Guitar Fretboard Flashcards
Text cards: a string and fret on the front, the note on the back, plus 24 open chords spelled out.
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Open strings 6
String 1, open E. String 1 is the high E string, the thinnest and highest of the six. String 2, open B. String 2 is the B string, tuned to B in standard tuning. String 3, open G. String 3 is the G string, tuned to G in standard tuning. String 4, open D. String 4 is the D string, tuned to D in standard tuning. String 5, open A. String 5 is the A string, tuned to A in standard tuning. String 6, open E. String 6 is the low E string, the thickest and lowest of the six.
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Open strings
String 6 (low E)
String 5 (A)
String 4 (D)
String 3 (G)
String 2 (B)
String 1 (high E)
Major and minor chords
Seventh chords
Sus chords
String 6 (low E) 12
String 6, fret 1 F. One fret above the open E. No sharp lies between E and F. String 6, fret 2 F# / Gb. F sharp or G flat: one note, two names. Two frets above the open E. String 6, fret 3 G. Three frets above the open E. Many guitars mark fret 3 with a dot. String 6, fret 4 G# / Ab. G sharp or A flat: one note, two names. Four frets above the open E. String 6, fret 5 A. Five frets above the open E, and the same pitch as open string 5. String 6, fret 6 A# / Bb. A sharp or B flat: one note, two names. Six frets above the open E. String 6, fret 7 B. Seven frets above the open E. Many guitars mark fret 7 with a dot. String 6, fret 8 C. Eight frets above the open E. No sharp lies between B and C. String 6, fret 9 C# / Db. C sharp or D flat: one note, two names. Nine frets above the open E. String 6, fret 10 D. Ten frets above the open E, and the same pitch as open string 4. String 6, fret 11 D# / Eb. D sharp or E flat: one note, two names. Eleven frets above the open E. String 6, fret 12 E. Fret 12 is one octave above the open E, so the name repeats. Often marked with two dots.
String 5 (A) 12
String 5, fret 1 A# / Bb. A sharp or B flat: one note, two names. One fret above the open A. String 5, fret 2 B. Two frets above the open A, and one octave below open string 2. String 5, fret 3 C. Three frets above the open A. No sharp lies between B and C. String 5, fret 4 C# / Db. C sharp or D flat: one note, two names. Four frets above the open A. String 5, fret 5 D. Five frets above the open A, and the same pitch as open string 4. String 5, fret 6 D# / Eb. D sharp or E flat: one note, two names. Six frets above the open A. String 5, fret 7 E. Seven frets above the open A, and one octave above open string 6. String 5, fret 8 F. Eight frets above the open A. No sharp lies between E and F. String 5, fret 9 F# / Gb. F sharp or G flat: one note, two names. Nine frets above the open A. String 5, fret 10 G. Ten frets above the open A, and the same pitch as open string 3. String 5, fret 11 G# / Ab. G sharp or A flat: one note, two names. Eleven frets above the open A. String 5, fret 12 A. Fret 12 is one octave above the open A, so the name repeats. Often marked with two dots.
String 4 (D) 12
String 4, fret 1 D# / Eb. D sharp or E flat: one note, two names. One fret above the open D. String 4, fret 2 E. Two frets above the open D, and one octave above open string 6. String 4, fret 3 F. Three frets above the open D. No sharp lies between E and F. String 4, fret 4 F# / Gb. F sharp or G flat: one note, two names. Four frets above the open D. String 4, fret 5 G. Five frets above the open D, and the same pitch as open string 3. String 4, fret 6 G# / Ab. G sharp or A flat: one note, two names. Six frets above the open D. String 4, fret 7 A. Seven frets above the open D, and one octave above open string 5. String 4, fret 8 A# / Bb. A sharp or B flat: one note, two names. Eight frets above the open D. String 4, fret 9 B. Nine frets above the open D, and the same pitch as open string 2. String 4, fret 10 C. Ten frets above the open D. No sharp lies between B and C. String 4, fret 11 C# / Db. C sharp or D flat: one note, two names. Eleven frets above the open D. String 4, fret 12 D. Fret 12 is one octave above the open D, so the name repeats. Often marked with two dots.
