Notes on the fretboard: 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

F-A-C-G-C-E · Open

C
FACGCE035791215F2 · fret 0F♯2 · fret 1G2 · fret 2G♯2 · fret 3A2 · fret 4A♯2 · fret 5B2 · fret 6C3 · fret 7C♯3 · fret 8D3 · fret 9D♯3 · fret 10E3 · fret 11F3 · fret 12F♯3 · fret 13G3 · fret 14G♯3 · fret 15A2 · fret 0A♯2 · fret 1B2 · fret 2C3 · fret 3C♯3 · fret 4D3 · fret 5D♯3 · fret 6E3 · fret 7F3 · fret 8F♯3 · fret 9G3 · fret 10G♯3 · fret 11A3 · fret 12A♯3 · fret 13B3 · fret 14C4 · fret 15C3 · fret 0C♯3 · fret 1D3 · fret 2D♯3 · fret 3E3 · fret 4F3 · fret 5F♯3 · fret 6G3 · fret 7G♯3 · fret 8A3 · fret 9A♯3 · fret 10B3 · fret 11C4 · fret 12C♯4 · fret 13D4 · fret 14D♯4 · fret 15G3 · fret 0G♯3 · fret 1A3 · fret 2A♯3 · fret 3B3 · fret 4C4 · fret 5C♯4 · fret 6D4 · fret 7D♯4 · fret 8E4 · fret 9F4 · fret 10F♯4 · fret 11G4 · fret 12G♯4 · fret 13A4 · fret 14A♯4 · fret 15C4 · fret 0C♯4 · fret 1D4 · fret 2D♯4 · fret 3E4 · fret 4F4 · fret 5F♯4 · fret 6G4 · fret 7G♯4 · fret 8A4 · fret 9A♯4 · fret 10B4 · fret 11C5 · fret 12C♯5 · fret 13D5 · fret 14D♯5 · fret 15E4 · fret 0F4 · fret 1F♯4 · fret 2G4 · fret 3G♯4 · fret 4A4 · fret 5A♯4 · fret 6B4 · fret 7C5 · fret 8C♯5 · fret 9D5 · fret 10D♯5 · fret 11E5 · fret 12F5 · fret 13F♯5 · fret 14G5 · fret 15CC3 · fret 7CC3 · fret 3CC4 · fret 15CC3 · fret 0CC4 · fret 12CC4 · fret 5CC4 · fret 0CC5 · fret 12CC5 · fret 8

Tap any fret to hear it. Pick an octave to single out one exact pitch – the other octaves fade.

Where to find C: 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

  • String 1 (E): 8
  • String 2 (C): open, 12
  • String 3 (G): 5
  • String 4 (C): open, 12
  • String 5 (A): 3, 15
  • String 6 (F): 7

All notes on the fretboard: 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

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1EFF♯GG♯AA♯BCC♯DD♯E
2CC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AA♯BC
3GG♯AA♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯G
4CC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AA♯BC
5AA♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯A
6FF♯GG♯AA♯BCC♯DD♯EF

In the tuning FACGCE (Fmaj7) its 6 strings cover a range from F2 to G5 within the first 15 positions. Pick a note to mark every place it sounds, choose an octave to single out one exact pitch, and use the chart above to learn the neck string by string.

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How do I learn the notes on this fretboard?

Start with the open strings of FACGCE (Fmaj7), then learn one natural note at a time across all strings. The 12th fret repeats the open strings an octave higher, so the chart only needs frets 0 to 12.

Why does the same note appear on several strings?

Neighbouring strings overlap in range, so most pitches can be played in more than one place. Choose an octave in the note finder to see exactly which positions give the same pitch.

What is the range of this tuning?

From F2, the lowest open string, up to G5 at the 15th position of the highest string.