Can anyone explain the design of a 6 string guitar fretboard?

Question

All I know is EADGBE and how to play chromatic scales on each the length of the fretboard ...

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

If you're asking why the fretboard is laid out a certain way, and why the strings are tuned the way they are, and whether there's a relationship that makes scales on one string relate to the next string--

--then you might look at the FRETBOARD LOGIC series of books and videos by Bill Edwards. Volume One was written to cover pretty much what I just listed, and it's a good method for people who ask that kind of question.

You can find the books on Amazon, or on his website--www.billedwards.com.

I won't try to summarize his reasoning here, other than to say he thinks the present fretboard and tuning arrangement has "evolved" as the best compromise between

--the desire to play many kinds of music on a single instrument and--

--the ability of the human hand to actually make the chords it takes to do that. (You can only stretch your fingers so far, and they won't tie themselves in knots...)

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Your question confuses me. A design of the fretboard has so many frets with so many guide dots positioned along it and the topside of the neck.

Each string will change to a different note name dependent on which fret it is pressed. This knowledge will help you in fretboard versatility once you gain a respectable level of chords and their progressions.