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1. Welcome: Hello, guys. My name
is Gabri Phllix and welcome to my new course. In this course, I will teach you all the tricks in step by step. Should learn and memorize the notes and scales
on the fretboard. Doesn't matter if you play
a quiz correlate guitar. This course will be
perfect for you. If you really want to learn
how to play guitar very well, play solos, arrange it, compose your own songs,
and have your own band, you will need to memorize
the notes on the fretboard. This type of technique will
help you out to develop your music and having
fun playing guitar. So in this course, we will talk about major and minor scales. Guitar shape that's very common. Music intervals, how to count
the notes on the fretboard, patterns, muscle
memory, and a lot of sub jackets related
to the fretboard. With this skill, you will play arrangement and
solos like this one. So, Tony Instrument, and
let's pete together. Are you ready? See you in
the first lesson. Bye bye.
2. Chromatic exercise for beginners understanding the fretboard: Start from the top. So
if you are a beginner, do not miss these first lessons because they are
very, very important. If you are familiarized
with fret, tuning, half step, whole step, the 12 regular notes, you can skip one or two lessons. Okay. But let's get it started. First thing you need to know is understand the fret board. You have the frets right here. This division is where you're
going to play the notes. Mmm. Play the leaks and chords. So it's very important to play these notes with
maximum precision. So avoid to play like this. Mmm. Okay, so you need to
put your finger in the middle of the two frets. Okay? So you're going
to have the note, the tone of the note
loud and clear. This is the first step, and
of course, you need to pret. So there's an
exercise that is very good that I like to call
chromatic exercise. You're going to play
fret number one, two, three, and four, changing, of course, you have fingers. And you're going to repeat
this on the string number six, five, four, three, two, and one. So You can go down and go up. It's a very nice exercise. Let's practice together. You're gonna play slow. This tempo right here.
One, two, three, with me. Four. Go. Now, goes up, three, four. Very good, isn't it? Let's try a little bit slower
than this temp. Okay. Let's go. Three, four. Just heads up. Do not worry
with your right hand, okay? You peking hand. The focus on this course is
about the fret board, okay, about the notes,
about the spark gray of your acoustic or
latric guitar. Let's go. Going up, three, four, This is a very basic exercise, and it's important to px, especially if you
are your beginner.
3. The 12 notes and the whole step and half step method: Next step is memorize
the 12 notes. Yes, in music, we
just have 12 notes, and you can see all of
the notes on the screen. So C, C sharp, D D sharp, F sharp, G sharp, E sharp, and come back to C and play the entire loop over
and over again. As you can see, I played
all the 12 notes on the string, number five, okay? But these 12 notes can
and will be repeated in every single string in every single part
of your fret board. So for example, I have a sera
here and not a sera here. Another one right here,
another one right here. One more here. One
more right here. And so one. Okay, so you can play the 12 notes on the entire fretboard of
your acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, cle any kind of instruments
with notes and strings. Okay? So, this part it's important to memorize
and Most of the time, we use the CDEF. It's fairly when you say DR
me fa so this type of thing. So memorize the name, the correct name of each node. This is going to be
very, very important. Another thing that
will help you is the concept of half
step and whole step. And it's very easy
to understand. Half step is the next node. For example, if I'm playing C, the next node C sharp, is going to be one half
step from C. Okay? So if I'm in C sharp, one half step ahead, it's going to be the D
one half step ahead, the short, and so on. Okay. This concept is
very important and you can play going
up or going down. Same thing with whole step. So for example, if I'm in C, I can play one whole step ahead, so I'm going to D, I skip the half step
and go to my next note. Okay? So you miss one fret. Remember about this detail. So whole step is you skip this fret and
play the other one. Okay, skip this note
and play the other one. So for example,
if I'm playing D, this is right here,
one whole step, skip the sharp and play. If I'm play, is right here, skip the fret and play, F sharp, and so on.
