Builtbyguitaristsforguitarists,thisfretboardtutorappwillhelpyourapidlydevelopyourguitarplayingskills.
Maximizeyourpracticetimebyusingthisapptolearnthefundamentalsofguitarfretboardtheory:notepositions,intervals,chords,scalesandarpeggios-evenawayfromyourguitar!
ThelessonsincludedinGuitarNotesMastercoverthespectrumoffretboardknowledgefromlearningthebasicsofopenstringsandfindingindividualnotesuptocomplexextendedchords,modesandotheradvancedscales.Thekeyareastaughtinthelessonsare:
-OpenStrings
-RootShapes
-NoteNamesandFindingNotesontheFretboard
-MajorandMinorScales*
-PentatonicScales*
-PentatonicLeadPatterns*
-Intervals*
-Triads-ArpeggiosandChords*
-SeventhArpeggiosandChords*
-OtherChordTypes*:Extended(e.g.9th,11th),SuspendedChords,6,6/9,Add9,SlashChordsandPowerChords
Modes-Dorian,Phrygian,Lydian,Mixolydian,Locrian
-OtherScales*:BluesScales,HarmonicandMelodicMinor,PhrygianDominantMode,WholeToneandDiminishedScales
(*=Premiumlessonavailableviain-apppurchase)
Nopreviousknowledgeisassumed,soGuitarNotesMasterissuitableforbothbeginningandmoreexperiencedguitarists,anditmakesagreatcompaniontoformallessonswithateacherorotherlearningresourcesthatcovertheotherelementsofguitarplayingsuchasgoodtechniqueandrhythm.
ThePracticescreenisusedtoenforceeverythingthatyou'velearnedinthelessonsbygeneratingthousandsofpracticequestionsthatyoucanusetotestyourknowledgeandburnthefretboardtheoryintoyourmind.Butunlikemost"fretboardtraining"applications,theseexercisesdon'tjustaskyoutofindrandomnotesorreproducescalepatternsfrommemory.Instead,theyarecarefullystructuredtoreinforcethelessoncontentandbuildyourfretboardknowledgelogically.
Asyoucompletelessons,GuitarNotesMasterwillautomaticallyaddexercisesetsthatincludequestionsonthetopicsofeachlessontoyourPracticeList.Whenyou'rereadytopractice,simplyloadupGuitarNotesMasterandswitchtothePracticescreen.GuitarNotesMasterwillquizyouwithrandomquestionsfromyourcurrentpracticelisttohelpyoumemorizeeverythingyou'velearntsofar.Ofcourse,onceyou'reconfidentwithaparticularlessonthenyoucanremoveitfromyourpracticelist,ensuringthatyourpracticequestionsarealwaystailoredtoyourneedsandmakingyourlearningasefficientaspossible.
PerformingpracticeexercisesontheVirtualFretboardalsohastheadvantagethatyoucanfocusonfretboardtheoryinisolationwithoutthedistractionscausedbytechnique,rhythmandtoneissuesthatyoumightalsobedealingwithonaphysicalguitar,allowingyoutogetthefretboardknowledgeclearinyourheadbeforeyouarereadytotransferittoyourguitar.
WithallofthepracticetakingplaceontheVirtualFretboard,youcanpracticeatanytimeyoucanuseyourphoneortablet,evenwhenyoucan'tplayyourguitar.Thiscanreallyspeedupyourdevelopmentasaguitarist,enablingyoutomaximizeyourpracticetimeevenwiththebusiestofschedules.
Effectivelearningcanbeencouragedbypracticinglittleandoften,sotheGuitarNotesMastermethodencouragesyoutoquicklylaunchtheappandstartpracticingforshortperiodsthroughouttheday.Couplethiswithregularstructuredpracticesessionsonyourguitarandyoushouldseeyourplayingabilityrocket!