Hey, Mike here! I am an avid fretboard enthusiast. I picked up a guitar in my early teens and never really put it down. I taught myself to play, and now I enjoy playing guitar in the church meetings and at home. I also teach guitar and ukulele, and shares my fretboard knowledge on this website.
View all posts by Mike D. Skip to content Blank guitar fretboard diagrams are a great tool for aspiring guitarists of any level. Blank fretboard chart templates There are two different chart templates for you to choose from: fret 6-string guitar fretboard chart 7 boxes per page fret 6-string guitar fretboard chart 14 boxes per page Here are the samples of the fretboard charts you will find in the PDFs.
Blank six string guitar fretboard 24 frets diagram. Blank guitar fretboard 12 frets diagrams. Blank printable fretboard charts for six string guitar — 24 frets Download PDF. Blank printable fretboard charts for six string guitar — 12 frets Download PDF. Guitar fretboard chart with several common G major scale finger patterns. Previous Previous post: Major Scale Chords. Then we can tune the other strings using the previous string as a reference. We said that the fifth string has to be an A note.
This video shows you clearly how to tune your guitar. Not it's time to talk about a bit just a bit music theory. In western music, the minimum distance between two notes is called half-step or semitone.
A distance of 2 half-steps is called whole step. On the piano keyboard, the distance between the keys white or black is 1 half-step. If we look again at the piano keyboard, we can see that there is a black key between each pair of white keys, except for the space between the B and C keys , and the E and F keys.
So here's the first important thing to notice:. On the fingerboard, we have not black or white keys, but we have frets. Let's look at the C Major Scale on the guitar neck.
As previously said before, we have different options for playing a given scale. This time, for visualization convenience, I've chosen to start from the first fret of the B string , that is a C, and play the scale horizontally on the same string , in order to visualize better the steps and half-steps structure:. In music theory, there are two symbols that, when applied to a note, change its pitch and its name. They are called sharps and flats:. For example, a D flat is a D note lowered by 1 half-step, while a C sharp is a C note raised by 1 half-step.
D flat and C sharp have different names, but they have the same pitch. On the guitar fretboard, they are placed on the same fret! You'll learn why the same fret can have different names in future lessons, technically this topic is called " enharmonics ", but don't worry for now.
Let's now introduce the chromatic scale , a scale composed of 12 half-steps required for going from a note to the same note 1 octave above. The C chromatic scale is the following:. Playing the chromatic scale on the fretboard is straightforward because you only have to play one fret after the other. Notice that between the lowest C and the higher C there are 12 frets , or 12 half-steps. Beginners guitars players usually memorize only the notes on the sixth and fifth strings , because they have learned bar chords shapes and they need to find the root note of the chords.
Starting from this knowledge, it's possible to exploit the fretboard geometry to find notes on the other strings. In the following diagrams I'll show you the so called octave intervals : starting from a given notes, you can find the same note on the higher strings, 1 or 2 octaves above.
This is a great visual aid that helps you find your notes quickly. Octaves will be also useful when you'll approach guitar triads and chord inversions. Here is a comprehensive diagram with the octaves linked together. Practice and memorize these geometric relationships, as they are an invaluable tool for navigating the fretboard effortlessly. In the free guitar notes chart pdf , you'll find several neck notes map. Let's have a look at them:.
In the beginning, it's easier to memorize only the natural notes, and then the notes with flats, and finally the notes with sharps.
Diagram showing only natural notes no sharps and no flats Click to zoom Diagram showing natural notes and sharps notes. Click to zoom Diagram showing natural notes and flats notes. Click to zoom. The chart pdf contains several fretboard maps , each one showing a particular guitar key. In this way is easier to focus on the notes of a given key and learn the notes step-by-step. The layout of the maps is clear and easy-to-remember. Don't worry if you're not familiar with the circle of fifths , this concept is well visualized in the pdf.
As said before, one of the best ways to learn the notes on the fretboard is to start memorizing only the natural notes. This strategy requires less effort, as you have to deal with just 7 notes. So here below you find the guitar notes diagram for the C key , that has natural notes only.
Take your time to memorize these notes, as they'll be the foundation for more complex concepts. Once you have the major C notes under your belt, you can proceed to the next key, that, following the circle of fifths, is the G key. The G key has the F sharp instead of the F , so you only have to raise the F by one half-step. The D major key introduces the C sharp notes, now you're a fretboard wizard and you easily find this new note by raising the C note by one half-step.
The same mechanism of above, the new note in A major key is G. So please raise that G by one half-step. Having the same number of notes on each string helps play with better precision and accuracy. I'm sure that this ebook will help you a lot in improving your lead guitar skills, get it for free by clicking the button below:. Guitar Scales. Download The Scales Pdf For Free The pdf contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but also shows more challenging stuff such as modal scales, pentatonic and blues scales, and several arpeggios.
Here below you find a small preview of the content in the ebook. A guitar tab of the scale is shown right below the fretboard. You'll also find pattern for the melodic and harmonic minor scale. Download The Guitar Scales Ebook.
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