Guitar Fretboard
Can anyone explain the design of a 6 string guitar fretboard?
All I know is EADGBE and how to play chromatic scales on each the length of the fretboard …
I think you are wanting to know this’
1st off,the open string whichever 1,is a note when played open.Lets use the low E string,when you play that string with no fret depressed,it is an E note.Each fret is a half step up the chromatic scale.
Example open=E
1st fret =F
2nd fret=F# or Gb
3rd fret=G
4th fret=G# or Ab
5th fret=A now the 5th fret is the same note as the next higher string when played open,on every string except the 3rd string.On the thrid string the 4th fret is a B,which is the same as the open 2nd string.
6th fret=A# or Bb on the 5th string 1st fret=A#
7th fret=B 5th string 2nd fret=B
8th fret=C 5th string 3rd fret=C
9th fret=C# or Db 5th string 4th fret=C# or Db
10th fret=D 5th string 5th fret=D
11th fret=D# or Eb
12th fret=E
the 12th fret of a string is an octave higher of the open note/name of the string.So when you get to the13th fret its an octave higher than the 1st fret,and so on.Since you know how to play the chromatic scale the length of each string,I would suggest you draw the fret board with all 6 strings up to 13 frets each,then write in each note,by doing this you can easily see where the octaves are,and you will have a big advantage when you start to learn position shifting and soloing.
I hope this didn’t confuse you,email me if you need clarification,good luck
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January 26, 2012 11:34 am 
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