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Guitar Fret Board Notes

Every note on the neck in standard tuning: print it named, blank or numbered, or quiz yourself.

Guitar Fret Board Notes

Name Date

Labelled fretboard

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Write the name of each numbered note.Answer key

  1. E
  2. A
  3. D
  4. G
  5. B
  6. E
  7. F
  8. A sharp / B flat
  9. D sharp / E flat
  10. G sharp / A flat
  11. C
  12. F
  13. F sharp / G flat
  14. B
  15. E
  16. A
  17. C sharp / D flat
  18. F sharp / G flat
  19. G
  20. C
  21. F
  22. A sharp / B flat
  23. D
  24. G
  25. G sharp / A flat
  26. C sharp / D flat
  27. F sharp / G flat
  28. B
  29. D sharp / E flat
  30. G sharp / A flat
  31. A
  32. D
  33. G
  34. C
  35. E
  36. A
  37. A sharp / B flat
  38. D sharp / E flat
  39. G sharp / A flat
  40. C sharp / D flat
  41. F
  42. A sharp / B flat
  43. B
  44. E
  45. A
  46. D
  47. F sharp / G flat
  48. B
  49. C
  50. F
  51. A sharp / B flat
  52. D sharp / E flat
  53. G
  54. C
  55. C sharp / D flat
  56. F sharp / G flat
  57. B
  58. E
  59. G sharp / A flat
  60. C sharp / D flat
  61. D
  62. G
  63. C
  64. F
  65. A
  66. D
  67. D sharp / E flat
  68. G sharp / A flat
  69. C sharp / D flat
  70. F sharp / G flat
  71. A sharp / B flat
  72. D sharp / E flat
  73. E
  74. A
  75. D
  76. G
  77. B
  78. E

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Open strings 6

  1. E The open low E string, with no fret pressed. String 6, the thickest string.
  2. A The open A string, with no fret pressed. String 5, counted from the thinnest.
  3. D The open D string, with no fret pressed. String 4, counted from the thinnest.
  4. G The open G string, with no fret pressed. String 3, counted from the thinnest.
  5. B The open B string, with no fret pressed. String 2, counted from the thinnest.
  6. E The open high E string, with no fret pressed. String 1, the thinnest string.

Natural notes, frets 1 to 5 18

  1. F This F is on fret 1 of the low E string. String 6: one half step above the open E.
  2. C This C is on fret 1 of the B string. String 2: one half step above the open B.
  3. F This F is on fret 1 of the high E string. String 1: one half step above the open E.
  4. B This B is on fret 2 of the A string. String 5: two half steps above the open A.
  5. E This E is on fret 2 of the D string. String 4: two half steps above the open D.
  6. A This A is on fret 2 of the G string. String 3: two half steps above the open G.
  7. G This G is on fret 3 of the low E string. String 6: three half steps above the open E.
  8. C This C is on fret 3 of the A string. String 5: three half steps above the open A.
  9. F This F is on fret 3 of the D string. String 4: three half steps above the open D.
  10. D This D is on fret 3 of the B string. String 2: three half steps above the open B.
  11. G This G is on fret 3 of the high E string. String 1: three half steps above the open E.
  12. B This B is on fret 4 of the G string. String 3: four half steps above the open G.
  13. A This A is on fret 5 of the low E string. String 6: five half steps above the open E.
  14. D This D is on fret 5 of the A string. String 5: five half steps above the open A.
  15. G This G is on fret 5 of the D string. String 4: five half steps above the open D.
  16. C This C is on fret 5 of the G string. String 3: five half steps above the open G.
  17. E This E is on fret 5 of the B string. String 2: five half steps above the open B.
  18. A This A is on fret 5 of the high E string. String 1: five half steps above the open E.

