Question about neck notes

[Jezz8me]

i know all about the way the notes are positioned, an octave is 12 down or 2 strings up and two across, but according to this every second fret is a whole not not a half step thing right?

any way i was on the a string and counted a(open) b2 c4 d6 e8 f10 and then on 12 if the pattern is correct the twelfth fret should be g but according to the rule it should be A i have one question ***?

[tplyons]

Yes, every two frets are a full step. However, a scale is not made of just full steps.

A major scale consists of: WHOLE-WHOLE-HALF-WHOLE-WHOLE-WHOLE-HALF

Where in the case of the C scale it's C (whole) D (whole) E (half) F (whole) G (whole) A (whole) B (half) C

Or on the G string: open G (whole) 2nd A (whole) 4th B (half) 5th C (whole) 7th D (whole) 9th E (whole) 11th F# (half) 12th fret G.

[905]

Originally Posted by Jezz8me

any way i was on the a string and counted a(open) b2 c4 d6 e8 f10 and then on 12 if the pattern is correct the twelfth fret should be g but according to the rule it should be A i have one question ***?

B and E occur only once, as in

A (open)
A# (1)
B (2)
C (3)
C# (4)
D (5)
D# (6)
E (7)
F (8)
F# (9)
G (10)
G# (11)
A (12)

[Bruce Lindfield]

Look at a piano/keyboard - sometimes the white notes are next to each other and sometimes they are separated by a black key - that's the pattern!

[ElliotBass]

there's not a whole step (2 frets)between b, c and between e,f. these ones are only 1 fret away from each other

[Phalex]

They don't call it the Devils interval for nothing.

[warwicklooper]

I thought the devil's interval was the tritone.

[TrooperFarva]

Originally Posted by warwicklooper

I thought the devil's interval was the tritone.

Correct