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Awesome- thanks... I have learned so much in just a week its amazing... I will prob take 2 years to practice everything I have to with what I have been shown & now know... really setting the lucky people who stumble across your yt lessons up to succeed where others set people up to fail... very very grateful!
I just picked up the guitar after 20 years and I also found it useful. Wow! Teaching guitar is definitely your calling sir! You just found a new subscriber
You are an excellent teacher, brother. I’ve taken a couple lessons and you’ve made this so much easier to understand in less than 20 mins. Thank you for your enthusiastic, calm, reassuring style.
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Mr. Stine, I speak for myself and no doubt many others when I say thank you for teaching us. I am a 41 year old guy that has owned 6 different guitars (and a bass) for years and never knew how to play them. I am a total beginner. I have learned so much from you already. Thank you.
Well, I'm 64 and have been playing for years but struggle with naming the notes. This free lesson has miraculously cleared that up. I mean I knew Root notes on E strings and on the E scale but was stumped beyond that. I'm going to practice this right now BTW I have 15 guitars, a bass and a keyboard. I love making music🎉❤🎉❤🎉
A thing I learned: BEAD. Find a B and it'll spell BEAD in a shape or run off the fretboard. Helps me find a base for a very common chords and shapes. 7 fret 6 string = B 7 fret 5 string = E 7 fret 4 string = A 7 fret 3 string = D Check a diagram, the patterns are there.
That's the same as BEADGCF from the circle of fifths in music theory :) But it advances to the next fret on B string, because it's in interval of 4, not 5 semitones from the G string (in standard tuning ofc).
start with D, learn where d is on each string first, after youve got that you autmatically know "BC D EF" the bc and ef bookend the d. then learn where all the "G A"s on each string are then you know the "EFs and BCs" as they bookend G A. or do it backwards starting with BC and EF.
Agree with you. I tried this guys approach and knew the the positions of each note, but it didn't work very well in terms of muscle memory and relating the other strings. I think your approach helps integrate all the strings at the same time. Nice tip. Thanks.
Probably one of the most important things to learn ... I’ve also found if I can’t sleep, I work through visualising each string until I drop off but I never thought about ‘saying’ the fret number - Thanks again!
I started getting into Guitar 12 Months ago at the age of 42 never playing an instrument at all. The way you explained this was the way i memorized this myself and after a year i am pretty „at Home“ on the Fredboard, U are 1 of my top 5 online teachers on my new journey. Yours very greatful- John
Rally helpful thank you. I heard this thing that Big Cats Eats Fast which is an aid to remember that B to C are 1 fret up and E to F are 1 fret up. The rest AB CD DE are 2 frets
This is something I did WAY back in the summer of 1981, after I graduated highschool, I started playing when I was 11yrs old in 1974, but I really learned all my notes(all natural, no #'s or b's) in 1981, & started teaching this in 1987. Very important to be able to visualize the fretboard in your mind, if you can do this, you'll Never be lost! Plus, I also teach an alternate picking technique that utilities this method, it really does work! Great video lesson my friend!!! I hope your students take this lesson to heart, you ROCK!!! Stay safe my friend, Rock On & God Bless!!!
Thanks for the kind words, Daniel! Thanks for watching, Mark! And that's NOT a stupid question! And the answer is yes, you can use this technique over minor chords as well. :-) In fact, all 6 of the notes in Steve's soloing technique are in the minor pentatonic scale. So when Steve's playing over the G chord, he's playing G minor pentatonic, and when he's playing over the A chord, he's playing A minor pentatonic, and so on. And yes, it might sound strange to play a minor scale over major chords... but a LOT of rock and blues music uses minor pentatonic over major chords. Steve explains it with his Theory of Rock and Roll: "If it sounds good, play it!" :-) I will answer your other question in this comment also: "Also, could you do the same down the neck…. Past 12th fret?" And the answer is also yes, you can absolutely use this technique at the 12th fret and above. So give it a try! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you enjoy Steve’s UA-cam videos, you should definitely go here and check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including ✔️ CAGED Made Simple ✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy ✔️ Ear Training 2.0 ✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection ✔️ Music Theory Made Easy ✔️ Play Guitar For Life ✔️ Blues Guitar ✔️ Rock Licks ✔️ Acoustic Guitar ...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) If you want to discover more about connecting pentatonic scale patterns across the fretboard, go here and watch some free preview videos from Steve’s course Unlocking The Fretboard Connection: guitarzoom.com/products/unlocking-the-fretboard-connection-4 Make sure you watch all the videos, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
I've been playing since 5 ys old and I'm 58 now. I've learned more from Steven than any other source. Just never think to yourself that you're never going to advance or learn anything new
I am loving this! I am 65 years old and my wife got me an electric guitar for my 65th birthday in October! Both of my older brothers play guitar very well, I learned clarinet in 4th grade, and played through high school. Learned to read sheet music. Tried to play my middle brother's guitar when I was in my early teens, I didn't get it! He's awesome! I tell people he plays the Allman Brothers better than The Allman Brothers play The Allman Brothers! He's that good! This looks like the best guitar learning website I have been to yet! Ken
Hey Ken thanks so much for your comment and kind words! Really happy to know the lessons have been helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to and if you want to dig deeper into this and other topics make sure to check out the lessons, courses and masterclasses at www.guitarzoom.com. I'm sure you'll find tons of information you'll really enjoy and learn from. Thanks again for commenting and keep up the great work!
I grew up in an island in the Philippines in the 90's. I have to walk for 1 hour to go to this old guy to teach me guitar. Its amazing how technology help us to learn things in the comfort of our own home. Thank you so much for teaching us.
It is truly amazing... thanks for watching, Kevin! :-) Just wanted to let you know, if you enjoy Steve’s UA-cam videos, you should definitely check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of more than 40 of Steve’s best guitar courses, like CAGED Made Simple, Music Theory Made Easy, Play Guitar For Life, Blues Guitar, Rock Licks, Acoustic Guitar, and many more. By the way, Steve’s holding a LIVE Rock Licks Workshop today (May 17) at 10 AM Pacific. Be sure to sign up and attend if you can, because Steve’s going to be giving away 5 GuitarZoom Memberships, absolutely free. But you have to be signed up to win. Go here and sign up ASAP → guitarzoom.com/workshop Hope to see you at the workshop! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
Im 62 years old and starting to learn guitar so that i can play with my son who plays in a band. I have watched a lot of videos and this one is among the best. A light bulb definitely went on while I was watching it. This may be a pipe dream but I’m gonna give it a shot. Thank you!
