The diagram bellow shows the position of notes on the fretboard in standard tuning. This illustrates the frets of the guitar with string 1 the High E and string 6 the Low E. Open string tuning is just right of the number and the || symbol indicates the nut of the fretboard. The | symbol represents a fret. I am only showing the whole notes not the flats and sharps.

The interval between whole notes works as follows: A Full step, B Full step, C half step, D Full step, E Full step, F half step. G Full Step, and back to A with a Full Step.

Another way to show this is: A BC D EF G A.

1-E—||-F-|—|-G-|—|-A-|—|-B-|-C-|—|-D-|—|-E-|
2-B—||-C-|—|-D-|—|-E-|-F-|—|-G-|—|-A-|—|-B-|
3-G—||—|-A-|—|-B-|-C-|—|-D-|—|-E-|-F-|—|-G-|
4-D—||—|-E-|-F-|—|-G-|—|-A-|—|-B-|-C-|—|-D-|
5-A—||—|-B-|-C-|—|-D-|—|-E-|-F-|—|-G-|—|-A-|
6-E—||-F-|—|-G-|—|-A-|—|-B-|-C-|—|-D-|—|-E-|

For a sharp note find the whole note and move up a half step. For Example the first A# (sharp) on the Low E would be on the 6th fret. There is no such thing as a B # or E#, nor is the such a thing as a C flat or F flat.

Flat notes are a half step down from a Whole note. Fore example an A flat on the Low E is the 4th fret. By the way that’s the same note as G #.

Don’t make this harder than it needs to be. Memorize the intervals and you’ve got it made.

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