Natural notes, frets 6 to 12 24

  1. F This F is on fret 6 of the B string. String 2: six half steps above the open B.
  2. B This B is on fret 7 of the low E string. String 6: seven half steps above the open E.
  3. E This E is on fret 7 of the A string. String 5: seven half steps above the open A.
  4. A This A is on fret 7 of the D string. String 4: seven half steps above the open D.
  5. D This D is on fret 7 of the G string. String 3: seven half steps above the open G.
  6. B This B is on fret 7 of the high E string. String 1: seven half steps above the open E.
  7. C This C is on fret 8 of the low E string. String 6: eight half steps above the open E.
  8. F This F is on fret 8 of the A string. String 5: eight half steps above the open A.
  9. G This G is on fret 8 of the B string. String 2: eight half steps above the open B.
  10. C This C is on fret 8 of the high E string. String 1: eight half steps above the open E.
  11. B This B is on fret 9 of the D string. String 4: nine half steps above the open D.
  12. E This E is on fret 9 of the G string. String 3: nine half steps above the open G.
  13. D This D is on fret 10 of the low E string. String 6: ten half steps above the open E.
  14. G This G is on fret 10 of the A string. String 5: ten half steps above the open A.
  15. C This C is on fret 10 of the D string. String 4: ten half steps above the open D.
  16. F This F is on fret 10 of the G string. String 3: ten half steps above the open G.
  17. A This A is on fret 10 of the B string. String 2: ten half steps above the open B.
  18. D This D is on fret 10 of the high E string. String 1: ten half steps above the open E.
  19. E This E is on fret 12 of the low E string. String 6: twelve half steps above the open E, one octave higher.
  20. A This A is on fret 12 of the A string. String 5: twelve half steps above the open A, one octave higher.
  21. D This D is on fret 12 of the D string. String 4: twelve half steps above the open D, one octave higher.
  22. G This G is on fret 12 of the G string. String 3: twelve half steps above the open G, one octave higher.
  23. B This B is on fret 12 of the B string. String 2: twelve half steps above the open B, one octave higher.
  24. E This E is on fret 12 of the high E string. String 1: twelve half steps above the open E, one octave higher.

Sharps and flats, frets 1 to 6 17

  1. A sharp / B flat Fret 1 of the A string: A sharp or B flat. String 5: a half step above A and a half step below B.
  2. D sharp / E flat Fret 1 of the D string: D sharp or E flat. String 4: a half step above D and a half step below E.
  3. G sharp / A flat Fret 1 of the G string: G sharp or A flat. String 3: a half step above G and a half step below A.
  4. F sharp / G flat Fret 2 of the low E string: F sharp or G flat. String 6: a half step above F and a half step below G.
  5. C sharp / D flat Fret 2 of the B string: C sharp or D flat. String 2: a half step above C and a half step below D.
  6. F sharp / G flat Fret 2 of the high E string: F sharp or G flat. String 1: a half step above F and a half step below G.
  7. A sharp / B flat Fret 3 of the G string: A sharp or B flat. String 3: a half step above A and a half step below B.
  8. G sharp / A flat Fret 4 of the low E string: G sharp or A flat. String 6: a half step above G and a half step below A.
  9. C sharp / D flat Fret 4 of the A string: C sharp or D flat. String 5: a half step above C and a half step below D.
  10. F sharp / G flat Fret 4 of the D string: F sharp or G flat. String 4: a half step above F and a half step below G.
  11. D sharp / E flat Fret 4 of the B string: D sharp or E flat. String 2: a half step above D and a half step below E.
  12. G sharp / A flat Fret 4 of the high E string: G sharp or A flat. String 1: a half step above G and a half step below A.
  13. A sharp / B flat Fret 6 of the low E string: A sharp or B flat. String 6: a half step above A and a half step below B.
  14. D sharp / E flat Fret 6 of the A string: D sharp or E flat. String 5: a half step above D and a half step below E.
  15. G sharp / A flat Fret 6 of the D string: G sharp or A flat. String 4: a half step above G and a half step below A.
  16. C sharp / D flat Fret 6 of the G string: C sharp or D flat. String 3: a half step above C and a half step below D.
  17. A sharp / B flat Fret 6 of the high E string: A sharp or B flat. String 1: a half step above A and a half step below B.