Hey my pleasure! Thanks so much for your comment and for sharing. Keep up the good work and feel free to ask any questions if you need to. All the best!
I'm so glad I found this teacher. Wow. I was learning somewhat for 8 yrs. I was ill/ w/Cancer for about 2 yrs and quite playing,recovering for 1 yr to current I will start learning from here on out motivating me to get my guitar out again. And what more videos .. Thank you Steve Stine .
Awesome, Marla! Glad you're recovering, and thanks for sharing your story! :-) Just wanted to give you a heads-up, Steve Stine’s 6-Week Soloing Challenge starts Monday, May 2. To join the challenge, go here: guitarzoom.com/6weeksoloingchallenge/promo-2/? If you want to play guitar solos with complete confidence, that sound more fluid and musical than you ever thought possible, you should definitely check it out. When you join the Challenge, you get lifetime access to two of Steve’s all-time best-selling courses, Essential Techniques and Music Theory Made Easy 2.0. With Essential Techniques, you’ll learn the secrets of building your picking speed and accuracy, strumming, bends, harmonics, and whammy bar tricks to spice up your guitar solos, and dozens of licks that will sound awesome in your solos. And with Music Theory Made Easy 2.0. you’ll discover all the music theory shortcuts you need to play freely across the entire fretboard and really get creative when it comes time to solo. Each of those courses can take your guitar playing to a much higher level. But they’re only part of Steve’s 6-Week Soloing Challenge. Because Steve’s holding 6 special live sessions, one for each week of the Challenge. There’s also a special Facebook group you can join, so you can share your progress with other guitarists. For details, go here → guitarzoom.com/6weeksoloingchallenge/promo-2/? And no matter what, keep playing! - Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
Hi Steve, I have older computer equipment but the half hour it took me to get my laptop to be able to leave a comment was WORTH IT! What you said about learning a "string at a time" (mainly the "bottom E") was a lightning strike to me because I was another stuck in the CAGED system. I now understand pentatonics better than I ever knew and can NOW find my roots faster and easier instead of learning the old way that I did through tabs. THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH AND PLEASE KEEP CONTINUING TO DO WHAT YOU DO! Many thanks and I will keep watching for those gems you give to us "locked" players out there who never had the money or opportunity to have a "proper" guitar teacher in their life! I really wanted you to know that you MAKE A DIFFERENCE to all of older players!
Hi. Thanks so much for your comment and kind words. Really glad to know you enjoy the lesson and they're helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Keep up the great work. 🙂
Sir, I wish to thank you. i watched this a while back. Frankly I was a little overwhelmed, when you stated I needed to just get over it an memorize the fret board. When I accepted the guidance and worked diligently to memorize the fretboard, the guitar openedbup like a book. You have given me a gift, I can use ever day for the rest of my life. My playing is light years further, my understanding of theory has opened up, and most of all, I am totally enjoying playing now. i can enjoy playing for long periods now because I can find the notes, progressions, even chords. Leads have opened up, it is absolutely, amazing. I am grateful to you, for this great gift. No joke, it was work. But, worth every moment of effort. Thank you. Bless you. re
Hi. Thanks so much for your comment and kind words. Really happy to know the lesson was helpful. Learning theory is not as fun as jamming or learning new songs but there are some basic concepts that will open up new possibilities. Learning the notes on the fretboard or the way we build chords, key signatures and knowing how to use scales over chord progressions is definitely helpful to become a better guitarist and musician in general. So glad these lessons helped and any questions you have please feel free to ask and I'll try to get back to you as fast as possible. Keep up the great work and thanks again for commenting. 👍
Just as with scales, I said I'd never go there! But I thanks to Steve, I finally realised the importance of scales (ok, major and minor pentatonics, but it's a start) and now understand that I need to bite the bullet and get to grips with (finally) learning the fretboard.
This is priceless instruction. Knowing the notes should be basic stuff and your video makes it relatively simple to see notes without "counting". Great looking guitar too!
I can't tell you how happy I am for this video. I rarely comment praises, but I've been playing guitar for a long time, completely self taught and mostly acoustic playing. Always had the shapes and all that stuff down, and could even make things sound pretty, but as soon as it came to improvisation I was not good. I bought a semi hollow one drunken night because I really wanted to play the blues, and as I was fiddling around, I noticed the pattern "skip no fret, skip one fret, skip one fret, skip no fret, skip one, skip one skip one slip none, and I conceptualized that as a sort of dual sided arrow of sorts, if that makes sense. So I've been jamming a minor getting that conceptualization down while learning the placement of the scales, but I've NEVER been good at giving letter names to sounds, seems totally counter intuitive to me for some reason. But this just makes sense. I love the straddling the 9th fret for c and d, instead of fooling myself eith the C flat. And it struck me as a no duh moment, but all these years I've been memorizing the names of cords with their shape, of course the root note of those cords would correspond going up the neck. E is of course open E, F is of course the root of the F bar cord, G is of course the 3rd fret as it's the root note of G the open cord and the bar chord. Of course A is the 5th fret because that's the one you bold to tune the next string, then B for the 7th is easy (as B comes after A) and the whole straddle C and D around the 9th fret makes sense with all the scales I'm leaning. I appreciate this video. It's making things that should have made sense years ago make sense now and I love it. Funny what we put ourselves through lol
Thanks for all the kind words! And thanks for sharing your experience. One thing to keep in mind with music theory is that it's cumulative knowledge. Which means, every little piece of it that you learn fits into a much larger puzzle. And the more pieces you fit together, the more it all makes sense. :-) Just wanted to let you know, Steve’s holding a free webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, June 15th) at 5 PM Pacific called 5 Music Theory Shortcuts Every Guitarist Should Know. In the webinar, you’ll discover: -- 4 essential chords you need to know to play 90% of popular songs so you’ll never have to look up tabs -- 1 easy way to use the major scale to find ANY chord on the fretboard. -- 1 simple tip to memorize all the notes. -- How to choose the right scale for your solos so you can improvise over any song across the fretboard. The webinar is NOT on UA-cam. If you want to join, go here to get registered: guitarzoom.com/musictheorymadeeasy20/webinar/registration/ ...and hurry, because spots are limited. :-) Hope to see you at the webinar! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
I am glad I found Steve here on UA-cam. He’s so down to earth, he brings everything to basics and makes things easy to pick up. He is the equivalent to a savvy computer tech guy who can teach to all levels.
