Parts

Parts of
of the
the Guitar
Guitar

Tuning and arrangement of open

open strings
tuning pegs

neck
neck

frets
frets

upper bout
soundhold
soundhold

waist
waist

lower
lower bout
bout

# #
#
# A DD GG

2 CD
1
#
,#
BB

EE

E
bridge
bridge

Right and
and Left
Left Hand
Hand Symbols
Symbols
Right
!
Left
Hand:!
Right Hand:
!00=open
=open string
p=thumb (pulgar)
(pulgar)
i=index
!1=index finger! i=index
1=index
m=middle
!22=middle
=middle finger m=middle
a=anular
!33=anular
=anular finger a=anular
!44=little
=little finger

Playing Position
Position
Playing
The guitar
guitar is
is held
held with
with the
the following
following
points
points in
in mind.
mind.
1. You
You should
should sit
sit on
on the
the front
front of
of the
the chair.
chair.
2. Hold
Hold the guitar by
by making
making contact with
with -2.
a. The left leg, supported 6" off the ground
b. The
The right
right inner thigh.
thigh.
b.
c.
c. The
The chest.
chest.

d. The
The right
right arm,
arm, over
over the
the edge.
edge.
d.

Rest Stroke
Stroke
Rest
The
The tip of the
the right
right hand
hand finger
finger pushes the
the
string
string down and in
in and afterwards leans onto
onto
adjacent
adjacent string,
string, producing aa round
round and
and fullfullbodied tone.

Free Stroke
The tip
tip of the right hand finger pushes the
string down and glides freely over adjacent string,
producing a soft and delicate tone.

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The Left Hand

The finger comes down just behing the fret wire.
The thumb is held
held behind
behind the neck and
and each finger
comes down vertically on it's extreme tip.
Chromatic Scale

# # $# # $## %1# &# %# #

1,
1
bi

00 11 22 33 44 33 22 11

!
10

Arpeggio
Arpeggio

00

"
"0 "0 "0 #0 "0 "0
# # # #
# ii i mn Cal i mn ii
p