4 Sneaky Tips To QUICKLY Learn The Guitar Notes (#3 is Stupid...But It Works)

[@rickysguitar]

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[@ivbism]

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[@Tupelo_Honey_77]

What does Eyup?

[@israelrivers8280]

Carry 2 dice in your pocket, 6 sided and a 12 sided, roll randomly through the day, use the 6 for the string and 12 for the fret and turn it into a game, you will learn the fretboard very fast because the repetition will force your brain to move the information from short term memory to long term. Try this 10x a day for 2 weeks, you won't believe how fast you start to see it just after 2 or 3 days

[@zeeknown9677]

This is awesome! Im making this my top priority. Thank you!

[@mjb_33]

I like the idea. I know I have a 12 sided, 20 sided, 8 sided, and 4 sided dice from my old school advanced dungeons and dragons days laying around here somewhere...

[@neuroLifestyle88]

Genius this. Thanks so much for this tip 👍👌

[@jamesnelson1443]

Where do I get 6-12 sided dice?

[@benhikingoutdoors1632]

Can you further elaborate? I understand the 12 sided dice to choose the fret but its the 6 sided dice I am not understanding. So if you rolled a 4.... are you using 4 strings? Which ones?

[@The_Jaganath]

Great video - The way I learned the E string was to associate the natural notes with the fret numbers, hopefully might help some people. F-1 (Formula 1) G-3 (Like the G3 Summit) A-5 (like the paper size) B-7 (like the vitamin) C-8 (The name Cate, like Cate Blanchett) and D-10 (using the word 'Detention').

[@ItsGevYT]

yo wtf this is great. I already know where these notes are, but these would have been super helpful lol

[@mcbrite]

Wait a second... So knowing the 24 hour clock helps me out here by being able to translate "upper fret half" into "lower fret half"? So 1 becomes 13, 4 becomes 16, 11 turns to 23 and so on? Now THAT is useful! Now, even though I'm a FRESH beginner with couple of days under my belt, I can already find ANY note on the whole board without having to look it up! Just by using my facebooks, besties and beads! Plus 24 hour clock! That is pretty amazing for a SINGLE video! 😲

[@rickysguitar]

I know! Cool right!!

[@JackKirbyFan]

Genius. I never caught 'BEAD' in all the time I struggled to learn the Fretboard. It's one of those 'you can't unsee it now'. Also love the BC, EF trick of the squares. You are extremely creative and a master of pattern recognition. Love it!

[@CKwealthcreator]

I've just found this resource and thank you - I don't want to hijack the topic but let me say another useful pattern is when I memorized the E strings then THE SAME notes are on the D string but 2 frets UP (towards the bridge) - so learning the E strings gives you 3 strings or half the board under your belt.

[@musicguy3725]

Octaves

[@ResonaBLK]

You have successfully blown my mind. Been trying to memorise the fretboard for the longest time, starting from A and E but this has just flipped the concept of "Just memorise bro" on its head. Just perfect.

[@hekakain4108]

This is brillant Ricky...I'm sticking with this chapter of the book until memorised...it's a bloody revelation to my good self and the book is easy to understand in these early stages. Loving it...

[@starrywisdom]

That was actually very helpful. Thanks! I remember B/C and E/F Be Cause Everything's F'd. The sillier it is the easier it is to remember.

[@aslamahmed2564]

Ricky, you are simply the best in explaining the guirar notes and making your viewers so clear how the frets and notes are layed out. I am so greatful for your explaination. Many thanks. Very good demonstration.

[@colinkhan2936]

Good evening Mr. Comiskey! I must thank you for posting this. I've been playing guitar for exactly 30 years now and I always got hung up on unlocking the fretboard UNTIL seeing this! I knew a few basics but always reverted to noodling or playing songs I knew instead of really applying myself to learn the notes properly. Your method makes it all so much easier. Sincerely, thanks man!

[@skipcycle4580]

And I learned it as Elvis Ate Drugs Good Bye Elvis. Very helpful.

[@brothermalcolm]

I swear this youtuber ate drugs too 😂😂

[@mikealbright8783]

Thank you for all you do Ricky, I learned so much from you and the patience of your teaching.

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you Mike!

[@OldGuy2-m4c]

I have watched this video 3 months ago, then last week and again today... finally clicked. Thanx Rick.

[@DerekRCurtis]

Great content, Ricky. I bought your book, but I just wanted to thank you for linking to a PDF of the diagrams you use in your videos and making them available for FREE. That's the sign of someone who is really teaching! Keep up the great work.