I look at my fret board slightly different from most people I talk to (self taught). To me, the note I am on is the center point. A mental pattern grids my fret board above and below that point. I have been playing for a long time, so that grid has expanded over the years to cover the entire fret board where it used to just be an octave box above and below my focal point. I also incorporated a warm up practice technique of singing the notes as I play them. It started as a method to teach myself to sing in the key I was playing, but I quickly realized it was super helpful practice to know EXACTLY what notes are where. I can now hum a bar, pick up my guitar and play it. All that said... I did circle back around about 10 years ago and learn some actual theory. Now know keys, notes, scales, modes, time signatures, bla bla bla. Now I understand why my mental fret grid occasionally changes slightly instead of always remaining the same. Now I can actually "speak music" with other musicians instead of trying to convey musical ideas with an invented lingo. Great vid, ty!
When I began I picked up on the mathmatical patterns . Rather than a linear grid I perceived the notes connecting as a web. After diving into the rabbit hole that is music theory I realize I wasn't far off.
I'm a classically trained violinist finally hunkering down to learn more than a few open/bar chords and I cant describe how useful this was in breaking it down and connecting it all visually/mentally without getting overwhelmed trying to apply way more theory immediately thank you!!
Can I do all of this right now? No. But it I work a bit at it I am confident I can. As an elderly beginner that is a huge deal. He teaches the way I learn. Many seem more concerned with showing me what they can do and teaching me to do it seems secondary. Steve is the best of all I have seen at teaching me the way I learn.
In my opinion.... this channel is one if the best channels on UA-cam. Ive always played by ear and struggled to be a better guitarist. This guy has me learning a way lot more. Thanks man for your videos. You have a very informative channel. I tell everyone to check you out if you're trying to play guitar. Awesome channel!
Thank you so much for this comment and for your kind words. So glad you enjoy the videos and lessons and hopefully they've been helpful. Thank you for being part of this community and for your positive vibe! Right on man! Feel free to ask any questions if you need to. 🙏🏻
“Battle Ends And Down Goes Charle’s Father” “B-E-A-D-G-C-F”. it’s a repeating pattern on the neck going down each string. When you go from the G string to the B string, move up one fret. When you finish the pattern move up one fret.
Thanks Steve! Appreciate this Lesson........I appreciate the cognitive benefits that come from playing the Guitar......I’m a LEFTY.....and i purposely learned the Ukulele and 🎸 Guitar for the cognitive benefits......So looking forward to Attempting to Memorize the Guitar Notes!!!!😍🎸🎸🎸
This is great, I have a super-dyslexic brain and have struggled with the seemingly arbitrary layout of the guitar for years, I have a feeling this is going to work for me. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing these patterns!! Makes it all so much easier. This is the first time I was aware that there are 2 octaves on the fretboard for each string, from the two double-dot frets. Got me thinking about why each of the guitar strings are tuned in the way that they are.
So i was wondering, why none of the six strings are tuned to a C or an F. On the piano, both of those keys don't have a black key to the left, interesting...
I almost click to change a channel, but hold on this is something for me to learn so I stayed and learn about the frets. Very useful and never encounter this so you deserve to get subscibed. I’ll set aside my Guitar Grimoire already....
Very thankful to you for the time and info you relay,Great to know this.No matter how much we know,there is always room in our minds for more info,learning is forever!
I'm also a music teacher and found myself hunting a great way to memorise the fingerboard. On a single string it's great to learn steps. W,w,h,w,w,w,h. For Ionian. However across the strings was tricky and I finally told myself that knowing where all the G notes are will help greatly to find my root notes when needed. G on the sixth string then it's octave onnthe 4th string then it's higher octave on the 2nd string then onnthe 5th string but higher on the neck then it's octave on the 3rd string and finally it's higher octave on the 1rst string. This worked beautifully as finding all the G notes creates it's own scale to play that was gradually going up the neck. This is great for mivingnup and down while playing and always knowing where the other G nites are found visually. Then you do the same for all other notes.......without practicing them.....because they are all the same scale shape...... you learn one you learn all of them. You simply mive that octave scale anywhere on the neck depending on what root note you want to start with. That technique is probably not unique to me but I figured it out from necessity.
You are an excellent teacher and guitarist! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I just bought my first guitar just before Christmas of 2020 because my little girl wanted me to teach her how to play a guitar. So now we learn together!
Great video. Guitar hack, the dots are the Cycle of Fifths positions moving up the neck on the 5th and 6th stings. The spaces between the dots are the Cycle of Fourths moving down the neck on the 5th and 6th strings.
I wish l would have learned the guitar fretboard growing up, but here I’m now and understand how to memorize the notes on the guitar, thanks much sir for the excellent teaching on your guitar videos
Steve is the greatest teacher!! I never thought I’d be at the level I am right now and it’s all because he simplifies everything and makes it easier for me to understand.
Started learning 3 months ago. worked on Scales and chords but struggled with fret notes. Watched tons of vids on the subject but yours hit home with me. I'll let you know how it goes in 6 months. TKX Steve.
This approach seems like a great way to diminish the intimidation of learning the entire fretboard. I sprained my finger today, so I'll be focusing on this activity for the next two or three weeks. The concept of memorizing prime notes only is simple, yet very logical. Thanks so much for the great explanation!
Learning the guitar is so much easier today than it was 20-30 years ago lol. Thanks to youtube and the internet. Before, we had to scour for great tabs, listen to the radio and wait for our favorite song to record etc etc. Started learning the guitar again after stopping in 97 when I was 18. Hopefully I get a lot better this time around. Thanks for this kind of content.
Steve Stine. One of the originals! Always love your vids. I’m working on harmonizing the major scale, working on arpeggios across the neck. I was looking for ideas on how to memorize the fretboard. This vid really helped. Thank you for the suggestion to allow things to take time. I realized I was being impatient and thinking I could memorize it all in a day or two.
Wow. I thought I knew where all the notes were until I had to say them out loud. I couldn't do it with my guitar in front of me...even then it was a struggle. Definitely something I need to work on.
I knew if I watched enough videos I’d find one that was easier for me to understand. This works for my brain! Thanks man , wish I found you sooner. Better late than never. I’ll be subscribing.
You are an amazing teacher. Somehow you are overwhelmingly Profesional without being boring or overbaring . I don't know how to explain it with out sounding a little wierd. But when you talk Its like the listener just knows to listen because what is being said is the most important thing in the world at the time.
You are a great music communicator brother. Lots of people online that have good info, but just don't know how to break it down in a way that is retainable. Easy sub from me.
