A note is being played on a string on a guitar. The string is then pushed to the side while still in contact with the same fret. What happens to the frequency of the note then played compared to the original note?

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Inchworm

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3 April, 19:33

A note is being played on a string on a guitar. The string is then pushed to the side while still in contact with the same fret. What happens to the frequency of the note then played compared to the original note?

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Danielle Bird · Answer 1

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Explanation:

- When the string is pressed on a particular fret, the note is the same. That's because the string will sound from bridge to that fret-wire. It's always the same distance, so will always be the same note.

- Frets is that it splits the fingerboard into discrete diatonic parts, and well made fret-boards will mean the same note gets played on the same fret on the same string every time.