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Where the Notes Fall on the Fretboard

The line notes (EGBDF) appear on the musical staff as shown below:

E
Every

G
Good

B
Boy

Does

Fine

The space notes (FACE) look like this on the musical staff...

From the low open E string to the fifth fret of the high E string, heres what it looks like...

F E Low E

D E C Middle C B

G A

E A D G B E F C F

Now, when you locate these notes on the fretboard of your guitar, you find the Low E (the lowest note on your guitar with standard tuning); middle C and the high A from the above staff - all within the first 5 frets!

B E A

G C F

D G

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