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This text will show you a way to memorize the notes on the fretboard and also show the octave patterns to ease the navigation of the fretboard. Two exercises will be given: 1) to navigate the fretboard using reference notes, and 2) an exercise to print and do away from your guitar.

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Below looks like total mess right!? It's not! :-) I'll show you why!

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1.
C - Major
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
B
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
G
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
D
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
A
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
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All notes follow the same repeated pattern all over the fretboard. On a single string the alphabet goes from A to G and then starts over, and please observe, there is no semi-tone in between E-F and B-C. Also when you try find the same note on another string the frets you move back or forth stays the same for all notes.

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2.
C - Major
C
B
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
B
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
G
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
D
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
A
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
0123456789101112

What pattern?! you ask, well, do you see a pattern below? That is a nice pattern! If you know where to find one C or B you can find them all right?

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3.
C - Major
C
B
F
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
C
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
G
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
D
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
A
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
0123456789101112

Thing is I cheated though... But can you see what I did? I changed the tuning so the notes for the two highest strings moved one fret. Bad news is that a six string guitar is not usually tuned that way. Good news is! now when you know about this B and E string one fret offset, you can take that into account.

;

When you try find the same note on another string the number of frets you move back or forth stays the same for all notes. When you move from or to the B and high E string the pattern change one fret.

;

See below at 4, from strings E to D and A to G the notes are two frets apart, then from string D to B and G to E the notes are instead 3 frets apart. It's not that bad though, is it!?

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4.
C - Major
C
D
F
A
notes 3 frets apart
notes 2 frets apart
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
B
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
G
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
D
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
A
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
0123456789101112

And the other way around in 5, you see what happen when you go from string (high) E to D and B to A in comparsion with G to (low) E. Not that bad either.

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5.
C - Major
G-E string
B-A string
E-D string
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
B
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
G
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
D
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
A
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
E
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
0123456789101112

A very good exersice is to pick any fret at any string, play the note, then find the closest fret and string with the same note, play the note and you will hear if you are correct. Traverse the neck to the highest fret you can then the other way to the first fret, then you start over. This is an exercise you will come back to because pretty much what ever you play will use a specific note as a reference.

;

If you do not have your guitar available, go print this, and use a pen to fill in the blanks below. Remember that the fretboard pattern starts over att fret 12, fret 1 and 13 contain the same notes for all strings.

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6.
C - Major
E
E
B
G
D
A
E
0123456789101112
7.
C - Major
E
B
G
D
A
E
0123456789101112
8.
C - Chromatic
E
B
G
D
A
E
0123456789101112
9.
C - Chromatic
E
B
G
D
A
E
0123456789101112
10.
C - Chromatic
E
B
G
D
A
E
0123456789101112
11.
C - Chromatic
E
B
G
D
A
E
0123456789101112

This text will show you a way to memorize the notes on the fretboard and also show the octave patterns to ease the navigation of the fretboard. Two exercises will be given: 1) to navigate the fretboard using reference notes, and 2) an exercise to print and do away from your guitar.

;

Below looks like total mess right!? It's not! :-) I'll show you why!

;
1.
C - Major
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
EADGBE
0
E
A
D
G
B
E
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E

All notes follow the same repeated pattern all over the fretboard. On a single string the alphabet goes from A to G and then starts over, and please observe, there is no semi-tone in between E-F and B-C. Also when you try find the same note on another string the frets you move back or forth stays the same for all notes.

;
2.
C - Major
C
B
EADGBE
0
E
A
D
G
B
E
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E

What pattern?! you ask, well, do you see a pattern below? That is a nice pattern! If you know where to find one C or B you can find them all right?

;
3.
C - Major
C
B
EADGCF
0
E
A
D
G
C
F
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
2
G♭
B
E
A
D
G
3
G
C
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E
A
5
A
D
G
C
F
B♭
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
7
B
E
A
D
G
C
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A
D
10
D
G
C
F
B♭
E♭
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E
12
E
A
D
G
C
F

Thing is I cheated though... But can you see what I did? I changed the tuning so the notes for the two highest strings moved one fret. Bad news is that a six string guitar is not usually tuned that way. Good news is! now when you know about this B and E string one fret offset, you can take that into account.

;

When you try find the same note on another string the number of frets you move back or forth stays the same for all notes. When you move from or to the B and high E string the pattern change one fret.

;

See below at 4, from strings E to D and A to G the notes are two frets apart, then from string D to B and G to E the notes are instead 3 frets apart. It's not that bad though, is it!?

;
4.
C - Major
C
D
F
A
notes 3 frets apart
notes 2 frets apart
EADGBE
0
E
A
D
G
B
E
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E

And the other way around in 5, you see what happen when you go from string (high) E to D and B to A in comparsion with G to (low) E. Not that bad either.

;
5.
C - Major
G-E string
B-A string
E-D string
EADGBE
0
E
A
D
G
B
E
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E

A very good exersice is to pick any fret at any string, play the note, then find the closest fret and string with the same note, play the note and you will hear if you are correct. Traverse the neck to the highest fret you can then the other way to the first fret, then you start over. This is an exercise you will come back to because pretty much what ever you play will use a specific note as a reference.

;

If you do not have your guitar available, go print this, and use a pen to fill in the blanks below. Remember that the fretboard pattern starts over att fret 12, fret 1 and 13 contain the same notes for all strings.

;
6.
C - Major
E
EADGBE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7.
C - Major
EADGBE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
8.
C - Chromatic
EADGBE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
9.
C - Chromatic
EADGBE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
10.
C - Chromatic
EADGBE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11.
C - Chromatic
EADGBE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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