Guitar string 6, fret 2 — F#2

String 6 at fret 2 gives F#2 at 92.5 Hz. On a 648 mm scale it sits 70.7 mm from the nut.

Note: F#2
Frequency: 92.5 Hz
MIDI number: 42
From the nut · 648 mm (Fender): 70.7 mm
From the nut · 628 mm (Gibson): 68.5 mm
From the nut · 650 mm (classical): 70.9 mm
Ringing length: 577.3 mm

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

open · E fret 1 · F fret 3 · G fret 4 · G#fret 5 · A

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 6, fret 2?

F#2, at 92.5 Hz — MIDI number 42.

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

Not within this fretboard.

Q. How far is this fret from the nut?

70.7 mm on a 648 mm scale, 68.5 mm on a 628 mm one.

Q. Where is the octave above?

Fret 14 on the same string.