Learn the fretboard

Pianists know the note names of their keys — so why don't we know the note names of our frets?

Below are videos for finding single notes on the fretboard. 

There is a lot of jumping around here, but it helps in the long run towards learning the note names of your frets (in standard guitar tuning, EADGBE.)

Finding the notes is organized by string — moving from the 6th string (the one closest to the ground) to the 1st string (the one closest to the ceiling), from the open strings up to the 12th fret. 

The open strings are equal to the 12th fret, but an octave higher. 

The 13th fret and upwards are a duplicate the fretboard starting on fret 1 — meaning: fret 1 = fret 13, fret 2 = fret 14, etc.

FIND THE C's

Finding all the C's

FIND THE F's

Finding all the F's

FIND THE B's

Finding all the B's

FIND THE E's

Finding all the E's

FIND THE A's

Finding all the A's

FIND THE D's

Finding all the D's

FIND THE G's

Finding all the G's

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So that's all the natural notes, or white keys on the piano.

Next, we'll move onto sharps and flats — as in F#s, Bbs, and all the rest!