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Figure 1 shows all the notes in the C major scale on the first string up to the 12th fret. In the C major scale, E is the third note. Remember the C major scale is comprised of the following whole-half tone pattern: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half (w w h w w w h). The 1st string begins with the semitone between the 3rd and 4th note - that's the -0--1- sequence. Now we're on the 4th note, F. From here there are 3 whole tones: -1--3--5--7-, which represent the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th notes of the scale; in this case, F G A B. The 8th fret gets us back to C. C D E (-8--10--12-) shows the first two whole steps of the C major scale. And this gets us back to our original note, E.
'''Notice that the 12th fret is the octave of the open string. All the patterns for the fretboard from open position to the 12th fret will repeat from the 12th fret to the 24th.''' Remember that the next highest fret moves the frequency one half step higher. There are 12 notes in the chromatic scale, represented by frets 0 - 11. The 13th note, or 12th fret, is the octave.
== Working up the Fretboard ==