The following diagram represents your fret board with the 6 strings going up and down.? You can tell this because the 6 open string names which you have already learned are shown along the top.

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You notice that the 5th fret position is left blank as this is the same as the next string played open.? The next note after G# on the 6th string is A, which is played open on the 5th string..? You discovered this when learning to tune.<o:p></o:p>

This may look confusing at first but don't be put off.? It will all become clear as we go along.? The important thing to learn at this point is that each fret position is a half note, called a half step or semitone.? You now know that there are only 7 letters in your musical alphabet but each of these letters has a half tone known as a sharp, indicated with #, or a flat indicated with a little "b."?? The sharps and flats are the same as the black keys on a keyboard. If you have a look at the keyboard chart above you notice that the black keys are in groups of 3 and 2. There are no black keys between the notes B and C or E and F.? This is because the musical space between B and C or E and F is half a tone.? (In other words C is the same as B sharp and F is the same as E sharp.? Comparing your fret board chart above you can see that there are no sharps or flats between these notes.??<o:p></o:p>

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Forget about this in the meantime and let's concentrate on the whole notes which correspond to the white keys on a keyboard.<o:p></o:p>

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For the "Finale" note location charts open your folder and click on Location.MUS<o:p></o:p>