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Bar across the neck of stringed instruments
A fret is any of the thin strips of material, usually metal wire, inserted laterally at specific positions along the neck or fretboard of a stringed instrument
Fret
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fret in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument. Fret or FRET may also refer to: Förster
Fret_(disambiguation)
Photochemical energy transfer mechanism
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence resonance energy transfer, resonance energy transfer (RET) or electronic energy transfer (EET) is
Förster resonance energy transfer
Förster_resonance_energy_transfer
Fret in the headstock of a stringed instrument
A zero fret is a fret placed at the headstock end of the neck of a banjo, guitar, mandolin, or bass guitar. It serves one of the functions of a nut: holding
Zero_fret
Wear or damage on loaded surfaces
Fretting refers to wear and sometimes corrosion damage of loaded surfaces in contact while they encounter small oscillatory movements tangential to the
Fretting
Puerto Rican Latin trap musician (1993–2019)
Kevin Fret Rodríguez (June 11, 1993 – January 10, 2019) was a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and the first openly gay male Latin trap artist. He was known
Kevin_Fret
Formal Requirements Elicitation Tool (FRET) is a requirements engineering tool. It was developed by the NASA Ames Research Center to specify complex safety-critical
FRET_(software)
Kind of single molecule imaging
Single-molecule fluorescence (or Förster) resonance energy transfer (or smFRET) is a biophysical technique used to measure distances at the 1-10 nanometer
Single-molecule_FRET
Fretted string instrument
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings. It is usually held
Guitar
Fretted string instrument
The Appalachian dulcimer (many variant names; see below) is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings, originally
Appalachian_dulcimer
Defunct American electronics/appliance retailer
Fretter was an electronics and major appliance retailer based in Detroit, founded in the 1950s by Oliver "Ollie" Fretter. The company's founder and spokesman
Fretter
Stepped fret motif in Mesoamerican art
Xicalcoliuhqui (also referred to as a "step fret" or "stepped fret" design and greca in Spanish) is a common motif in Mesoamerican art. It is composed
Xicalcoliuhqui
1979 studio album by Average White Band
Feel No Fret is the seventh album by Scottish funk and R&B band Average White Band (also AWB) released in 1979 on the RCA label in the United Kingdom and
Feel_No_Fret
Stringed musical instrument
bağlama frets are listed by Yalçın Tura: Fret 1: 18/17 Fret 2: 12/11 Fret 3: 9/8 Fret 4: 81/68 Fret 5: 27/22 Fret 6: 81/64 Fret 7: 4/3 Fret 8: 24/17 Fret 9:
Bağlama
British musical instrument manufacturer
Fret-King is a UK-based manufacturer of stringed instruments and musical accessories. The company was founded by guitar designer Trevor Wilkinson in the
Fret-King
Stringed instrument part
a plurality of frets secured to said neck, said frets being positioned at an angle one to the other so that the first and last frets incline in opposite
Multi-scale_fingerboard
2006 video game
Frets on Fire (FoF) is a free, open-source music video game created by Finnish independent video game developer Unreal Voodoo. Players use the keyboard
Frets_on_Fire
Surname list
Fretter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Colton Fretter (born 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey forward Vera Fretter (1905–1992)
Fretter_(surname)
Type of energy transfer
energy transfer (TR-FRET) is the practical combination of time-resolved fluorometry (TRF) with Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) that offers a powerful
Time-resolved fluorescence energy transfer
Time-resolved_fluorescence_energy_transfer
String instrument part
The fingerboard (also known as a fretboard on fretted instruments) is an important component of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of
Fingerboard
Guitar performance technique
played by using one finger to press down multiple strings across a single fret of the fingerboard (like a bar pressing down the strings). Players often
Bar_chord
American guitar manufacturer established in 1833
the body at the 14th fret, which allowed easier access to higher notes. Most guitars of the day had necks joined at the 12th fret. Martin intended for
C._F._Martin_&_Company
