Hello! Could anyone give me some good tips on learning the fretboard?
I'm having lots of trouble with D G B strings like if i point at a place on my guitar
it would take me a second to think about it, how could i train myself to tell which
note it was instantly?

Hello and welcome to the site. As for your question it just takes practice , but they make a deal that attaches to ur fret board that has the notes on it to help teach u but i dont know were u would find it ive only seen it once.

I have a program called "advanced fretpro" I have no idea where it came from or how it got my computer.  It's a fretboard and you have to pick out where the notes are on the fretboard. Sort of a game. Might try and google it.

just learn the C major scale in a linear fashion. ie start at the open note on each string and play each non sharp/ flat note down the entire length of the string, naming each note to yourself as you go along. Remember the C major scale is C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

my suggestions is to learn the octaves of each note on the fret board ie if you start on G at the low E string 3rd fret  where is thenext one ? it is two  strings down and two frets up walla also a g and then the next g is two more strings down and 3 frets up so now you are on the 8th fret on the b sting wall also a G note
this rule applies to the a string also so with that knowledge you are armed to learn every note on the guitar.

In standard tuning the open string notes are: E A D G B E. Moving up the neck on any string a half step (one fret) at a time and playing that note will give you each note in the scale. Starting with the low E, fret one would give you an F note, fret two an F#. This applies to each string and all you need to do is start the scale with the note each string is tuned to and you'll find the rest of the scale by moving one fret (half step) up (tonally) the guitar neck.

You've been given good ideas by the other posters and they all apply. If there's a way to tell each note on the fretboard when you touch a finger down I'd say it's going to be from memory plus you'll develope shortcuts by knowing the notes on each string at certain frets such as fret 3, 5 7 and 9. Fret 12 is of course where the scale starts over and when you fret each string there, you'll have the octaves of the E A D G B E standard tuning, so you'll have another reference point to create shortcuts up or down the fretbord which will help you learn all the notes.

Again, if there's a quick way to learn all the notes i'd like to know about it but I've been looking for a few years now and everyone seems to say the same thing. Practice/memorize/etc. Maybe someone will see this thread and tell us the magic way to learn all the notes on the fretboard so it we can 'instantly' know each note our fingers fret while we play. Meantime, hope some of the posts have helped you Atomic1k.

GuitarZen

petey wrote:

I have a program called "advanced fretpro" I have no idea where it came from or how it got my computer.  It's a fretboard and you have to pick out where the notes are on the fretboard. Sort of a game. Might try and google it.

Thanks Petey that is a great tool !!!!

I wish I had access to that fretboard thing...................i still have to count off the frets in order to find a note, LOL

chancho wrote:

I wish I had access to that fretboard thing...................i still have to count off the frets in order to find a note, LOL

Hey man the fretpro thing is free to download.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu8mw8FRKj … nloads.htm

forgot, this might help ya.

the notes in Ascending Order :   A  A#   B   C   C#   D   D#   E   F   F#   G   G#  then back to A (octave)

Not sure where you are as far as fundamentals, so I will start at the beginning. I am just making an assumption here, so forgive me if this is too basic.

String order: (thickest to thinnest)   E  A  D  G  B  E  (standard tuning)

So If you take your low E string an pluck it open (not fretted) you would have an E.   fretted at the 1st fret would be an F,  fretted at the 2nd fret would be a F#, 3rd fret would be a G, and so on . (refer to the order above)


Here is a link that should help you get to know your fretboard:  (complete with diagrams)

http://social.chordbook.com/guitar/cboa … php?id=617

Nice job Petey...

Cheers,

GuitarZen

i just found this on learning the fret board it has tought me somthing must see if your just starting out http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/sho … mp;t=10602

I learned the fret board by using the brute force memory method, combined with self quizzing to reinforce my learning.

I memorized the names of the notes of strings 6 through 1 on various frets, beginning with commonly used fret numbers such as fret number 3, in which the notes on strings 6 through 1 would be: G, C, F, B flat, D and G. Then frets 8:  C, F B flat, E flat, G, and C. Then fret 10: (D, G, C,F, A, D). And of course the 12th fret, which is the octave: (E, A, D, G, B, E). After learning a few of these, it is easier to learn adjacent frets, since they are sharps or flats ofd the adjacent frets you already learned.

A second thing that I did to learn the fret board was to create an Excel spreadsheet quiz that gave a string and fret number for me to fill in the name of the note. I filled out a whole sheet and timed myself on how long it took to fill out all the names of the notes on my quiz and with what percent of correct answers.

Good luck learning the keyboard. It will propel you to higher levels of excellence in guitar playing.   

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