Lap Steel Fretboard Template

Steel Guitar Fretboards We’ve designed some new fretboards for our console steel guitars. The fret markers are screen printed onto anodised aluminium, just like the early Fender and Rickenbacker steel guitars, for that authentic vintage look. Lap Steel Guitar DIY S6 24.5 Scale Fret Board Blonde Birch Ply Etched Stars #2. Lap Steel Guitar DIY S8 22.5 Scale FretBoard Blonde Birch Ply Etched Roadrunner2. Lap Steel Guitar 22.5 Scale S6 FretBoard. Simple lap steel guitar I call this lap steel guitar simple because it is basi-cally just a blank with strings attached. However, that doesn‘t mean that the instrument lacks anything a lap steel guitar needs, and it can be played just as well as any other lap steel instrument. 32' (800mm) Scale length 22.5' (571.5mm) 19/16' (40mm) 4' (100mm). Here is the result of a New GeorgeBoards 22.5 Deluxe FretBoard after a very nice installation. The builder had this steel ready for a while needing a fretboard to complete his project. He did a super clean trim job & also placed a clear acrylic sheet over top to give good looks with a 3 dimensional quality. Simple lap steel guitar I call this lap steel guitar simple because it is basi-cally just a blank with strings attached. However, that doesn‘t mean that the instrument lacks anything a lap steel guitar needs, and it can be played just as well as any other lap steel instrument. 32' (800mm) Scale length 22.5' (571.5mm) 19/16' (40mm) 4' (100mm).

Below are a variety of printable blank fretboard diagrams you can use to markon your ownchords, scales or whatever. I've made them light enough so your marks will show clearly.

Create your own shapes, patterns, exercises and setyourself challenges, such as note and interval memorization.

24 scale lap steel fretboard

Below each diagram is a link to a printable PDF file.

Remember, if you need a diagram that isn't featured here, you can request it in the comments section at the bottom of this page.

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Open Position Blank Fretboard Diagrams

These diagrams are for chords and scales that make use of the lowerfrets andopen strings.

Lap steel fretboard template download

The thick bar at the edge of the diagram represents the nut, and inlay markers are shown where necessary.

Left Handed

Left Handed


Unmarked / Any Position

Simply mark on your fret numbers and these can be used in any position...

Print Sheet

Print Sheet

Print Sheet

Print Sheet


Larger and Full Fretboard Diagrams

Lap steel guitar fretboard template

For mapping out larger scale patterns and several chord positionsspanning the entire neck...

Open - 12th Fret

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Open - 13th Fret

Left Handed

12th - 24th Fret

Left Handed

Open - 12th & 12th - 24th (Large)

The above two diagrams on the same page in landscape format...

Left Handed

Open - 20th Fret

Left Handed

Open - 24th Fret

Lap Steel Fretboard Template

Left Handed


Mixed Diagrams

12-fret diagram with eight 6-fret diagrams beneath...

Left Handed


Seven String

Left Handed

Fretboards For Lap Steel Guitar

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Eight String

Left Handed

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Printable Guitar Fretboard Template