Learning the notes on the fretboard.
Using "5th's" (Part Two)
It is highly beneficial to know where the all of the notes are located throughout the entire fretboard of your guitar. Knowing the note names and positions can help you better understand chord structures and scales.
Continuing from Part One of this lesson.
Part Two will be all of the “flat” notes. It is important to understand why “sharp” and “flat” notes exist as the exact same note in music. Knowing where these notes are on the fretboard will help you better understand their significance in understanding basic music theory, including all of the keys.
Your exercises.
The following exercises are combinations of “I-V” chords throughout the fretboard. You can practice playing each combination throughout the entire fretboard. Remember to identify and name each note as you play it.
F# and C#
Gb and Db
Notice - all of the notes in the above two exercise, are in the exact same locations on the fretboard, but they have dual names. In the key of F#, the 5th of F# is C#, not Db. However, if you change the key to Gb, the 5th of Gb is Db. F# and Gb are the exact same note, tonally. C# and Db are also the same exact note, tonally. Remember a sharp key can only have sharp and natural notes in it. A Flat key can only have flat and natural notes in it. They only time you have both sharp and flat notes in a key is when you are building extended and alternate chord structures based off of scale modes that do not originate from common standard keys in music.
Continuing with the remaining flat keys.
Db and Ab
Ab and Eb
Eb and Bb
Bb and F
F and C
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