Electric Guitars
Acoustic Guitars
Guitar Anatomy
Guitar Strings
Chord Frames
100
What is the most popular type of electric guitar?
Solid Body
100
What are the strings made of for most acoustic guitars?
steel
100
What part of the guitar tightens & loosens strings
tuners
100
How many strings are on a typical acoustic guitar?
6
100
what do the #'s in circles, the x's & the o's mean? (explain all 3)
#'s in circles=finger #'s, x's=closed strings/strings you don't play o's=strings that you play open
200
What electric guitar has F-shaped sound holes?
Hollow Body
200
What type of strings are on the classical guitar?
nylon
200
What do you call the front part of the neck?
fingerboard
200
What string number is the lowest (and thickest) string?
6
200
Where do the fingers go for a D chord frame? (string # & fret for each finger)
FINGER 1 on string 3, fret 2, FINGER 2 on string 1, fret 2, FINGER 3 on string 2, fret 3.
300
Name 3 electric guitar effects
distortion, wha-wha. compression, reverb, talk box, delay, chous
300
Which acoustic guitar has a different body shape allowing players to reach higher frets more easily?
Cutaway
300
why is the cutaway guitar a different shape?
to reach higher frets more easily.
300
Name the 6 letters of the guitar strings
E, A, D, G, B, E
300

Where do the fingers go for a A7 chord frame? (string # & fret for each finger)

FINGER 1 on string 4, fret 2, FINGER 2 on string 2, fret 2.

400
What electric guitar is played by tapping the frets with both hands?
touch guitar
400
Which acoustic guitar is the most popular (and that we played in class)?
dreadnought
400
What part is found on steel string guitars that is NOT on a classical guitar,
pick guard
400
What strings are played open on the A7 chord?
1, 3 & 5
400

What is the only finger you use for the G partial chord, and where does it go?

FINGER 3, String 1, Fret 3

500
Which guitar is a cross between a solid body and a hollow body electric & was made popular by The Beatles and The Byrds?
Rickenbacker
500
This type of guitar is used for playing rhythms
12 string
500
What two parts of the guitar work together to keep the strings up & off the instrument? (one is on the body & one is on the neck)
nut & bridge
500
What part of the guitar do chord frames represent?
the fingerboard/strings/frets
500
Where do the fingers go for a G chord frame? (string # & fret for each finger)
FINGER 1 on string 5, fret 2, FINGER 2 on string 6, fret 3, FINGER 3 on string 1, fret 3.
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