HOW TO PLAY GUITAR

Andrew Soriano

8th Grade

2/11/09

Materials you need

1. An electric or acoustic guitar

2. strings

3. an amp if its an electric

4. pick

Parts of the guitar part 1

1. The headstock is at the top of

the guitar. You will see six pegs where

the strings are connected to.

2. The Neck is the part where the

frets are.3. The body is the main

part ofthe guitar.

Parts of the guitar part 2

• On an acoustic, the sound resonates in the sound cavity.

• On an electric, two rectangle-shaped devices called “pickups” pick up the sound of the strings.

holding the guitar1. Your left hand is the one that will fret notes. Your right hand is the hand that will play them. 2. the back of the guitar should be resting against your stomach. 3. Don’t hunch your back.

HOW TO HOLD THE GUITAR

FRETTING A NOTE

1. Press the desired string at the “fret”,

A space between two wires on the

Fingerboard.

2. As you may notice, playing a note

Further down the fingerboard raises the pitch

of the note.

3. While the fret is pressed down, pick

It with your right hand, with or

Without a pick.

Playing a C Chord

• Use your index finger to press down the 1st fret on the 2nd string.

• Use your middle finger to press down the 2nd fret on the 4th string.

• Use your ring finger to press down the 3rd fret on the fifth string.

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•Thanks for watching this!

•I hope you learned a thing or two about the guitar.