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Shameless plug here - I had just released a free Android app that does exactly this. It's called 'Fretboard Learn' and has 5 game modes that match the name of the notes to a position on the fretboard. Identify the highlighted note, finding the selected note, finding all notes of type X etc.

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There might be more honorable ways to learn the notes, but this is an easy one. Here's an app called Fredboard Learn.

I play this little game whenever I have thirty seconds to burn and don't want to look at twitter: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android

It is a dime-store-ass app, but it gets the job done. You can set it to bass, set the tuning, set the number of strings and frets, etc. and it's fast.

There are some patterns that are helpful in standard tuning:

the 5th fret of any string is the same note as the next higher open string;

the 7th fret of any string is exactly one octave up from the open string DOWN (i.e., the 7th fret of the A string is the E one octave up from the open E string)

go up two strings and up two frets and you've just gone up an octave (or 12 semitones)

remember that there's only one semitone/fret between E and F, and between B and C, all the other gaps are a whole tone / two frets (and the inbetweeny one is the sharp or flat)

For memorizing the notes on the fretboard check out 'Fretboard Learn'. Has a few different practice modes, allows for custom tunings, and has sound.

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If you have an android device - check out my app Fretboard Learn

It has a bunch of memorization games that match note names to positions. Makes it easy to practice when you don't have a guitar in front of you. Includes options so you can just focus on a certain parts of the fretboard.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android

I used this app for 5-10 minutes every night, and within about 3-4 weeks I've basically learned the entire fretboard. Still a bit of work to go, but I'm making more progress in the last month than I ever have.

I found this app to be pretty handy for learning the fretboard.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android

Instead of memorising scale shapes, I suggest to learn interval patterns on the fretboard. Instead of memorising boxes, if you master the pattern in fretboard, you just need to know the interval of a particular scale and apply these interval patterns. Which scale to start with? This comment could help you to decide.

• Starting from your chosen root on a particular position on the fretboard, you should be able to locate where's the (b denoting minor) b2, 2, b3, 3, 4, 5, b6, 6, b7, 7 and octave on the string, going up and down the string.
• Then learn about inversion pattern. There's specific relationship between regular pattern and interval pattern, e.g. descending 4th<--> inversed 5th, descending b7 <-> inversed 2, and so on.
• Then, choose whatever scale that you want. For example the interval for minor pentatonic scale is 1, b3, 4, 5, b7, 1. If you want to play A minor pentatonic, find a note A in the fretboard and move up and down the string based on the interval pattern. This part is easy once you know the pattern.
• Take note of the relative pattern between 2 strings (you need to adjust by minus/plus one fret when going up or down from G to B/or from B to G). For example for minor pentatonic scale, when you start from root, if you go down the neck, it always go down 3 frets, then if you subsequently go up to another string, it will always go up 3 frets and so on. If you're going up the neck from the root, it will always go up 2 fret to another string, and then if you subsequently go down it will go down by two frets and so on. This is easier pattern to learn instead of learning scale boxes.

It could be daunting to learn interval pattern as there's so much to learn but it would be worthwhile as you won't be learning blindly.

I personally use 'Visual Guitar Theory' (ebook) to learn interval patterns but there's a lot of good resources on them out there.

These app could be helpful (assuming you're using android)

• Fretboard Learn (free)
• RR Guitar interval trainer (free)
• Guitar Interval Trainer
• Solo

A few in my experience, learning both guitar and piano.

• Ear training apps (www.musictheory.net)
• Apps to learn the fretboard (Fretboard Learn)
• Metronome Apps
• IRealPro or YouTube for backing tracks to learn improvisation
• Transcribe! for helping with slowing down tracks and focusing on specific sections.
• tuneUPGRADE to track my practice, take practice notes, and set up practice routines ^((shameless plug i wrote it and it's freeeee))

For memorizing notes on the fretboard I really like Fretboard Learn

and for a similar web experience there's this site:

https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/fretboard

I also really like this set of apps here

there's one for ear training, another for rhythm training, and one for learning sheet music. They're all really well structured, starting out at easy beginner mode and gradually increasing to expert territory.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android&amp;hl=fr&amp;gl=US

Fretboard learn, thank me later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android

There are apps available for learning notes, such as this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fretboard.game.android

I've found this Android app invaluable.

Made an app to help with this - Try Fretboard Learn