“New Copyrighted E-Book Reveals How Any Beginner Can Memorize the Entire Guitar Fretboard in One Afternoon — and Finally Know Exactly Where to Put Their Fingers”.
No More Guessing…
…So you can move any chord shape — and any scale shape — anywhere on the neck, stop counting frets every time, and start playing like someone who actually knows their instrument.
From the desk of Ben Fields
Founder and CEO at Guitaration.com
Guitar educator with 18+ years of teaching experience
Dear friend,
If you’re only familiar with the notes of the first few frets — and the rest of the neck feels like a dead zone — this will be the most encouraging 4-minute read you’ll have today.
Here’s why:
Grabbing a fretboard chart is a smart first step. But it’ll only get you so far.
Because a chart shows you where the notes are — but gives you no reason to remember them. And without a reason, nothing sticks.
No wonder so many guitarists call it “a daunting task.”
The average guitarist tries it anyway. Weeks later, the chart is still on the wall. The neck is still a stranger.
Instead…
What if you could own the fretboard — string by string, section by section — until every note on every fret feels as familiar as your own name… and get it over with once and for all in a single afternoon?
Not by rote memorization.
By understanding the hidden patterns inside it — patterns that reveal an entire group of notes in one move, instead of drilling note by note.
That’s exactly what this book will give you — a hidden pattern fretboard memorization method that will stick… and only takes one afternoon.
But before I show you how — read this disclaimer:
Early on in my 18 plus years of teaching, I noticed — it never failed. A new student would sit down, pick up their guitar, and sooner or later ask me the same question:
“How do I remember where the notes are on the fretboard — So I can play further up the neck?“
For years, I’d been teaching fretboard knowledge gradually — weaving it into lessons over time. It worked. But some students didn’t want to wait. They wanted to jump ahead, play higher up the neck, like their favorite guitarists were doing — and they wanted it now.
So I had to develop something more focused. A pinpoint method that gave them exactly what they were asking for — fast.
I dissected the neck more thoroughly than I’d ever taught it before and found patterns. Shapes. Shortcuts hiding in plain sight the whole time —And the fretboard that felt like a wall to so many of my students — started becoming a map they could finally navigate.
One student came in frustrated. Forty-five minutes later, he could name almost instantly every note up to the 12th fret on three different strings.
That’s not an accident. That’s exactly what the first session of the book is designed to do.
I tested this method across a wide range of learners — beginners and intermediates, fast and slow, visual and analytical. The results were consistent.
Roughly 120 minutes in, most students could name every note on the fretboard.
Some needed as little as 90 minutes.
Others took closer to three — about one afternoon.
That’s — by the way — exactly where the idea for the book’s name came from.
That said,
I can’t promise you’ll achieve the same results.
I’m using these student references for illustrative purposes only.
Your outcome will depend on your background, your experience, and your commitment to doing the work.
All learning requires consistent effort and action. If you’re not willing to accept that — this book is not for you.
Exactly what you are getting
This book is available exclusively through this site. Nowhere else.
One Afternoon — Really?
This isn’t a gimmick.
You are closer to owning this fretboard than you think.
The distance between “I can’t find notes” and “I know exactly where everything is” is not talent. It’s not years of practice. It’s one afternoon with the right framework — and a guitar in your hands.
The process takes about three hours to complete. Long enough to absorb the material properly. Short enough that you won’t burn out.
The book is structured as three 45-minute focused sessions, and …
Here’s what it’s about
First of all, this visual, hands-on PDF e-book and the printable worksheets that come with it aren’t like any guitar learning book you’ve ever read.
It’s a PDF because I embedded links throughout — so you can keep expanding your knowledge long after you’ve owned the fretboard. Something a printed book can’t do.
And the guided worksheets are your growth lab — where you let the note positions sink in until the fretboard feels like home.
What to Expect When You Use It
Have you ever opened a tutorial or a YouTube video where the teacher assumes you already know the basics — and you’re left scratching your head twenty seconds in?
That’s not going to happen here.
This book assumes nothing — not even music theory knowledge.
To remove the heavy mental work, most concepts are introduced through a simple — sometimes childish — memorable image, one that makes the idea click right away without too many technical terms.
For example, I bet you never thought a chocolate bar would teach you a different way to look at your fretboard.
It will. Page 2.
Don’t get me wrong — the book does contain theory concepts, tips, and memory aids to help you understand what you’re actually playing. But I wrote it in language simple enough for a second grader to follow.
