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    FRETBOARD o. SECRETS ai FRETBOARD SECRETS BIOGRAPHY Andrew Seguin is a professionally trained guitarist and the founder of Acoustia. He’s been recognized worldwide on shows such as ‘The Online Course Show, and ‘CTV’ and created guitar music videos with thousands of views. At the young age of 17, he was also awarded a Guitar Gold Medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music for a classical guitar test. It wasn't always successful for Andrew. When he started playing guitar the age of 8, he didn’t have any guidance. He tried to follow YouTube lessons, although these were confusing and didn’t have a step-by-step approach, so Andrew eventually quit guitar. It wasn’t until he met a few good teachers, that his spark was united and he tried again. Learning to play fingerstyle, classical and rock guitar. Instead of doing it all himself this time, he had the right guidance, and was following step-by-step systems. The same way he now teaches at Acoustia. Once Andrew started to become successful with guitar, he would create fingerstyle guitar music videos. These would feature fingerstyle guitar arrangements of popular songs. Andrew posted these fingerstyle guitar music videos on YouTube. With some reaching thousands of views. At the same time as becoming a proficient fingerstyle guitar player, Andrew was also studying classical guitar under brilliant teachers. He would take classical guitar exams, even getting the highest mark on one getting a Guitar Gold Medal. All of this success, was thanks to following carefully layed out step-by-step systems. Since a young age, Andrew was always creating. Whether that be guitar YouTube videos, or countless businesses that he launched. Once the digitalization of guitar learning began, he noticed a big opportunity. There was a lot wrong with how guitar was being taught online, and not very many good step-by-step systems to learn from. So Andrew set out to create the best, step-by-step, easy-to-follow guitar learning systems. That's where Acoustia was made. Now with thousands of students worldwide, and hundreds of 5 star reviews. With plans to evolutionize guitar learning forever. With the best content for all guitar genres. Andrew is still continuing to build his guitar skill, learning from teachers in different areas of guitar, and has plans to tour worldwide. While still creating the best guitar programs around. This is just the start. BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION Now before you try to get your fretboard down, the first step is building your guitar foundation. IF you don’t have the skills behind your playing, then learning the fretboard is pointless. Leading in 20 aa Ze (S _ TS Me DTN Cee Before getting started with this workbook, “Leading in 20 Days” is a great place to start. Leading in 20 days is our online course that teaches you how to lead on guitar through playing fun riffs, At the same time through the program you'll slowly build your technique. By the end of the program you'll know 10 different riffs. Click here to learn more about Leading in 20 Days. Soloing in 20 Days si a eee AT aust If you're more interested in creating your own guitar solos, then Soloing in 20 Days is a great option. Soloing in 20 Days will step-by-step teach you exactly how to solo in any key, in just 20 days. Click here to learn more about Soloing in 20 Days. ; Hy geen So “ip Secret 1 - Musical Alphabet ese letters all describe certain notes that we hear on guitar. The notes are... A(a#)-B-Cic#}-D(0#)-E-Fir4)-Gica) Now that might look a little confusing, so let’s dive a bit deeper into everything... 7 Main Notes, 12 Total Notes aaa All Notes (Except B & E) Have an Extra # Note After. What Are the # Notes? They are just notes we put inbetween the 7 main notes. Think of them as exentions to the main notes... NOTE: Once you get to the end of the musical alphabet (G#). [GH] [Aw You just repeat back to the start (A). Notice how in the guitar above, after the G# note it right back to the A note. fe] Perse A 1 Secret 2 - Guitar Strings Now that you know the musical alphabet, let’s use it on the guitar strings. But before we do that, let's review the 6 strings on our guitar. From thickest to thinnest... Remembering Your Guitar Strings: Instead of thinking about the letters, create an acronym. To first learn my guitar strings, | would think of it as a sentence... Every - Adult - Dog - Growls - Barks - Eats Musical Alphabet + Guitar Strin Now that you know what the guitar strings are, let's add in the musical alphabet. Notice how we start out with the string names, then the alphabet just follows... NOTE: Notice how the musical alphabet just follows the guitar string names. Secret 3 - Memorizing It's important to not just memorize all of the notes, but memorize certain frets. | recommend only memorizing the open strings and dots, (3rd, 5th, 7th & 9th frets). O 3rd Fret = First Dot The notes are G-C-F-A#-D-G O 5th Fret = Second Dot The notes are A-D-G-C-E-A O 7th Fret = Third Dot The notes are B-E-A-D-F#-B 9th Fret = Fourth Dot The notes are C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#t You don’t need to completly memorize every note, just try to get a basic understanding of the dotted frets... 