4. Using tuning to count the notes on the fretboard: Now we're going to memorize the tuning of your instruments. At least the most common
tuning that we have in music, that is E, B G D ANE. Okay? So we have
just six strings, and you're going to play 99% of the songs
with this tuning. That's why I'm going to focus only in this tuning,
this course. Okay. Then we need
to count the notes. So let's take an example. This E note right here on
string number six, okay? So we can count E. The next note after
is going to be what? F, then, F sharp, then, G, and so what. Okay? Be careful because the
notes that you are going to find right here on
string number six, okay, is going to be in another
position on string number five, just because we use
different tuning. Okay? So for example, if we play this a string
string number five, we're going to start
counting from A, so A, A sharp, B, C, C sharp, T, and so one. Right? So remember
about this shortcut. If we take, for example, the string number one, that is the same tuning
as string number six. We're going to have
the same positions. So for example, if we count
right here, right here. First fret is F, right here's F. So you can keep playing
the same notes. But of course, in
a different octave that we will learn about this, more about this in the future. Okay? So let's let's pax a little bit this counting
part that's very, very, very important, especially
if you are beginner, you will count these
thousands of times during your music breaks, okay? And this is very important
because with this, you can easily memorize
the notes. So, let's go. Let's see if we play
string number three meant remember that
is tuning in G, okay? So G is up in string. G sharps, it's right
here frat number one. Then we have a sharp, B, C, and so on. Okay? Remember about
the counting part. So let's start our exercise. I'm going to choose one string. So let's say string number four. We need to memorize that
string number four wet in D. So sounds. Like D. And you will find
the note G. Okay, so count starting by D
and find the G note. Okay? So I'm going to
give you a few minutes. You can stop the video, right, and try to find this G note on string number four
d B tune in D. Go. If you count correctly, you're going to find right
here just because it's D sharp, F sharp N. Okay. Remember, you need
to find the 12 notes. Let's practice a
little bit more. Let's say I want
string number two. So you're going to play
string number two. So B, right, open, and you will find F sharp. Okay? So stop the
video right now and count until find F sharp. If you counted correctly, F sharps right here. So B, C. Remember, T. It's kind of
loop, these 12 notes, okay? So come back to the top to C. We have C sharp, D, D sharp. F F sharp. Okay, let's park one more time. So string number five, and the notes going to be, let's see, E. E note
on string number five. So stop the video
and find a note. If you count correctly,
it's right here. So we count A No number five,
string number five, right? A sharp, D C sharp, D, D sharp, and me. Alright. So you need
to pat this exercise, I think, at least
three times per week, okay, at least in the first month of
playing because this is very important to understand the concepts of whole
step and head step. And, of course,
you will memorize a few notes in the
step by step process. Okay? So now it's time to pat.
5. Guitar shapes and blocks a quick way to find notes: Time to teach you how to
memorize notes in blocks. For example, I always like to start with
this block right here. M This blocks very famous and easy to understand because it's inside a
pentatonic minor scale. This scale is one of the
most important ones. So in this case, I have G, A, C and D. Memorize these four notes.
IG say one more time. G, A, C, and D, repeat with me. G, A, C, and D. And memorize this shape. So finger one and three, one and three on string
number six and five. It's going to be very easy because you can play the
same thing right here. So the same notes, G, A, C, and D. So as you can see, and playing the same four notes
in two different octaves. Okay? So that's why I
have a notes right here. And this is binary
pentatonic k, right? So you can improvise
and use this. And you can continuous play. But now you play right here
from the frat number eight. So C G sorry. G, A, C, and D. The same nodes play three times. Okay? So this is the first block that you need to memorize. And it's easier if you are familiar with Pentatonic
minor scale because because you can find on pattern
number five, one and two. Okay? But this is
advanced concept. The second shortcut is this one. Okay, so string
number two and one. Fret number ten, eight and ten. Okay? So these string
nodes, this A, C, and D, you can repeat this
in other parts of your neck. So, for example, let's say, let's find A node. So right here. You're going to
have the root note, the flat tree, and
the perf fourth. So right here is the same thing. Right here that we play. You can play this in
any position you want. Just be careful with
the string number three and chew because this
tuning difference, we have a different position. So if you play exactly
the same shake. Go to sound a little bit weird. So the correct one is
going to be this one. Okay, so be careful with this trick just on
swinging number two entry. If you memorize these blocks, you can memorize
fragments of notes, and this is going
to be very helpful when you are going to
play improvised music. Let's learn the third one. That is similar to this one. So instead of play
frat number eight, you play frat number nine. So we have root note, measure third and number four. You can repeat every
single position. But be careful with
the string number. Three, and two. In this situation
you sound wrong. In this situation, you need
to play like this. All right. But with these three blocks, you can memorize and exercise
the entire fret board.
