Memorize
Guitar Notes
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Horizontal Fretboard
Floor (when holding guitar)
1st string
open note
6th string
ceiling (when holding guitar)
1st fret
fretted note
vertical lines are
fretwires
12th fret
fret marker (inlay)
Vertical Fretboard
1st fret
6th string
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Musical Alphabet
B
Natural Notes
A#Bb
C#Db
D#Eb
F#Gb
G#Ab
Musical Alphabet/Chromatic Scale
(all notes in music)
Open Strings
E
B
G
D
A
E
E
B
G
D
A
E
VENTUALLY
IGGER
ROW
OGS
ND
LEPHANTS
E
B
G
D
A
E
OR
DDIE
YE
OOD
YNAMITE
TE
DDIE
Alphabetical Order
E F
B C
G
D
A
E F
G
D
A
E
B
B
F
C
G
A
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A
E
C
G
D
A
B
F
D
A
E
B
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
D
E
B
G
D
A
E
D
A
F
C
G
D
E
G
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Fretboard Layout
E
B
G
D
A
E
E
B
G
D
A
E
Open Strings
12th Fret**Octave higher than open strings
E
B
G
D
A
E
E
B
G
D
A
E
Same note one octave apart
Same note two octaves apart
Unisons
Octave
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Fretboard Layout (cont)
E F
B C
G
D
A
E F
G
D
A
E
B
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
B
F
D
A
E
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
D
A
F
C
G
D
E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
G
D
A
E
B
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
12 fret on notes just
repeat but one octave
higher in pitch
Octave Shapes
Octave Shape 1
6th string
Octave Shape 2
5th string
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Octave Shape 3
4th string
Octave Shape 4
3rd string
Octave Shape 5
2nd string
Octave Shape 6
1st string
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Unison Shapes
Unison Shape 1
6th string
Unison Shape 2
5th string
Unison Shape 3
4th string
Unison Shape 4
3rd string
Unison Shape 5
2nd string
Unison Notes
Unisons
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Octaves
Octaves
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Natural Notes
B
A
E
&
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Find all A notes up to 14th fret
E
G
A
E
F
A
E
F
A
E
E
F
G
A
E
A
F
Find E, F, and G notes below A notes
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Natural Notes (cont)
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
F
D
A
E
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
D
A
F
C
G
D
B
G
D
A
C
B
A
B
G
D
A
E
B C
G
D
A
Find all B, C, and D notes above A notes
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
F
D
A
E
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
D
A
F
C
G
D
F
C
E
B
G
D
A
E
A
E
B
F
F
C
G
Fill in rest using octaves
Sharps & Flats
G#Ab
D#Eb
F#Gb
C#Db
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
F#Gb
C#Db
A#Bb
F#Gb
G#Ab
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A#Bb
C#Db
G#Ab
F#Gb
C#Db
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
D#Eb
A#Bb
F#Gb
C#Db
D#Eb
A#Bb
G#Ab
D#Eb
F#Gb
C#Db
F#Gb
C#Db
G#Ab
D#Eb
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
A#Bb
F#Gb
C#Db
F#Gb
G#Ab
A#Bb
C#Db
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
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GAB
A
G
G
G
G
G
G
Find all G notes up to 12 fret
G
B
G
G
A
B
G
Fill in A and B notes to spell GAB
G
B
G
G
G
G
A
B
G
B
G
B
G
Fill in rest with octaves
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BEAD
B
B
B
B
B
B
Find all B notes up to 12 fret
B
B
D
A
E
B
B
B
Find the word BEAD horizontally from each B note
If hit 2nd string move up half step
to accomadate for tuning of B string
E
B
D
A
D
B
A
E
B
E
B
D
A
E
A
E
A
E
D
A
E
B
B
D
A
If hit 1st string before the whole
word is spellled, start over on 5th string
D
A
B
D
A
E
B
E
B
D
A
B
D
A
E
B
E
B
D
E
B
D
A
E
A
E
D
A
E
B
B
D
A
Fill in rest of B E A D notes with octaves
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Notes on each string in order
E
E
E
E
E
E
Follow instructions in video lesson
Major Scale and Min Pent Scale
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
B
F
D
A
E
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
D
A
F
C
G
D
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
F
C
G
A
E
B C
G
D
A
C Major Scale contains all of the Natural Notes
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Gb