12th Fret = 2 Dots Once you get to the 12th fret, all the notes repeat. (Start back at open) The next step is getting an understanding of how the notes can be played on multiple stings Chek othe diferent fretboard below, play each noe on every sing: Secret 4 - Exercises These exercises will help you become more comfortable identifying notes on the fretboard. Practice them one-by-one, over multiple practice sessions... Exercise 1 - Up & Down, 7 Main Notes The first exercise you should try is just picking a string, then starting on the open string and going down the 7 main notes, while saying them outloud. You don’t need to memorize them all, but work on getting them down well. Exercise 2 - Up & Down, All 12 Notes Then in this second exercise do the exact same thing, but add in all of the sharp notes inbetween. Go through all 6 guitar strings until you can do it easily. Exercise 3 - 6 Strings, 7 Main Notes In this next exercise, you'll see one of the 7 main note letters appear on the screen. After 4 beats you'll then play it on the 6th string, then after a beat on the Sth string, then 4th string. You'll play the same note up and down the 6 strings until you're back on the low 6th string. Eee ee LICK ABOVE TO PLAY Exercise 4 - 6 Strings, All 12 Notes This fourth exercise is the exact same as the third, except you will be playing all 12 notes including sharp and flat notes. Unlike Exercise 3 where you only play the main notes (A-B-C-D-E-F-G} Try out the different levels of the exercise by clicking on the video to the right: CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY Exercise 5 - 2 Notes In a Row, 7 Main Notes This exercise is very similar to Exercise 3, but instead of playing one note on each string you'll play two. At the start of the exercise, you'll see 2 note names. Exercise 6 - 2 Notes In a Row, 12 Main Notes In this exercise you'll be doing the exact same thing as Exercise 5, but with sharp and } flat notes aswell. If needed, review the fretboard lessons. Exercise 7 - Playing Scales Outloud Another great exercise is practicing scales, and saying all of the notes outloud as you are playing them. | recommend trying this out, as it will challenge you to remember the notes. 7 4 5 t 5 7 4-87 a | Pa TTL Cd a ik ——S——_ B | PPP tt tt 4 TIP: Go the scale above, and everytime you play a note say the name outloud. If you feel this helps, try playing this scale at other starting frets (but use the same fingering) Secret 5 - Get a Better Understanding Now although the last exercises and tips will help you memorize your fretboard, if you truly want to understand it to become second nature, it will take time. Sight Reading Up The Neck If you know how to read sheet music, then a great way to better understand your fretboard is by sight reading up the neck. If that all sounds confusing or you don’t read sheet music, don’t worry about trying this... SHEET MUSIC TABLATURE ae ‘oe: = = = | A 1-3 Teel pases El Learning How To Solo & Improvise Learning how to improvise is a great way to better understand your fretboard. This is a great approach because you have to really think about the notes on the fretboard for good solos. I's important that when you solo, you challenge yourself and don’t just play random notes. If the next chord is an A, play an A note, do the same for all the future chord switches. Next, while a chord is playing try to play notes that are in that chord. For an A chord those notes would be A-C#-E (it changes for every chord). This will require you to think about the fretboard 7 Shortcuts To Finding Notes One thing that will help give you a better understanding of the notes and how they relate to the fretboard is knowing all the different shortcuts to find the same note on guitar. Here are some shortcuts to find the same note on a different string, try experimenting below: Ist to 3rd String & 2nd to 4th String - 2 Strings Lower, 3 Frets Down Note: This formula can also work for the 3rd to 6th string, but you have to go up 3 frets When To Use Them You might be wondering how knowing these shortcuts may be useful. In the future if you are ever soloing, knowing these shortcuts can help you craft more smooth leads. 8 Secret 6 - Final Tips Set Up a Practice Routine: Unfortunately you won't be able to go through the exercises once and memorize all the notes, they'll take time. That's why | recommend creating a practice routine to slowly memorize your fretboard. Example Practice Routine: Im going to work on my fretboard for 30 minutes a day. I'll start by going through Exercise 1 for a few days, until it’s easy. Afterwards I'll keep going through the exercises, practicing 30 minutes a day. Once I’m through the exercises I'll start practicing the scales while counting outloud for 20 minutes a day. Until the fretboard comes more naturally. You don’t need to practice a lot daily, but it will take time to get everything down. That's why consistently is important, even if you only practice the exercises a few minutes daily. Flats( b) On The Fretboard One thing we didn’t talk about in the program is flat notes (shown as b). Flats are just the opposite of sharp notes. They are made by going one note behind a main note. Check out the fretboard below, and notice how all the sharp notes can also be flat (b): Ab {8 c#|{D}| D# E [Ab] A#|[Bb. B = De lA#||Bb B c#|[Db F#| Ab On the following pages will be a bunch of different scales. | recommend playing the scales and saying the note names outloud. First get comfortable with saying sharp, then say flat instead. Den’t rush through the scales (1 per practice session): SCALES PRACTICE Secret 7 - Scales Welcome to Part 7 of the program! This part is optional, but is good for practice. Note: Don’t move on here until you've already gone through the exercises, and have a good understanding of your fretboard already. 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