I shared this blog on facebook and I found a comment saying that she wants to learn how to play Guitar.
Well if you want to learn how to play guitar, then that means you are a complete beginner. And in this topic I will try to teach you the basics of guitar playing for absolute beginners.
Let's start by knowing the parts of the guitar.
Well if you want to learn how to play guitar, then that means you are a complete beginner. And in this topic I will try to teach you the basics of guitar playing for absolute beginners.
Let's start by knowing the parts of the guitar.
The Head Stock
The head stock is the one that holds the tuning keys. Here is where the other end of your strings will be attached.
Tuners/Tuning Keys
These keys are very important in your guitar. By the name itself, tuning keys are the ones used in tuning your guitar strings. Without them, your guitar will possibly be just a messy sound with no harmony in it.
The Nut
The one that serves as a fixed bar and plays a very important role in you guitar. And what role is that? It holds your stings in place. Why is that very important? So that your sound will be under control. Without it, vibration of the stings will be too much, and your sound will be in a complete chaos.
The Strings
Well, the guitar is a stringed instrument so this is one of the most important or maybe the most important part of the guitar. You can call this the heart of the guitar for without this, your guitar is dead/useless.
The strings can be played in may different ways and as a guitar player, you can just go around and experiment with it. Strumming is the most common way of playing it, and the other one is plucking. Lead Guitarist uses a method called shredding but that will not be a part of this article. (Maybe in the future we can talk about it.)
The Fretboard
The fretboard is the wooden section of a guitar that holds the frets. It is the place where you will do your chords and finger styles and shreds.
The Frets
The frets are the metallic bars that are located at the fretboard. Their purpose is to change the pitch of each string as your finger moves farther or closer from the nut or the head stock.
The Neck
Well, it's not different from our body structure. The neck is the one that separates the head and the body of the guitar. It also serves as a fretboard holder.
The Body
The body of the guitar is hollow part of the guitar the holds other smaller parts. They come in different sizes and styles. Some are bigger that the other, depending on what type of guitar you are using.
The Bridge
The bridge is where the other end of your strings are located. With holes to put the strings and string pegs as covers, the bridge plays a very important role on the guitar.
The Saddle
Located at the bridge, the saddle is the other end nut for the strings (sort of). It function is to hold the string in its place and keeping the tight so that the strings won't over vibrate.
The String Pegs
String pegs are pins that holds the strings in their place. Their function is like the tuning keys on the other end.
The Sound Hole
Can be seen only on acoustic guitars and electro-acoustic guitars (but not on electric guitars), the sound hole is where the vibration from the string reverberates. It enhances and amplifies the vibration creating a clean melodic sound.
The Pickguard
Most guitars have this, some don't. This serves only one purpose and that is to guard the guitar's finish from scratches due to heavy strumming.
On the next topic, I will talk about the basic chords, and chord progressions for beginners and also some basic hand exercises to enhance you hand's playing ability.
Next time we will tackle about the basic chords and basic chord progressions for beginners to learn.
Please leave your comment below and don't forget to follow this blog for updates.
Thanks.
The Fretboard
The fretboard is the wooden section of a guitar that holds the frets. It is the place where you will do your chords and finger styles and shreds.
The Frets
The frets are the metallic bars that are located at the fretboard. Their purpose is to change the pitch of each string as your finger moves farther or closer from the nut or the head stock.
The Neck
Well, it's not different from our body structure. The neck is the one that separates the head and the body of the guitar. It also serves as a fretboard holder.
The Body
The body of the guitar is hollow part of the guitar the holds other smaller parts. They come in different sizes and styles. Some are bigger that the other, depending on what type of guitar you are using.
The Bridge
The bridge is where the other end of your strings are located. With holes to put the strings and string pegs as covers, the bridge plays a very important role on the guitar.
The Saddle
Located at the bridge, the saddle is the other end nut for the strings (sort of). It function is to hold the string in its place and keeping the tight so that the strings won't over vibrate.
The String Pegs
String pegs are pins that holds the strings in their place. Their function is like the tuning keys on the other end.
The Sound Hole
Can be seen only on acoustic guitars and electro-acoustic guitars (but not on electric guitars), the sound hole is where the vibration from the string reverberates. It enhances and amplifies the vibration creating a clean melodic sound.
The Pickguard
Most guitars have this, some don't. This serves only one purpose and that is to guard the guitar's finish from scratches due to heavy strumming.
On the next topic, I will talk about the basic chords, and chord progressions for beginners and also some basic hand exercises to enhance you hand's playing ability.
Next time we will tackle about the basic chords and basic chord progressions for beginners to learn.
Please leave your comment below and don't forget to follow this blog for updates.
Thanks.
