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Sep 23 2008, 10:29 PM |
It's better to learn the note on the guitar direct, but maybe this will help you as well :
http://musictheory.net/trainers/html/id81_en.html you can resize the fret area to start easy .. |
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Sep 23 2008, 11:46 PM |
Thank you both, that program really comes in handy, and I'll go memorize the dotted frets first than Any other tips? Learning dotted notes is definitly great approach.You can define others in relation to ones you know are dotted.It takes some time to master the fretboard.Also you can take a small portion (few frets from beginning) and play and simultaneously say the note name out loud.That way you will train your mind and remember which one is where (and ear train yourself to know how it sounds)..Key is just taking small portions and working on them focused..Eventually you are going to get to the 12th fret , and after that everything is the same... -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Sep 24 2008, 08:02 AM |
I originally learned the fretboard using the 'dotted fret' approach, however I was still struggling instantly finding the notes on the fretboard.
Since some time (after my teacher forced me ), when playing in a certain scale (e.g. C Major), during improvising I am thinking much less in boxes and am forcing myself to find the root note of the scale and improvise from that using intervals (first of course starting of with the easy ones (root -> fifth, root - seventh, root - third) and eventually also bigger intervals (ninths etc.). One of the advantages of this is also to quickly adapt to a chord change in a backing track. All in all this helped my knowledge of the fretboard significantly, especially with also mentioning the actual notes you are playing during slow improvising exercises. Don't get me wrong: the boxes are very useful, however other approaches really helped me a lot. Hopefully this helps -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Sep 24 2008, 02:17 PM |
I know it can be a bit boring, but it is actually great to learn to notes on the fretboard, it will mean a lot. There are couple of approaches so find one that suits you the best:
- learn the dotted notes first (vertical approach) - learn the c major scale first (and then move on to all other notes) - learn a string at a time (horizontal approach) -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Sep 25 2008, 05:59 AM |
Check out the Cipher System for stringed instruments, an easy way to learn to visualize unisons, octaves, and all the intervals with a simple method. Take a minute to read through the introduction and I bet you'll be hooked. It is specifically designed for those who don't read music, but if you do that's fine also. Does not really help with learning note names though.
http://www.thecipher.com This post has been edited by jdriver: Sep 25 2008, 06:01 AM -------------------- "I dreamed a lot when I was younger.. I'm older now but still I hunger For some understanding. There's no understanding, now. Was there ever? ...Joe Puerta (Ambrosia)... Finally got a YouTube page going. |
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