Swiss confectionery company
in Lichtensteig (St. Gallen). The chocolate-covered wafer specialty Kägi fret from the eastern region of Switzerland, Toggenburg, is available in various
Kägi_Söhne
Type of acoustic guitar
a 14-fret neck (i.e., 14 frets clear of the body) although when first introduced, the body was longer, with round shoulders, and only 12 frets clear
Dreadnought_(guitar_type)
2010 video game
Fret Nice is a platform game developed by Pieces Interactive AB and published by Tecmo. The game was released on Xbox Live Arcade on February 4, 2010,
Fret_Nice
Dutch pop music magazine
FRET was a free magazine which covered the pop music scene in the Netherlands. It was published in the Dutch language. It contained interviews, reviews
FRET_(magazine)
Decorative continuous line border motif
patterns are known as "Greek lines". Such a design may also be called the Greek fret or Greek key design, although these terms are modern designations; this decorative
Meander_(art)
Electrical string musical instrument
sizes of fret wire are available, with traditional players often preferring thin frets, and metal shredders liking thick frets. Thin frets are considered
Electric_guitar
Type of guitar chord
standard tuning, the lowest note is played with some fret on some string and the higher two notes are two frets higher on the next two strings. Using standard
Power_chord
Adjusting pitches of guitar strings
the four fingers of the fretting hand controlling one of the first four frets (index finger on fret 1, little finger on fret 4, etc.) only when the hand
Guitar_tunings
Cold sea fog, especially on the east coast of Britain
In meteorology, haar or sea fret is a cold sea fog. It occurs most often on the east coast of Scotland between April and September, when warm air passes
Haar_(fog)
music songs; the player scores in the game by both pressing one or more fret buttons on the controller and using a strum bar in time with notes as they
List_of_songs_in_Guitar_Hero
Persian plucked musical instrument with three strings
locally. 1. Peghead or headstock 2. Pegs 3. Fret above nut 4. Nut 5. Main Frets 6. Side Frets or Secondary Frets 7. Neck 8. Bowl 9. Sound holes 10. Bridge
Setar
Bow saw for intricate cutting
takes its name from its use in fretwork and ultimately from the French freter (lattice)—a reference to the intricate patterns often created using this
Fretsaw
String instrument
Jurado. For a right-handed player, the traditional classical guitar has 12 frets that are clear of the body and is properly held up by the left leg, so that
Classical_guitar
Chinese plucked string instrument
is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its four strings were formerly
Ruan_(instrument)
Logistics company
activities of: Geodis (and subsidiaries), general land transport and logistics; Fret SNCF the national rail freight operator as well as Captrain France (short
SNCF_Logistics
Common tool for players of guitars and other stringed instruments
fretboard") is a device a musician uses on the neck of a stringed (typically fretted) instrument to transpose and shorten the playable length of the strings—hence
Capo_(musical_device)
Fender model of bass guitar
'curved' neck plate set into a chambered pocket for greater sustain and a 22-fret neck, similar to that of a Precision Bass Plus, with a standard vintage-style
Fender_Jazz_Bass
Musical notation file format
files, such as hyphens to represent string lines and digits to represent frets, other things such as barlines, rhythms, bends, chord symbols etc. may be
ASCII_tab
Stringed musical instrument
banjos are not pushed three frets back, so the tuning peg for the 5th string is in line with the 8th fret instead of the 5th fret. A number of hybrid instruments
Banjo
Country in Southeast Asia
two-stringed fiddle with coconut body), and the đàn nguyệt (a two-stringed fretted moon lute). In recent times, there have been some efforts at mixing Vietnamese
Vietnam
Electric guitar design
to the higher frets, an increased number of frets on the fingerboard, a contoured heel at the neck joint facilitating easier higher fret access, the usage
Superstrat
Surface feature common to certain areas of Mars
Fretted terrain is a type of surface feature common to certain areas of Mars and was discovered in Mariner 9 images. It lies between two different types
Fretted_terrain
Electric guitar played by Brian May
Width at 12th fret: 2 inches (51 mm) Depth at 1st fret: 1 inch (25 mm) Depth at 12th fret: 1+1⁄16 inches (27 mm) Though using a 24-fret fingerboard, the
