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For more information on enharmonic notes see wikipedia. In strict music theory you would change the name depending on what key the music was in. Most of the time (in rock and pop music) you can refer to the note using either the sharp or the flat name. This is because a note of the same pitch can have two (or more) different names. For example, the second fret of the low E string contains both an F sharp and a G flat. You’ll notice that in the fretboard chart above some of the frets appear to have two notes in them. If all of this seems complicated now, don’t worry! It will soon become second nature. The C at the 20th fret of the 6th string is the same as that found at the 15th fret of the 5th string, the 10th fret of the 4th string, the 5th fret of the 3rd string and the 1st fret of the 2nd string! For example, the A note at the 5th fret of the 6th (lowest) string is the same note as the open 5th string. On the guitar fretboard, the same note can often be played on more than one string. Note at 1st fret of 1st string = F, note at 13th fret of 1st string = F (octave higher) Duplicate Notes!

Note at third fret of third string = G, note at fifteenth fret of third string = G (octave higher)

The note at the fourteenth fret is the same note as that at the second fret, but an octave higher, and so on. This means that the note at the thirteenth fret is the same note – but an octave higher – as the note at the first fret. At this point the notes start repeating an octave higher up. The guitar fretboard notes chart above shows all of the notes up to the twelfth fret.

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Learning the basics? Check out this article: Guitar Basics.

You can find more diagrams here: Guitar Strings Notes.

The shading on the diagram shows where the dots are found on most guitar fretboards.

The notes down the side are the fret position numbers. String 6 is the low E string, string 1 is the high E string. The numbers across the top of the guitar fretboard chart shown above are the string numbers. Guitar Fretboard Notes Chart Guitar Fretboard Notes Chart If you plan to learn to read music a knowledge of the fretboard is essential. A good knowledge of the fingerboard is useful for positioning bar chords and guitar scale shapes. Beginner guitarists should aim to learn the guitar fretboard notes.