G#
D#
F#
C#
G#
D#
A#
F#
A#
F#
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C#
G#
Db
Ab
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Gb
Bb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Ebm Pentatonic Scale contains all of the b notes
(Enharmonic equivalent to D#m Pentatonic Scale)
A#
F#
C#
G#
D#
A#
D#
C#
G#
A#
F#
D#
F#
A#
F#
C#
C#
G#
D#
G#
D#
G#
D#
A#
F#
A#
F#
C#
D#m Pentatonic Scale contains all of the # notes
(Enharmonic equivalent to Ebm Pentatonic Scale)
C#
G#
A#
C#
G#
D#
A#
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Scales on one string
Gb
Gb
Eb
Db
Bb
Ab
Ab
Bb
Follow instructions in video lesson
Note Clusters
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
B
F
D
A
E
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
C F
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gb
Gb
Db
Ab
Gb
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
F
C
G
A
E
B C
G
D
A
E B C
Db
Ab
Bb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
D
A
F
C
G
D
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gb
Gb
Db
Ab
Bb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gb Eb Ab Bb
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Note Clusters (cont)
E F F#Gb
B C C#Db
G G#Ab A
D D#Eb E
A A#Bb B
E F F#Gb
G
D
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
F
C
G
F#Gb
C#Db
G#Ab
A
E
C
G
D
A
A#Bb
F#Gb
C#Db
G#Ab
D
A
E
B
D#Eb
A#Bb
C
G
C#Db
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
E
B
F
C
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
F#Gb
C#Db
D
A
F
C
G
D
C#Db
F#Gb
C#Db
G#Ab
D#Eb
E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
F#Gb
C#Db
G
D
G#Ab
D#Eb
G#Ab
D#Eb
A#Bb
A#Bb
A
E
B
F#Gb
C#Db
F#Gb
F
C
G
G#Ab
A A#Bb
E F
C C#Db
G G#Ab
D D#Eb
A A#Bb
Follow instructions in video lesson
Note Sequences
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
B
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
B
F
D
A
E
B
C
G
E
B
F
C
D
A
F
C
G
D
E
B
G
D
A
E
G
D
F
C
A
E
B
F
F
C
G
A
E
B C
G
D
A
C F G E
F
C
F
C
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G
E
G
E
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Note Sequences (cont)
F
C
F
C
F
C
G
E
D
A
E
E
B
E F D E A
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D
A
F
B C
E
B
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Visualization
Blank fretboard**see vid lesson for instructions
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Intervals
C#Db
C#Db
C#Db
C#Db
C
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Intervals (cont)
C#Db
C#Db
C#Db
C#Db
C
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Vertical Triads
C Major Triad - C E G
G
E
C
E
C
G
C
G
E
G
E
C
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Vertical Triads (cont)
C Major Triad - C E G
C
G
E
G
E
C
E
C
G
C
G
E
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Vertical Triads (cont)
C Major Triad - C E G
E
C
G
C
G
E
G
E
C
E
C
G
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Unison Triads
C Major Triad - C E G
G
E
C
G
E
C
G
E
C
G
E
C
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Triads with Anchor Note
C Major Triad - C E G
G
E
C
G
E
C
E
C
E
C
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Triads with Anchor Note (cont)
C Major Triad - C E G
G
E
C
E
G
C
E
G
C
G
C
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Triads with Anchor Note (cont)
C Major Triad - C E G
E
G
C
E
G
C
G
C
G
C
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Triads with Anchor Note (cont)
C Major Triad - C E G
G
E
E
G
E
G
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Triads with Anchor Note (cont)
C Major Triad - C E G
C
G
E
C
E
G
C
E
G
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Licks
Unison locations (keeping same shape)
F
2, 4
Ab
Eb
1
3
2, 4
Eb
Ab
2, 4
Ab
Eb
1
3
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2, 4
Ab
Eb
1
3
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Licks (cont)
Octave Locations (keeping same shape)
F
2, 4
Ab
Eb
1
3
2, 4
Ab
3
Eb
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2, 4
Ab
3
Eb
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Licks
Unison locations (not keeping same shape)
F
2, 4
Ab
Eb
Ab
Eb
Ab
Ab
Ab
1
3
1
3
2, 4
2, 4
Eb
Eb
2, 4
**Note: chart in vid lesson is incorrect
Eb
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