{"id":9759,"date":"2012-09-05T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T22:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jo-online.vsb.bc.ca\/keller\/?page_id=5022"},"modified":"2020-09-13T22:43:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T22:43:19","slug":"beginners-guitar-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/my-courses-2009-2010__trashed\/beginners-guitar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome To Guitar Class!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Parts of the Guitar
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Image source http:\/\/www.fretjam.com\/parts-of-the-guitar.html<\/p><\/div>\n

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Parts of an Acoustic Guitar<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Body:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The body of an acoustic guitar is the large section of the guitar below the neck. The body amplifies the vibration of the strings when a note or chord is played. Different woods provide different tonal qualities and effect the “voice” of the guitar. Plywood does not vibrate as freely as solid wood, and the glue used in plywood does not transmit vibrations at all, which makes the tone thinner sounding.<\/p>\n

Bridge:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The bridge attaches to the body and the strings get pinned into the bridge. The bridge is very important to the tone and plastic bridges are horrendous at transmitting sound. Once again the type of wood used here influences the voice of a guitar.<\/p>\n

Bridge pins:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Bridge pins are used to hold the strings in the bridge.<\/p>\n

Frets:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The pitch of a note is caused by the frequency of the strings vibration. When the string length is shortened by being pressed against a fret it’s frequency gets higher and so does the pitch of the note.<\/p>\n

Headstock: or Peg-head<\/strong><\/span> The part of the neck above the nut where the machine heads are attached. The headstock affects the volume and sustains a bit. Larger headstocks absorb more string vibration than smaller peg-heads.<\/p>\n

Machine Heads:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Machine heads are sometimes called tuning knobs or tuning buttons. They tighten or loosen the strings. Cheap machine heads can be difficult to turn or loosen the string tension quickly, or worse yet keep breaking strings because of sharp edges.<\/p>\n

Neck:<\/strong><\/span> The neck is the long part of the body up.<\/p>\n

Nut:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The nut is the piece of material between the fretboard and the headstock which the strings rest on.<\/p>\n

Saddle:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The saddle is the part that fits into the bridge that the strings rest across.<\/p>\n

Soundboard:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The soundboard, (also called a top), is the face of the body. This is where most of the sound is produced. A quality solid wood top is very important to the guitar’s voice.<\/p>\n

Soundhole:<\/strong><\/span> Contrary to popular belief the soundhole does not allow the sound to escape out of a guitar. It’s size actually affects the balance of treble and bass tones.<\/p>\n

Text source\u00a0Guitar_Parts_Diagram_MagnoliaGuitar2011cc\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Headstock and strings diagram:<\/p>\n

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Fretboard diagram:<\/p>\n

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Fretboard Diagram<\/h5>\n

The diagram below is used on Better Guitar to represents the guitar fretboard. The left side represents the nut of the guitar and the vertical (up and down) lines represent the frets. The horizontal lines (side to side) represent the strings of the guitar with the one on the bottom being the low E (the fat wound string) and the top being the high E string. You would get the same view if you laid your guitar flat on the floor (with the headstock to your left and the body to your right) and looked down on the neck. Numbers below the fretboard are fret position numbers.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0(Image Courtesy Of Guitar Fretboard Diagram)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Nut, Strings and fret numbers:<\/p>\n

Guitar strings are numbered 1 through 6. The 1st string is the thinnest, unwound string. The next thicker string is called the 2nd string. The next thicker string is called the 3rd string. The next thicker string is called the 4th string. The next thicker string is called the 5th string. Finally, the thickest string is called the 6th string. Each string also has a (note) name (E, B, G, D, A, E) that you will learn as you learn the notes on the fretboard.<\/p>\n

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Notes on each string<\/p>\n

Throughout this website, you will hear phrases such as \u201cPlace your 1st finger on the 1st fret.\u201d The term\u201c1st fret\u201d actually means the space between the nut and the 1st fret. However, you will typically place your finger closer to the first fret than the nut. In the same way, the 2nd fret means the space between the 1st and 2nd frets, etc.<\/p>\n

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Notes on each string with added Sharps and Flats:\u00a0 #’s & b’s<\/p>\n

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Getting Started<\/h4>\n

Throughout my tutorials and in class, you will hear phrases such as \u201cPlace your 1st finger on the 1st fret.\u201d The term\u201c1st fret\u201d actually means the space between the nut and the 1st fret. However, you will typically place your finger closer to the first fret than the nut. In the same way, the 2nd fret means the space between the 1st and 2nd frets, etc.<\/p>\n

Finger Numbers<\/h5>\n

In order make to teaching easier, fingers are numbered:<\/p>\n

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