Guitar Fretboard Notes
Every note on a guitar in standard tuning, from the open strings to fret 12. Past fret 12 the same notes repeat an octave higher.
Tap any note to hear it and see every place it appears.
Every note, string by string
The same map as a table. Sharps and flats show both of their names.
| String | Open | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High E | E | F | F♯/G♭ | G | G♯/A♭ | A | A♯/B♭ | B | C | C♯/D♭ | D | D♯/E♭ | E |
| B | B | C | C♯/D♭ | D | D♯/E♭ | E | F | F♯/G♭ | G | G♯/A♭ | A | A♯/B♭ | B |
| G | G | G♯/A♭ | A | A♯/B♭ | B | C | C♯/D♭ | D | D♯/E♭ | E | F | F♯/G♭ | G |
| D | D | D♯/E♭ | E | F | F♯/G♭ | G | G♯/A♭ | A | A♯/B♭ | B | C | C♯/D♭ | D |
| A | A | A♯/B♭ | B | C | C♯/D♭ | D | D♯/E♭ | E | F | F♯/G♭ | G | G♯/A♭ | A |
| Low E | E | F | F♯/G♭ | G | G♯/A♭ | A | A♯/B♭ | B | C | C♯/D♭ | D | D♯/E♭ | E |
The open strings
From the thickest string to the thinnest, the open strings are E, A, D, G, B and E. The two E strings are two octaves apart: the low E is the thickest string, the high E the thinnest.
Natural notes and half steps
Music uses seven natural notes, A to G. Each fret raises a note by a half step. Most natural notes are two frets apart, but E to F and B to C are only one fret apart, because there is no sharp or flat between them.
Sharps and flats
The note between two naturals has two names. The fret between C and D is C♯ when you count up from C, and D♭ when you count down from D. Both names sound the same.
Frets 12 to 24
Fret 12 is one octave above the open string, so it carries the same note name. Every note from fret 13 to 24 repeats the note twelve frets lower, an octave higher.