Red_Special
Chinese String Instrument
Chinese lute. It was originally manufactured with a wooden body, a slender fretted neck, and three strings. Its body can be round, hexagonal (with rounded
Qinqin
scale. Most fret positions appearing on Non-Western string instruments (lutes) are equal to positions of this scale. Unexpectedly, these fret positions
Scale_of_harmonics
Musical device to fret only certain strings
fret, an E chord using the "D shape" will have the "Drop D sound" with a low E note. However, a G-shape chord can be played as well, as the fretted E
Partial_capo
more difficult. On fretted string instruments, the frets guide the movement of the hand, making the movement easier, but the frets increase the amount
String_noise
English actor (born 1945)
the Country". Richmond & Twickenham Times. Instead of a bored Natalya fretting the summer away in dull frocks, Mirren, dazzlingly gowned, is a woman almost
Helen_Mirren
Indie rock musician
band Mr. Yay Okay, as well as working under his own solo projects, The 63rd Fret and Nervous Young Men. Toledo would begin sharing his work through the online
Will_Toledo
2026 film by David Frankel
when she unintentionally insults his job as an apartment renovator while fretting that she may lose her own position. Considering her options, Andy explores
The_Devil_Wears_Prada_2
Type of video game controller
additional features, such as effects switches, additional fret buttons, and fret touch pads. The fret buttons are colored usually in the order of (from lowest
Guitar_controller
1995 studio album by Bryn Haworth
"Judgement Blues" Problems playing this file? See media help. Slide Don't Fret is the thirteenth studio album by Bryn Haworth. It was recorded in 1995 at
Slide_Don't_Fret
2005 music rhythm video game
position to the fret buttons, that scroll down the screen on a fret board. To hit or play a note, the player must hold down the fret button corresponding
Guitar_Hero_(video_game)
an extended neck that joined the body at the 17th fret, enabling extended playability on the 22 fret neck; a design element that persists in the current
Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts
Basic geometric charge in heraldry
canton—Argent, a canton gules flaunches—Argent, flaunches gules a fret—Argent, a fret gules. Arms of the Blake family. an orle—Argent, an orle azure (D'argent
Ordinary_(heraldry)
Series of rhythm video games
across numerous songs. Players match notes that scroll on-screen to colored fret buttons on the controller, strumming the controller in time to the music
Guitar_Hero
Type of guitar
guitar is a guitar with a fingerboard without frets, typically a standard instrument that has had the frets removed, though some custom-built and commercial
Fretless_guitar
String instrument
A fretless bass is an electric bass guitar whose neck lacks frets and thus is smooth like traditional string instruments, and like the neck of an acoustic
Fretless_bass
RetroFret is an American vintage musical instrument boutique and repair shop located in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1983 by luthier Steven Uhrik, RetroFret's
RetroFret
2026. Due out in September in Japan. Romano, Sal (June 6, 2026). "Don't Fret adds PS5 version, launches October 1". Gematsu. Retrieved June 7, 2026. Romano
List of video games released in 2026
List_of_video_games_released_in_2026
Geologic formation in France
The Le Fret Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. Earth sciences portal France portal Paleontology
Le_Fret_Formation
Guitar playing technique
string being fretted and set into vibration as part of a single motion. This is in contrast to standard techniques that involve fretting with one hand
Tapping
Scientific method
allowing for FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer) to take place. Cameleon indicators produce a ratiometric signal (i.e. the measured FRET efficiency
Calcium_imaging
Bowed, fretted and stringed instrument
da (ɡ)ˈɡamba, viˈɔːla -]), or viol, or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is played da gamba (i.e. "on the leg"). It is distinct
Viol
Solid body electric guitar model
only did this make the upper frets more accessible, it was further eased by moving the neck joint outwards by three frets. The simpler body construction
Gibson_SG
British conchologist
Vera Fretter (5 July 1905 – 15 October 1992) was a British conchologist, and one of the authors (with Alastair Graham) of British Prosobranch Molluscs
