Easily learn every note on the guitar neck and never be lost again!
In Unlocking The Fretboard, veteran music teacher Rob Reid (20 years in public schools) walks you through a clear, repeatable system for mapping the entire fretboard — no fluff, no mystery.
Stop guessing which notes are under your fingers. Stop hitting plateaus. Whether you want to improvise lead lines, understand the theory behind the sounds you love, or simply play your favourite songs with confidence, this book gives you the tools and practice steps to get there.
What you’ll learn:
- The building blocks of music: whole steps and half steps explained simply.
- The musical alphabet and how it shows up on the guitar.
- How to find every note on every string — fast and reliably.
- Five major scale patterns and how to connect them across the neck.
- A practical “puzzle-piece” method to join patterns into a complete map.
- Actionable practice steps and tracking to measure progress.
Tested and tuned for real students, this step-by-step method removes the mystery so you can move freely across the neck and play what you hear in your head.
Ready to stop feeling lost on the fretboard? Grab Unlocking The Fretboard and unlock your playing today!