Excellent lesson. For someone who's been playing for 30+ years, I wish someone had shown me this in my first year or so of playing rather than the 20 years or so it took me to get there.
Wow, that’s the big one - jumping right into the deep end! Everyone hates learning the fret board. But learning one note at a time will help a lot 🫣 to 😎 to 🎸😎
Thank you, Adrian! I picked this up from you in a previous lesson you posted and it has been tremendously helpful. Once you get one note under your belt (I started with C), the others are much easier. The metronome is a must. I'm learning jazz and this has been an essential exercise in my practice.
This is a great exercise to do with a metronome. The interesting thing is how for example, I can practice Ab until I get them all easily but then I change to thinking about it as G# and I get lost🤪. I think it’s very important to think of the notes as both sharp and flat for an extra challenge, although as a harmonica player I usually think more in terms of flats. Cheers!
Love it - often dismissed in its importance. Also love Db referred to as a harder note... Suggesting that all the other notes in the fretboard are scared of spilling its pint! Thanks for another great drill.
Still here on Day 2 lol. This exercise is one I started and did not follow through. So this is a great way to get back to learning this essential (for me) knowledge. Cheers Petre
I bought a Gibson Les Paul last year and my dad asked what the dots on the fretboard were for. It's so simple really. I've been watching ZZTop videos and reel back in horror at Gibbon's dot-less necks....
You realise that the dots on top of the fretboard are the important ones for the player though, right? The ones one the front of the board are really to help out fellow musicians or students.
I found it helps if you say the note out loud, not just in your head. It seems to impress into the memory better. Same with scales and arpeggios as you recall the actual notes in them and not just memorizing the pattern.
First of all thanks for the great series. I wonder if anyone can help me. Based on an old video of Adrian's I think, I started tackling this a while back. I got to the stage where I could do all 12 notes at 85 bpm in random order, but I got really discouraged because I can't do this the other way around any near as quickly. What I mean is, I can pick a note and find it fine, but when I place my finger on a random string and fret, I can't say what that note is anywhere near 85 bpm. Is the solution to just keep cranking up the metronome? I still don't feel I can really "see" the fretboard. Thanks!
i saw yesterdays post and wondered how long each technique should be practiced? I know, as much as possible but I was wondering what thew minimum time would be....10 mins, an hour more? thanks.
By the end, can you genuinely play any note and immediately know what it is? At my stage, I can figure out what notes are, but always have to reference back to some note I know.
You know sometimes somebody will say something and you'll think, "Cripes, that's so obvious! Why have I never thought of that before?" Well, yeah; I just did that. This is the obvious way to learn all the notes, and it's never occurred to me! D'oh!
Good question. I'd probably prioritise learning the most commonly used names - eg F# over Gb. But ultimately you need to know and recognise both, so maybe drill them separately, and/or work on groups of notes in relation to specific keys.
Thank you Adrian! If I do this exercise every day, will I eventually be able to recall any note instantly? What should the process in my mind be? Should I use tricks like, "Oh, I remember the A note is here, so B is two frets higher," or should I focus on directly remembering where each note is, without relying on knowledge of other notes?
Good question. I think ultimately you just want to know the notes instinctively without relying on any calculations or 'tricks'. However it's obviously important to understand the logic and symmetries of the fretboard too, things like octave and interval shapes etc. It's a long term project and this is just one exercise amongst many possible note learning exercises, but I do think it's a good one.
Thanks for creating this challenge! A small question: if I am following this day to day, should I repeat the technique challenges of all previous days or stick to the current one? Thanks again
I'd just keep moving on to the next one or it's going to turn into hours of practice by the end of the series! This is more about showing up, putting the time in, and committing to a bit of regular practice rather than mastering each exercise. But obviously the exercises you like, you might like to return to in the future and put a bit more time in with them. This exercise used to be part of my daily practice routine for quite a while.
You can approach this however you like but I'd suggest keep moving on. I mentioned this earlier on the Patreon page : It's the nature of this series/challenge that I'm going to be throwing a lot of different exercises at you in a short space of time, and obviously 10 mins a day isn't going to be enough to master everything. But I'd encourage you just to give each exercise a try, then keep moving on through the series. It's about showing up, putting the time in, and establishing a regular practice habit as much as it's about the individual exercises. The exercises that you find valuable you will probably want to come back to in the future and work on them more thoroughly.
