Miscellaneous
Guitar Technique
Notes & Rhythm
Chords
General Guitar
100
The empty circle in the body of the guitar through which sound travels
The sound hole
100
What two fingers are most commonly used to hold a guitar pick?
Thumb and index finger
100
The first and sixth strings both share this note name.
E
100
What is the name of the small device that clamps to the neck of a guitar and raises the pitch of the strings?
A capo
100
How many strings are typically on a guitar?
6 strings
200
The six knobs on the head of the guitar that adjust the pitch of the strings
Tuning pegs
200
What does strumming several strings at once create?
A chord
200
What is a useful expression to represent all of the open strings of the guitar, in order.
Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie
200
What is the strumming pattern used to only play downbeats?
Down strum
200
What type of guitar does not need to be plugged in?
An acoustic (or classical) guitar
300
Electric guitars have these to convert vibrating strings into electric signals.
Pickups
300
What does an "X" mean on a chord diagram?
Not to play that string
300
If a note is sounding below a desired pitch, what is the musical term used to describe that?
Flat
300
Play a C Major chord
300
What type of guitar needs to be plugged in to an amp; does not have a hollow body
An electric guitar
400
Famous band Jimmy Page founded in the late 1960s
Led Zeppelin
400
The two main differences between an acoustic and classical guitar.
Thickness of the neck/fretboard
3 nylon strings
400
Please play this strumming pattern on a G chord
400
Play an E Major chord
400
What are two "cousins" of the guitar that have 4 strings instead of 6 strings?
Bass guitar and ukulele
500
What is it called when wooden supports are glued inside the body of the guitar?
Strutting
500
What is something that could affect the tone of a guitar?
Wood
Fretting/picking
Material of strings
Amps
500
Please play this four-beat phrase:
500
A type of chord played by laying your first finger across 5 or 6 strings
A barre chord
500
Define "timbre"
The unique quality of the sound that differentiates sounds from other sounds.