What you want to know is called the Chromatic Scale.
Starting with the sixth and the first strings you can get the idea as follows, starting on the open string E and moving up the fretboard fret-by-fret and stopping on the 12th fret:
E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E
Fifth string: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A
Fourth string: D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D
Third string: G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G
Second string: B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B
Once you learn the sequence of the Chromatic Scale you can then apply the knowledge to any string you wish and identify any given note.
2007-12-27 09:59:00
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answered by Guitarpicker 7
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The 1st string is the thinnest string, it's high E. The 2nd is B, the 3rd is G, the 4th is D, and the 5th is A. The lowest and thickest string, also E, is the 6th string. Every note's octave is 12 frets or semi-tones away.
All the strings are 5 frets or semi-tones lower than the next smaller string, except the G string is 4 frets or semi-tones lower than the B string. So that means your 6th string at the 5th fret (A) is equal to the 5th string open (A) and your 5th string at the 5th fret (D) is equal to the 4th string open (D) and so on.
So an open 1st string, 4th string 2nd fret and an open 6th string are all E notes.
On the 6th string (E) the 1st fret is F, 3rd fret is G, 5th is (A), 7th is B, 8th is C, 10th is (D) and the 12th fret (also known as the ocatve fret) is (E).
Hope some of this helps.
2007-12-27 17:27:43
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answer #2
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answered by chinmusic851 4
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