Guitar Fretboard: Memorize The Fretboard In Less Than 24 Hours: 35+ Tips And Exercises Included Paperback – May 13, 2018

This is a great book that delivers on its promise. I'm an older player (69) just learning guitar, although I played clarinet and was in choir as a kid from grade school through high school, so I was already familiar with music notation. I've been playing guitar now for just 2 years. So far, I've been playing everything mostly in 1st position and know all the notes on the six strings through the first 4 frets. Recently, I've been working on moveable scales with the CAGED system using a book that has some exercises with both notation and tablature for the notes. While I recognize the notes in standard notation that I can play in first position up to the 4th fret, I wasn't familiar with the positions for the same notes on other strings at higher frets. I've looked at fret board maps before with all the note names marked, and I thought it would be a pretty long-term process before I knew the note names up the neck. However, this book breaks things down in very simple logical progressions that make it really quick and easy to learn patterns to learn the notes on each string through all 24 frets. (Actually, you only need to learn through fret 12 [one octave] because everything repeats for the next octave [12-24].) It's going to take quite a bit of practice to train my fretting and picking fingers to move up and down the neck in tempo and hit the right positions for the desired notes, but at least now I know what notes are on what strings at different positions on the fretboard. And it didn't take anywhere close to 24 hours. After just 2 hours reading the first half of the book, I have the whole fretboard figured out. Obviously, I'll need some practice to quickly identify each note I'm playing on each string, but the book teaches the relationship to each inlay on the fretboard and patterns to relate notes on different strings along the neck. Now - practice, practice, practice!

This book teaches you how to memorize the fretboard in way less than 24 hours, it took me 9 minutes and I can easily play each fret and call out the note for each one accurately.You only need to get to page 17 of the book and the light bulb should go on for you, from there it's just bonus material to further hone your ability to connect the dots and turn the newfound knowledge of the notes on the fretboard into music.When I say I memorized each note, I mean each and every note on every fret available on my guitar including sharp or flat semitones. I found the semitones most daunting before I read and understood this type of basic music theory.If you are new to playing guitar, this is helpful, it's a different perspective on the frets and each note that you won't find on youtube, I've watched thousands of videos and never heard anyone mention this method.Do yourself a favor if you are brand new to playing guitar, get yourself a chromatic tuner that attaches to your guitar, try to get one that can identify sharp / flat semitones this way you can get visual feedback while you are playing each note, this way you can confirm each note while you are playing (also helpful for learning basic chords and getting the intonation correct on your guitar).If it takes you 24 hours to memorize the fretboard, I would be really surprised, there is probably some other type of cognitive issue going on in your head if it takes you that long... or maybe you just need to go back to the basics EADGBE first.Step 1, memorize the notes on each open string EADGBEStep 2, memorize every note on the fretboard... it sounds hard but its ridiculously easy.Have fun and don't be discouraged, it takes years to become a skilled musician, you might be like me and dislike every noise coming out of your guitar for years, until one day you finally will appreciate what you have learned and enjoy making music.

I’m a beginner learning to play electric guitar.. this book was a huge help for me.. i memorized it in less than an hour . The author explains everything very well and it is very useful and easy to understand and learn.. since then I’ve boughten 5 more of the books from guitar head and I’ve progressed remarkably… a big shout out to guitar head

Watching the Ravens/Browns game - snoozer, I thought now would be a good time to START reading through "Fretboard".1st they explain the inlays/strings.Then they show you all the notes for 24 frets - daunting...but they explain 13-24 frets are a repeat of 1-12 frets - not as daunting.Then they show you the two E strings are the same tones on frets...then they give you a memory tool for the A string tones per frets.They share the "L" for using E & A strings to find notes on the D & G strings.And then a rotated "L" to use the A string to help find notes on the B string - Done 🤯🤯.It helps that the Acoustic I'm using has an electric tuner so I could check the exercise/notes as I went.I started reading this book at the beginning of the games 2nd Quarter, I'll keep practicing but by mid-way through the 3rd quarter (1hr +), I know how to find each tone/semitone on each string.After months of Youtube tutorials, and stumbling through pickin out tunes, I feel like I'm gaining a solid fret understanding that will help me begin to read music and find the tones on the fret/strings.Thanks So Much 👍

I bought this book because I was intrigued by how easy the author claimed that his method was but was skeptical about the promise of learning in 24 hours. I was amazed that I read it and I only took one hour to complete. It helps to have a basic knowledge of the key layout if you have ever played piano and I think that this helped me a lot. I read it again and it took just 20 minutes the second time. I think it would be helpful if the author compared the fretboard string progression with a picture of a piano keyboard. That would help conceptualize the concept in my opinion even if someone had never played a piano to understand where the sharps and flats come into play. Overall a very useful and insightful book for the beginner.