Note Types
Music Theory
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Chords
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This type of note gets 1 beat

Quarter note

100

This symbol in front of a note tells you to play it a half-step higher

Sharp

100

This is when you pluck a string (R.H.) and your finger lands on the next string

Rest stroke/apoyando

100

These are what you turn to change the pitch of the strings

Tuners

100

This type of chord is often described as happy or bright

Major

200

This type of note gets 2 beats

Half note

200

These two numbers at the beginning of a piece tell you how many beats are in measure and what gets the beat

Time signature

200

This is when you pluck a string (R.H.) and your finger stays in the air

Free stroke/tirando

200

This is the largest part and it's what rests against your legs and body

Body

200

This type of chord is often described as sad or dark

Minor

300

This type of note gets four beats

Whole note

300

This symbol in front of a note tells you to play it a half-step lower

Flat

300

This is when you pluck the string with your left hand

Slur

300

These pieces of metal are found on the neck

Frets

300

This type of chord has more than 3 notes

(dominant) 7th

400

This type of note gets half of a beat

Eighth note

400

These are the sharps or flats at the beginning of each line of music

Key signature

400

This is when you play notes of a chord individually

Arpeggio

400

This where your strings tie into near your right hand

Bridge

400

This type of chord is tense and means "made smaller"

Diminished

500

This type of note had two beats, but with a dot gets three

Dotted half note

500

This is the set of lines that notes are written on

Staff

500

This is when you play repeated notes with your a, m, and i fingers

Tremolo

500

This is the design around the soundhole

Rosette

500

This type of chord means "made greater"

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