Lesson #1

FRETBOARD CHART

OPEN
STRING
** E ** ** A ** ** D ** ** G **
*(frets) 1 F A# (Bb) D# (Eb) G# (Ab)
2 F# (Gb) B E A
3 G C F A# (Bb)
4 G# (Ab) C# (Db) F# (Gb) B
5 A D G C
6 A# (Bb) D# (Eb) G# (Ab) C# (Db)
7 B E A D
8 C F A# (Bb) D# (Eb)
9 C# (Db) F# (Gb) B E
10 D G C F
11 D# (Eb) G# (Ab) C# (Db) F# (Gb)
12 E A D G

After the 12th fret the notes are the same as on the second fret but an octave higher, for instance, on the 13th fret of the E string we will find an F, on the 14th fret an F#, etc. After some time and practice, every note will connect easily as you play them and the relationship between hands, mind and fretboard will become automatic. Know'em and play'em, that's how it goes.

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