This is fantastic Steve I’ve been playing for many years but never really studied the guitar, just played it, I’ve watched this and wow how easy it is the way you explain everything things Keep up the great work love the lessons Cheers Andy Hello from the uk 🇬🇧
Thank YOU for watching, Casman! :-) Just wanted to let you know, if you enjoy Steve’s UA-cam videos, you should definitely check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of more than 40 of Steve’s best guitar courses, like CAGED Made Simple, Music Theory Made Easy, Play Guitar For Life, Blues Guitar, Rock Licks, Acoustic Guitar, and many more. If you want to know more about music theory, Music Theory Made Easy is the perfect place to start. Go here to check it out: guitarzoom.com/products/music-theory-made-easy-2 The courses cover a wide variety of topics, and there are courses designed for all skill-levels. So wherever you are in your guitar journey, you can get to the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) Make sure you check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
Steve you said it! Some people don't want it enough. Best not to worry about them. Lots do and they get there. I love your ideas but haven't played a guitar for 20 years or so and I sucked then. Really. Ty
You’re awesome brother! I’ve gotten further with two videos from you than I have with so many other apps and videos, and just blindly picking around my guitar. You really do make music theory easy so thanks.
Hi. Really happy to know the lessons are helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to and thanks so much for your comment and kind words! Keep up the good work!
Couldn’t stop looking at that beautiful guitar. One of the best paint jobs ever. It looks like a nebula in the cosmos. I wish they would’ve put something on the neck instead of dots to match the inlay, but wow! How come this guitar isn’t in more videos?
you know Steve ,,, its nice to know that this is the official way (i did that on my own ,,, and i just kept saying it over and over ) i am now learning to play ,,, and so when my fingers hurt i would stop and mess around with the strings and notes ...(instead of puttind down the guitar ) ..... AND ,,,,, THANKS FOR THE FREE LESSONS .... CHEERS!!
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You can also use the circle of fifths/fourths to remember the notes. BEADGCF(Bottle Ends And Down Goes Chuck's Father)use it vertically from the 6th string. Say your on the third fret 6th string, that's a G...so go straight down to the fifth string and it'll be a C, 4th string is F etc. The only times this doesn't work is when going from the 3rd string to 2nd string because it's tuned to a third, so instead of going straight down a string you go down and up one fret. This same thing occurs when going from F to B or starting the pattern over...B will always be down a string and up one fret from F. Also another tip is if you'll notice as you're going down the strings the note patterns just keep backing up a little...6th string dots are F G A B. 4th string dots are D#/Eb F G A B. So you went down in the scale a whole step. 2nd string is a whole step up from 5th string. 3rd string is whole step down from the 5th string. This method helps you learn them all, study your chromatic scale and then you'll be able to figure out the notes faster. Hope this helps!
I've been learning guitar for just over a year,and found learning the notes a bit of a minefield,and a bit offputting,but thanks to your lesson,you have made it easy to navigate around the guitar,and not to be afraid of it,also found it helps by writing it down as well,So a big THANK YOU for your help.👍👍👍
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Holy Smokes! Here you are! So glad you came up on my feed! I have always wanted to learn everything guitar...but havent. I have an acoustic.. But always wanted to play electric...and I have watched your videos. NOW- I GOT MYSELF AN AMERICAN PRO 2, DARK KNIGHT COLOR- READY TO LEARN!
Hi Ad. Thanks so much for your kind words. Really glad to know you like the lessons and hopefully they are useful to you. My pleasure and thanks again for your comment! Keep up the great work.
Thanks for subscribing, Edgar! And for the kind words. :-) Just wanted to let you know, if you enjoy Steve’s UA-cam videos, you should definitely check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of more than 40 of Steve’s best guitar courses, like CAGED Made Simple, Music Theory Made Easy, Play Guitar For Life, Blues Guitar, Rock Licks, Acoustic Guitar, and many more. If you want to know more about Music Theory, Music Theory Made Easy is the perfect place to start. Go here to check it out: guitarzoom.com/products/music-theory-made-easy-2 The courses cover a wide variety of topics, and there are courses designed for all skill-levels. So wherever you are in your guitar journey, you can get to the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) Make sure you check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
Hello Steve, I’m trying to make sense to all of this puzzle this is totally new to me but my point is what good does it do to know where the notes are on the fret If you already know how to play the songs you like and the chords? I don’t know pentatonic scales and all of staff I love to help my church choir, so please give me an advice how all of this knowledge will help me to sound better. I’m a 69 year old fella, but still want to improve. Thank you.
I guess it really all depends on where you want to get in your musical journey. If knowing the songs and the chord shapes work for you that's totally fine. If you know the notes on the fretboard you can figure out the name of a new chord shape you've never played before but you love the sound. Also it will help you commincate better with other musicians or singers in your church choir. If you play with more than one guitarist in the band you can figure out different chords or melodies that will complement what the other guitarist is doing. Music is a language and the more vocabulary you have, the more fluent you are going to be in what you're trying to express. Hope this answers your question and thank you very much for posting. Take care!
another little useful tool: b c - d - e f - g - a (5th string) f - g - a - b c - d - e (6th string) (f,b) - (g,c) - (a,d) - (b,e) - (c,f) - (d,g) - (e,a) - (i memorised using mnemonic words) only (f-b) is diagonal, (g,c) immediate to (f,b) and (c,f) immediate to (b,e), others a fret apart --- this pattern repeats and loops around strings (4,3) and (2,1) -- only starting at different frets
Dude, I love your videos. Thank you so much for generously offering this information. You've given so much more than any of my music/guitar instructors have given before. You're knowledgeable but you break it down to a point that I don't feel like a stupid amateur, and in a way that gives me the mindset that, ''it's okay where [I am]... everyone starts somewhere''. Thank you
Thank you, Steve!! Great lesson!! I’ve just picked up the guitar again after an unfortunate few years hiatus. The notes on the fret board was one of the must haves I never learned, but now that is about to change thanks to you.
Thank you another Great vid, this goes well with your vid "How to Play Acoustic Licks Between Chord Changes".. Once again I love how your vids do not jump about and the camera stays steady on one image, we can see the strength in your arm or lack of it, the gap under 1st string and being a vid we get to hear the nice to knows that a book does not always have space for.
I've been playing for 25 years, am dyslexic and theory has always been incredibly difficult for me. I've learned by ear my whole life. I know how to play the chords, I just don't know what they are when I play them. I love this idea because it removes my fingers from the equation, I am not trying to visualize a specific spatial relationship between my fingers and the strings while simultaneously trying to map-on the figurative relationship between the lettered notes. I'm focusing on only the notes and their corresponding point on the fretboard. I bet this lesson would be useful for other dyslexics.
