How To Memorize All Notes on Guitar | Note Recognition Exercises that Will Transform Your Playing
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- If you've clicked on this video, you probably have played for a while (or a long time!) and have realized there is a massive deficiency in your playing that is holding you back... Note recognition is essential to the rapid-fire calculation of scales, triads, chords, arpeggios and chord-tone soloing that so many pros seem to do effortlessly. Thankfully, I have a method that will help you that isn't just random memorization - within a few weeks you will definitely notice the difference!
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Dude this is really helpful stuff! Thanks for posting. I haven't approached it this way and I can already tell it's helping my recognition. It's much easier to recognize the notes on a piano, so this is demystifying the neck for me. Keep it up!
This channel is going to grow so fast, this lessons are priceless, thanks a lot
Thank you so much!!!
1:07 find notes on the 6th and 5th strings using the cycle of fourths
7:20 W pattern
10:20 use cycle of fourths on the remaining strings
I caught your Cycle 4ths video...and got started. Just the nudge needed!
memorizing is key to remembering. It's the building blocks of learning, no argument there. What's important to also realize & accept is that at some point one has to slowly shift from memory to instinct. In order to convey notes and cords with fluid precision it all has to be communicated without hesitation or even thought. If you're thinking about how you're constructing notes, chords, picking, strumming, etc... while you're playing, then your mind is occupied on the grammar construction of the music, not the conversation itself. Similar to the way we speak, we rarely hesitate much to construct words into sentences in order to casually converse. Playing music should follow a similar idea in order to be received as natural, convincing and fluid --rock on
Over most of the week, I practiced Cycle 4 note finding on every string and logged my speeds. I have 5 days recorded so far. Day 1, my max speed was 50bpm on the E string, and 30bpm on the highest strings (after being much slower). On Day 5, my max logged speed is 110bpm on every string. This is a great exercise and I love being able to see progress in literally every practice session.
Next goal: in addition to increasing speed, I shoot being able to do this for 3 minutes on each string. And then being able to seamlessly play the cycle on every string without stopping or breaking cadence.
I’ve also started learning the 7 scale patterns and it’s motivating making progress on that as well.
Looking forward to checking out what you have coming on your Patreon!
Congratulations on your progress! That is wonderful! Keep it up! The journaling is really fun after you have a couple months under your belt and you can really see the numbers tick up and you have data over long period of time you can start predicting how long it will take you to get past the next challenge!
@@KoreyHicksGuitar yes! The road looks quite long with learning notes, then scales, then all the triads, intervals, vocabulary, etc. But chunking it up into small wins seems like the most motivating way to do it.
Finally a good approach to learning the neck on youtube thanks man great video!
You’re welcome! Much more to come!
I have also found letting the notes ring out so you can hear the overtones as you play each instance is the way to hear what's right as far as octaves (find all the F's etc.).
Lordy, that ‘W’ pattern played at pace sounds very tasty. I’m toying with incorporating it into my repertoire. Thank you so much, good sir.
Absolutely!
As always…excellent lesson. I wish I had known this method years ago. I’m already looking forward to your next video!
Thank you so much! Glad it helped!
Very good.
I just joined your patreon Im looking forward to more lessons.
Thank you! Looking forward to sharing it all with you!
I like this but find that my hand knows the cycle of 4ths too well even on a single string! (So important to say the names out loud). Must try cycle 6! I personally find the excercise where you play 3 consecutive notes eg: efg on the 1st string then e on 2nd fg on 1st then ef on 2nd f on first then efg on 2nd etc etc repeated across every string all the way up the neck really helps cement things for me. Especially good for the semitone pairs (bc and ef) for visualizing the whole neck. I think it might be good to spell each chord note in every position as you suggest though. C E G Bb D for example and repeat for all diatonic chords
This is probably the most important video to learn guitar. Period, hands down.
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Hi Corey, In the cycle of fourths the notes are C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, F# B, E, A, D, G, and back to C
Just wondering why we call the Gb an F# instead of a Gb? I’ve been working on memorizing the notes in the first octave for a few weeks now and this exercise really helps. Thank you.
In the key of Gb, the IV chord is Cb Major. Unfortunately, many modern chord chards (especially in pop and worship music) list this as a B Major chord. Which is enharmonically correct, BUT the iiimin chord is Bb minor! Also, IV chords have to be some kind of 'fourth' - and B is a kind of 3rd in G. So having a B Major and a Bb minor in the same key causes problems - I have noticed that many amateur players make mistakes when they see a chart in Gb. F# - has a A#min iii chord, and the B Major IV chord. Also, F# Major is closely related to the vi chord (F#min) in A, and the ii chord (F#min) in E, which makes it more familiar. Finally, it is tradition in the 20th century (modern music, jazz, funk, R&B, pop, etc.) to just call it F# Major.
@@KoreyHicksGuitar This makes a ton of sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain.
I liked the part where you made a capital 'N' with an 'I' and 'V'. And the rest was pretty good as well.
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My brain gets the letters scrambled between cycle 4, cycle 5, notes of the staff acronyms, and notes of triads
When I was memorizing those things, I would do it throughout the day and repeat it out loud
I noticed that you use the index finger in the exercise. Is this recommended?
Nah, and I go back-and-forth with different fingers. I just thought that that would seem easier to most people 😊
Thanks for the clarification.
Crazy idea - but why don't guitar makers just put the notes on the fretboard? Same with pianos? It's not going to instantly make you a great player, but it sure would help those of us who have a hard time with visual memory.
I like the idea, but I know for me personally, I probably would have had a hard time making the transition to not having the notes available! I think there’s actually a product like that out there that I’ve seen in Guitar magazines? I want to check that out!
They sell stickers on amazon for that purpose
There was the "Fretlight" guitar that had diodes in the fingerboard. You could highlight different modes and scales and the fretboard would light up. I see them for sale on the used racks. The company might have gone out of business...
Because the goal is to play by ear. Close your eyes it will be better.
You also wouldn’t be able to tune the guitar differently if the notes were on the fretboard