How do you view the fretboard?

[NorthernPaul]

At the moment all I see is the A minor Pentatonic at the 5th fret (or move it down to G etc), and I'm starting to be able to move up and down the fretboard with my (very limited!) improvisation. I'm also trying to memorise the notes I play as well, as I'd prefer to be able to just hit any note at any point on the fretboard within the scale whenever I want.

 

[Mark Wein]

It absolutely does. No doubt. However I am pretty much playing in one genre (jazz) so it is very functional for that since I'm looking to connect arpeggios over typical jazz chord sequences. Those same sequences keep repeating over and over.

If I was playing shred or 3note per string it would not work as well.

I have a lick I practice for fun that is a shred lick and it goes east/west on the fretboard. Not thinking arpeggios at all. I'm running up and down the scale. It's a Dorian lick I guess since it starts on the ii. I can use it over a 2-5-1.

Hey, now that you got me going, another area I have simplified is in my arpeggio selection. I used to practice all these different arpeggios from all over. I've cut down on that. I have a few for each chord type now that use all the time, like two major arps, four minor arps, etc.

It probably sounds like I'm regressing but I'm simplifying.

I'm really curious now. Could you share the shapes?

 

[Virgman]

Hope this makes sense.

I've attached a bitmap of the GuitarPro file. For some reason the .pdf wouldn't work.

There's nothing mysterious about anything I'm doing.

I didn't show the idea at the 3rd fret G. You'll figure it out I'm sure.

The first 8 bars show the arpeggios.

The second 8 bars show an improvisation I made up using the arpeggios and underlying scale over the same progression.

The progression is the first 8 bars of All Things You Are. --> 6-2-5-1-4-#4iim-5-1

 

[Modern Saint]

I view the board in sequences and intervals. Linearily, it is broken into three note grouping or segments.

minor/Major 2nds

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Major/minor 2nds

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Major/Major 2nds

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and minor/minor 3rds (not for everyone)

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After understanding the patterns, one can mix them with scale construction to look at the fretboard

• linearily
• 3 notes on a string
• box formation - not all boxes have three notes
• combination of the above

Combining this with 2 - 3 string intervals can build nice patterns and movement that has helped to open up my playing. The trick for me now (which I sparringly work on) is to do 4-5 string interval jumps.

 

[Mark Wein]

Hope this makes sense.

I've attached a bitmap of the GuitarPro file. For some reason the .pdf wouldn't work.

There's nothing mysterious about anything I'm doing.

I didn't show the idea at the 3rd fret G. You'll figure it out I'm sure.

The first 8 bars show the arpeggios.

The second 8 bars show an improvisation I made up using the arpeggios and underlying scale over the same progression.

The progression is the first 8 bars of All Things You Are. --> 6-2-5-1-4-#4iim-5-1

I view the board in sequences and intervals. Linearily, it is broken into three note grouping or segments.

minor/Major 2nds

​

Major/minor 2nds

​

Major/Major 2nds

​

and minor/minor 3rds (not for everyone)

​

After understanding the patterns, one can mix them with scale construction to look at the fretboard

• linearily
• 3 notes on a string
• box formation - not all boxes have three notes
• combination of the above

Combining this with 2 - 3 string intervals can build nice patterns and movement that has helped to open up my playing. The trick for me now (which I sparringly work on) is to do 4-5 string interval jumps.

These are both things I'm going to mess with later today...I'm always interested in different ways of looking at the same old stuff that we have to use on a daily basis...Thanks!

 

[paulskirocks]

I view the board in sequences and intervals. Linearily, it is broken into three note grouping or segments.

minor/Major 2nds

​

Major/minor 2nds

​

Major/Major 2nds

​

and minor/minor 3rds (not for everyone)

​

After understanding the patterns, one can mix them with scale construction to look at the fretboard

• linearily
• 3 notes on a string
• box formation - not all boxes have three notes
• combination of the above

Combining this with 2 - 3 string intervals can build nice patterns and movement that has helped to open up my playing. The trick for me now (which I sparringly work on) is to do 4-5 string interval jumps.

Interesting... This is how I see groupings, as well, but I never thought of the names of the intervals...