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Awesome- thanks... I have learned so much in just a week its amazing... I will prob take 2 years to practice everything I have to with what I have been shown & now know... really setting the lucky people who stumble across your yt lessons up to succeed where others set people up to fail... very very grateful!
I've been playing for 20 years. Never learned this. Now I my eyes are open. Seriously you are the best teacher. This makes sense now!!!
I also have been playing for 20 years. This video and others like it have helped me improve massively
I just picked up the guitar after 20 years and I also found it useful. Wow! Teaching guitar is definitely your calling sir! You just found a new subscriber
Same here
Same 20 years playing just learned this.
37 years of playing, never knew this!
You are an excellent teacher, brother. I’ve taken a couple lessons and you’ve made this so much easier to understand in less than 20 mins. Thank you for your enthusiastic, calm, reassuring style.
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4:25 E string
10:53 A string
13:39 D string
15:15 G string
16:40 B string
You were my old guitar teacher. My name is Giovanni.
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Wooo that for this lesson, am a total beginner this lesson make guitar simple and interesting for me,pls need other lessons aswhile
Mr. Stine, I speak for myself and no doubt many others when I say thank you for teaching us. I am a 41 year old guy that has owned 6 different guitars (and a bass) for years and never knew how to play them. I am a total beginner. I have learned so much from you already. Thank you.
Hey man I’m 43 and finally buying a guitar in the near future and I’m glad I found this.
Which goes to show even the most accomplished player can forget and have too remember their own teachings from time to time.
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I'm 59 and just bought my first electric guitar!! Mad.... it's so good! I'm a drum teacher as well!
Well, I'm 64 and have been playing for years but struggle with naming the notes. This free lesson has miraculously cleared that up. I mean I knew Root notes on E strings and on the E scale but was stumped beyond that. I'm going to practice this right now BTW I have 15 guitars, a bass and a keyboard. I love making music🎉❤🎉❤🎉
After years of not knowing this, I'm firmly convinced it's totally necessary to really master this instrument.
This dude looks all metal and rock but he's so nice and gentle
He's great.
Looks like Zak Wilde, sounds like Zac Efron! 🤣 I’m JUST kidding! He’s awesome! 🙌🏼
you say that as if it were a contradiction...
Most people like this are. It’s the picture perfect ones you have to watch out for.
@blackcat138 most metal and rock guys are like this
A thing I learned: BEAD. Find a B and it'll spell BEAD in a shape or run off the fretboard. Helps me find a base for a very common chords and shapes.
7 fret 6 string = B
7 fret 5 string = E
7 fret 4 string = A
7 fret 3 string = D
Check a diagram, the patterns are there.
That's a great info❤
Awesome bit of advice!
That's the same as BEADGCF from the circle of fifths in music theory :) But it advances to the next fret on B string, because it's in interval of 4, not 5 semitones from the G string (in standard tuning ofc).
That’s freaking cleaver …..got it
I had to circle back to this video to say thank you Mike Justice! Your BEAD tip really opened it up for me. So helpful. Thanks!!
start with D, learn where d is on each string first, after youve got that you autmatically know "BC D EF" the bc and ef bookend the d. then learn where all the "G A"s on each string are then you know the "EFs and BCs" as they bookend G A. or do it backwards starting with BC and EF.
Brilliant!
Looks like I know what I'm doing this afternoon. :-)
Agree with you. I tried this guys approach and knew the the positions of each note, but it didn't work very well in terms of muscle memory and relating the other strings. I think your approach helps integrate all the strings at the same time. Nice tip. Thanks.
GREAT tip. If we learn both techniques we all will be better players! !! !!!
That's a good method, too! Thanks.
Probably one of the most important things to learn ... I’ve also found if I can’t sleep, I work through visualising each string until I drop off but I never thought about ‘saying’ the fret number - Thanks again!
this is awesome hahaha, a guitarists version of counting sheep perhaps?
Gonna totally start doing this. Thanks man 👊🏼
Not sure he knows them since he called 7 a C lol
Great tip for insomnia.
I started getting into Guitar 12 Months ago at the age of 42 never playing an instrument at all. The way you explained this was the way i memorized this myself and after a year i am pretty „at Home“ on the Fredboard,
U are 1 of my top 5 online teachers on my new journey. Yours very greatful- John
Steve is best guitar teacher on the interwebs!
Rally helpful thank you. I heard this thing that Big Cats Eats Fast which is an aid to remember that B to C are 1 fret up and E to F are 1 fret up. The rest AB CD DE are 2 frets
That guitar is absolutely gorgeous!
The Overwhelming Fretboard is perhaps, not so overwhelming. Thanks to you!
This is something I did WAY back in the summer of 1981, after I graduated highschool, I started playing when I was 11yrs old in 1974, but I really learned all my notes(all natural, no #'s or b's) in 1981, & started teaching this in 1987. Very important to be able to visualize the fretboard in your mind, if you can do this, you'll Never be lost! Plus, I also teach an alternate picking technique that utilities this method, it really does work! Great video lesson my friend!!! I hope your students take this lesson to heart, you ROCK!!! Stay safe my friend, Rock On & God Bless!!!
Best teacher on youtube. he goes slow, explains things in a simple way. Tons of shredders on youtube but very few good teachers.
Thanks for the kind words, Daniel! Thanks for watching, Mark! And that's NOT a stupid question! And the answer is yes, you can use this technique over minor chords as well. :-)
In fact, all 6 of the notes in Steve's soloing technique are in the minor pentatonic scale. So when Steve's playing over the G chord, he's playing G minor pentatonic, and when he's playing over the A chord, he's playing A minor pentatonic, and so on.
And yes, it might sound strange to play a minor scale over major chords... but a LOT of rock and blues music uses minor pentatonic over major chords. Steve explains it with his Theory of Rock and Roll: "If it sounds good, play it!" :-)
I will answer your other question in this comment also:
"Also, could you do the same down the neck…. Past 12th fret?"
And the answer is also yes, you can absolutely use this technique at the 12th fret and above. So give it a try! :-)
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I've been playing since 5 ys old and I'm 58 now. I've learned more from Steven than any other source. Just never think to yourself that you're never going to advance or learn anything new
I am loving this! I am 65 years old and my wife got me an electric guitar for my 65th birthday in October! Both of my older brothers play guitar very well, I learned clarinet in 4th grade, and played through high school. Learned to read sheet music. Tried to play my middle brother's guitar when I was in my early teens, I didn't get it! He's awesome! I tell people he plays the Allman Brothers better than The Allman Brothers play The Allman Brothers! He's that good! This looks like the best guitar learning website I have been to yet! Ken
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I grew up in an island in the Philippines in the 90's. I have to walk for 1 hour to go to this old guy to teach me guitar. Its amazing how technology help us to learn things in the comfort of our own home. Thank you so much for teaching us.