6. Music intervals: Now we are going to talk
about musk intervals, and we need to focus in perfect
fifth and perfect fourth. Okay? These two intervals are very important to
memorize the nodes on the fretboard because
they are easy to understand and connect
other nodes of your chords. So, for example,
perfect fifth is the node number one and the
number five of your scale. A Na major is going to sound
like A and E. This position, it's very important to memorize. This is the power
cord position, right? Probably, if you play rock and have
met you know this chord. This is the perfect fifth. So the perfect fourth
is right here. So five and five on the string number
six and four, right? And if you memorize this,
two music intervals is going to be easier to
find the other notes. So, for example, we
find one a major third, I know, that's one note
before my perfect fourth. If I want a minor third, just one whole step. So I measure and minor t, it's very important because they are the most important detail in a measure and
minor che, right? So, it's important to
memorize this trick. If I let's come back to
the Bertha fifth, right? If I want a measure
six, it's right here. One whole step ahead, and it's just on the scale. So if I want to play a blues. I have a blues just
playing this concept. And it can repeat the
same step by step, the same order shape
and all the keys. So let's say I
want a flat seven, so It's right here, right? It's going to be
difficult to play, okay? But you can think
about the octave. Remember, octave is right here. Fair one, a major sep, so it's right inside
our posting of a chord, a major seventh chord. Or if you want a flat seven, just one whole step before
my root note, my octave. So understand and memorize these three mustervals be crucial for memorize the
notes on the fret board.
7. Octaves and fretboard tricks: Let's talk about octaves. These notes are very important. But first of all, you need
to understand the concept. For example, if I play a regular D note that we can find right here on the
string number four, open. Okay? I can find the
same octave right here. So as you can see
it sound the same, have the same sound, okay? But if I play right here, I have a different octave,
a higher octave. And if I play right
let me see here, I have a different one higher
than this one in this one. Okay. So remember
about this detail. If you have, for example, four, five frets on my guitar, I could have higher
and higher octaves. You can find s on the piano. So you have the low octaves on your left side of the piano and the high octaves
on the right side. So on the piano
in a regular one, I think you have seven, eight octaves per note. So you're going to repeat the 12 notes.
Seven, eight times. So it's a lot of
notes, isn't it? And you can use this concept
right here on the guitar. So for example, if I
play this, let's say, this right here, if I
want another octave, I could play right here. Just skip one string
and skip one fret. Shortcut is important
because you can repeat this approach
in order nodes, for example, right here, in A. Or in B. In node
you want. C sharp. And so what? Okay. And you can repeat this step by step on the string number
five, as well. So let's say I want this C. Just skip one fret
and skip one string. So I can play right
here, three and five. Fin one and D, D and D, so five and seven. F1ie, E N. If you want, have sharp. Okay, you can. You just need to memorize
this guitar shape, okay? But if you want to play the
same this step by step, the same step by step on
the string number four, you have a few problems
because of the tuning. Okay. So on the
string number four, it's not going to work
if you play like this. So F right here is an Enoch, so you need to skip
frets in one string. Okay? So now you have
this F and F. Sorry. Now you have this F and F two different
actives or right here, G and G. A and A, B and B, and so on, right? And if you want to play this
on the string number three, it's the same thing on
the string number four. So D flat, D flat. C, C, D, D, E. Okay. Remember about
these two guitar shapes. It's easier to memorize so. The first one is like this.
The second one is like this. Okay, so memorize
both guitar shapes because if you want to
find the other notes, okay, of your scale, it's going to be very, very easy if you
know the root note, the most important one, right? The first one and the octaves. So, for example, if I'm playing an A A minor, let's
say, A minor. And I want a flat seven.
Good to be right here. Okay? It's not
necessary to count. It's just memorize
the position, right? Yeah, of course. You'll
learn more about this in harmony in
the future, okay? But these shortcuts, these
tricks will help you out a lot in other subjects
inside the music, okay? So if you are going
to study harmony, chord progressions,
improvisations, how to play solo is
going to be very useful. So, for example, if I
want, let's say, ninth. So it's going to be right here because
my root is right here, my number one or right
here, and so on, okay? So memorize this type of thing. It's very, very important. And of course, if you
know the root note, you can play the chord
from the root note. This is a very, very
important thing because if you play the
regular shape, for example, in Amis chord, the first note, the lowest one is going to
be the root of your chord. So this one is going
to be a notes. If I play right
here, this D minor, the root notes are the lowest
ones going to be my B. So a great exercise is take the course that you
already memorize it. So probably the basic one G, C, A minor ins and check
the first note. Okay? So for example, in
G, this first note right here is a G note.