Sharps and flats, frets 7 to 12 13

  1. F sharp / G flat Fret 7 of the B string: F sharp or G flat. String 2: a half step above F and a half step below G.
  2. A sharp / B flat Fret 8 of the D string: A sharp or B flat. String 4: a half step above A and a half step below B.
  3. D sharp / E flat Fret 8 of the G string: D sharp or E flat. String 3: a half step above D and a half step below E.
  4. C sharp / D flat Fret 9 of the low E string: C sharp or D flat. String 6: a half step above C and a half step below D.
  5. F sharp / G flat Fret 9 of the A string: F sharp or G flat. String 5: a half step above F and a half step below G.
  6. G sharp / A flat Fret 9 of the B string: G sharp or A flat. String 2: a half step above G and a half step below A.
  7. C sharp / D flat Fret 9 of the high E string: C sharp or D flat. String 1: a half step above C and a half step below D.
  8. D sharp / E flat Fret 11 of the low E string: D sharp or E flat. String 6: a half step above D and a half step below E.
  9. G sharp / A flat Fret 11 of the A string: G sharp or A flat. String 5: a half step above G and a half step below A.
  10. C sharp / D flat Fret 11 of the D string: C sharp or D flat. String 4: a half step above C and a half step below D.
  11. F sharp / G flat Fret 11 of the G string: F sharp or G flat. String 3: a half step above F and a half step below G.
  12. A sharp / B flat Fret 11 of the B string: A sharp or B flat. String 2: a half step above A and a half step below B.
  13. D sharp / E flat Fret 11 of the high E string: D sharp or E flat. String 1: a half step above D and a half step below E.

How this list was compiled: Standard tuning, from the lowest string to the highest E2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4: Wikipedia, Guitar tunings ("Standard tuning defines the string pitches as E, A, D, G, B, and E, from the lowest pitch (low E2) to the highest pitch (high E4)"), read 2026-10-01; checked against Justin Holland, Holland's Comprehensive Method for the Guitar (Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1874, public domain), https://archive.org/details/hollandscomprehe00holl ("Manner of tuning the guitar": six strings, numbered from one, the small E, to six, the large E, and called E, B, G, D, A and E after the notes they are tuned to; the fifth string pressed at the fifth fret gives D, the fourth at the fifth fret G, the third at the fourth fret B, the second at the fifth fret E), read 2026-10-01, and against the string tunings file of the LilyPond music typesetter (GNU project), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lilypond/lilypond/master/ly/string-tunings-init.ly (guitar-tuning: e, a, d g b e'), read 2026-10-01. One half step for every fret: Wikipedia, Fret ("each fret represents one semitone"), and Holland, plate 1 ("The distance from one fret to the next is a semitone"), read 2026-10-01. The two names of each sharp or flat note: Robert Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom, https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/EnharmonicNotes.html (section 1.5), read 2026-10-01. The note at each of the 78 places was counted by script from the open string and the fret number. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-10-01 from plain lines, rectangles and circles: own work. The neck stands upright, as in a chord diagram, and its fret spaces narrow less than on a real neck so that every marker has room. No font and nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

This guitar fretboard chart shows six strings from the nut to fret 12 in standard tuning, E A D G B E. It stands upright like a chord diagram, lowest string on the left, and opens as a guitar fretboard diagram with every note named.

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Read the guitar neck notes

Each string starts on its open note, above the nut, and climbs one half step with every fret. A natural note has one letter; a sharp or flat carries both of its names. At fret 12 every string is back on its open note, one octave higher.

Print the fretboard map

Press Print this fretboard for the named chart of guitar notes. Blank leaves every marker empty and Numbered adds a line for each answer, so the same sheet doubles as guitar fretboard exercises.

Quiz yourself fret by fret

Quiz yourself on this fretboard lights one marker and asks its note: open strings first, then natural notes, then sharps and flats. It is guitar note identification on the neck itself.

  • For memorizing guitar fretboard notes, take one string at a time: say each note aloud up to fret 12, then back down.
  • The dots beside the neck help you find notes on guitar frets 3, 5, 7 and 9; the double dot marks fret 12.
  • An acoustic guitar fretboard and an electric one hold the same notes in standard tuning, so one chart serves both.

Questions and answers

How do you work out all the notes on a guitar fretboard?

Start on the open string and count one half step for each fret. From E to F and from B to C is one fret; every other pair of neighboring letters is two frets apart, with a sharp or flat between them.

Is a guitar fingerboard the same as a fretboard?

Yes. Fingerboard and fretboard are two names for the same part of the neck, so a guitar fingerboard diagram, a guitar fingerboard chart, guitar fingerboard notes and fret board notes all mean what this page shows.

Is there a notes on a guitar fretboard PDF?

Yes. Press Print this fretboard and choose Save as PDF in the print window. The named neck and the blank neck each fill one page; the numbered neck prints with a line for every answer.

What is a guitar fretboard map for?

It shows where each note sits, so you can find the same note on another string. Fretboard mapping starts with the open strings and the natural notes, and the quiz here asks them in that order.

Does every note on the guitar fretboard have just one place?

No. Most notes can be played in several places. The E of the open high E string is also at fret 5 of the B string and at fret 9 of the G string.

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