It is truly amazing... thanks for watching, Kevin! :-)
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Im 62 years old and starting to learn guitar so that i can play with my son who plays in a band.
I have watched a lot of videos and this one is among the best. A light bulb definitely went on while I was watching it.
This may be a pipe dream but I’m gonna give it a shot. Thank you!
Hey my pleasure! Thanks so much for your comment and for sharing. Keep up the good work and feel free to ask any questions if you need to. All the best!
I'm so glad I found this teacher. Wow. I was learning somewhat for 8 yrs. I was ill/ w/Cancer for about 2 yrs and quite playing,recovering for 1 yr to current I will start learning from here on out motivating me to get my guitar out again. And what more videos .. Thank you Steve Stine .
Awesome, Marla! Glad you're recovering, and thanks for sharing your story! :-)
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Hi Steve, I have older computer equipment but the half hour it took me to get my laptop to be able to leave a comment was WORTH IT! What you said about learning a "string at a time" (mainly the "bottom E") was a lightning strike to me because I was another stuck in the CAGED system. I now understand pentatonics better than I ever knew and can NOW find my roots faster and easier instead of learning the old way that I did through tabs. THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH AND PLEASE KEEP CONTINUING TO DO WHAT YOU DO! Many thanks and I will keep watching for those gems you give to us "locked" players out there who never had the money or opportunity to have a "proper" guitar teacher in their life! I really wanted you to know that you MAKE A DIFFERENCE to all of older players!
Hi. Thanks so much for your comment and kind words. Really glad to know you enjoy the lesson and they're helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Keep up the great work. 🙂
Sir, I wish to thank you.
i watched this a while back. Frankly I was a little overwhelmed, when you stated I needed to just get over it an memorize the fret board.
When I accepted the guidance and worked diligently to memorize the fretboard, the guitar openedbup like a book.
You have given me a gift, I can use ever day for the rest of my life.
My playing is light years further, my understanding of theory has opened up, and most of all, I am totally enjoying playing now. i can enjoy playing for long periods now because I can find the notes, progressions, even chords. Leads have opened up, it is absolutely, amazing.
I am grateful to you, for this great gift. No joke, it was work. But, worth every moment of effort.
Thank you. Bless you.
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Hi. Thanks so much for your comment and kind words. Really happy to know the lesson was helpful. Learning theory is not as fun as jamming or learning new songs but there are some basic concepts that will open up new possibilities. Learning the notes on the fretboard or the way we build chords, key signatures and knowing how to use scales over chord progressions is definitely helpful to become a better guitarist and musician in general. So glad these lessons helped and any questions you have please feel free to ask and I'll try to get back to you as fast as possible. Keep up the great work and thanks again for commenting. 👍
Just as with scales, I said I'd never go there! But I thanks to Steve, I finally realised the importance of scales (ok, major and minor pentatonics, but it's a start) and now understand that I need to bite the bullet and get to grips with (finally) learning the fretboard.
This is priceless instruction. Knowing the notes should be basic stuff and your video makes it relatively simple to see notes without "counting". Great looking guitar too!
I can't tell you how happy I am for this video. I rarely comment praises, but I've been playing guitar for a long time, completely self taught and mostly acoustic playing. Always had the shapes and all that stuff down, and could even make things sound pretty, but as soon as it came to improvisation I was not good. I bought a semi hollow one drunken night because I really wanted to play the blues, and as I was fiddling around, I noticed the pattern "skip no fret, skip one fret, skip one fret, skip no fret, skip one, skip one skip one slip none, and I conceptualized that as a sort of dual sided arrow of sorts, if that makes sense. So I've been jamming a minor getting that conceptualization down while learning the placement of the scales, but I've NEVER been good at giving letter names to sounds, seems totally counter intuitive to me for some reason. But this just makes sense. I love the straddling the 9th fret for c and d, instead of fooling myself eith the C flat.
And it struck me as a no duh moment, but all these years I've been memorizing the names of cords with their shape, of course the root note of those cords would correspond going up the neck.
E is of course open E, F is of course the root of the F bar cord, G is of course the 3rd fret as it's the root note of G the open cord and the bar chord. Of course A is the 5th fret because that's the one you bold to tune the next string, then B for the 7th is easy (as B comes after A) and the whole straddle C and D around the 9th fret makes sense with all the scales I'm leaning.
I appreciate this video. It's making things that should have made sense years ago make sense now and I love it.
Funny what we put ourselves through lol
Thanks for all the kind words! And thanks for sharing your experience. One thing to keep in mind with music theory is that it's cumulative knowledge. Which means, every little piece of it that you learn fits into a much larger puzzle. And the more pieces you fit together, the more it all makes sense. :-)
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I am glad I found Steve here on UA-cam. He’s so down to earth, he brings everything to basics and makes things easy to pick up. He is the equivalent to a savvy computer tech guy who can teach to all levels.
Wow, what a great compliment, thank you for your words!
You are my first guitar lesson ..i like your mental approach ..its in the mind map..brillo bro..brill teacher..
I look at my fret board slightly different from most people I talk to (self taught). To me, the note I am on is the center point. A mental pattern grids my fret board above and below that point. I have been playing for a long time, so that grid has expanded over the years to cover the entire fret board where it used to just be an octave box above and below my focal point. I also incorporated a warm up practice technique of singing the notes as I play them. It started as a method to teach myself to sing in the key I was playing, but I quickly realized it was super helpful practice to know EXACTLY what notes are where. I can now hum a bar, pick up my guitar and play it.
All that said... I did circle back around about 10 years ago and learn some actual theory. Now know keys, notes, scales, modes, time signatures, bla bla bla. Now I understand why my mental fret grid occasionally changes slightly instead of always remaining the same. Now I can actually "speak music" with other musicians instead of trying to convey musical ideas with an invented lingo.
Great vid, ty!
When I began I picked up on the mathmatical patterns . Rather than a linear grid I perceived the notes connecting as a web. After diving into the rabbit hole that is music theory I realize I wasn't far off.
I'm a classically trained violinist finally hunkering down to learn more than a few open/bar chords and I cant describe how useful this was in breaking it down and connecting it all visually/mentally without getting overwhelmed trying to apply way more theory immediately thank you!!
