Fretboard Freedom - How to effectively learn the notes on the guitar fretboard
Here are my top 10 tips to learning the notes on the guitar fretboard.
In this in-depth guitar lesson I will take you through a very systematic and logical approach to effectively view the fretboard and learn key reference points and patterns to quickly obtain fretboard mastery. The countdown concludes with what I think is THE best exercise for learning the notes on the guitar fretboard.
I'm preparing an eBook in support of this video. Whilst you wait for that I've added a gallery of my Instagram posts on learning the fretboard which nicely summarise the key concepts in the video.
My Instagram series on learning the fretboard
![1. OPEN STRINGS AND OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541605010-R7OZV9L7WT8IGPJ89278/1.+OPEN+STRINGS+AND+OCTAVE.jpg)
![2. TUNING POSITION.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541603761-1L7EVI8PU9ABOHMUJQQG/2.+TUNING+POSITION.jpg)
![3. 7TH FRET.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541601724-BI0ZSYEM3YMD7PZR1EGP/3.+7TH+FRET.jpg)
![4. 6-4 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541600292-SUSC6MJA6JIBSK0YC5S8/4.+6-4+OCTAVE.jpg)
![5. SAME NOTE BACK 5.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541596736-6BY19TGHKRXT0WYKX7WX/5.+SAME+NOTE+BACK+5.jpg)
![6. 5-3 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541595790-AIGY51NBGFSXG7DVHL9W/6.+5-3+OCTAVE.jpg)
![7. 4-2 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541592108-TKASGUX0KZGJ3OLJ1TNV/7.+4-2+OCTAVE.jpg)
![8. 3-1 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541590509-FWRQBI3ALCPVRNQSEN1K/8.+3-1+OCTAVE.jpg)
![9. 6-3 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541587249-A09BEVR7J1MAHOE86W9H/9.+6-3+OCTAVE.jpg)
![10. 5-2 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541586411-VFG89OMFGAQ70934O551/10.+5-2+OCTAVE.jpg)
![11. 4-1 OCTAVE.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541583930-VG40VQLTA5LD6XSM63WM/11.+4-1+OCTAVE.jpg)
![12. CAGED OCTAVES.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541582938-RMHYIESKSUZRBJXCPX5M/12.+CAGED+OCTAVES.jpg)
![13. MUSICAL ALPHABET.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541581052-WGV5CIA0PRWYNS24K7A2/13.+MUSICAL+ALPHABET.jpg)
![14. SHARP NOTES.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541577241-A3KCH6RPN09J8FILZU28/14.+SHARP+NOTES.jpg)
![15. FLAT NOTES.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/535140c0e4b0ae193f882ca8/1488541577248-9VIUVZKVJUNUJ22H1SX4/15.+FLAT+NOTES.jpg)