Originally Posted by: William MGI picked a note - C D E F G A B and while I watched TV I would pick one and play all positions on the fretboard. Once you have these down you will know where the sharps are.
I use the same method but not while watching TV :-)
I tried using shapes to find similar notes but that takes time to think about it and slows your playing down. Learning each note anywhere on the fret eventually uses muscle memory and you don't have to even think about it. Similar to chords, your fingers just go there.
Of course once you learn one or more notes your progress improves as you learn adjacent notes.
