Complete note names on all 6 strings from the open string (fret 0) through fret 12. At fret 12, the pattern repeats one octave higher.
Fret: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
┌─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┐
e 1 │ E │ F │ F# │ G │ G# │ A │ A# │ B │ C │ C# │ D │ D# │ E │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
B 2 │ B │ C │ C# │ D │ D# │ E │ F │ F# │ G │ G# │ A │ A# │ B │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
G 3 │ G │ G# │ A │ A# │ B │ C │ C# │ D │ D# │ E │ F │ F# │ G │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
D 4 │ D │ D# │ E │ F │ F# │ G │ G# │ A │ A# │ B │ C │ C# │ D │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
A 5 │ A │ A# │ B │ C │ C# │ D │ D# │ E │ F │ F# │ G │ G# │ A │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
E 6 │ E │ F │ F# │ G │ G# │ A │ A# │ B │ C │ C# │ D │ D# │ E │
└─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┘
• • • ••
(fret 3) (fret 5) (fret 7) (fret 12)
- Strings listed top to bottom: thinnest (1st) to thickest (6th)
- Dots below mark common fret markers found on most guitars (frets 3, 5, 7, 12)
- Fret 12 = same note as the open string, one octave higher
- Your Saga SF-600C-BK has dot markers at frets 3, 5, 7, 9, and a double dot at fret 12
- Each fret raises the pitch by one half step (one semitone)
# = sharp (one fret higher than the natural note)b = flat (one fret lower than the natural note)F# = Gb, C# = Db, G# = Ab, A# = Bb, D# = Eb (same note, two names)- Natural notes with no sharp/flat between them: B-C and E-F (they are already one fret apart)
For quick reference, here are just the natural notes (no sharps or flats):
Fret: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
┌─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┐
e 1 │ E │ F │ │ G │ │ A │ │ B │ C │ │ D │ │ E │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
B 2 │ B │ C │ │ D │ │ E │ F │ │ G │ │ A │ │ B │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
G 3 │ G │ │ A │ │ B │ C │ │ D │ │ E │ F │ │ G │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
D 4 │ D │ │ E │ F │ │ G │ │ A │ │ B │ C │ │ D │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
A 5 │ A │ │ B │ C │ │ D │ │ E │ F │ │ G │ │ A │
├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
E 6 │ E │ F │ │ G │ │ A │ │ B │ C │ │ D │ │ E │
└─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┘
| String Number | Letter | Mnemonic |
|---|
| 1 (thinnest) | e (high E) | Eggs |
| 2 | B | Butter |
| 3 | G | Good |
| 4 | D | Dogs |
| 5 | A | Are |
| 6 (thickest) | E (low E) | Eddie |
Read bottom to top: Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie
- Start from the open string note
- Count up frets (each fret = one half step)
- The sequence of half steps: A - A# - B - C - C# - D - D# - E - F - F# - G - G# - (repeat)
- Remember: no sharp between B-C and E-F
| Fret | Marker | Useful Notes at This Fret |
|---|
| 3 | Single dot | G on low E, C on A, F on D |
| 5 | Single dot | A on low E, D on A, G on D, C on G |
| 7 | Single dot | B on low E, E on A, A on D, D on G |
| 9 | Single dot | C# on low E, F# on A, B on D, E on G |
| 12 | Double dot | Same as open strings (one octave higher) |
| Note | String | Fret |
|---|
| C | A | 3 |
| D | D | 0 |
| E | D | 2 |
| F | D | 3 |
| G | G | 0 |
| A | G | 2 |
| B | B | 0 |
| C | B | 1 |
| Note | String | Fret |
|---|
| E | low E | 0 |
| G | low E | 3 |
| A | A | 0 |
| C | A | 3 |
| D | D | 0 |
| E | D | 2 |
| G | G | 0 |
| A | G | 2 |
| C | B | 1 |
| D | B | 3 |
| E | high e | 0 |
| G | high e | 3 |
