Frets, guitar neck, C-major chord

Frets, guitar neck, C-major chord

Simple guitar frets

Simple guitar frets

Fret Rule for Guitars

To provide for definite pitch relations between notes, metal inserts called frets are inset in a fretboard on the neck of guitars. The raised edges of the frets provide fixed lengths of string when the string is held down against them with a finger. The interval between successive frets is normally one equal tempered semitone.

Guitar frets

The metal strips running across a guitars neck are called frets. Now, here's what might be confusing: the word has two different meanings when used by guitarists. It can be used to describe:

1. The actual piece of metal wire
2. The space between the metal strips