Guitar Fretboard: Memorize The Fretboard In Less Than 24 Hours: 35+ Tips And Exercises Included Paperback – May 13, 2018

This is a great book that delivers on its promise. I'm an older player (69) just learning guitar, although I played clarinet and was in choir as a kid from grade school through high school, so I was already familiar with music notation. I've been playing guitar now for just 2 years. So far, I've been playing everything mostly in 1st position and know all the notes on the six strings through the first 4 frets. Recently, I've been working on moveable scales with the CAGED system using a book that has some exercises with both notation and tablature for the notes. While I recognize the notes in standard notation that I can play in first position up to the 4th fret, I wasn't familiar with the positions for the same notes on other strings at higher frets. I've looked at fret board maps before with all the note names marked, and I thought it would be a pretty long-term process before I knew the note names up the neck. However, this book breaks things down in very simple logical progressions that make it really quick and easy to learn patterns to learn the notes on each string through all 24 frets. (Actually, you only need to learn through fret 12 [one octave] because everything repeats for the next octave [12-24].) It's going to take quite a bit of practice to train my fretting and picking fingers to move up and down the neck in tempo and hit the right positions for the desired notes, but at least now I know what notes are on what strings at different positions on the fretboard. And it didn't take anywhere close to 24 hours. After just 2 hours reading the first half of the book, I have the whole fretboard figured out. Obviously, I'll need some practice to quickly identify each note I'm playing on each string, but the book teaches the relationship to each inlay on the fretboard and patterns to relate notes on different strings along the neck. Now - practice, practice, practice!

One of the easiest to understand and helpful books for beginning guitarists that are starting from Zero, out of all the guitar books i purchased for beginners i definitely fit the most out of this one, makes things really easy to understand, A must have for ground Zero beginners.

This is a good book for understanding the fretboard. It uses memorization tricks like memorizing G-A-B on the 6th string this way: "the Goat Ate the Bag." I use this kind of thing myself.But know this: you will not memorize the fretboard with this book in less than 24 hours unless you have nothing else to do in that time. The name is merely a marketing grab.However, I gave it four stars because I like the contents and I wasn't especially concerned about learning the fretboard in 24 hours.Yes, you should buy this.

This book teaches you how to memorize the fretboard in way less than 24 hours, it took me 9 minutes and I can easily play each fret and call out the note for each one accurately.You only need to get to page 17 of the book and the light bulb should go on for you, from there it's just bonus material to further hone your ability to connect the dots and turn the newfound knowledge of the notes on the fretboard into music.When I say I memorized each note, I mean each and every note on every fret available on my guitar including sharp or flat semitones. I found the semitones most daunting before I read and understood this type of basic music theory.If you are new to playing guitar, this is helpful, it's a different perspective on the frets and each note that you won't find on youtube, I've watched thousands of videos and never heard anyone mention this method.Do yourself a favor if you are brand new to playing guitar, get yourself a chromatic tuner that attaches to your guitar, try to get one that can identify sharp / flat semitones this way you can get visual feedback while you are playing each note, this way you can confirm each note while you are playing (also helpful for learning basic chords and getting the intonation correct on your guitar).If it takes you 24 hours to memorize the fretboard, I would be really surprised, there is probably some other type of cognitive issue going on in your head if it takes you that long... or maybe you just need to go back to the basics EADGBE first.Step 1, memorize the notes on each open string EADGBEStep 2, memorize every note on the fretboard... it sounds hard but its ridiculously easy.Have fun and don't be discouraged, it takes years to become a skilled musician, you might be like me and dislike every noise coming out of your guitar for years, until one day you finally will appreciate what you have learned and enjoy making music.

Wow! This is the BEST instructional book! I have been taking guitar lessons to learn how to play and for my enjoyment. But, I have been curious to learn more about the frets, etc. on my own. This book explains everything in plain English, written so non-professionals can understand it AND it is TRUE to the title! The fret board can be learned in 24 hours especially if you have some basic guitar knowledge! It's a wonderful supplement to learning some "tricks" that you'd never know unless you studied theory and beyond. This book gives you a great visual set-up that allows you to incorporate it with your guitar practice. Learning is fun, easy and it surely helps you memorize everything without stress! Don't hesitate to buy it!!