And even the memory aids you’ve seen before get used differently here.
Take “Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie” — you’ve probably heard that one. But I don’t use it just as a memory aid to remember the open string notes. I use it as a doorway into the hidden ladder pattern — one that reveals six notes at once, across multiple positions on the neck.
But that’s only one of the patterns inside this book. There are others — pyramids, squares, stairs — each one revealing a group of notes at once, and how they connect. Some will surprise you. Some will make you laugh. All of them work.
But there’s more than just revealing patterns.
Following the patterns to derive where the notes live is one thing. Making them stick permanently is something else — and it requires a deeper approach. An emotional one.
Your brain remembers what it feels most vividly. Everything else fades faster.
That same principle is built into this book. On page 23, you’ll use that — in a way that ties notes to something personally yours. Once that connection is made, the note doesn’t just sit in your memory. It belongs there.
That’s what Worksheet #1 is built around.
Here’s what all of it gives you the power to:
- Move any chord or scale shape anywhere on the neck — instantly. Know your root, know your position, and the whole fretboard opens up. No more being stuck where every other guitarist is stuck.
- Spot one note and instantly know three others — the Square pattern hands them to you without a single extra move. Four notes. One glance. (Page 47)
- Be the go-to person when anyone asks “where’s the Bb scale?” — because you know the hidden patterns most guitarists never find. (Page 39)
- Play fluently above the 12th fret — no dead zones, no hesitation. Just fluid navigation wherever the music takes you. (Page 86)
- Stack every guitar skill faster on a foundation that actually holds — chord and scales movement, improvisation. All of it grows faster once fretboard fluency is underneath it.
- Own the entire fretboard in one afternoon — not months of chart-staring and forgetting. Three focused sessions and it’s done.
- Play like someone who understands the neck — not just copies shapes — the way your guitar heroes actually do it. (Page 97)
- Understand what every great guitarist already knows about the neck — the interval logic, the tuning twist, the patterns hiding in plain sight. The language of the fretboard, finally in plain English. (Page 40)
- Spot sharps and flats without a chart — because once you know where the natural notes live, the other five reveal themselves automatically. (Page 74)
- Fill in every note on the complete fretboard from memory — every string, every fret, up to the 12th and beyond. Worksheet #6 is your proof. (Page 95)
How the book comes to you
The moment you click the “send me the book” botton, you’ll receive an email with a download link. One click and a zip file lands on your device — ready to open anywhere, on any screen.
Inside the zip you’ll find three things:
- A quick-start guide — so you’re set up and playing from minute one.
- The PDF e-book — 108 pages, plain English, built around visual patterns and memorable images.
- Six printable worksheets — your hands-on practice lab. Print them in color. Included as both a single file and six separate files — print all at once or one at a time.
Bottom line is:
As I said earlier — you can take the route most guitarists take. Six months from now a fretboard chart will still be hanging on your wall, and most of the neck will still be a stranger.
Or you can spend one afternoon with this book — and own the fretboard for good.
The choice is yours.
Normally my guitar learning programs sell for anywhere from $19.97 to $24.75 — and later this year, Memorize the Guitar Fretboard in One Afternoon will sell at its full price of $19.97.
But to get this into the hands of as many guitarists as possible, I’m letting you have it today for just $9.97 — saving you $10 instantly.
And if the thought crossed your mind…
Yes.
Of course there’s a guarantee.
In fact —
A Rock-Solid Money-Back Guarantee.
If for any reason whatsoever you’re not completely happy with the results, just drop me a direct email — you’ll find it at the end of the book — and I’ll send you a full refund through PayPal. You get to keep the e-book anyway.
No questions asked. Not today, not next month — even a year from now.
That’s how confident I am this will change the way you play.
Here’s what to do next:
Click the button below, complete your order in seconds, and you’ll receive an instant download link — plus a confirmation to your email so your complete method is always on record.
One click — and it’s yours, ready to open on any device, anywhere.
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Thanks for reading this far. I genuinely look forward to hearing how this changes your playing.
Ben Fields
P.S. If you skimmed all the way down here — here’s what matters most:
Every day you play without knowing your fretboard is another day of guessing, counting frets, and feeling like the neck belongs to someone else.
One afternoon with this book changes that permanently.
108 pages. 6 worksheets. $9.97. And if you don’t love it — I’ll refund every penny. You keep the book anyway.
Click the button above and get started today.