What note is located on the 12th fret of the 3rd string?

To determine what note is located on the 12th fret of the 3rd string, it’s important to know the standard tuning of the guitar strings. The 3rd string in standard tuning is the G string. When you play the open 3rd string, it produces a G note.

As you move up the fretboard, each fret raises the pitch of the string by one half-step. Therefore, playing the note on the 12th fret means you have moved up 12 half-steps from the open string note:

1. Starting note (open 3rd string) is G.

2. Moving up to the 1st fret is G#.

3. The 2nd fret is A.

4. The 3rd fret is A#.

5. The 4th fret is B.

6. The 5th fret is C.

7. The 6th fret is C#.

8. The 7th fret is D.

9. The 8th fret is D#.

10. The 9th fret is E.

11. The 10th fret is F.

12. The 11th fret is F#.

13. Finally, the 12th fret