You can memorize this. And for example, C, Hello note, this note finger
number t is my C note. When you start to learn music, you can memorize
these little tricks. Especially if you
are a beginner, and this is going to help a lot. For example, if I
know where is G, C, problem is going to be easier to find
C sharp, isn't it? That's one headstep ahead. So this type of thing is going to help you w to play
any kind of song, improvise music,
memorize chords, and have fun with your
friends playing guitar.
8. Reference positions for notes on the fretboard: In music, we have
some reference notes, and you can most of the musicians choose
these reference notes or reference points
in the middle of the neck and the fret number 12. Let's start with the 12
because it's easier. If you think about our tuning, we're going to have
B G D ANE, right? It's the regular tuning that we're using 99
percen of the songs. And if you play the fret 12, you are going to
have the same notes, same notes of your tuning, but in a different octave, in a higher octave. Okay? So this notes right here is the same of
this one right here. So we have Ente and E note. So this is one of the
points of reference. It's going to be easy if you need to find the
name of these notes. Frank number 15 on
string number one, and you start
counting right here, Frank number 12, instead
of start count from the top from the open string. So E F F short G
very easy, isn't it? So let's say I want to
find this note right here. Frat number, what? 15, 16 on a string number three. So instead of count
from the top, I can start right here
because I know that this notes going to be
the same of my tuning. So fret 12 is G G. G
sharp, A, A sharp. B. Okay. That's why this is one of the most important
reference points that you can memorize. Your guitar. And you can use this acoustic bass
kind of instruments. Okay? So the second one is in the
middle of the fretboard because most of the liks and
chords we play right here. Okay? I know people that play a professional
music business, okay? And these people they just
play everything right here. Improvise, play the chords, can have the entire solo. Sorry, the entire show just
using this fret right here. Okay, so this is another important
reference point that you need to memorize. So frat number five is a D. C N. Okay, so memorize
all these notes because it's easier if you
start count from here. So if I want this
note right here, fret number eight on
a string number one, I can count from here. So a sharp. B, C, easier. It's easier than
if you start from the top or from the 12 fret. If I want this note right here Fret number nine on the string number
three, you can count. C, C, short, the short. Okay, so memorize this point.
9. How to navigate scales in a horizontal: Let's talk about scales. And let's start with
a major one, right? So we have a sequence
of whole step and half step that you
need to memorize. And in this exercise, I'm going to
challenge you to play this notes in just horizontal. Okay? So let's choose
this string number five. So C node is going
to be right here. And you're going to
play the entire scale. So one whole step, C, D. One more whole step, D, E. One now is half step, according to our
formula, isn't it? So E to F. One more whole step, so F to G. G to A and B. And we have the C major scale. This is a major scale. You
can play this sequence of whole step and have step in any kind of node you want, okay? And you have the nodes, the major scale of the
nodes that you start. If we play this sequence right here on the
string number six, we're going to have
the G major scale. And why this concept
is important? Because if you play
this exercise one, two, three, five, ten, 11 times, I don't know. You start to memorize the
position of the nodes, and you will understand the distance between the
nodes of your scale. Okay? For example, if
I'm playing right here, the G nodes, I note
that right here, G. A and B. So if I want a measure turn
I can play right here. Okay? Or if I want
to create a melody, focus just in one, three, and five that are the
most important notes, I can see all the notes right here in the
horizontal position. So I can memorize the step
and hole step concept and serve around the
notes, for example. You can create melds improvised melds like
this one, very easily. So my device is take one. Choose one note.