Vera_Fretter
Spanish string instrument
The vihuela (Spanish pronunciation: [viˈwela]) is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form
Vihuela
Canadian experimental rock duo
and a bass simultaneously, using a modified guitar fitted with microtonal frets. In 2023, he commissioned a custom double-necked hybrid instrument consisting
Angine_de_Poitrine
Paraguayan footballer (born 1988)
Diego Marcelo Fretes Zarza (born June 6, 1988) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persepam Madura United in the Indonesia Super League
Diego_Fretes
Part of a stringed instrument
use a zero fret—a fret at the beginning of the scale where a normal nut would be that provides the correct string clearance. The zero fret is often found
Nut_(string_instrument)
Performance technique for stringed instruments
Left-hand muting is a performance technique for stringed instruments, where string vibration is damped by the fingering hand. (Left-handed players use
Left-hand_muting
Dutch football player and manager
Fredericus Jacobus Rutten (Dutch pronunciation: [freːdəˈrikʏ ɕaːˈkoːbʏs frɛt ˈrʏtə(n)]; born 5 December 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player
Fred_Rutten
Paraguayan golfer
Raúl Fretes (born 13 September 1965) is a Paraguayan professional golfer. In 1965, Fretes was born in Asunción. He turned pro in 1990. He won the South
Raúl_Fretes
Steel-string acoustic guitar
choroid edges, re-enforced mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge, wide frets, polished lacquer finish. Dark top on special order at no extra charge."
Martin_D-28
American musical instruments manufacturing company
Micro-Frets is an American musical instruments manufacturing company established by Ralph Jones Sr. in Frederick, Maryland. The company produced electric
Micro-Frets
Ancient Eurasian icon and Nazi symbol
has a distinctive shape, the sayagata pattern is sometimes called the key fret motif in English.[citation needed] Many Chinese religions make use of swastika
Swastika
US stringed instrument manufacturer
bout. DS Series: The original 12-fret dreadnought shape. 00 Series: Collings offers the 00 in its original, 12-fret configuration. This guitar shape was
Collings_Guitars
Chord progression
D – C – B por medio, capo on 2nd fret por Levante B minor F♯ Phrygian Bm – A – G – F♯ por arriba, capo on 2nd fret por minera C♯ minor G♯ Phrygian C♯m
Andalusian_cadence
German general (1893–1966)
Otto Fretter-Pico (2 February 1893 – 30 July 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. A veteran of WWI and the younger brother
Otto_Fretter-Pico
2008 video game series
hold the game unit while providing the player with four fret buttons; the player uses the fret buttons in combination with using the stylus to simulate
Guitar_Hero:_On_Tour
Indonesian professional footballer
Frets Listanto Butuan (born 4 June 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Malut United. Frets liked
Frets_Butuan
Leader of Spain from 1939 to 1975
pp. 51–53. ISBN 978-84-00-08473-8. Mar, Roman (27 October 2007). "Spain Frets Over Future of Flamenco". Associated Press. Archived from the original on
Francisco_Franco
Europeenne". Airline History. Retrieved 25 November 2021. "Compagnie Air Fret". Airline History. Retrieved 25 November 2021. "Compagnie de Transport Aerien
List of defunct airlines of France
List_of_defunct_airlines_of_France
scroll down the screen towards the player, the player must hit both the fret buttons on the guitar controller and the strum bar at the same time to successfully
List of songs in Guitar Hero II
List_of_songs_in_Guitar_Hero_II
Imaging technique based on fluorescence
also produces images which show changes in other decay pathways, such as in FRET imaging. Fluorescence lifetimes can be determined in the time domain by using
Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy
Fluorescence-lifetime_imaging_microscopy
Japanese short necked lute
and materials. The four fret type is tuned to E, B, E and A, and the five fret type is tuned to B, e, f♯ and f♯. The six fret type is tuned to B♭, E♭
Biwa
Type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument
instrument differs from a conventional guitar in that it has no frets—but markers that look like frets. Conceptually, it is somewhat akin to playing a guitar with
Steel_guitar
"Another poll shows two Republicans leading governor's race. Should CA Dems fret?". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 19, 2025. Gardiner, Dustin; Jones
2026 California gubernatorial election