String 3 (G) 12
String 3, fret 1 G# / Ab. G sharp or A flat: one note, two names. One fret above the open G. String 3, fret 2 A. Two frets above the open G, and one octave above open string 5. String 3, fret 3 A# / Bb. A sharp or B flat: one note, two names. Three frets above the open G. String 3, fret 4 B. Four frets above the open G, and the same pitch as open string 2. String 3, fret 5 C. Five frets above the open G. No sharp lies between B and C. String 3, fret 6 C# / Db. C sharp or D flat: one note, two names. Six frets above the open G. String 3, fret 7 D. Seven frets above the open G, and one octave above open string 4. String 3, fret 8 D# / Eb. D sharp or E flat: one note, two names. Eight frets above the open G. String 3, fret 9 E. Nine frets above the open G, and the same pitch as open string 1. String 3, fret 10 F. Ten frets above the open G. No sharp lies between E and F. String 3, fret 11 F# / Gb. F sharp or G flat: one note, two names. Eleven frets above the open G. String 3, fret 12 G. Fret 12 is one octave above the open G, so the name repeats. Often marked with two dots.
String 2 (B) 12
String 2, fret 1 C. One fret above the open B. No sharp lies between B and C. String 2, fret 2 C# / Db. C sharp or D flat: one note, two names. Two frets above the open B. String 2, fret 3 D. Three frets above the open B, and one octave above open string 4. String 2, fret 4 D# / Eb. D sharp or E flat: one note, two names. Four frets above the open B. String 2, fret 5 E. Five frets above the open B, and the same pitch as open string 1. String 2, fret 6 F. Six frets above the open B. No sharp lies between E and F. String 2, fret 7 F# / Gb. F sharp or G flat: one note, two names. Seven frets above the open B. String 2, fret 8 G. Eight frets above the open B, and one octave above open string 3. String 2, fret 9 G# / Ab. G sharp or A flat: one note, two names. Nine frets above the open B. String 2, fret 10 A. Ten frets above the open B, and two octaves above open string 5. String 2, fret 11 A# / Bb. A sharp or B flat: one note, two names. Eleven frets above the open B. String 2, fret 12 B. Fret 12 is one octave above the open B, so the name repeats. Often marked with two dots.
String 1 (high E) 12
String 1, fret 1 F. One fret above the open E. No sharp lies between E and F. String 1, fret 2 F# / Gb. F sharp or G flat: one note, two names. Two frets above the open E. String 1, fret 3 G. Three frets above the open E, and one octave above open string 3. String 1, fret 4 G# / Ab. G sharp or A flat: one note, two names. Four frets above the open E. String 1, fret 5 A. Five frets above the open E. Many guitars mark fret 5 with a dot. String 1, fret 6 A# / Bb. A sharp or B flat: one note, two names. Six frets above the open E. String 1, fret 7 B. Seven frets above the open E, and one octave above open string 2. String 1, fret 8 C. Eight frets above the open E. No sharp lies between B and C. String 1, fret 9 C# / Db. C sharp or D flat: one note, two names. Nine frets above the open E. String 1, fret 10 D. Ten frets above the open E, and two octaves above open string 4. String 1, fret 11 D# / Eb. D sharp or E flat: one note, two names. Eleven frets above the open E. String 1, fret 12 E. Fret 12 is one octave above the open E, so the name repeats. Often marked with two dots.
Major and minor chords 9
A chord A C# E. A major: root A, major third C#, fifth E. Shape x02220, string 6 first. Am chord A C E. A minor: root A, minor third C, fifth E. Shape x02210, string 6 first. C chord C E G. C major: root C, major third E, fifth G. Shape x32010, string 6 first. D chord D F# A. D major: root D, major third F#, fifth A. Shape xx0232, string 6 first. Dm chord D F A. D minor: root D, minor third F, fifth A. Shape xx0231, string 6 first. E chord E G# B. E major: root E, major third G#, fifth B. Shape 022100, string 6 first. Em chord E G B. E minor: root E, minor third G, fifth B. Shape 022000, string 6 first. F chord F A C. F major: root F, major third A, fifth C. Shape xx3211, string 6 first. G chord G B D. G major: root G, major third B, fifth D. Shape 320003, string 6 first.
