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Guitar Fretboard Note Map and Practice Trainer

Explore the first twelve frets, highlight a scale, or practice finding notes without labels. Your practice totals stay in this browser.

C note map

The highest-pitched string is at the top. Root notes are red; other selected notes are cream.

Frets 0 to 12. Use arrow keys or Tab to move between note buttons.
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E4
B3
G3
D3
A2
E2

How to use this tool

  1. Choose your tuning, root note, and scale.
  2. Tap a note to identify it, or start practice and find the requested note.
  3. Download a printable SVG map or print the current page.

Worked example

In standard tuning, the high E string reads E, F, F#, G, G#, A from fret 0 through fret 5. At fret 12, every open-string note returns an octave higher.

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