Guitar Fretboard Notes
Find any note across the first twelve frets, then tap its position to hear the pitch.
| String | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| B3 | |||||||||||||
| G3 | |||||||||||||
| D3 | |||||||||||||
| A2 | |||||||||||||
| E2 |
Tap a note to hear its pitch.
Read the chart from the thin string downward
The top row represents your highest-pitched string. Column zero is the open string; the next column is the first fret. Each move to the right raises the pitch by one semitone.
At fret twelve, every string reaches the same note name as its open pitch, one octave higher. The pattern then repeats, which lets you use this chart beyond the displayed area.
Learn a few landmarks first
Start with the open strings, then locate the natural notes on the two E strings. In standard tuning those rows share note names at every fret, despite sounding two octaves apart. Add the A string once those positions feel familiar.
Select a single pitch to see all its locations. Say each note aloud as you play it, moving between strings rather than memorizing only one horizontal sequence.
Changing tuning changes the map
Drop D lowers the sixth string by a whole tone and leaves the other five unchanged. Open G and DADGAD move several strings, so shapes remembered from standard tuning may produce different notes.
Sharps and flats provide two names for the same equal-tempered fret position, such as C♯ and D♭. This chart changes their display spelling without changing the sound.