Guitardy

Chords

100

This chord is shaped like a triangle.

D

200

Two different chords with the same finger shape.

Am/E

300

Em7sus4 is played with this many fingers.

0

400

A chord played with the index finger across all strings on a fret.

Bar chord

500

7th chords are often used in this genre of music.

Blues (or Jazz)

Techniques

100

imrp stands for:

index, middle, ring, pinky

200

What are the terms for strumming up, and strumming down?

Upstroke and Downstroke

300

If you pick a note and then hit a higher one, without picking, what technique have you performed?

Hammer-on

400

If you pick a note and then let it go, without picking, what technique have you performed?

Pull-off

500

Name the 3 frets that harmonics appear on.

5,7,12

Pitch

100

This is the number of the fret with two dots on it.

12

200

The device that you place on frets to raise the pitch of the guitar is called this:

Capo

300

Name the strings of the guitar backward (from highest to lowest pitch)

E, B, G, D, A, E

400

To move a note from the E string to the A string, you need to subtract this number:

5

500

Your tuner should be set to this number before using it. 

Hint: starts with 4

440

Anatomy

100

Metal bar responsible for changes in pitch.

Fret

200

Name the three sections of the guitar. 

Hint: think of body parts!

Head, Neck, Body

300

Name one of the two plastic parts on either side of an open string.

Nut, or Bridge

400

The hole in the guitar where sound comes out is properly called:

The soundhole

500

The piece of plastic that guards the guitar from scratches from a pick is properly called:

The pickguard