Yes, do it! Seriously though, I would just adapt the exercise for acoustic. You might just want to focus on one note per string rather than go way up the dusty end of the neck.
I love Adrian's teaching, but quite frankly the demonstrated exercise is not really an exercise at all but merely an objective with no real pedagogical path to get there.
I’m really grateful too you taking the time to do this. Thank you.
Excellent lesson. For someone who's been playing for 30+ years, I wish someone had shown me this in my first year or so of playing rather than the 20 years or so it took me to get there.
Good luck with that and see you this time next year.
This is an exercise I've already been doing but never thought of using a metronome, that is awesome !
Wow, that’s the big one - jumping right into the deep end! Everyone hates learning the fret board. But learning one note at a time will help a lot 🫣 to 😎 to 🎸😎
Thank you, Adrian! I picked this up from you in a previous lesson you posted and it has been tremendously helpful. Once you get one note under your belt (I started with C), the others are much easier. The metronome is a must. I'm learning jazz and this has been an essential exercise in my practice.
the intonation on your guitar is crazy good!
Still with you 🎸🎸🎸
Me tooooooo.
Call me crazy , , , I do this exercise in my head when I can't fall asleep. Works like a charm!
Thank you for this, I'm working my way through but it might take me more than a day each sometimes, but I will complete the challenge!
This is a great exercise to do with a metronome. The interesting thing is how for example, I can practice Ab until I get them all easily but then I change to thinking about it as G# and I get lost🤪. I think it’s very important to think of the notes as both sharp and flat for an extra challenge, although as a harmonica player I usually think more in terms of flats.
Cheers!
This is awesome! I’ve been playing for years but going back to fundamentals is never a waste of time.
You’re really dishing out the guitar medicine with the spider first and now this!
Only day two, but this is the most refreshing idea l've seen on the Internet for a long time.
I'm determined to stick with it til the end.... thanks.
Thank you 🙏
Love it - often dismissed in its importance. Also love Db referred to as a harder note... Suggesting that all the other notes in the fretboard are scared of spilling its pint! Thanks for another great drill.
Happy New Year Adrian and thank you.
Thanks, Adrian!
Thank you for this basic exercise and a happy new year combined with greetings from Dresden, Saxony in Germany
Still here on Day 2 lol.
This exercise is one I started and did not follow through.
So this is a great way to get back to learning this essential (for me) knowledge.
Cheers
Petre
Yeah, this is one I would not have done if it wasn't part of the challenge. Useful
Great series Adrian. Thank you for helping us
Still with you. This is a tricky one! I'll work on just E for today 🌞
Ready togo for day 2!! Thanks for the upload, Adrian. Happy New Year btw.
Completed day one yesterday. I will check in everyday to account for my challenge completion.
Thats a good exersise!
wow this looks like a great exercise, thanks adrian
Thank you for this lesson!!!
Here✋️ Done 15 minutes of A and D. This is a challenge for me so im gonna give it more time later this evening.
Great content. Can’t wait for day 3!
Cheers Adrian! 👏
Really good stuff. This is definitely a weak spot of mine.
Thank you 😊
Thanks 👍
Excellent 😊
I bought a Gibson Les Paul last year and my dad asked what the dots on the fretboard were for. It's so simple really. I've been watching ZZTop videos and reel back in horror at Gibbon's dot-less necks....
You realise that the dots on top of the fretboard are the important ones for the player though, right? The ones one the front of the board are really to help out fellow musicians or students.
@@thecaveofthedead Yes, all the dots on the fretboard both side and top, I would have given up after a week without those back in 1867.
You can't get rid of me that easily. Bring the pain, buddy. 😊
This one’s gonna be a challenge
I found it helps if you say the note out loud, not just in your head. It seems to impress into the memory better. Same with scales and arpeggios as you recall the actual notes in them and not just memorizing the pattern.
Yes I agree, good suggestion.
Hi how are you rock on dude l am learning to play guitar basic power chords you are a perfect guitarist
The guitar analog of dry January. Not all fun but makes you feel surprisingly better.
