I ’ m providing three diagrams I ’ ll reference as I continue forward .
Let ’ s start with the A notes . Observe ( on the accompanying video ) as I connect these notes together by four octaves , and one double octave .
Starting with the lowest note fret-wise on the open 5 th string , the A notes are on strings 5 , 3 , 1 , 6 , 4 , 2 .
If we know how to form the octaves , the notes just fall into place , using our sequence of descending odd and even numbers . Notice that the C notes start “ mid-sequence ,” beginning on string 2 .
The E notes can start off with a double octave , indicated by a green line from strings 1 to 6 .
As a bonus ( in the video ) I can start on string 6 , and actually make my way all the way up to the 12 th fret of the 1 st string to make this even more neatly laid out for you , with the descending even numbers , followed by the
descending odd numbers .
So today , we learned how to map out the fretboard octaves with the notes : A , C , and E . And what does that spell ? ACE ! We just figured out how to ACE our fretboard with octaves !
What does this help us do ? Anything we want ! Moveable chords , scales , arpeggios , capo positions , the CAGED System , and more . It literally unlocks our fretboard for us !
Hopefully , there were some “ lightbulbs ” that appeared over your head during this quick lesson . As you can imagine , there ’ s so much more . We covered three notes today – and there are technically 12 notes , but we are off to an excellent start !
Thanks for spending some time with me today , sharpening your skills . Keep showing up , and I ’ ll see you next time !
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