[@rickysguitar]

Thanks for your support Derek, Ricky

[@lonepeakoralsurgery8896]

I love your insightful ways of teaching familiar concepts with original ideas and clever tips. Your book with the collection of prior KZbin videos is super helpful and convenient, everything organized in a single volume. If anyone is considering the purchase, go for it.

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you for your kind words and for buying my book!

[@TheForeverchanges]

Some "nuggets" here...the F and B, and B and F diagonal relationships are great. I have found several of your videos extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@JesseLandau]

B and C always on top of E and F is something I hadn't really thought about before. Thank you.

[@01johnr]

noob ...I know 6 cords and this you tube is a God send for me thankyou so much :)

[@sustainablelife1st]

Was finally able to order the spiral bound! woohoo. Thank you for your lessons. i went from complete zero knowledge of music, to having a fairly good grasp, thanks to you!

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you for buying the book! It means a lot!

[@mgd9151]

I'm a visual learner and really do appreciate your videos very much.🎉

[@capbubba]

love the way you break down the fret board Ricky, the 5R3 lesson was a bright lightbulb moment for me;)

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you 🙏

[@susangraham813]

Another great video! I find the middle section of the neck on strings 2-4 are the hardest to retain...as you commented. Thx for making the diagram available. Very generous.

[@DanielMontoya-rq7nc]

Thanks!

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Daniel, thank you for this. Much appreciated. Ricky

[@foolsgold8486]

Thank you thank you thank you. Excellent navigation tips. For trying to memorize what at times feels impossible.

[@SRTscout911]

Absolutely amazing video. I just started and this is going to help immensely.

[@woollybear3328]

The BEAD on the 7th fret helped me so much! Also, I lived in Durham for a long time and your accent makes me feel so at home!

[@tjburr1968]

One thing that always helped me and is obvious to anyone who tunes the guitar using the 5th frett sound technique. The fith fret is the name of string below it and the 7th fret is the name of the string above it with the 1 fret difference of B string. This gives a logical starting check point for anyone trying to learn notes both in the 1-5 frett and 7-12 frett range.

[@mikedrake5809]

You are an excellent teacher. Great work.

[@MikeEHY]

What a great summary. Being fairly new to the guitar and at a stage where I need to actually memorize the fret board, this description was a fantastic, “dime tour” of the challenge/task at hand.

[@davidatyson]

Stellar lesson as always

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you David!

[@lowellirish]

This is GREAT!!! I might just break through this year!!!

[@sarnobat2000]

Thanks. This looks useful but as with other useful tips I'll have to see if I can get this to stick.

[@kaushikDevCodes]

Hey Ricky, I just came across this video and today is the day I bought my first ever acoustic guitar. I am all excited to learn. I have been going through guitar videos and couldn't figure out which ones are the right ones. I am sure in a way they all are. But they all kinda teach A minor without explaining what is Aminor and why it is called so. I just subscribed to your channel purely because of the gut feeling that I'll get the concepts right. Is there a first video or a playlist which I could go throug from your channel? Also, how would you suggest practising guitar for a person who works 12 hour job. Its currently 4:21 am in India and though I am desperate to get to bed, this is what is keeping me awake. I guess I am rambling now. Reply if and when you can. Thanks.

[@This_crazy_life]

This helped for other ways to look at it. Knowing where the octaves are is really helpful too.

[@math001]

Thank you!! The square thing really helps. I've been having trouble memorizing the D, G & B strings and was using the relationship to the E & A string as a guide. It's like some weird math formula that takes some time to compute. Not really the way to go when doing solos

[@Bronem99]

My schoolteacher once said "BCause EverythingFucked" as a sentence to remember that B to C and E to F are already a Halfstep to each I don't know but this kept in my Brain maybe this helps someone too

[@machanoidcluster19]

I was struggling with my acoustic. And im glad i found this gem!

[@nazelistepanyan8533]

Oh, this is sooo helpful. I would have never thought there exicted anyone that could explain me how it works with the notes on the frets and it happened. I found you. Thank you.❤

[@robster7316]

Very helpful way of visualizing the fretboard! Thanks, Ricky!

[@Raymond-rr5iv]

I really like what you've come up with and how you explain it. This helps me... seeing these patterns. Thank you very much.

[@davidreally2639]

You're awesome ! This will greatly help my goal of learning all the notes much faster.

