Types Of Guitars
Guitar Innovators
Guitar Legends
Even More Types of Guitars
Chords From Songs and Other Fun Stuff
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They are hollow and made of wood

What is Acoustic Guitar

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One who makes stringed instruments, such as a violin or guitar?

What is a Luthier

100

He released the popular albums 1999 and Purple Rain, cementing his superstar status with No. 1 hits like "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy."

Who is Prince

100

This guitar has a hollow wooden body and is not amplified. It usually has  six strings that can be steel or nylon.

What is an Acoustic Guitar

100

This song has the chords G7, C and D that we worked on in class. 

What is "Love Me Do"

200

They are built like an acoustic guitar and are fitted with a pickup that enables amplification.  

What is an Acoustic-Electric Guitar

200

Pioneered the use of multi-track recording technique, including overdubbing, which transformed the music production process. 

Who is Les Paul
200

This guitarist was a prominent member of The Yardbirds and Cream before achieving success as a solo artist. 

Who is Eric Clapton

200

This guitar has a hollow wooden body, but a block of wood runs through  the center of the guitar. It was heavily used in rock music of the 1960s.

What is a Semi-Hollow Body Guitar

200

This song has the chords A, D and E that we worked on in class.

What is "Three Little Birds"

300

This guitar is the lowest-sounding member of the guitar family. It is built  like a solid-body electric guitar but with a longer neck. It usually has four  strings, but can come with five or six.  

What is Bass Guitar

300

He invented the first successfully commercial solid-body electric guitar, The Telecaster, in the early 1950's.

Who is Leo Fender

300

One of his most memorable performances was at Woodstock in 1969, where he performed "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Who is Jimi Hendrix

300

This guitar has a thin, solid wooden body. It makes a minimal sound  unless plugged into an electronic amplifier. It can also make a variety of tones.

What is a Solid Body Electric Guitar

300

This song has G, Em, C and D that we worked on in class. 

What is "Last Kiss"

400

This guitar is an acoustic guitar with a metal cone that amplifies the  sound. It was invented in the 1920s, before electronic amplification, so  that the audience could hear the guitar over a large ensemble.

What is Resonator Guitar

400

He also popularized the use of F-shaped sound holes and elevated fingerboards?

Who is Orville Gibson

400

This guitarist played on the band's sixth album, 1984, featured smash hits "Panama" and "Jump," and made the hard rock quartet and household name.

Who is Eddie Van Halen

400

This guitar is the lowest-sounding member of the guitar family. It is built  like a solid-body electric guitar but with a longer neck. It usually has four  strings, but can come with five or six.  

What is a Bass Guitar

400
This person wrote "Three Little Birds"

Who is Bob Marley

500

This guitar has a larger, thicker body. The front and back have an outward curve. It is mainly used in jazz and country music. It can be  played acoustically or electronically. 

What is Archtop Guitar

500

He revolutionized the guitar in the 19th century by enlarging its size, altering proportions and introducing structural enhancements like fan bracing.

Who is Antonio de Torres

500

After taking some time off in 1997, this band went back into the studio to record Before These Crowded Streets (1998), which debuted at No. 1.

Who is The Dave Matthews Band

500

This guitar is an acoustic guitar with a metal cone that amplifies the  sound. It was invented in the 1920s, before electronic amplification, so  that the audience could hear the guitar over a large ensemble.

What is a Resonator Guitar

500

This band wrote the song "Love Me Do"

Who is The Beatles