are they the metal things or the wood in between?
and if they asked you to play fret one would it be the top wood part of the first metal thing or the second wood part?
2006-12-27 14:38:23 · 9 answers · asked by fawkingsupergirl 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Good question. I wish when I started playing guitar that someone would have told me!
The FRET is the metal piece that is mounted into the FINGERBOARD. When fretting a guitar, for example at the 3rd fret, you would place your finger between the second and third fret- where you see the little dot on the side of the fingerboard.
Those dots, by the way, usually signify the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, then a double dot on the 12th, then 15th, 17th, 19th and so on. The reason there are 2 dots at the 12th fret is because that is the beginning of the second octave of that particular string.
Probably too much info, right? Sorry.
2006-12-28 07:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A fret is basically like a key on a piano or keyboard: each one in increasing order produces a higher note.
A fret bar is the little metal thing (I should say it's commonly metal) that seperates the note spaces on the guitar and also helps control the notes.
2006-12-27 14:43:41 · answer #2 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The metal parts are called the fret bars, the space between is the fret.
2006-12-27 14:49:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guitar frets are actually the nickel (metal) on the neck, but when refering to playing actual notes , chords , etc. the term "frets" is used for playing in between the metal. 2. Look at the dots on your neck - the first one is the 3rd fret , and it goes 3,5,7,9,12 and so on. 3. "Guitar Hero" is not real guitar, real guitar doesn't have 5 color coded buttons used as "frets" , LOL!
2006-12-27 14:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The long board with the metal bars....fret 1 is the biggest open space on the board (wood)
2006-12-27 14:47:09 · answer #5 · answered by DRUMMER4LIFE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they are the metal things cuz I have Guitar Hero and It is always talking about the frets and then I watch the T.v. show lost Where Charlie is playing the guitar and strumming the frets or sumthin like that
2006-12-27 14:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by Devi! At the Disco <3 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's the wood in between, the metal just sperates them, the first fret is at the very top google "the guitar"...
2006-12-27 14:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by razzle girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
both.. but when you play a fret, you want your finger to be right before the metal bar.
2006-12-27 14:41:22 · answer #8 · answered by Konrad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put your finger just to the left of the metal bar for each one.
2006-12-27 14:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by ƎIΝΟƆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