[@skintslots]

I genuinely hadn't realised the side to side B and C and E and F connection other than frets 6 and 5. That is useful,as is the FB,FB trick too. Mnemonics work well for me so this is an extra aid. It is much easier than the 729507 for B and the 072950 for E memorisation trick.

[@John-ob7dh]

How i was told best way to remember the actual names of the strings starting from 6th is Eric & Duanne , Got , the Blues Early.

[@kailashsunuwar7913]

Out of all videos on how to memorize guitar fretboard this is very helpful. Thank you for making this very easy.🎉🎉

[@lucasbrandon723]

Thank you for giving us the PDF without requiring our personal information. Nobody does that.

[@JeffM---]

This is the best tutorial of its kind I have seen. Thank you so much!

[@marrissawilliams9922]

Thank you. I understand music and play piano but learning guitar as a new challenge and the pattern of the fretboard has always evaded me. Thank you for making these for us visual learner types ❤

[@tjburr1968]

After learning the note names of the six strings its quite simple if you are familiar with your ABC's through the letter G and understand the half step BC EF exceptions.

[@lkkhi]

多謝！

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you, super appreciate this. Ricky

[@G.T.01]

Fantastic explanation for this pattern recognition, thank you!

[@timrobinson9192]

This is so helpful, especially compared to other videos that aim to simplify the fretboard! Cheers from Mirfield! 👍👍👍

[@GodsStoryteller]

You are a grea-t teacher. Damn. You got me (with your style of teaching, and now, I'd have to stay, to watch more videos.😂. I subscribed. Thanks. A beginner here, looking to play someday, for songs I write.

[@markbassemier6074]

I like your story style. Like you said stories stick with you. I’ve been trying for many years now and I still can’t play guitar. It’s as if I have a mental road block about learning guitar. If it’s a tv show or movie, I can tell you everything that happened and can pretty much recite the dialogue. For me guitar is very difficult because so many things are happening at once. The right hand and left hand coordination, the strumming pattern, the timing, etc. So keep the stories coming. 👍🏻

[@B_C1]

Great map! Thanks

[@rickysguitar]

Cheers Brian!

[@darkwing75]

my mind is blown, thank you

[@richardstones6445]

Thanks for all the great instruction Ricky. I have to say, I bought your book just because your mnemonic game is such a hoot...

[@annettecortescains9020]

Excellent vídeo. I will be watching this again and again. 😊

[@lilmike2710]

I have this video in my playlist for reference and have already put "BEAD" into practice. Btw, your accent reminds me of my late grandfather that taught me how to fish when i was just a wee lad. Needless to say I'll be referencing your videos quite often. Thank you 👍

[@matthewperry6506]

Another way to recall the notes of any fret is learn the notes on 6th string and the circle of 4ths, Eg. say the 3rd fret, do the circle of 4ths for the top 4 strings G,C,F,Bb, then on the 2nd string go to the 5th (right) of the starting note so D and then a 4th again finishing on the starting note G. For a G,C,F,Bb,D,G.

[@rickysguitar]

This is a powerful way of learning the fretboard. I did a video ages ago but it's still relevant. This approach is part of what I call the fretboard Matrices (videos coming soon on this!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pImxaJuPg7KZnqM

[@TheRealJayguar]

One day, after years of playing guitar and struggling with this concept, I looked at a keyboard and all the sudden it made sense. EF, BC, half steps, only seen on the 2 sets of keys 🎹 without a semitone black key in between them.

[@vinvin1909]

Excellent lesson, mate. Cheers! 👏🙏

[@creepofreek4853]

Thanks Ricky. Very helpful tips on learning the notes on the guitar. I have subscribed to your channel. Have a great day.

[@rickysguitar]

Thanks for the sub!

[@opal177]

This is sooo good. Thank you very much.

[@DanielMontoya-rq7nc]

Thank you for simplifying things! Very helpful!

[@donaldcornley9963]

Hell yeah, the pattern makes sense and it's easy to see! Thanks Ricky

[@t.c.parsonsnolongerfallen6488]

I just subbed up,thanks man,not sure how I missed this for over a year,but thanks again

[@thunderace4588]

Thank you Ricky.

[@alanbuchanan6574]

Holy shit man it was like a light bulb went off in my head just now i have been in a funk for like the past 6 minths with learning am teaching myself how to play an these just made it all make sense now thank you very much for this video

[@YYZRL203]

Bloody Brilliant Mate. Cheers

[@daudyousafandameeqdaud839]

Fantastic lesson ❤🎉

[@migueladdison8854]

Giod sharing musicology and i feel understanding what you shared it , Lord Jesus bless you

[@Reviveftp]

Thank you! This broke boundaries for me!

