How to learn your fretboard quickly.

[05gixxer1000]

Me jus starting out, concentrating on one string and running the scale and knowing the names of the notes on that one, helps alot to transfer it to the other strings. Thanks for your video. >:)

[SixStringDeity]

very helpful, thanks

[bozo5116]

please just play..... teaching is not your thing.

[darkguiitargod]

Check out my video on learning scales it's what my guitar teacher taught me and it works very well.

[TheZHBolinger]

Nice vid man, Thanks. Why is A,B,C,D,E,F,G the Am scale and not the CMaj scale?? It has no sharps or flats. Is it that Am is the relative minor of CMaj and we're starting on A so... Nope still don't understand..

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@TheZHBolinger Correct. C major and A minor are the same notes, just starting at a different note/interval. So yeah, that makes A minor, the relative minor to C major. For the major scale in any key, you just take the 6th not of the scale to figure out what is the relative minor.

[thefoulness]

Fantastic lesson, thanks.

[steveolive214]

1966 couldnt have said it better myself

[gardana777]

this saved my life! seriously! thank you

[SleepDeprived67]

Nice job!

[iamtherealmred]

I listened to guitar for over fifty years, and I decided to learn. I got a bunch of beginner books from the library and a fairly good acoustic round hole steel string. I am still in the callus and muscle building phase, but I like your videos a lot. Playing Ode to Joy over and over and still not getting it perfect is a drag. You help make it interesting, and I need to build my ear, something you pointed out that the beginner books do not.

[dethprince6]

Exclude the question mark haha

[dethprince6]

Start with standard tuning, then just move the notes all down from an E to a D after you get it down?

[froggofdoom]

i have a question i play like 90% of time in drop D should i learn the notes in drop D or start with standard tuning?

[TheMetalMixdown]

people who are hating because of this guys posture while holding a guitar should shut the fuck up. This it the CLASSICAL way to hold a guitar, therefore this is actually more proper than holding it while rested on your right leg.

[blok31092]

i've known the notes on the E and A for awhile and those were what got me playing bar chords real well. I never thought about the other strings in the same way as the E and A but now i am going to get the entire fredboard down!

[LinkinAttack4321]

Thanks a lot for this good tip!!

[la196]

Every little bit helps when hitting it from different angles from different teaching techniques. You are very good at breaking it down. You get right to the point of the matter. Thanks for taking the time to share with folks you don't even know. Unfortunately some of which are ungrateful.

[arielunik]

Dude, you sound like Dave Mustaine

[impugnablebumhole]

This is thee easiest fret/chord learning video I've come across. It's so easy for me to grasp. What also helped me while listening to this was taking the 0,1,3,5,7,8,10,12 & 0,2,3,5,7,8,10,12 pattern along with their corresponding chord letters and putting them in a chart via Notepad. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[SaltLakeCityUCE]

Dude, you even make the learning exercises sound good. I just got my first Guitar and I'm subscribed to your channel. Thanks so much for doing these Vids; you help a lot of us out here.

[bigduke6702]

Alone at home guitar???????? You mean the course that Hendrix, Frusciante, Muddy, SRV, Johnny Winter and countless others attended....at home.......listening to records because their parents couldn't afford music classes? Damn straight. Thank goodness our children can log onto a computer and get helpful videos like this on YT. Thanks for the vid!

[1966Daywalker]

@bigduke6702 Thats a great observation. That was the school I learned from too, the mefortheteacher school. You can only get so far, but at least you dont look at the guitar and go "gee that thing looks nice, too bad I can't play it. Learning by ear is really challenging but theres something really cool about hearing a song and knowing what you'r listening to.

[BooshkiiBomb123]

holy shit!!!!!!!!!!1 u have a fuckin spectrum too i thought i was the only god i havent played mine in like 3 years haha

[Charliedethklok7]

This is the only video that has helped me soooo much. thank you very much sir. keep on rockin'

[CROGrof]

First you need to learn how to hold a guitar, noob.

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@CROGrof hahaha, hilarious. 

[CROGrof]

@Guitar101Ramstein Hold it on right leg, that's correct way, let me guess, you studied alone at home guitar ?

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@CROGrof Maybe you should try a google search on Classical guitar posture, or try play a flying V sitting down on the right leg. Holding the guitar on the right or left leg doesn't matter if it doesn't effect the ergonomics of your playing posture. Maybe you should comment on some Eddie Van Halen videos and comment how he holds his pick wrong... or better off just stick to something you know about, which seems to be playing video games:)

[PapaWolfman]

@Guitar101Ramstein Crogrof is just pissed cause you play a REAL guitar better than he plays guitar hero.

[verifymyageful]

@CROGrof you got owned son.

