Fretboard Foundation

It’s important to start on the same page, so here’s a breakdown on how we may differentiate the strings on the guitar by numbering them.… Read More »Numbering The Strings

The most common way to refer to a string is its alphabet name. The 1st string is the highest string on the guitar (it’s the… Read More »Naming The Strings

Frets are any of the ridges of metal set across the fingerboard of a guitar which helps the fingers to stop the strings at the… Read More »Frets and Fretting Notes

The 12th Fret Memorizing the name of the notes on the entire fretboard can be a daunting task. A standard guitar has 21 or more… Read More »Dot Inlay Roadmap

Here’s a great way to really drum the fingerboard’s inlay system into your head! It’s an exercise we’ll simply call the “Inlay Exercise”. Here’s how to… Read More »Inlay Exercise