Seventh chords 11
A7 chord A C# E G. A7, a dominant seventh: A major plus G. Shape x02020, string 6 first. Am7 chord A C E G. A minor seventh: A minor plus G. Shape x02010, string 6 first. B7 chord B D# F# A. B7, a dominant seventh: B major plus A. Shape x21202, string 6 first. C7 chord C E G Bb. C7, a dominant seventh: C major plus Bb. Shape x32310, string 6 first. It has no G. Cmaj7 chord C E G B. C major seventh: C major plus B. Shape x32000, string 6 first. D7 chord D F# A C. D7, a dominant seventh: D major plus C. Shape xx0212, string 6 first. Dm7 chord D F A C. D minor seventh: D minor plus C. Shape xx0211, string 6 first. E7 chord E G# B D. E7, a dominant seventh: E major plus D. Shape 020100, string 6 first. Em7 chord E G B D. E minor seventh: E minor plus D. Shape 020000, string 6 first. Fmaj7 chord F A C E. F major seventh: F major plus E. Shape xx3210, string 6 first. G7 chord G B D F. G7, a dominant seventh: G major plus F. Shape 320001, string 6 first.
Sus chords 4
Asus2 chord A B E. Asus2, a suspended second: B replaces the third, C#. Shape x02200, string 6 first. Asus4 chord A D E. Asus4, a suspended fourth: D replaces the third, C#. Shape x02230, string 6 first. Dsus2 chord D E A. Dsus2, a suspended second: E replaces the third, F#. Shape xx0230, string 6 first. Dsus4 chord D G A. Dsus4, a suspended fourth: G replaces the third, F#. Shape xx0233, string 6 first.
How this list was compiled: Own work: every card is computed from standard tuning, not copied from a chart. Note cards: the six open strings are E2, A2, D3, G3, B3 and E4, with string 6 the lowest and string 1 the highest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_tunings and https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Tuning_the_Guitar ); each fret raises a string by one semitone and twelve semitones make an octave (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fret and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_scale ); a sharp and the flat of the next letter are one pitch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enharmonic_equivalence ). The table was then tested against notes the Wikibooks guitar book names in words: fret 3 and fret 5 of the low E string are G and A (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Scales ), fret 3 of the A string and fret 1 of the B string are C, fret 5 of the high E string is A, and fret 5 of a string matches the next open string except fret 4 on the G string (Tuning the Guitar). Dot markers at frets 3, 5, 7 and 9 and a double dot at 12 are described as typical at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerboard . Chord cards: the notes come from the chord formulas at https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Chord_Types (major, minor, dominant seventh, suspended), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_seventh_chord and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_seventh_chord , and every sounding string of each open shape was checked to play a note of its chord; only the open C7 leaves a chord note out (its fifth, G), and its card says so. Each shape was also compared with the chord diagrams shown at https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Open_Chords and Guitar/Chord_Types (files hosted at https://commons.wikimedia.org ), or, for E7, Dm7, Em7, Am7 and Cmaj7, with the fret numbers printed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_chord ; Fmaj7 is xx3210 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_seventh_chord . Finger numbers are left out because teachers differ. All checked 2026-09-19. Licence: own work
How it works These guitar fretboard flashcards cover every note on all six strings in standard tuning, open to fret 12: 78 note cards, plus 24 open chords with their notes. Name the note, flip to check, type it in quiz mode, or print one string.
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What each card shows
A note card names a place, String 6, fret 3; the back gives its note, G. A note with two names shows both: F# / Gb. A chord card shows a symbol, Am7 chord; the back spells it, A C E G, and the small line adds the open shape as fret numbers.
Print guitar flashcards, one string to a sheet
Each string set holds frets 1 to 12: 12 cards, one sheet. Choose a set, turn a card and press Print cards, then print both sides, flipping on the long edge, so G lands behind String 6, fret 3. The 48 natural notes take four sheets, the whole deck nine. With a single-sided printer, Print fold-over cards makes strips to cut and fold, one set at a time.
Start with Open strings, then Natural notes: 48 cards with no sharps or flats.
Fret 5 sounds the same as the next open string, except on string 3, where it is fret 4.
Left-handed? Strings are numbered by pitch, so string 6 is still the low E and every card works.
Questions and answers
What do I type in quiz mode?
A note name: G. For a note with two names either one passes, typed as F# or Gb with a small b, or in words, F sharp. For a chord, type its notes from the root up with spaces between them: A C E G.
Which string is string 6?
The thickest one, the low E. Guitarists number strings from the highest, so string 1 is the thin high E. Chord shapes run the other way, from string 6 to string 1: in x32010, x means skip string 6 and 0 means an open string.
Do the cards show chord boxes or a fretboard picture?
No. Every card is text: a string and a fret, or a chord symbol. A chord card gives the notes and the shape as fret numbers, not finger numbers, which vary by teacher. Keep a chord chart or your guitar nearby to see the shape.