Guitar string 5, fret 14 — B3

String 5 at fret 14 gives B3 at 246.94 Hz. On a 648 mm scale it sits 359.3 mm from the nut.

Note: B3
Frequency: 246.94 Hz
MIDI number: 59
From the nut · 648 mm (Fender): 359.3 mm
From the nut · 628 mm (Gibson): 348.3 mm
From the nut · 650 mm (classical): 360.5 mm
Ringing length: 288.7 mm

The same note sits in several places

Unlike a piano, a guitar repeats the same pitch on different strings. Which one you take changes the tone and the shape your hand has to make.

string 2 open string 3 fret 4 string 4 fret 9 string 6 fret 19

The frets crowd as you climb

Frets are spaced by ratio, not by equal steps: each one divides the remaining length by the twelfth root of two. That is why the 12th fret lands at exactly half the string — the octave.

Nearby positions

fret 11 · G#fret 12 · A fret 13 · A#fret 15 · C fret 16 · C#fret 17 · D

Browse by string

String 1 is the thinnest. The string printed at the top is the one that sounds highest.

1	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B	C	C#	D	D#	E
2	B	C	C#	D	D#	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B
3	G	G#	A	A#	B	C	C#	D	D#	E	F	F#	G
4	D	D#	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B	C	C#	D
5	A	A#	B	C	C#	D	D#	E	F	F#	G	G#	A
6	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B	C	C#	D	D#	E
		1	2	•	4	•	6	•	8	•	10	11	••

How to read this

One fret is one semitone; twelve of them make an octave.
Frequency multiplies by the twelfth root of two per semitone — A4 is 440 Hz.
Fret position = scale length × (1 − 1 ÷ 2^(fret/12)).
String 1 is the thinnest; standard tuning reads E-B-G-D-A-E from there.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What note is string 5, fret 14?

B3, at 246.94 Hz — MIDI number 59.

Q. Can I play the same note on another string?

Yes: string 2 fret 0, string 3 fret 4, string 4 fret 9, string 6 fret 19.

Q. How far is this fret from the nut?

359.3 mm on a 648 mm scale, 348.3 mm on a 628 mm one.

Q. Where is the octave above?

Off the end of this string — you would take it on another one.