Playing Guitar 2018

Parts of the Acoustic Guitar

Parts of the Electric Guitar

Head o

f the G

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r Body o

f th

e G

uitar

1 2 3 4 5 6

The Strings

The Strings • The basic guitar is equipped with six strings.

• They are numbered in order from the highest sounding (first), down to the lowest sounding

(sixth).

• 6 = Sixth

• 5 = Fifth

• 4 = Fourth

• 3 = Third

• 2 = Second

• 1 = First

Each one is also identified with a letter from the Musical Alphabet:

• 6 = E Elephants

• 5 = A Are

• 4 = D Dirty

• 3 = G Grey

• 2 = B But

• 1 = E Elegant

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Frets

Head o

f the G

uita

r Body o

f th

e G

uitar

1

2

3

4

The Fingers

1

2

3

E Major Chord

Finger #1 on string 3 in Fret 1

Finger #2 on string 5 in Fret 2

Finger #3 on string 4 in Fret 2

1

2

3

X = Skip string

X

A Major Chord

Everything in Fret # 2

1 2

3

X = Skip string

X

A Major Chord (other way)

1 2

3

X = Skip string

X

A Major Chord (other way)

1

2 3

X

X = Skip string

D Major Chord

2

3

4

G Major Chord

1

2

3

G Major Chord (alternate)

1

2

3

C Major Chord

1

2

3

X

X = Skip string

F Major Chord

1

2

3

4

X

X = Skip string

B Major 7 Chord

1

2

3

X

X = Skip string

A Minor Chord

2

3 E Minor Chord

1 4

F# Minor Chord