What is the note on the 5th string at the 11th fret?

To determine the note on the 5th string (A string) at the 11th fret, it's essential to understand the relationship between the strings, frets, and the notes they produce. The 5th string on a standard-tuned guitar is tuned to the note A.

When you press down a fret, you're raising the pitch of the note by a half step for each fret you move up. Counting from the open A at the 0 fret:

• 1st fret = A# (or Bb)

• 2nd fret = B

• 3rd fret = C

• 4th fret = C# (or Db)

• 5th fret = D

• 6th fret = D# (or Eb)

• 7th fret = E

• 8th fret = F

• 9th fret = F# (or Gb)

• 10th fret = G

• 11th fret = G# (or Ab)

Therefore, the note located at the 11th fret on the 5th string is G#. This makes it the correct answer. Understanding this process helps in identifying notes on the guitar neck by transposing the natural notes and their