Thursday, January 19, 2023

Fretboard Landmarks ... Know the Notes (and More)




A wide-ranging lesson on several methods of note-knowing along with a healthy portion of music theory geekery. Index: 00:00 — Intro 00:27 — Up and down each string with Natural Tones 01:00 — Half Steps and Whole Steps on Each String 02:06 — Open Strings as a Landmark - E A D G B E 03:05 — Open String Intervals " 4 4 4 3 4 " 04:11 — 5th Fret Intervals " 4 4 4 3 4 " = A D G C E A 05:09 — 10th Fret Intervals " 4 4 4 3 4 " = D G C F A D 06:13 — Graphic: Where the Natural Tones Line Up 07:10 — Graphic: The Piano Keyboard Half Step Connection — BC EF 10:36 — Graphic: EF BC EF BC EF BC ... 11:05 — A D G 11:45 — Quick Review ------------------------- Other Methods: 13:16 — The Big Box 13:35 — Graphic: The Box Rooted on the 6th String 15:24 — Graphic: The Box Rooted on the 4th String 15:36 — The "3rd Rail" 18:11 — Graphic: The Box Rooted on the Open 3rd String 19:03 — 3 Shapes / 4 Positions of the Big Box 19:15 — Graphic: Comparison of the 6th String and 5th String Big Boxes 20:30 — The Big Big Box 20:50 — Graphic: All the Natural Tones between the 3rd and 7th fret 23:30 — Graphic: The III Zone 26:53 — Graphic: The VII Zone 28:14 — Do it in Both Directions — the 'Backwards' Alphabet 29:44 — Outro ------------------------- 30:18 — End Title Music: "Wisest Dreams" excerpt © Mark Newstetter