Guitar Fretboard Note Names
Every note, frets 0-12, standard tuning (E A D G B E).
Fretboard note names
| String | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e (high) | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E |
| B | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B |
| G | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G |
| D | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D |
| A | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A |
| E (low) | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E |
Worth remembering
- Fret 12 always repeats the open string, one octave up - the whole board mirrors after that.
- The 5th fret of one string is the same note as the next (thicker) string open - except between the G and B strings, where it's the 4th fret. That one exception is the whole reason standard tuning feels irregular.
- Two frets = one whole step, one fret = one half step, on every string.