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Acoustic guitar- a style of guitar that does not require electrical amplification, having a hollow body that amplifies the vibrations of the strings.

Action- In the guitar and similar instruments, the action is the distance between the fretboard and the string, This determines how easy it is to sound notes when pressure is applied by your finger; the open space between strings and frets

Amplifier- an electronic device or system that strengthens the electrical signal from the pickup on a guitar to produce sound through speakers.

Arpeggio- notes from a chord played individually instead of strummed together. These are sometimes called a broken chord.

Barre chord- a type of chord played on a string instrument that requires the player to use their forefinger as a capo (see Capo below) to play chords in a different shape.

Bending- the act of physically bending the string on a guitar up or down on the fretboard to raise the pitch of the note.

Body- The main part of the guitar. The body is large and hollow on an acoustic to amplify the sound. On an electric it is usually solid but can also be semi-hollow or hollow.

Bolt-on neck- A style of guitar construction where the neck and body are held together by screws and bolts.

Bracing- the system of wooden struts which internally support and reinforce the inside of a hollow body instrument

Bridge- a device that supports the strings on a stringed instrument that transmits the vibration of those strings to another part of the instrument.

Capo- A mechanical barre that attaches to the neck of the guitar to raise the key of the entire guitar.

Chord- multiple notes played simultaneously as a basis of harmony.

Chord progression- a harmonic succession of chords.

Cutaway- A concave area generally in the upper right bout of a normal right-hand guitar that allows the player easier access to the high frets.

Downstroke- a technique used by stringed instrument musicians in which the player uses the pick (or plectrum) in a downward motion on the strings.

Effects pedal- an electric device (footswitch or pedal) that will change the way your guitar sounds when activated (see “Pedals” tab for more information).

F-hole- an “f” shaped sound hole that is normally associated with violins, but is commonly used on semi-hollow body and hollowbody electric guitars to transmit the sound from the internal body of the instrument.

Fingerboard- the front of the guitar neck that holds the frets. The part of the guitar where your non picking (fretting) hand plays.

Finger picking- the act of using your fingers as the picking device instead of a pick (plectrum).

Finger picks- individual plectrums which attach directly to the fingers that work as a long fingernail. You will see these commonly used in fingerstyle, classical guitar, and banjo players.

Fingerstyle- see finger picking

Flatpicking- the style of of playing when the player is using a guitar pick to play the strings.

Fret- the vertical metal bars on a stringed instrument that correspond to a half step difference in pitch.

Fretboard- see fingerboard.

Guitar strap- a piece of fabric that is worn to keep your guitar supported while standing.

Hammer-on- making a note sound from a guitar by sharply putting a fretting- hand finger down on the fingerboard.

Harmonic- is a musical note played by preventing or amplifying vibration of certain overtones of a guitar string.

Headstock- the section of the guitar that is at the top of the neck which houses the machine heads (tuners).

Hollowbody guitar- a guitar with a completely hollow body. Most electric hollowbody guitars have an arched top and “f” holes. They offer more reverberation than semi-hollow body guitars.

Humbucker- a type of electric guitar pickup (also refereed to as a double coil) that uses two coils to cancel out the interference or “buck the hum” picked up by coil pickups. These types of pickups are known to have a warmer or “thicker” tone than single-coil pickups.

Inlay- decorative materials set into the wood of a guitar.

Lick- parts of a song the lead guitar plays that are used as fills.

Machine head- also known as tuners, are the part of the guitar on the headstock where you can tune your strings by adjusting the tension.

Neck- the part of the guitar that the strings are stretched over. The neck holds the frets, fingerboard, truss rod, and headstock.

Neck radius- the curvature of the fingerboard across the neck measured in inches or millimeters. This higher the number, the flatter the fingerboard will be.

Neck through body- a method in guitar construction that uses one piece of wood for the neck and extends into the body.

Neck width- the width of a guitar neck measured from the top string to the bottom string.

Nut- a small piece of hard material that supports the strings at the end of the neck close to the headstock.

Octave- the interval between one music pitch and another that is exactly double the frequency.

Open chord- guitar chords that include one or more open strings when being played.

Palm muting- a playing technique for guitar playing that includes resting the side of your picking hand against the strings while strumming thus making a muted effect.

Pickguard- a piece of material that is under the strings on the body of the guitar that will protect the finish from being scratched by the pick.

Pickup- a transducer that takes the vibrations that are played from the strings and converts them into an electrical signal that is amplified by you amplifier.

Plectrum- commonly known as a guitar pick, it is a piece of material that is used to pluck the strings on a string instrument.

Pots- an abbreviated term for potentiometer, these are used to control a variety of functions such as volume and tone.

Pull-off- switching from a higher note to a lower note on the same string by pulling the fretting hand’s finger off the higher note. A pull-off can be considered the opposite of a. hammer-on

Purfling- the narrow decorative edge inlaid into the top or back of a stringed instrument

Riff- a repeated phrase in music that can include chords and individual notes.

Saddle- a piece of hard material put into the bridge of the guitar to support the strings on the guitar. The way you adjust the saddles can affect action and intonation.

Scale length- the length of the nut to the bridge.

Scalloped fretboard- instead of the fretboard being flat, the fretboard is concave between each fret. This means your finger will not touch the fretboard when you fret a note.

Semi-hollow body- instead of being completely hollow or solid the body is only partially hollowed out. This can provide many of the benefits of both hollow body and solid body guitars.

Set neck- a style of guitar construction where the neck is connected to the body at the dovetail joint with adhesive.

Slide- a tube usually made from glass or metal used that is worn on the finger and used to slide against the strings while keeping pressure on the fretboard.

Solid body- a guitar that is completely solid. There is no sound holes or any type of internal reverberation.

Sound hole- the hole (usually in the center) of an acoustic guitar to transmit the sound.

Strumming- the act of playing multiple notes with one smooth motion in a rhythmic pattern.

Sweep picking- playing multiple individual notes with one single strum of the picking hand. This is different than playing a chord because each note is sounded out separately.

Tapping- a guitar technique that uses a series of hammer-ons and pull-offs by the fretting hand along with hammer-ons by the picking hand.

Tremolo Bar- see vibrato bar

Truss rod- a metal rod that runs through the neck of the guitar to counterbalance the tension of the strings. This can be adjusted to change the action of the neck.

Upstroke- a strum that performed by playing the highest pitched string first up to the lowest string.

Vibrato bar- a bar that is attached to the bridge of electric guitars which you can push and pull on to fluctuate the pitch of the notes being played.