Originally Posted by: hunter1801The actual "fret" is the little metal strip, not the gap between them. You want to try to press down as close to the front (right towards the bridge, not left towards the neck). Don't touch it really, but get close to is, and as elklandercc mentioned, make sure you aren't muting the string by touching it with any other fingers.

Just out of curiosity, what is the space between the frets called? is it just fret board?