I’m currently working my way through Steve Vai’s theory book and one of the exercises he suggests is recording yourself verbally saying then playing each note on the fretboard for each string then playing them back on shuffle to see if you can identify the note on the fretboard then hear it to confirm you got the right note.
So far I haven’t really felt like going to the effort of recording myself but I have briefly challenged myself by picking random notes off the page and I’ve been surprised that after years of playing guitar I’m not as quick at finding some notes as I should be.
So, does anyone know of an app that flashes text like ‘F# on 4th string’ then plays audio of the note a couple of seconds later? Sort of like flash cards for the fretboard.
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Gives you little sight reading examples to play, and then it plays them for you right for comparison.
If you are going to learn where the notes are you might as well learn to read notation while you are at it. Why do half a job?
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How are you getting on with it? Btw is this IOS or Android?
The good news, got every note correct in the 100 seconds
The bad news, only 12 right in the 100 seconds.
Think I need a lot of practice!
It's simply a fourth between each string (from bottom to top) expect for the third and second where it's a major third. From that it's a case of locating the other intervals from where you are.
Crucially a sense of 'where you are' and where the notes/intervals nearby are is key.
P.S. Having re-read the opening post just thought it would be worth adding that I would lay money on Steve Vai having never honed his skills with a fretboard training app not least because they didn't exist then (assuming he's the Frank Zappa etc Steve Vai)
I'm not suggesting for a moment that Mr Vai is anything less than an exemplary player - I never judge others but 'exemplary' is an understatement in this case.
I honestly can't relate to 'excercises' such as that as a gateway to success. Hundreds (realistically thousands) of hours of playing and , more importantly, disciplined and diligent practice is what's required. I don't see what's described in that theory lesson as particularly worthwhile to be honest