Hey guys! I was reading a Joe Satriani's book called "Guitar Secrets" and there was a cool article about "Learning notes on the neck", he shares it as a game for practising and here is the idea explained by a guy at youtube...
Here is another video in three parts about this subject, I think this method is great! I still haven't learned all the notes though, I'm lazy!
This is great. I never intentionally tried to learn the notes, I think I ended figuring them out by practice, but this will cut time in the learning curve I guess,
I totally agree with the fact that learning your neck is a very important thing, regardless of how the guitar is tuned. I am constantly dealing with 3, even 4 types of tunings (E standard, Drop D, Drop C, Drop A) so knowing where the notes are saves me from a lot of trouble. But yeah, I figured everything out by practice and trying to be conscious as much as possible when I am playing.
That's a cool concept. Although, I wish the guy had waited to turn the metronome on after he had explained everything
Great vid! If players learn the notes on the E string, up to the 12th Fret, they are in pretty good shape going forward in that it repeats at 12, and just starts further up as you shift to higher strings. Once you memorize the basic sequence, E, F, F# etc. You can start with A on the A string, D on the D string etc.
It's hard to believe most music comes from only 7 base tones and their sharps/flats. You would not think it possible upon hearing a symphony that the number of tones is that limited.
So Memorize
E - F - F# - G - G# - A - A# - B - C - C# - D - D#
(Using all sharps to keep it easy).
That starts with the open E and repeats up to the 12th fret where it starts over.
Starting on the A string, just start at A, it also repeats to 12th and starts over. So on and so forth
The way I learned is first learning C major scale across the neck, and then it became easier to find other notes.
It doesn't always work, but I get by pretty much when I'm on stage it's the most difficult, because I tend to move a lot and everything is a blur
We just started a series on learning the notes on the neck here at GMC. Check it out for more info on the subject.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=47441
NP just finished the second part in the series, should be live shortly!
I so suck at this. Went to an audition and had to stand there in shame counting notes ("it's C on the G string man!")
So - I second the need to get this right.
However, it's only E and A that actually sticks in my brain. D and G strings can be pretty quickly figured out when you know those, but I still can't just point to a fret and say instantly what note it is. And don't ge me started about the B string.
On a side note (pun intended), I just recently realized that the name of Homer Simpson's barbershop quarted "The B sharps" is a pretty funny insider joke for musicians :-)
Yeah it's a tough thing to get down when you are first working on it. Try the improv exercises, soloing on just the C scale notes on one string and saying the notes out loud as you do. That's a fun and good way to learn the notes on each string.
You might be surprised how spending just 5-10 mins a day can really make a difference with this stuff. It's more about consistency I think when learning notes, rather than cramming.
Cool! Learning the note names was one of the biggest breakthroughs I had when I was studying
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