AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GUITAR!

PARTS OF A GUITAR

UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC GUITAR #1

Steel String Guitar*Hallow body, flat top, round sound hole, narrow neck*Bright, brassy, forceful tone quality*Perfect for the folk, country, ragtime, blues, and pop genres of music *Can be played with a pick, fingers, or thumb

UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC GUITAR #2

Nylon String Classical Guitar*Played with nylon strings*Hallow body, flat top, round sound hole, wider neck *Dark, mellow, delicate tone*Perfect for pop, folk, Latin, and jazz genres*Plucked with fingers

AMPLIFIED GUITAR #1

Solid Body Electric Guitar*Without amplification… too soft to be heard*Relies on pick up mics and amp*Solid body, thin neck, “cut away design”*Lots of high notes, but

all notes are possible*Perfect for playing blues

and rock music

AMPLIFIED GUITAR #2

Semi-Hallow Body Electric *Thin and semi-hallow body*Arched back, F holes, pick guard*Thin neck*Dark and mellow tone quality *Without an amp, this guitar can barely be heard*Perfect for jazz, country, rock, blues and pop*Good sustain and could be played at high volume levels

ANOTHER LOOK…

POINT TO THE _________ ON YOUR INSTRUMENT!

Headstock Tuners Frets Neck Sound Hole Pick Guard Bridge Saddle Body