Answer
The frequency increases, and the pitch rises.
Work Step by Step
For waves, the wave speed equals the frequency multiplied by wavelength. Holding the string against a fret decreases the wavelength, and so this increases the frequency/pitch.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 21 - Think and Explain - Page 402-403: 43
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