Memorizing frets

Hello,

I'm in Fundamentals 1 reviewing the C major Scale, One Octave.

I know the frets but moving between them to play the notes I get a brain freeze. I use the dots on the neck as the odd number frets - 3,5,7,9 etc. But I find when I'm performing the exercise - I look at the video in slow mode then I practice myself - no video for about 20 min, I get that brain freeze - moving between the frets.

My thought - get tiny pieces of tape, number 1, 2, 3 etc. place on the frets until I know the frets with no hesitation. Are there any suggestions how to improve where to place my fingers on the frets or an exercise/video that I should review before I continue the class I'm currently on? 

Thanks,

Bob

to me this isn't really about remembering frets

it's about recalling information

to me you are just trying to recall more than you've actually internalized

this is the policy I go by for ANYTHING; not just guitar... ANY THING in life

IF I have trouble something

THEN I break it down into smaller parts; until I stop having trouble with it.

AND build back-up in complexity; until I can do the thing I'm trying to do.

that's it.

specifically for this situation...

If I was you

I'd reduce this to the first two notes

and just go back and forth with those two notes until you've got that down

C, D, C, D, C, D

and add one note

C, D, E, D, C, D, E, D, C

then add the next note

C, D, E, F, E, D, C, D, E, F, E...

etc

 until you can do the whole scale forward and backwards without even having to think about it.

and if at any point you start having trouble...

back-up until you get to the point where you aren't having trouble; and keep working from that point.

Thank you, I appreciate your suggestion.

Bob

there a lot of things like this Bob that will just work themselves out with regular practice, and knowing where to fret will just become a natural movement. I am not discouraging the use of markers, but I think in time with regular practice you will just "know it".

Thank you. 😊

yeah man

(my pleasure to help)

Hi BP9,

I like your tape-idea, as it adds more useful, learnable information to your process with getting solidly oriented to the frets.

"My thought - get tiny pieces of tape, number 1, 2, 3 etc. place on the frets until I know the frets with no hesitation."

I would also suggest saying the fret-number OUT LOUD as you go to each fret.

And if you are studying what the actual notes are that you are playing, again, say them out loud as you practice.

We learn best when we tap into a variety of our senses and ways of processing what we are learning as we absorb new information. 

Thank you Lisa.