Guitar Anatomy
Basic Theory
The Major Scale
Chord Theory
Rhythm
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What are the letter names of the 6 guitar strings?
E A D G B e
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What are the 7 basic notes?
A B C D E F G
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What are the number of different notes in a Major Scale?
7 different notes with each letter being represented
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What are the two basic types of chords?
Major & Minor
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What does "BPM" stand for?
Beats Per Minute
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What is this?
A pickup, specifically a humbucker.
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What note is one half step up from E?
F
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What is the "1" of a key called?
The root, tonic, or tonal center within a key.
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What intervals are used to form a basic triad?
1-3-5.
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What is an accented beat (>)?
Sounds that are stressed or emphasized (louder)
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What is this and what does it do?
Pickup selector switch: changes which pickup is currently being used.
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What note shares the same pitch as A#?
Bb
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How many sharps or flats are there in the key of C?
0 sharps or flats
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What is an interval of 8 called?
An octave.
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What does this mean?
Top 4= 4 beats per measure. Bottom 4= each beat is a quarter note.
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The pickup on the left is called "the ____ pickup" while the pickup on the right is called "the ____ pickup."
Left is "the bridge pickup," right is "the neck pickup."
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A note without a sharp or flat is called ____?
Natural (♮)
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What step pattern is used to form a Major Scale?
W W H W W W H
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What note is the “7” in an Em7 chord?
D
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What is a dotted note?
A dot next to a note increases the note’s duration by one half.
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What is this?
The nut: guides & spaces strings from tuning pegs (acts as fret 0).
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Including sharps and flats, how many total possible notes (pitches) are there?
There are 12 total notes (pitches) in music excluding enharmonic notes
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Fill in the blank. Following the Circle of Fifths clockwise: C, G, _, A, E, B...
D
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How is this chord progression in the key of G written numerically?
G-D-Em-C
1-5-6m-4
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How many 8th notes are there in one measure of 4/4?
8 8th notes.