Atop every page of the Riptide Guitar site, you will see something named Riptide Guitar's Guitar Circle of Fourths™. For these exercises, you will travel around the Guitar Circle of Fourths starting with E and ending up on G♭. You will play three tones that will help you further to burn the fretboard into your mind.
E Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for E are the E, F and G.
The E tones can be found on
- 0 fret (open E)
- 7 fret
- 2 fret
- 9 fret
- 5 fret
For each E on each string, play E, F, G three times and then end with an E.
A Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for A are the A, B and C.
The A tones can be found on
- 5 fret
- 0 fret (open A)
- 7 fret
- 2 fret
- 10 fret
For each A on each string, play A, B, C three times and then end with an A.
D Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for D are the D, E and F.
The D tones can be found on
- 10 fret
- 5 fret
- 0 fret (open D)
- 7 fret
- 3 fret
For each D on each string, play D, E, F three times and then end with an D.
G Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for G are the G, A and B.
The G tones can be found on
- 3 fret
- 10 fret
- 5 fret
- 0 fret (open G)
- 8 fret
For each G on each string, play G, A, B three times and then end with an G.
C Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for C are the C, D and E.
The C tones can be found on
- 8 fret
- 3 fret
- 10 fret
- 5 fret
- 1 fret
For each C on each string, play C, D, E three times and then end with an C.
F Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for F are the F, G and A.
The F tones can be found on
- 1 fret
- 8 fret
- 3 fret
- 10 fret
- 6 fret
For each F on each string, play F, G, A three times and then end with an F.
B♭ Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for B♭ are the B♭, C and D.
The B♭ tones can be found on
- 6 fret
- 1 fret
- 8 fret
- 3 fret
- 11 fret
For each B♭ on each string, play B♭, C, D three times and then end with an B♭.
E♭ Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for E♭ are the E♭, F and G.
The E♭ tones can be found on
- 11 fret
- 6 fret
- 1 fret
- 8 fret
- 4 fret
For each E♭ on each string, play E♭, F, G three times and then end with an E♭.
A♭ Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for A♭ are the A♭, B♭ and C.
The A♭ tones can be found on
- 4 fret
- 11 fret
- 6 fret
- 1 fret
- 9 fret
For each A♭ on each string, play A♭, B♭, C three times and then end with an A♭.
D♭ Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for D♭ are the D♭, E♭ and F.
The D♭ tones can be found on
- 9 fret
- 4 fret
- 11 fret
- 6 fret
- 2 fret
For each D♭ on each string, play D♭, E♭, F three times and then end with an D♭.
G♭ Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for G♭ are the G♭, A♭ and B♭.
The G♭ tones can be found on
- 2 fret
- 9 fret
- 4 fret
- 11 fret
- 7 fret
For each G♭ on each string, play G♭, A♭, B♭ three times and then end with an G♭.
B Tones
The three tones that you will play in succession for B are the B, C and D.
The B tones can be found on
- 7 fret
- 2 fret
- 9 fret
- 4 fret
- 0 fret (open B)
For each B on each string, play B, C, D three times and then end with an B.
