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    Another method:

    My guitarist friend taught me this, and seems to help me.

    1. learn natural notes first . . . forget about sharps and flats because once you know the naturals, the sharps / flats are between them

    2. learn one note for all 6 strings up to the 12th fret, because after 12th it repeats

    3. order of learning is C B D F E G A, you can spend a few minutes out of your practice session on a note.

    4. Learn all the C's for each string.

    5. Once you learn all the C's then the B's because B is half step (one fret) below all the C's. If you know where C is, you know where B is.

    6. Then learn D's. D's are whole steps (2 frets) higher than a C. Since you know where all the C's are, count 2 frets higher and you got D's.

    7. The process repeats, for next set, F E G. To learn F E G start out with all the F's on each string within the 12 frets. First F on all strings, then E (one step below), then G (two steps higher from F).

    8. A is the last, as it falls between B and G. Since you know where both is, you can find A easily. A caveat, usually most people find it easier just to count two frets up from G and call it day, but others may simply find it easier to count down from the B's.

    9. Note this can be done in a few week span, spending several minutes a day to learn a new note. Once you know where all the notes are you can simply find out the flats / sharps by finding out the natural and going one-half step (fret) below. Some like B to C or E to F etc. the naturals are half steps
    Last edited by hiro; 02-06-2012 at 08:31 PM.

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    Thanks, hiro! Glad to have you with us!


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    thanks for posting this! the order of learning is something i hadnt heard before but it makes sense!

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    Nawwww...that won't work, Hiro. Way too easy, way too sensible thank you for this!!!
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    Thanks Hiro, this makes sense to me too. I already have C and B burned in, and am starting in on D.

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    For the open strings, the one I heard for guitar was: Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie

    I guess for bass it could be: Eddie Ate Dynamite - Gulp

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    The old brain does seem to get quicker, the more we push it, though..

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    Hi Everybody, I'm Horace and this is my 1st post. I'm on lesson one and struggling with memorizing the fretboard just like most everybody else. I found "Eddie Ate Dynamite-Gulp!" Kind of funny. I use "Every Angry Dog Growls." I guess whatever works huh. Glad to be here and at 47 yrs old I'm glad to be finally learning to play the bass. BTW I know it's corny, but my 5 string SX is named T-Storm!

    Soon To Be Bringing The Thunder!
    Horace

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    Welcome, Horace!! Keep at the fretboard!! Check RESOURCES for more help.


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    Welcome, Horace. Good luck with your lessons!!!
    Always remember to enjoy where you're at on the way to where you're going!!!

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