Guitar String Notes

Do you want to learn about guitar string notes? While it may seem difficult to the beginning guitar player, figuring out the notes on the guitar is easy when you have a note chart in hand.

The Notes On The String

On the guitar, there are six strings. Each of these six strings is a note. Starting from the thickest string, the note of the first string is E, the second is A, the third is D, the forth is G, the fifth is B and the sixth is also E. This can be clearly seen as follows:

Each of these strings plays their corresponding note if they are left 'open'. What this means is that you just strike the string without putting your finger on any of the frets on that string. If you put your finger down on any of the frets on a string, the string no longer plays an open note. Instead, it plays one of many guitar string notes.

More Guitar String Notes

Each guitar string in standard tuning has a note as stated above. But each individual string has more notes. Of the twelve standard frets on the guitar neck, each fret on each string will produce a different note. Furthermore, each string's notes run in a scale pattern.

What this means is that the notes slowly ascend as your finger moves up the string. For example, the E strings will play an E when left open. When you put your finger on the first fret and play the string, the note becomes an F. When you put your finger on the second fret and play the note, it is an F sharp. When you put your finger on the third fret and play, the note becomes a G. This continues all the way down the neck of the guitar. This is true of all the strings on the guitar.

There are only two exceptions to this rule. In the case of B, there is no B sharp. In the case of E, there is no E sharp. What this means is that on any given string the notes will read A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#. Why is this? The joking answer is that there are only twelve tones in a scale and so someone had to be left out. The technical answer is that this is because there is an even spacing between octaves.

For easy reference, you can use the chart below:

Tips For Learning Guitar Notes

If you are looking to learn the notes on the guitar neck quickly without referencing the chart every time you need a note, here are a few tips to help:

• The most important step is learning the notes of the six strings when open. After that, you can do a little thinking to figure out any note on that string. Just remember that the notes go in ascending order up the neck. In addition, try to remember that B and E are the exceptions and have no sharps.
• Another way to go about this is to remember a single string at a time. Since the pattern repeats in the same way on all of the strings, remembering a single string will make the others easier.
• If all else fails, check out your local guitar shop or Sam Ash. There are special removable stickers that you can place on your guitar's fretboard to quickly learn each of its notes.

Closing Thoughts

Since there is tablature, many guitarists forget that there are actually notes on their guitar. For those who want to try to learn each note, it can be difficult to remember them all. After all, the guitar has 12 standard frets and six strings. That's 72 possible fingerings (78 if you count open strings)! The most important thing to remember if you would like to learn the notes on the guitar is to keep at it and stay focused.

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