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Master The Guitar: How To Learn The Notes On The Guitar Fretboard and Become a Guitar Hero
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Real guitar heroes don't sit around pretending to play guitar on
a computer, they know the best way to improve their playing is by
playing a real guitar.
Several years ago a guitar manufacturing company contacted me and
asked if I would head their guitar training program. The company
had developed an electric guitar that featured led's (light
emitting diodes) placed under every note on the fretboard, when
the guitar was connected to a computer the computer software
training system lit up the appropriate led's so the player would
know where to place their fingers.
I was intrigued by the new technology and decided to give it a
go. The first week was amazing, I had never seen such rapid
progress by students.
Everything was going well ... until I decided to try something
different for week two of the instructional program. We started
one of our lessons with the computers turned off, boy was I in
for a surprise ... I have never seen so many blank faces, nobody
could play anything!
Long story short, while the students where plugged into the
computers and the led lights were showing them where to put their
fingers, they progressed. However when the computers were
disconnected they couldn't recall what they had learnt. In other
words they had not internalized the information, the information
was still on the computer and not in their brain .. they did not
'own' the information and until you 'own' something you can't use
it!
My point is this ... life is really very simple, if you want to
play guitar ... play the guitar! Don't sit around pressing keys
on a computer keyboard, they might be fun as a game but for the
serious guitarist you are wasting valuable guitar practice time,
time that could be spent playing a real guitar.
Here's some simple tips to learn the notes on the fingerboard.
Starting with the six string, play the following sequence of
notes entirely on the sixth string.
C /// |F /// |Bb /// |Eb /// |Ab /// |Db /// |F# /// |B /// |
E /// |A /// |D /// |G /// ||
Let each note ring for four beats, I recommend using a metronome
set at mm=60
Once you feel comfortable playing the sequence on the sixth string
at mm=60 try increasing the tempo gradually over the next week.
Our end week objective tempo is mm=72
Use the metronome to track your progress, don't set the metronome
and try to keep up with it, this will only produce mistakes, you
want 100% correct notes.
Over time bring your tempo up to mm=96.
Now you are ready to introduce the fifth string.
Play this sequence on the sixth and fifth strings.
C /// |F /// |Bb /// |Eb /// |Ab /// |Db /// |F# /// |B /// |
E /// |A /// |D /// |G /// ||
Play the "C" on the sixth string and the "F" on the fifth
string.You will notice that both these notes the C and F are on
the 8th fret.
This pattern continues throughout the sequence the next two notes
Bb and Eb are in the sixth fret. Bb = sixth fret string six and
Eb = sixth fret string five.
As you combine the sixth and fifth strings remember to slow your
metronome down until you feel comfortable with your left and
right hand coordination.
Every aspiring guitarist must come face to face with the reality
that without a through knowledge of the guitar fingerboard there
can only be limited progress. Practice this sequence and you will
begin to unlock the guitar fingerboard.
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Sunshine Coast, Australia
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