtained by consonance with the names of notes:

• E (mi)
• B (si)
• G (salt)
• D (re)
• A (la)
• E (mi)

2 The notes correspond to Latin letters. In Western musical culture, notes are written as letters from A to G. After G, the cycle repeats and A follows again, but this will be a higher version of the note "A". Moving up the neck to the body of the guitar, the notes are repeated in the same sequence. So E will be higher on the fretboard than F, followed by G and then A.

• The preceding note is considered more than low... Therefore, B is lower than the next C.
• The subsequent note is considered more high... Thus, E will be higher than the preceding D.

3 Sharps and flats between letters. In between the natural notes are sharp (denoted by #) and flat (denoted by the symbol ♭). Sharps come immediately after the letter designation, for example A → A #, and flats come immediately before the note, like D ♭ → E. Sharps and flats are interchangeable depending on the song. For example, a note between C and D can be written as C # or D ♭. The whole set of notes looks like this:

• A, A #, B, C, C #, D, D #, E, F, F #, G, G #
• Note the absence of E # or B #. The E and B notes do not have sharps, so the transition is done simply as E → F. For the same reason, there is no C ♭ or F ♭. By memorizing this simple exception to the rule, you can easily memorize the notes on the guitar fretboard.

4 As you go down the frets of the fretboard, you raise the note by a semitone. Guitar frets are numbered, with the open string being 0, the first fret from the headstock to 1, and so on. Such a half step (semitone) is a simple transition between notes (A → A #), including sharp and flat, while a full tone would correspond to two notes (A → B, B → C #). Each fret represents just such a semitone. Thus:

• On the top sixth string, the first note (open string) will be E.
• At the first fret of the sixth string is F (remember that E # doesn't exist).
• On the second fret of the sixth string, there is F #.
• At the third fret of the sixth string is G.
• And so on until the end of the bar. Try to name every note on the string. If you get it right, then at the 12th fret you will again come to the note E.

5 Find all natural notes on the first string. Natural notes are notes without sharps and flats (A, B, C, D, E, F, G). It is best to start memorizing notes from the top (sixth) string of the E (e). For this string, the first few root notes are indicated by dots on the fretboard.

• E (mi) - open string;
• F (fa) is on the first fret;
• G (G) is at the third fret;
• A (la) is at the 5th fret;
• B (si) is at the seventh fret;
• C (C) is at the eighth fret;
• D (re) is at the tenth fret;
• E (mi) is at the twelfth fret, after which the pattern is repeated.

6 Imagine a guitar has only 12 frets. Frets are thin metal inserts in the fretboard. By pressing a string to a fret, you color it to a different note as you move along the scale. And after the 12th fret (usually on the guitar it is indicated by 2 dots), everything is repeated. Thus, the 12th fret of each of the strings corresponds to the notes on the open strings, and then the scheme is repeated. This means that you need to learn the notes at frets 0-12, after which you will know the notes on the entire fretboard.

• On the 12th fret from strings 1 to 6, the notes will be E B G D A E.
• The thing is that in Western musical culture there are only 12 notes - A, A #, B, C, C #, D, D #, E, F, F #, G, G #. After 12 notes, everything starts all over again.

Method 2 of 2: Finding the desired note anywhere on the fretboard

1. 1 Memorize the notes on the fretboard one by one, not all at once. Memorize the notes on the first string first, and then focus completely on one note. First, find all the E (E) notes from the first to the twelfth fret, and then move on to the next note. Trying to memorize all the notes at once will only confuse yourself, so divide the task into subtasks. There are many options in which order to memorize notes, but we recommend trying the following: E ​​- G - B - F - D - A - C.
   • Practice by playing the same note and holding it down with the same finger. Gradually build up your speed until you can find every note without peeking.
   • By using the top string, you can find the location of almost any note. Having memorized all the notes on the lowest sounding sixth string E, then you can find any note on the fretboard.
2. 2 Use octaves to find the same note on the strings below. Octaves are the same notes, but with different pitch. To understand what an octave is, imagine two singers in perfect harmony, one of whom sings high, and the other low and deep, but at the same time the same note. On the guitar, using octaves, you can easily find the notes on the fretboard. Just go down two strings and then two frets to the right. This is where the octave will be. For example, place your finger on the third fret of the sixth string. This is the note G (salt). Going down to the fifth fret of the fourth string will also give you a G.
   • This rule has one exception. The second string (open B) is one semitone lower than the others. Therefore, to find the octave pairs for the second string, you need to go down two strings and only one way to the right.
3. 3 Remember that identical notes are one string and five frets apart. Go down one string and shift five frets to the left to arrive at the same note you started with. For example, if you start on the 10th fret of the 4th string, you will find the identical note on the 5th fret of the 3rd string (these will be the C notes).
   • You can also go in reverse order. Climb a string higher and shift five frets to the right to come back to that note.
   • As with octaves, the second string is an exception. Once on string 2, move 4 frets, not 5 frets to the left. Therefore, for the fourth fret of the third string, the corresponding note will hit the open second B string, in other words, the zero fret.
4. 4 Repetitive patterns on the fretboard. There are many tricks and schemes for finding notes on the fretboard. In addition to octaves and paired notes, you can also use the following tricks to find the desired note:
   • the top and bottom strings sound like an E;
   • the fourth D string is the same as the E string, only shifted two frets down;
   • the third G string - the same A string, only shifted two frets down;
   • second B string - same A string, only offset by two frets up.
5. 5 During each session, spend 5-10 minutes looking for all the notes on the fretboard. For example, in the first week, you can spend the first 5 minutes of your lesson looking for all the E notes on the fretboard.Find and play every E note throughout the week, rehearsing so much that you no longer need to count or search for them. Next week, move on to F. After only a few weeks, you will already know the location of all the notes on the fretboard.
   • Select a part on the fretboard and move it up and down all six strings, playing only the E notes. Gradually increase the speed until you know all the E notes by heart for that part of the fretboard.
   • There is no need to put too much emphasis on sharps and flats - knowing well the location of the notes of the natural scale, you can easily find everything else.
6. 6 To test your knowledge, learn to play the sheet music. Music is recorded using notes, so being able to quickly read the notes and find them on the fretboard is a great way to quickly learn all the notes. If you were able to reach the level of "sight reading", when just by looking at the staff, you can find the notes you need on the fretboard right in the process of reading, then you have perfectly memorized all the notes.

Tips

• Memorizing the notes requires patience and regular practice. You won't be able to cheat too much, but you need to learn and find only 12 different notes on the fretboard.