Im actually doing both.🙈😆
Still here! One day in!
Thanks this is so good
First of all thanks for the great series. I wonder if anyone can help me. Based on an old video of Adrian's I think, I started tackling this a while back. I got to the stage where I could do all 12 notes at 85 bpm in random order, but I got really discouraged because I can't do this the other way around any near as quickly. What I mean is, I can pick a note and find it fine, but when I place my finger on a random string and fret, I can't say what that note is anywhere near 85 bpm. Is the solution to just keep cranking up the metronome? I still don't feel I can really "see" the fretboard. Thanks!
Still here. Hanging on in like dry January 😂.
i saw yesterdays post and wondered how long each technique should be practiced? I know, as much as possible but I was wondering what thew minimum time would be....10 mins, an hour more? thanks.
By the end, can you genuinely play any note and immediately know what it is? At my stage, I can figure out what notes are, but always have to reference back to some note I know.
Dropped out? I'm dropping in!
You know sometimes somebody will say something and you'll think, "Cripes, that's so obvious! Why have I never thought of that before?" Well, yeah; I just did that. This is the obvious way to learn all the notes, and it's never occurred to me! D'oh!
Any thoughts on the octave approach for something like this? Rather than going a string at a time skip a string using octaves?
Is it best to learn the natural notes first, and then the sharps & flats?
Yes, I'd suggest starting with the natural notes first, probably the 'important' ones like A D G. Then gradually work your way through the others.
How would you recommend learning the enharmonic notes?
Good question. I'd probably prioritise learning the most commonly used names - eg F# over Gb. But ultimately you need to know and recognise both, so maybe drill them separately, and/or work on groups of notes in relation to specific keys.
Absolutely agree
All of this play the 4th fret on the 3rd string nonsense that people get stuck into !
Still here!
nice!
Thank you Adrian!
If I do this exercise every day, will I eventually be able to recall any note instantly?
What should the process in my mind be? Should I use tricks like, "Oh, I remember the A note is here, so B is two frets higher," or should I focus on directly remembering where each note is, without relying on knowledge of other notes?
Good question. I think ultimately you just want to know the notes instinctively without relying on any calculations or 'tricks'. However it's obviously important to understand the logic and symmetries of the fretboard too, things like octave and interval shapes etc. It's a long term project and this is just one exercise amongst many possible note learning exercises, but I do think it's a good one.
@ got it, thank you!
😅 Day 2 ☑️
Thanks for creating this challenge! A small question: if I am following this day to day, should I repeat the technique challenges of all previous days or stick to the current one? Thanks again
I'd just keep moving on to the next one or it's going to turn into hours of practice by the end of the series! This is more about showing up, putting the time in, and committing to a bit of regular practice rather than mastering each exercise. But obviously the exercises you like, you might like to return to in the future and put a bit more time in with them. This exercise used to be part of my daily practice routine for quite a while.
If this is day 2, I'm in trouble. :) Wish me luck
So are we suppose to be play day 1 and then add day 2 then add day 3?
You can approach this however you like but I'd suggest keep moving on. I mentioned this earlier on the Patreon page : It's the nature of this series/challenge that I'm going to be throwing a lot of different exercises at you in a short space of time, and obviously 10 mins a day isn't going to be enough to master everything. But I'd encourage you just to give each exercise a try, then keep moving on through the series. It's about showing up, putting the time in, and establishing a regular practice habit as much as it's about the individual exercises. The exercises that you find valuable you will probably want to come back to in the future and work on them more thoroughly.
@ thanks for the explanation Adrian.
Thanks! Still here. Lol
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I knew this was coming :(
Still there
Hard on a '12' fret acoustic, I'll need to buy an electric 😊
Now's the chance you've been wating for to buy a Fender Jazzmaster.
Yes, do it! Seriously though, I would just adapt the exercise for acoustic. You might just want to focus on one note per string rather than go way up the dusty end of the neck.
Thanks
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Err…I’m skipping this lesson ..but I’ll be back tomorrow 😊
I am rubbish at this one!
Me too🙈😆
here f day 2
11 notes not 12
I love Adrian's teaching, but quite frankly the demonstrated exercise is not really an exercise at all but merely an objective with no real pedagogical path to get there.