Has anyone ever gone so far as to...

[BlackStrat]

Put little dots on the fretboard to study a scale and learn to improvise up and down the fretboard?

I know the simple scales, but I want to learn how to transfer from one to another easily, and I have an old guitar that I don't use anymore that I could use the fretboard on.

Just wondering if you think it would help, seems like a silly idea, but it may work

[Led Zep Fan]

[The DUDE]

Never did it myself, but I think it's pretty common, actually.

[Jason]

I've heard of it being done, but honestly I think the quicker you learn to use your ears the better off you'll be.

[River]

Not sure what I'd mark...

I'm sure you could get some little removable sticky things in multiple colors.

[BlackStrat]

Originally Posted by Jason

I've heard of it being done, but honestly I think the quicker you learn to use your ears the better off you'll be.

I do use my ears for pretty much everything, and it's gotten me pretty far, but I'd like to learn different scales, something I'm not familiar with, like these:

MyGuitarWorkshop - Online Guitar Scales and Modes Tool

Originally Posted by River

Not sure what I'd mark...

I'm sure you could get some little removable sticky things in multiple colors.

Yea, I was thinking little sticky dots I could remove when I learned the scale

[dylan.rocks.all.nite.long]

Originally Posted by River

Not sure what I'd mark...

I'm sure you could get some little removable sticky things in multiple colors.

ive tried little stickers from a dollar store and found they left a lot of residue on the fretboard, so be careful what you use

[The DUDE]

Originally Posted by BlackStrat

I do use my ears for pretty much everything, and it's gotten me pretty far, but I'd like to learn different scales, something I'm not familiar with, like these:

MyGuitarWorkshop - Online Guitar Scales and Modes Tool

Yea, I was thinking little sticky dots I could remove when I learned the scale

I think you're going about it the wrong way.

First - learn your fretboard. Know where all the notes are. Then make sure you have the major scale mastered.

Then, when you learn a new scale - learn the intervals, and how they compare to the major scale. Not the shapes.

If you know the major scale and you know the notes and intervals on your guitar....and you know how any given scale differs from the major scale - you can pretty easily figure out which notes to move where.

Just my opinion.

[jimmyb21]

Originally Posted by jason

i've heard of it being done, but honestly i think the quicker you learn to use your ears the better off you'll be.

+1!

[dennistruckdriver]

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[tw1st40]

I think the real question here is:

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[AngryHatter]

I did it for kids when I taught a larger class of younger kids.
8-13 year olds - about 10 of them.
I got dots of masking tape and numbered them for finger positions.
I had the kids playing scales and easy tunes the first day - the parents were impressed.

[djlogan33]

I got a brand new Fretlight FG-421 guitar with one LED light, at the high-E string at the nut for only $189.

It's an amazing tool to teach/learn new scales.

From their website:"Optek’s innovative approach to musical education is two-pronged.
It’s most recognizable component is its specially designed FretLight guitar.
Throughout the training process, unmistakable visual cues are provided through a series of – wait for it – “fret lights” mounted beneath the guitar’s fingerboard.
These lights react to instructions from the second component of the system.

Its companion software package is a unique set of applications and training exercises designed to teach everything from guitar tuning to music theory."