Guitar Fretboard
Every note on the guitar neck, laid out interactively. Choose a tuning, switch between sharps and flats, filter which notes appear, or overlay a scale. Click any note to hear it.
How to visualize the guitar fretboard
In standard tuning the six strings are E, A, D, G, B and E from lowest to highest. Every fret raises the pitch by one semitone, so the twelfth fret is one octave above the open string and the pattern of notes repeats from there.
Learning the fretboard is easier one note at a time: start by finding all the natural notes on the two lowest strings, then use the octave shapes to map the rest. Use the note filter to drill a single note across the whole neck, or overlay a scale to see how patterns connect.
Frequently asked questions
How do I memorize the guitar fretboard?
Learn the notes on the low strings first, then use octave patterns to find the same note elsewhere. Practicing one note name at a time across all strings — using the note filter here — is one of the fastest ways to internalize the neck.
What are common alternate guitar tunings?
Drop D lowers the sixth string to D for heavier riffs and easy power chords; DADGAD is popular for folk and Celtic music; Open G tunes the strings to a G chord for slide playing. This tool includes all of them.
Why is the guitar tuned in fourths except one string?
Five of the six intervals are perfect fourths, but the interval between the G and B strings is a major third. This tuning is a compromise that keeps chord shapes and scale patterns playable across the neck.
