The Fun and Easy Way to Learn the Bass Guitar Fretboard - faster than you ever thought possible
Memorize every note on the fretboard (0-12 frets) using clever mnemonics that really stick-no drills, no frustration.
What if learning the bass guitar fretboard could feel effortless - like ""Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge,"" but for the whole guitar? This full color book makes it possible.
Each natural note has its own fun, memorable visual image, using color, wordplay, and a touch of silliness to link it directly to its string and fret number. Every sequence - up and down the strings, and up each fret - always starts and ends with the same words (so if the note was ""Fudge"", as an example, then everything leading to the Fudge note ends with ""Fudge"", and going from the Fudge note starts with ""Fudge"", and we do this all over the fretboard), helping your brain map notes faster and more naturally.
Color coding reinforces patterns, making them easy to see, hear, and remember- all without drills or stress.
The system also connects mnemonics to sheet music and to your ear, teaching you which A, B, or C you are playing and how to find all the different positions for each note.
Learn every note on the guitar (0-12 frets) efficiently and intuitively Recognize any note in any position without relying on tabs No need to be able to read sheet music (but helps with that) Works standalone, or pairs with my sight-reading and ear training books to connect visuals to sheet music and what you hear to build a complete mental map of the bass guitar that integrates paper, ear, and fretboard
Stop struggling with random mnemonics or tedious drills. With this system, fretboard knowledge becomes visual, auditory, and intuitive - the way music was meant to be learned.
By:
Paul Masterdon Imprint: Cosmic Jive Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 227g ISBN:9781918219203 ISBN 10: 1918219206 Series:Bass Guitar Mnemonics Pages: 88 Publication Date:19 November 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active