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This live stream focused on learning the fretboard through songs. The foundation is knowing your note circle - without it, everything falls apart. From there, you can count up from any open string: A, A sharp, B, C, C sharp and so on until you're back at A again.
The key landmarks are the first three dots and the double dot at the 12th fret where the guitar repeats. If you can remember G, A, B and C, D, E at those positions, you're honestly laughing because everything else runs from there. String six is tuned the same as string one, so those patterns mirror each other.
Seven Nation Army is perfect for this - E, B, G, E, D, C, B - no sharps or flats, and you can play it in different positions once you know the notes. Same with Knock On Wood and Midnight Hour using E minor pentatonic on one string. Shakin' All Over by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates is brilliant because you can challenge yourself to play the same riff at different octaves across the neck.
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