Mnemonics for learning the fretboard

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I’m trying to learn the notes on the fretbord and just came up with a number of mnemonics with parts of what Justin uses in his lessons.
(I use the 10th fret insted of the 9th becasue it doesn’t have as many flats and sharps.)

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Fret 3 (String: 6=G, 5=C, 4=F, 3=A♯, 2=D, 1=G)

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Fret 5 (String: 6=A, 5=D, 4=G, 3=C, 2=E, 1=A)

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Fret 7 (String: 6=B, 5=E, 4=A, 3=D, 2=G♭, 1=B)

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Fret 10 (String: 6=D, 5=G, 4=C, 3=F, 2=A, 1=D)

They are kind of silly, but I hope they will help me remember them…

How did you do to learn the fretboard?

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Hi,
That’s funny but may be useful for some learners. Just a small correction (which, I hope, you don’t mind): on the 7th fret 2nd and 1st string: after G flat (or F sharp) comes B (will always be the same as on the E6 string, just two octaves higher).

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Oh! Thanks for noticing!
:+1:
I’ve edited the post with a replacement word for the thin E string.

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This is how I’ve, pretty much, learnt the fretboard.

  1. E and A strings by rote, then
  2. Octave shapes, then
    3.Triads

Cheers, Shane

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I have only done fret 5 -

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The note on high E (fret 5 string 1) is A, not F. :slight_smile:

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oh of course.

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