Strings and Frets

Now that we know the different parts of a guitar and how they work together, we move on to our next topic which is all about tuning.

Guitars, unlike other musical instruments, require you to tune it first before you can actually start playing with it.You can actually distinguish newbies from seasoned guitar players by just simply listening to the tuning of his instrument. Seasoned guitarists are very particular when it comes to tuning and they always make sure that their guitar is in tune before they perform.

How guitars work

Now that we have already learned the different parts of the guitar, we move on to the next part which is understanding how those parts work together.

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String vibration and String Length

All musical instruments create sound by means of vibration. For wind instruments, the vibration derives from air passing over a mouthpiece, or from lips buzzing into a mouthpiece. For percussion instruments, the vibration comes from striking a surface made of canvas or metal. For string instruments, like guitars, the vibration comes from striking a string, which then vibrates. Of course, the strings would never vibrate if it were not given some sort of force or what we commonly know as tension. When a string is brought to a certain tension and then set in motion by a certain form of action like that of strumming or plucking, it produces a sound or a pitch. The different tones we hear from the strings of the guitar is simply achieved by tuning the strings to different tensions. The greater force or tension a string has, the higher the pitch it will produce.

The parts of a guitar

Hi there Guitarrista!

Today, we will be learning about the parts of a guitar. 

Birds, whether it's a dove, an owl, or an eagle, are considered birds because they share common characteristics like wings, beaks, have only two legs, and so much more. Just like birds, all guitars, no matter what type it is, also share their common physical characteristics that make them behave like guitars.

Guitars come in two basic types: Acoustic or Electric.