[CROGrof]

@verifymyageful Owned ? You didn't saw my reply on his failure comment

[verifymyageful]

@CROGrof gah, I don't feel like looking for it but w/e it doesn't matter haha

[csensesfail92]

@CROGrof I think the right leg is more common but it just comes down to preference. I can't even try to play on my left leg, I might as well have just flipped the guitar over and tried playing left handed haha

[SixStringDeity]

@CROGrof lol. a douche. and ignorant douche, but a douche non the less. see comment below about classical guitar posture, douche.

[CROGrof]

@SixStringDeity Your dad is a douche.

[JamieMoggridge]

@CROGrof Wow, haha, what a "noobish" comment, your an idiot.

[CROGrof]

@JamieMoggridge You suck

[JamieMoggridge]

@CROGrof Oh, haha, well done mate, how original!

[CROGrof]

@JamieMoggridge Yes it is original.

[JamieMoggridge]

@CROGrof Yeah, just fuck off you idiot, this guy knows how to hold a guitar right, and just because he's sitting in a different position than your used to doesn't mean he's wrong, that means your wrong you fucking dick head. Get your facts right before you start commenting on the internet thinking you know everything. Stupid cunt.

[CROGrof]

@JamieMoggridge U mad ? Want lollipop ?

[cottoneyejoe1]

your guitar sounds so freaking good!

[uncsmoo63]

Thank you so much for being the only one who has made me finally understand all about the fretboard. I am quite sure you're an excellent teacher !!

Rock on & keep it up.

[triclone123]

I recommend double check the tuning on that guitar. Good lesson though! Thanks!

[potheadcruz]

One of the helpful-est videos, is helpful-est a word? fuck it, it is now

[Guitarfreak365]

@potheadcruz Would recommend for any guitar player! I think alot of intermediate and even advanced guitar players dont know all the notes. Thanks for the lesson!

[TheTruthIsClose]

Thanks! Video is worth a watch, Would recommend watching for any beginners. (Like me) =)

[ChrisBranleh]

awesome thanks!

[OnlyTheScriptures]

Could you make a video about using the right hand as picking out single strings and remembering where they are without looking at at it? For example,you were using the A string and you kept plucking the A string by itself but you did not have to look at it because you naturally know where it is.Thanks for the video and your time

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@OnlyTheScriptures Yeah, I am planning to do a video on using muscular memory techniques which will cover what you are talking about. I will probably have it uploaded within this week.

[monkeyThe3]

Um...I'm still really new to guitar and evertime I try to play a chord it sounds terrible, do you or anyone else have any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@monkeyThe3 It could be a few things, are you sure your guitar is in tune? Try holding the chord and playing one string at a time to make sure all the strings are ringing out correctly. I will make a video on this soon, in the meantime, you can go to my channel page and find my skype id and add me there, if you happen to catch me online, I can give some help.

[monkeyThe3]

@Guitar101Ramstein well I got a tuner so I know it's in tune. but everytime I try to play the simple c chord I hit the first string and it's fine but I get to the other two and it makes a really bad noise. I don't know if I'm holding down the strings wrong or if it's my strumming. Thank you for answering

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@monkeyThe3 I think I understand what you mean, the string is getting a lot of "buzz" to the sound? This can be from where your fingers are on the actual fret or a matter of having to push down harder with the fingers in most cases. I will make a quick video on this and upload it tonight or tomorrow.

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@monkeyThe3 Ok, there is a video uploaded now for getting chords to sound good, let me know how it works for you.

[monkeyThe3]

@Guitar101Ramstein ok  thank you so much

[monkeyThe3]

@Guitar101Ramstein it worked really well for me thanks, however because of that problem I stopped playing for awhile so now I've got to get my finger strength back....

[metalskinstudios]

Fucking sweet dude! I am looking for execises to pick up speed and accuracy. I got all my open chord patterns down, power chords and barre chords ('E' shape is ok, some diff with 'A' shape), but I'm a little shaky on more advanced combined chords! I suck at soloing however, and this vid should help with that. Can you help with the speed and accuracy part? I'd like to move away from pop rock stuff and more into metal, but I don't know where to start focusing! Cheers!

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@metalskinstudios Yeah I will be making/uploading some more videos this weekend that you might find useful for speed, accuracy and soloing.

[Guitar101Ramstein]

@metalskinstudios got one up for you ;)

[AkkuEnzeru]

damn dude.... thanx for this vid.... im a musician and i thought i would be difficult to learn the notes on the guitar but thankfully you proved me wrong... ive been watching your vids and learned soo much, thanx

[yogeesunshine]

Great video

[Chakdegirl]

after soooo long.......thanxxx.....