[@mabblers]

Great lesson, just one question. I've been playing guitar 3 months now. I've seen a lot of awesome lessons. Some players say it's better to learn the fret board by the numbers instead of the notes. What do you think?

[@rickysguitar]

You need both. You need to know letters for root notes for chords, scale and arpeggios, and the tonic of keys. This basic stuff you already know. If someone says play a punk power chord on B, you can use that to find where to play it. You need to know numbers (intervals) to access the quality, personality and feeling each interval creates in the listener. Intervals require an understanding of music theory which can be daunting to many beginners. The guitar fretboard is multi layered and we have to marry lots of different concepts to understand it.

[@mabblers]

@@rickysguitar Hi Ricky, Yeah, I'm trying to control my intake of guitar knowledge. When I first heard about the numbering, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed especially seeing that there are so many different types of scales. I'm working getting soiled the Pentatonic and major scales down right now. That's a lot for me now, and I'll start getting the cords for both. Thanks your list has help lot.

[@mabblers]

@peterpickguitar thanks for the explanation. I love playing the guitar and doing pretty good on backing tracks. It actually feels like I am playing music. Now, I am trying to add in the fancy things, slides, hammers, pull offs, bends, etc. I know it takes time. Staying positive, I know there's no way around not learning the cords. I will be starting them too.

[@martinreyes257]

I'm interesting to learn guitar how can I find your book

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Martin! You can grab a copy of my book at rickysguitar.com/store :)

[@TheRealJayguar]

BEADCGF is also the order of flats, reversing is order of sharps, this is also seen in the circle of fifths, which order of flats/sharps is related, and NOW I see it clearly on the 7/8 frets as you have shown! Interesting 🧐

[@Blinkerd00d]

I still think of "BEAD- Go Catch Flies" when I check the key.... that was how I remembered it when I was a kid. I know it well enough to not need it, but it still pops into my head every damn time lol (btw it's GCF, not CGF)

[@TheRealJayguar]

@@Blinkerd00d well now I have that “Go Catch flies” to help me get it right. Very cool. 😎

[@No1karez]

Very clever trick!! Thank you

[@ishrys155]

Ohhh.....that's very useful & helpful... thank u 🙏

[@TheAngelRaper]

This is smart, wish someone would've explained it to me that way when I was still learning the notes, just had to stop and say something haha

[@DeclanDoocey-bw4ey]

Thanks for that Declan X Trev Dec singer songwriter xx respect Declan ❤ I will learn a lot more about it 😃❤

[@DeliciaTrini]

Incredible! Thanks so much!🙌🏾💕

[@fakaukakolo8947]

Love the way you explained it keep them coming

[@moreflowfalls2404]

Awful, awful story about Facebook. lol!!!. But very smart 2. The mid point BEAD on 7th is another smart one. Love Ricky's brain!!!

[@rickysguitar]

I love a good awful story haha!

[@gussemke]

Allways a pleasure hearing Hari Seldom explain music theory ❤️😍

[@alan4sure]

If you're jamming, you don't need to know the actual notes. You simply learn the CAGED system which makes use of basic chord shapes and associate riffs, runs and melodies by ear to those shapes. Much easier to do if you actually have an ear for music.

[@rickysguitar]

You still need to know your notes to find root notes for chords and tonics for key centres. You also need know the interval names so you can be explicit in matching the sound you hear in your head. Gaining an ear for music comes with time and finding the predictable patterns to connect ideas. Over 30+ years of teaching it’s very rare to find anyone who has a natural ear for music.

[@alan4sure]

@@rickysguitar there are lots of folks with that ability to learn and play strictly by ear in the bluegrass genre, including many who do it full time yet they can't read tabs or music. I suspect they are like me and can find root notes of chords though. And if needed, could figure what the names of notes are in between, but it certainly isn't needed to know the name of every note in every position on the fretboard. From what I've seen in jams, the ppl with that ability are the ones at a disadvantage in a jam. They have difficulty replicating a simple melody or a run or two that will fit when it comes their turn. Or they learn breaks by tabs, then when those songs don't come up in a jam, they are SOL. I learned to play melodies strictly by ear as did my friends, listening to radio and records. That was 50 yrs ago. Anyone who couldn't do that soon gave trying to play music, it was that simple. They lacked musical ability in our eyes. The 2023 International Bluegrass Music Association guitar player of the year, Trey Hensley, can't read tabs or music, but you should hear him play. For example, He can improvise on a fiddle tune at 180 bpm without problem. Check him out, he has lots of vids.

