Fretboard Notes
Every note on a 24-fret guitar neck, laid out. Learn the 5th and 7th fret landmarks first — most playing lives between them.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E4 | E4 | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E |
| B3 | B3 | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B |
| G3 | G3 | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G |
| D3 | D3 | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D |
| A2 | A2 | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A |
| E2 | E2 | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E |
Markers: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24 are the standard position inlays on most guitars.
Memorize five notes, own the neck
Learn the notes on the 6th and 5th strings up to the 5th fret first — every power chord and barre chord root lives there. Then the 3rd-fret G, A, B on the bottom three strings covers 80% of first-position playing.
Bass players: the same geometry applies one octave down — see the bass row of the tuner for your open notes (E1 A1 D2 G2).