Originally Posted by: KeithMangasworking on reading music and went back to GF1. I played the E on the open 6th string and then also on the 5th fret of the 5th string. They sound different to me. They are supposed to be the same note, right?

5th fret on the 5th string (A string) would be a D note as Rick says. Try fretting 7th fret (E note) on the A string and compare to your open E.

That`s not exactly the same E note, it`s actually an octave higher. Try picking A string at the 7th and E string at the 12th. These notes would be E in the same octave, so they sound really close, but still the tonality of the notes are different.