Got an electric for Christmas and have had an acoustic since last summer, this video helped out a lot thank you!
I'm learning from you before my guitar arrives. Great lesson 👏
Hey thanks for commenting. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to!
Not only do I get great guitar tips but I also get ASMR tingles watching Steve. I cant be the only one.
Hey thanks so much for your comment and kind words! Glad to know you enjoy the lessons. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to. 🙂
Can I do all of this right now? No. But it I work a bit at it I am confident I can. As an elderly beginner that is a huge deal. He teaches the way I learn. Many seem more concerned with showing me what they can do and teaching me to do it seems secondary. Steve is the best of all I have seen at teaching me the way I learn.
In my opinion.... this channel is one if the best channels on UA-cam. Ive always played by ear and struggled to be a better guitarist. This guy has me learning a way lot more. Thanks man for your videos. You have a very informative channel. I tell everyone to check you out if you're trying to play guitar. Awesome channel!
Thank you so much for this comment and for your kind words. So glad you enjoy the videos and lessons and hopefully they've been helpful. Thank you for being part of this community and for your positive vibe! Right on man! Feel free to ask any questions if you need to. 🙏🏻
You're a great teacher, Steve.
Thanks for that. It helps me to see how the chords are formed.
“Battle Ends And Down Goes Charle’s Father”
“B-E-A-D-G-C-F”. it’s a repeating pattern on the neck going down each string. When you go from the G string to the B string, move up one fret. When you finish the pattern move up one fret.
Is this an exercise that beginners could benefit from?
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I did like your approach. A repeating pattern is what I see too. Starts differently on the remaining strings.
I wonder if anyone ever did a video on that?
I see a pattern bit i dont get it.
Thanks Steve! Appreciate this Lesson........I appreciate the cognitive benefits that come from playing the Guitar......I’m a LEFTY.....and i purposely learned the Ukulele and 🎸 Guitar for the cognitive benefits......So looking forward to Attempting to Memorize the Guitar Notes!!!!😍🎸🎸🎸
Very well taught
This is great, I have a super-dyslexic brain and have struggled with the seemingly arbitrary layout of the guitar for years, I have a feeling this is going to work for me. Thank you!
The most important and exciting 20 mins i have spent ever on youtube ! ThanQ
I’ve watched dozens of videos on memorizing the fretboard…. This finally worked for me. Thank you!!
Hi. My pleasure. So glad the lesson was helpful!
Thank you for sharing these patterns!! Makes it all so much easier. This is the first time I was aware that there are 2 octaves on the fretboard for each string, from the two double-dot frets. Got me thinking about why each of the guitar strings are tuned in the way that they are.
So i was wondering, why none of the six strings are tuned to a C or an F. On the piano, both of those keys don't have a black key to the left, interesting...
Also I guess having a 2nd E string extends the range of notes further, assume that's one reason guitars are 6 string and not 5 string
Best video I’ve come across. Been playing only 12 months and this is a massive help. Thanks George U.K.
I almost click to change a channel, but hold on this is something for me to learn so I stayed and learn about the frets. Very useful and never encounter this so you deserve to get subscibed. I’ll set aside my Guitar Grimoire already....
Very thankful to you for the time and info you relay,Great to know this.No matter how much we know,there is always room in our minds for more info,learning is forever!
Really enjoyed this very sensible approach toward learning the fretboard.
I'm also a music teacher and found myself hunting a great way to memorise the fingerboard. On a single string it's great to learn steps. W,w,h,w,w,w,h. For Ionian. However across the strings was tricky and I finally told myself that knowing where all the G notes are will help greatly to find my root notes when needed. G on the sixth string then it's octave onnthe 4th string then it's higher octave on the 2nd string then onnthe 5th string but higher on the neck then it's octave on the 3rd string and finally it's higher octave on the 1rst string. This worked beautifully as finding all the G notes creates it's own scale to play that was gradually going up the neck. This is great for mivingnup and down while playing and always knowing where the other G nites are found visually. Then you do the same for all other notes.......without practicing them.....because they are all the same scale shape...... you learn one you learn all of them. You simply mive that octave scale anywhere on the neck depending on what root note you want to start with. That technique is probably not unique to me but I figured it out from necessity.
You are an excellent teacher and guitarist! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I just bought my first guitar just before Christmas of 2020 because my little girl wanted me to teach her how to play a guitar. So now we learn together!
Great video. Guitar hack, the dots are the Cycle of Fifths positions moving up the neck on the 5th and 6th stings. The spaces between the dots are the Cycle of Fourths moving down the neck on the 5th and 6th strings.
Steve has taught me to be a better teacher.Hes the best at what he does!!
I wish l would have learned the guitar fretboard growing up, but here I’m now and understand how to memorize the notes on the guitar, thanks much sir for the excellent teaching on your guitar videos
Thank you for slowing this down and distilling it to this extent. Thanks
Steve Stine is the best. He teaches techniques and concepts clearly.
Hi Frank. Thanks so much for the comment and kind words!
Steve is the greatest teacher!! I never thought I’d be at the level I am right now and it’s all because he simplifies everything and makes it easier for me to understand.
Started learning 3 months ago. worked on Scales and chords but struggled with fret notes. Watched tons of vids on the subject but yours hit home with me. I'll let you know how it goes in 6 months. TKX Steve.
Excellent lesson, and I appreciate you posting it free to watch here. Rock on 🤘🏻
Rock on!
This approach seems like a great way to diminish the intimidation of learning the entire fretboard. I sprained my finger today, so I'll be focusing on this activity for the next two or three weeks. The concept of memorizing prime notes only is simple, yet very logical. Thanks so much for the great explanation!
I hope you get better. You're welcome, Kevin!
Learning the guitar is so much easier today than it was 20-30 years ago lol. Thanks to youtube and the internet. Before, we had to scour for great tabs, listen to the radio and wait for our favorite song to record etc etc. Started learning the guitar again after stopping in 97 when I was 18. Hopefully I get a lot better this time around. Thanks for this kind of content.
It's true buddy haha thanks for your comment!
I just love the way you teach. You are indeed an excellent Professor
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Steve Stine. One of the originals! Always love your vids. I’m working on harmonizing the major scale, working on arpeggios across the neck. I was looking for ideas on how to memorize the fretboard. This vid really helped. Thank you for the suggestion to allow things to take time. I realized I was being impatient and thinking I could memorize it all in a day or two.
Wow. I thought I knew where all the notes were until I had to say them out loud. I couldn't do it with my guitar in front of me...even then it was a struggle. Definitely something I need to work on.
I knew if I watched enough videos I’d find one that was easier for me to understand. This works for my brain! Thanks man , wish I found you sooner. Better late than never. I’ll be subscribing.
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You are an amazing teacher. Somehow you are overwhelmingly Profesional without being boring or overbaring . I don't know how to explain it with out sounding a little wierd. But when you talk Its like the listener just knows to listen because what is being said is the most important thing in the world at the time.
No words, thank you David. This is really a great compliment, I'm glad you think so and enjoy my guitar lessons, rock on!
Learn notes on ever string helps thank you Steve I playing bunch of music I never thought I would awesome rock on
You are a great music communicator brother. Lots of people online that have good info, but just don't know how to break it down in a way that is retainable. Easy sub from me.
Best instructor I have viewed, on line. Enjoying the lessons.
I was looking for a video that would explain this but couldn't find one. Thank you!
This is fantastic Steve I’ve been playing for many years but never really studied the guitar, just played it, I’ve watched this and wow how easy it is the way you explain everything things
Keep up the great work love the lessons
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Hi. Thanks for your comment and kind words. Glad to know you are enjoying the videos and hopefully find them useful. Thanks again for posting.
Finally, someone who speaks my language. Thank you. I wonder how many times I'm going to watch this video while I'm learning this.
Thank YOU for watching, Casman! :-)
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Steve you said it! Some people don't want it enough. Best not to worry about them. Lots do and they get there. I love your ideas but haven't played a guitar for 20 years or so and I sucked then. Really. Ty
You’re awesome brother! I’ve gotten further with two videos from you than I have with so many other apps and videos, and just blindly picking around my guitar. You really do make music theory easy so thanks.
Hi. Really happy to know the lessons are helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to and thanks so much for your comment and kind words! Keep up the good work!
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Awesome thanks!!!
you know Steve ,,, its nice to know that this is the official way (i did that on my own ,,, and i just kept saying it over and over )
i am now learning to play ,,, and so when my fingers hurt i would stop and mess around with the strings and notes ...(instead of puttind down the guitar ) .....
AND ,,,,, THANKS FOR THE FREE LESSONS .... CHEERS!!
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You can also use the circle of fifths/fourths to remember the notes. BEADGCF(Bottle Ends And Down Goes Chuck's Father)use it vertically from the 6th string. Say your on the third fret 6th string, that's a G...so go straight down to the fifth string and it'll be a C, 4th string is F etc. The only times this doesn't work is when going from the 3rd string to 2nd string because it's tuned to a third, so instead of going straight down a string you go down and up one fret. This same thing occurs when going from F to B or starting the pattern over...B will always be down a string and up one fret from F. Also another tip is if you'll notice as you're going down the strings the note patterns just keep backing up a little...6th string dots are F G A B. 4th string dots are D#/Eb F G A B. So you went down in the scale a whole step. 2nd string is a whole step up from 5th string. 3rd string is whole step down from the 5th string. This method helps you learn them all, study your chromatic scale and then you'll be able to figure out the notes faster. Hope this helps!
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You are an EXCELLENT teacher!
I've been learning guitar for just over a year,and found learning the notes a bit of a minefield,and a bit offputting,but thanks to your lesson,you have made it easy to navigate around the guitar,and not to be afraid of it,also found it helps by writing it down as well,So a big THANK YOU for your help.👍👍👍
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This was very helpful. Thanks!
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I have an acoustic..
But always wanted to play electric...and I have watched your videos.
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That's awesome, man! Welcome to the electric guitar world!
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From Brazil: i'm learning music and also english...hahaha...dude you're amazing teacher. Congrats.
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Nice tutorial. I find playing scales daily helps too.
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Hello Steve, I’m trying to make sense to all of this puzzle this is totally new to me but my point is what good does it do to know where the notes are on the fret If you already know how to play the songs you like and the chords? I don’t know pentatonic scales and all of staff I love to help my church choir, so please give me an advice how all of this knowledge will help me to sound better. I’m a 69 year old fella, but still want to improve. Thank you.
I guess it really all depends on where you want to get in your musical journey. If knowing the songs and the chord shapes work for you that's totally fine. If you know the notes on the fretboard you can figure out the name of a new chord shape you've never played before but you love the sound. Also it will help you commincate better with other musicians or singers in your church choir. If you play with more than one guitarist in the band you can figure out different chords or melodies that will complement what the other guitarist is doing. Music is a language and the more vocabulary you have, the more fluent you are going to be in what you're trying to express. Hope this answers your question and thank you very much for posting. Take care!
another little useful tool:
b c - d - e f - g - a (5th string)
f - g - a - b c - d - e (6th string)
(f,b) - (g,c) - (a,d) - (b,e) - (c,f) - (d,g) - (e,a) - (i memorised using mnemonic words)
only (f-b) is diagonal, (g,c) immediate to (f,b) and (c,f) immediate to (b,e), others a fret apart
--- this pattern repeats and loops around strings (4,3) and (2,1) -- only starting at different frets
or you could use "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charlie's Father" look it up - there are some youtube vids.
Thank you!
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I've watched a lot of "learn guitar" videos -- this one makes a lot of sense. Thank you!!!
Hey my pleasure! Glad it was helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to.
Good lesson STEVE, I have been watch many of videos, thank you
Hi Lisa. Thanks for your kind words. Glad you liked the lesson and any questions please feel free to ask.
Thank you, Steve!! Great lesson!! I’ve just picked up the guitar again after an unfortunate few years hiatus. The notes on the fret board was one of the must haves I never learned, but now that is about to change thanks to you.
Thank you another Great vid, this goes well with your vid "How to Play Acoustic Licks Between Chord Changes".. Once again I love how your vids do not jump about and the camera stays steady on one image, we can see the strength in your arm or lack of it, the gap under 1st string and being a vid we get to hear the nice to knows that a book does not always have space for.
Hi. Thanks so much for the comment and kind words. Really glad to know the videos are helpful.
This is what ive been searching for. Thank you so much 💓
I've been playing for 25 years, am dyslexic and theory has always been incredibly difficult for me. I've learned by ear my whole life. I know how to play the chords, I just don't know what they are when I play them. I love this idea because it removes my fingers from the equation, I am not trying to visualize a specific spatial relationship between my fingers and the strings while simultaneously trying to map-on the figurative relationship between the lettered notes. I'm focusing on only the notes and their corresponding point on the fretboard. I bet this lesson would be useful for other dyslexics.
Very informative thank you
This guy is the best to learn anything off the guitar.