Okay? For example, let's say the note. But fin different string, right? Let's say G on a
string number four. So string number
four with tuning D. The sharp right here
in F F sharp in G. Right here. I play scale. Found the whole step
and half step concept. So G, hold step ahead. A, one more hold, step ahead. B. Half step, C. Hold step, E. Oh, sorry, D. One
more hold step, E, and one more
hold step, F sharp. Okay. And now you improvise, y, a melody inside these notes. So, for example, starting G. And create your simple
and easy melody. This is a great
exercise to pax scales, memorize, hold step
and half step, understand the distance between the notes, and, of course, use your creativity
to create melody, because you are just learning how to play guitar
because of this, right? Play music, create
music, and have fun. So let's pax one more time. Let's say we want the E note that is on a string number five, so a a sharp, B, C, C sharp, D, D sharp, and E. We fun right here. And we
need to play the scale. So F sharp, C sharp, A, B, C sharp, and B sharp. Okay. Remember that you can play this scale
in the opposite way, but be careful with the nodes. You need to think
about the whole step and he step sequence in the opposite way from the
last note to the first one. So half step whole stand, Ole stand, stand, and so on. Let's create a melody. It's very, very important to
create this melody, okay? It's going to help you
out with your creativity. So Very simple and easy melody. And, of course, you can choose any kind of string you want. I just playing the
lowest strings, Bre. But I think it's gonna sound more musical if you're
playing the highest strings. You can improvise in any
part of the neck you want. And if you memorize this concept of whole
step and head stack, you can play the same melody, the same notes in
different octaves and in different position
of your fretboard. For example, let's say, I have a melody like this. Let's see. It's a very simple
melody, isn't it? So once again, Something like this, right? I just improvised. I can play the same
thing in different ease. Just think about this whole
step and half step sequence. Or right here. Oh, right here. Just thinking about hold
step and have step, okay? Sometimes it's not necessary to memorize all the notes
that you are playing or think about all the notes that you are playing simultaneously
with your playing. Okay? Sometimes you just need to think about hold steps and have steps and just let
the music flow.
10. How to develop discipline to memorize notes and practice guitar: Want to build a break
routine to play electric guitar and develop
this fretboard knowledge, you need to be very patient in third guitar
with large display. So my shortcut is
take your agenda and spard between 20 and fort
minutes four times per week. Okay? It's going to be very, very important 20-4 minutes. During this time, you
play the armatercise, the majoring minor
scale exercise on the horizontal position in analyze the notes inside the chords that
you already know. So let's take as example. Let me see G chord, me chord. So let's suppose that you already know how
to play this chord. I think, you know, right, is
one of the easiest chord. And when you buy our first
electric or cs guitar, I think this chord is one of the the first chords we learn, play a chord, and you
will count the notes. So for example, on the string number six, we
have frat number three. So E, it's open, and then you count the 12 notes. So F, F sharp and so you
know that this note. Then you go to the next string. So string number five, it's turning in A, so you count the 12 notes. A, A sharp. And B. So this note ringing in my finger number one
is going to sound like B. You need to do this
step by step in every single chord during this time period when you
are studying Bax guitar. Type of exercise
will help a lot. I know that sometimes can sound a little bit
boring, isn't it? But playing guitar
takes time and effort. So if you really want to
learn this step by step, you need to brex like
this. So let's continue. String number three it's open. Sorry, string number
four is open, right? Inside my stre chord. So it is the same as our tuning. It's going to sound like D. String number three, same thing. It's open. So the
tuning it sound like G. And then string number, we have right here,
flat number three, so we look out at the tunings B, B, C, C sharp, and D. So we have dente right here. As you can see, you
have D nodes, right. When you play the chord
and know the notes, if you play this
one, two, three, four times per week, you begin to memorize
the notes. Okay? So the next one that is our first string is in
frat number three, right? So F sharp, G. So with this, I analyze all the notes
inside my chords. So if you prex with this
step by step in Gchord, CCor, Achor, all the chords
that you already memorized, you start to memorize the
fretboard very quickly. So any kind of new chords
or any kind of new songs, you learn how to play.
Count the notes. In three or four weeks, you will stop to count the notes because it's
going to be automatic. Hey, for example, when I was learning a song
called, what's the name? Seven inch Army by
the white stripes. We start right here in. So I played this song so many
times t to memorize that this seven fret on the string number five is and
I never forget about that. So this type of thing will
happen with you as well.
11. Final notes: Much for watching my course. I hope you enjoy all my
lessons, tricks and exercise. And as you can see, this
course is very practical. So every day, you need to
practice a little bit. Okay. So I encourage you
to come back to the top of the lesson and watch the
most difficult ones, right? And prax with me, we have a lot of exercise. And to be honest with you, you will need to prat.
If you really want to takes time and effort, Ray. As you can see, play guitar, play any kind of
instrument, takes time and effort and
patience, of course. So I invite you to
visit my profile. I have several nice course about guitar and
other instruments. So it will be a very
nice next step for you. I'm Gabor Felix and see you
my next course. Bye bye.
Gabriel Felix, Music Teacher
