Playing Guitar 2018
Parts of the Acoustic Guitar
Parts of the Electric Guitar
Head o
f the G
uita
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