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Fretboard knowledge · Foundation · 5 min

Your First Movable Shape

Find the root on string 6 or 5 for eight chords, the way you would place a power or barre chord.

How to play it
  1. Each cue names a chord. Find its root on string 6 or 5 as shown.
  2. Once each root is solid, play a two-note power chord on it (root plus the note two frets higher on the next string).
  3. The scorer listens for the root, so play the root alone first on each pass.

What the coach checks: Pitch of each root in order. It cannot judge the full chord.

Goal80 BPM · 80%
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Find each note

Single-note pitch feedback. Practice waits for each note; Play checks the sequence at your chosen tempo. This does not assess chord quality or fret buzz.

This checkpoint needs 80 BPM or faster and the required accuracy. Slower Play attempts still produce practice scores.

Exercise map · 8 targets
  1. 1. G2Bar 1 · beat 1 · string 6 · fret 3
  2. 2. C3Bar 1 · beat 2 · string 5 · fret 3
  3. 3. A2Bar 1 · beat 3 · string 6 · fret 5
  4. 4. D3Bar 1 · beat 4 · string 5 · fret 5
  5. 5. E3Bar 2 · beat 1 · string 5 · fret 7
  6. 6. B2Bar 2 · beat 2 · string 6 · fret 7
  7. 7. F2Bar 2 · beat 3 · string 6 · fret 1
  8. 8. C3Bar 2 · beat 4 · string 6 · fret 8

Chord names and stroke directions are visual guidance. Rhythm scoring measures attack timing.

Target 1 of 8G2String 6 · fret 3

Play one note at a time.

Tune first. Audio stays on this device.

Why this drill

A movable shape is only useful if you can put its root on the right fret without hunting. This drill is that placement, one root at a time.