Guitar Fretboard Notes Chart

What it is

A chart of every note on the guitar neck in standard tuning (E A D G B E), frets 0 to 12. Natural notes are highlighted, sharps and flats are shown in lighter type. From fret 12 on, everything repeats an octave higher.

How to use it

• Print it at 100% and keep it on your music stand or wall.
• Don't try to memorise it all at once. Start with the natural notes on the low E and A strings.
• Use it to check your answers when filling in a blank fretboard from memory.

Patterns to notice

• The low and high E strings have identical notes.
• Natural notes are two frets apart, except E–F and B–C (one fret).
• The fret-5 note on each string equals the next open string, except on the G string, where it is fret 4.
• Octave shapes repeat across the chart: two strings up, two frets higher.

Related

Learn the system in guitar fretboard notes, quiz yourself with the fretboard trainer, work through fretboard worksheet 1 and follow the 4-week fretboard path.