Best way to memorize notes on the fretboard?

[GibsoNim]

Hi everyone –

I stumbled across Active Melody videos on Youtube, and now I’m a fan.

Been playing guitar for several years and one of the biggest struggles I have is learning to memorize the notes on the fretboard. I’m getting better at picking out the root notes for soloing, but I really need help just memorizing it all.

Any tips or videos that can help put these notes into my darn brain? 🙂 Thank you in advance.

[David Walker]

This might help you I’m going through the same challenge.

Notes on the fret board

David W.

[Neil]

Yes, that method does work if you follow the steps as explained in the video. It worked for me anyway! 🙂

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[Duffy P]

You have the right answer. The inversion of an augmented seventh is a diminished second, which is enharmonic to a perfect unison.

The rules for inverting are simple. The number of an interval and its inversion add up to nine. Inversions work in pairs — Major/minor; perfect/perfect; and augmented/diminished. Thus whichever the interval is of a pair, it’s inversion will be the other of that pair.

[Glen G]

After playing for years, I’m just now really working on fretboard memorization. Here’s an approach to help the cause. Play the Circle of 4ths on each string and name the notes out loud. The Circle of 4ths can be played as follows: B E A D G C F Bflat Eflat Aflat Dflat and Gflat. By playing this sequence on each string will help you find the notes a bit more effectively (IMO) than running from the open note up the neck and backwards in sequential order. Just my two cents. Cheers and good luck!!!

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