[@stratoleft]

@@alan4sure I don't know where to begin to express my appreciation. I accidentally blundered across this channel and saw your comment on this Caged system, so I'll try and give that a go. Also, when it comes to these music theoretical geniuses, such as chord alterations, it means absolutely nothing if it doesn't produce the outcome and sound you want when actually playing. It depends on how loud you are on stage or whatever the conditions are. If it doesn't blend in with the song at that moment, it's just a bunch of cluttered notes is all. Many factors are involved which don't include peoples' music theories. I was messing around with this Michael Jackson transition before the break in the famous tune. I'm up at the twelfth fret, and nowhere else but the 12th fret. Starting at low E, ..6,4,2.. and just kinda blend them together except for hitting hitting high string on fret 14 for the voicing thing. Then just move down each string, still on 12th fret,.. 5, 3, 1. Don't pluck together but just kinda blend. The ringing out and sustain is the most important thing. I found that by sheer accident. I don't know any theory, nor do I care how it applies. It's the sound that's important. And I just simply blundered into it is all.

[@John-ob7dh]

Once you learn the 5 pentatonic scales and you practice regular , you seem to know the root notes without thinking .I often solo in G on 3rd fret box , then slide to 15th fret root G and 9th fret C pentatonic root G

[@stratoleft]

@@John-ob7dh I wouldn't know, but I do know this Scandinavian guitar shred expert guy on here showed me something cool. Starting at low E, two notes per string. 7-11e, 7-11a, 9-13d, 9-13g, 12-16b, 12-16e. All even spaces. I really appreciate what he did there. So cool!

[@nonawolf7495]

Freaking brilliant ! Thanks for sharing this great trick!

[@eddiebears1]

Can you send a link of the fretboard you used?

[@Freeontheland2030]

Thanks for this, I need all the help I can get and this is certainly helpful. New sub

[@DeeveOnYT]

Eggs fried, Crispy bacon - the maple kind 😊

[@joebob344]

I've always had a problem with the side dot markers when playing in a hurry. The 3rd and 5th frets no problem but then my mind goes into a scramble after that. Unlike the Jason Becker numbers guitar with the numbers on the face of the fretboard, a guitar with a number on the sides instead of the dots would help so much. Yeah I could write them on with a piece of tape or whatever but I would want it to look professional and inlayed in there.

[@200130769]

Not a bad idea. Some guitars have the Roman numerals too. That looks really sweet. Might be up your alley.

[@JackKirbyFan]

Another thing I discovered -> so obvious that I should have seen it, is that you pick any note and you have a 1, 4, 5 pattern following the circle of 5ths. So, for example 3rd fret, A open string you define as your root note. Then go up to the 3rd fret D string) and that's your forth (remember the B string to which you have to compensate for) and two frets away (whole step) is the fifth (or D string 5th fret). So, for another example 1 = 8rd fret A string {F in this example} 4th = 8rd fret D string {B flat in this example} 5th = 10th fret D string {C in this example. This works for any major scale.

[@beastyrl]

This might be a stupid question. I’m new to this. If I use a Capo at say the 3rd fret. Does that affect the rest of the patterns etc?

[@rickysguitar]

No the natural notes don’t move. When you use a capo you’re changing key.

[@charpentierniko4613]

Merci pour le partage c est très claire .

[@kucingkampunggaming7078]

this is really helpful! thanks mister ricky!

[@nattyboyo2404]

Great video. Thank you so much 😊

[@rotagbhd]

Fudge Brownies keeps with the food theme and avoids mentioning that horrible app.

[@ellesnyder942]

I loved it. do best with word association. I would never remember ef bc- just random lettters. Forever after they are eggs fried and bacon crispy lol. However I showed it to my husband who claims it made him unlearn what he knew lol. (He also happens to hate facebook).

[@petermatthew123]

Thanks a lot. This is really helpful!

[@prabhatminj151]

Thanks for this technique ❤

[@emf2788]

I would give more 👍if I could... So good

[@roxifigi6629]

I did buy your book. It’s great! Wanted to download and print the worksheet but when I went to print it, the page came up blank

[@rickysguitar]

That's odd. It's never done that for me. I wonder if you printed from a proper pdf viewer? It's designed for printing as I know a lot of folks print it out and take the pages to staples to make a spiral version.