2026_California_gubernatorial_election
Affordable guitar series
The budget version of the AX series. This guitar's neck is based on the 22 fret AX profile, and the guitar is fitted with a hard-tail bridge and a dual humbucker
Ibanez_GIO
Form of musical notation
the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many
Tablature
German guitarist (born 1954)
above the 30th fret or have whole step fret spacing above the 27th fret, with 35 effective (half step) frets. All of the Sky Guitars with frets have scalloped
Uli_Jon_Roth
Pitch accuracy in music
factors affect fretted instrument intonation, including depth of the string slots in the nut, bridge saddle position, the position of the frets themselves
Intonation_(music)
String instrument technique
are not listed above. The fret number, which shows the position of the node in terms of half tones (or frets on a fretted instrument) then is given by:
String_harmonic
Reduction of light emitted from fluorescent substances
solution. Quenching is the basis for Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays. Quenching and dequenching upon interaction with a specific molecular
Quenching_(fluorescence)
2015 video game
games in the series, the goal is to use a special guitar controller to match fret patterns displayed on a scrolling note pattern on screen in time with the
Guitar_Hero_Live
Electric bass guitar, produced 1961-1981
the truss rod design and introduces a fret wire that better withstands the wear from round-wound strings (fast fret wear was a common complaint for many
Rickenbacker_4001
Dutch football player and manager (born 1972)
Alfred Schreuder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlfrət (frɛt) ˈsxrøːdər]; born 2 November 1972) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is recently the
Alfred_Schreuder
German general (1892–1984)
Maximilian Fretter-Pico (6 February 1892 – 4 April 1984) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron
Maximilian_Fretter-Pico
FRET
FRET
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a minor place in West Yorkshire, where the surname is commonest, probably so called from Old English freht ‘augury’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’. Fritwell in Oxfordshire is of the same derivation, but appears not to have contributed to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fretter, an occupational name for a maker of ornaments (especially for the hair) consisting of jewels set in a lattice network, from an agent derivative of Middle English frette, Old French frete ‘interlaced work’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English frette, Old French frete ‘interlaced work (in metal and precious stones)’ such as was used for hair ornaments and the like, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such pieces.
FRET
FRET
Boy/Male
Indian
Ardent, Longing, Chosen
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Hebrew
Particle
Boy/Male
Tamil
Aalakshya | ஆலாகà¯à®·à¯à®¯
Visible
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
King
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Praises of Naam
Boy/Male
Hindu
Gift of the God of religion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Varaganapati | வரகநாபதீÂ
Bestowed of boons
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from an Old English personal name, Dynna.Irish : variant of Dineen.German : habitational name from Denning in Bavaria.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jwalit
Boy/Male
Indian
Part of God
FRET
FRET
FRET
FRET
FRET
n.
Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like.
v. t.
To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.
v. i.
To be irritated; to fret.
n.
Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.
n.
One who, or that which, frets.
pl.
of Fretum
n.
A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.
n.
The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4.
a.
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fret
n.
Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.
v. t.
To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.
p. p. & a.
Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface.
v. t.
To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship.
v. i.
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
a.
Adorned with fretwork.
v. i.
To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.
v. t.
To smooth after being fretted.
imp. & p. p.
of Fret
a.
Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox.