Know Your Acoustic Guitar Parts And Functions

Before we further learn the guitar, it is good to know in advance if the guitar parts and their functions. Because it will be very helpful when we read the tutorial about tips / tricks guitar uses terms / names of the parts of the guitar, so if we already know and understand the guitar parts and their functions would be easy and quick to understand.

But in this post, special parts acoustic guitar. For electric guitar / electric I'll share another time.


#Know Acoustic Guitar Parts And Functions

Know Acoustic Guitar Parts And Functions

Explanation

1. Head (Headstock)

Head of acoustic guitar are at the top of the guitar. This guitar head wood raw material which at its parts are Tunner and Nut. At the head of the guitar is also usually present brand or brands.

2. Nut

Nut is a little pads that are used to keep all six strings of the guitar in order to sound out sounding tinny. In addition nut usually white.

3. Tunner

Tunner function to tune the guitar.

4. Fret

Generally, on acoustic guitar fret of 19 units. Fret function to set the tone of the strings.

5. Neck (Neck)

Neck of the guitar is a left hand we hold the guitar. Do not buy a guitar that his neck arched neck of good guitar is perfectly straight.

6. Liaison

Liaison is a solid wood that is used to connect between the neck (neck) the guitar body (body).

7. Body (Body)

The shape of the guitar body is very diverse, and depend on the tastes of the guitar maker.

8. Bridge

Bridge function to associate the guitar strings on the guitar body.

9. Soundboard

Soundboard is a resonance box sound on the guitar. Soundboard is shaped like a tube in which there is a room that serves to meresonansikan sound of guitar strings, so the sound of the strings will be louder and louder.

10. Sound Hole

Earpiece is used as the access part of the soundboard. Vibration of a guitar string will emerge through this hole before the sound of the guitar soundboard diresonansikan by.

11. The string (String)

Type string guitar strings are very diverse because each has characteristics different sounds. Number of acoustic guitar strings there are 6 pieces, and each - each string also has a different tone that is E, A, D, G, B, E '(Standard Tuning).

12. Saddle

Saddle is bantalah contained on the guitar bridge. Functions the same saddle nut with a function which is to sound tinny guitar strings terdengan.

13. Fingerboard / fretboard

Fingerboard is the part where we put our fingers to press the strings on a particular fret. Finger board located on the front of the neck (Neck).

The Importance Of Playing Guitar Technique Fingering

Many consider the fingering technique or finger gymnastics is only done as a warm up / practice before playing the guitar, and thought fingering technique is not important.

According to my own fingering technique is important, because if you do this technique routine, indirectly, the finger will be flexible by itself.
Here are some functions fingering techniques:

Train flexibility so as not to stiff fingers when playing the guitar.
Train accuracy and precision in playing the guitar.
This technique is very important, because if have mastered this technique, it will help in training techniques - other techniques such as picking, sweeping, bending, string skipping, and others.

Earlier, what was fingering technique?
Fingering is a technique that aims to do finger - the finger is not rigid. Usually done for 15 minutes to 1 hour, even more.

How can I do this technique?
Actually, there are a wide variety of fingering techniques. But I will share only the basic technique.
Here's how to do the fingering techniques:

Importance Fingering Techniques For Guitar Playing

E|-----------------------------------------1-2-3-4----|
B|---------------------------------1-2-3-4------------|
G|-------------------------1-2-3-4--------------------|
D|-----------------1-2-3-4----------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3-4------------------------------------|
E|-1-2-3-4--------------------------------------------|

Place the first finger / index on strings fret number 6 / column 1,
2 finger / middle at number 6 fret second string,
Jari 3 / sweet at number 6 fret third string,
4 finger / pinkie on number 6 fret 4 string.
Selanjut to string a number of 5 to 1.
Do it slowly, and then do with a faster tempo.

Definition of Symbols On Guitar tablature

On the guitar, tablature, or often called tab is a graphical notation system that represent strings and guitar fret of stem / neck of a guitar.

There are several symbols contained in tablature / guitar tab.
The following symbols on the guitar tablature and its understanding:

1. Hammer On

In tablature / guitar tab, hammer on is denoted by the letter 'h', in tablature between fret learned and that in the hammer (eg 5H6).

2. Pull Off

In tablature / guitar tabs, pull off is denoted by the letter 'p', (eg 7p5)
However, often symbolized by a '^', can be used to pull off (example 7 ^ 5) and hammer on (example 5 ^ 6).

3. Bend

In tablature / guitar tab, bend denoted by the letter 'b' (ie 7B9).
Bend can also be written [7b (9)], or b omitted [7 (9)]

4. Release

In tablature / guitar tab, release denoted by the letter 'r', (example 9r7).
Release the reverse / pair of bend, (example 7b9r7).

5. Slide

Slide has two kinds:

#Slide Up (Ascending Slide) In tablature / guitar tab, slide up denoted by '/', (example 5/7).

#Slide Down (Descending Slide) In tablature / guitar tab, slide down denoted by '\', (eg 7 \ 5).

Can also be incorporated between slides up and down (eg 5/7 \ 5)
Sometimes slide symbolized by the letter 's'.

6. Harmonic

In tablature / guitar tab, harmonic denoted by '<>'.

7. Tapping

In tablature / guitar tab, tapping denoted by the letter 't',
tapping often paired with pull off and hammer on
(Example 2h5t12p5p2).

8. Vibrato

In tablature use of vibrato can be denoted in several ways, the symbol '~', symbol '~ ~ ~ ~', can also use the letter 'v'.

9. Mute

In tablature / guitar tabs, mute denoted by the letter 'x'.


Thank you for reading Understanding Symbols On Guitar tablature.

Train Order Not Stiff Fingers While Playing Guitar

The first material when learning to play guitar is to train your fingers to not be rigid while playing the guitar.
Train your fingers to not be rigid while playing the guitar is easy if done regularly.


If done regularly, naturally we will limp fingers and cunning while playing the guitar.

Then, how to train your fingers to not be rigid while playing the guitar?

Here I have compiled some tips so stiff fingers when playing the guitar:

1. Warming

Before playing the guitar, it would be nice if warming.
Heating can be done by:

Spread apart fingers with the help of the other fingers.
Massage the palm of the hand to the fingertips.
Stretch in some knuckle dragging fingers one by one.

Do this before you play the guitar so that the finger is not rigid.

2. Learning Variation Chord

The purpose of this method is to help recognize more finger chord shapes that will indirectly make the finger used to move from simple to complex forms though.

3. Binding Finger With Rubber

This way I got from my friend, he said when the rubber binder dilapas then the finger will be limp.
I myself rarely doing it this way, because it makes the finger will ache.

4. Fingering Techniques

Fingering or unusual in said finger gymnastics is the most basic thing to do when learning to play the guitar.
This method serves to develop flexibility and speed of the finger.

5. Expand Training

multiply exercise, routinely above manner.
I myself usually done every morning for about 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
Again, do routinely and regularly. Because by itself will be flexible and cunning fingers when playing the guitar.


Those are some tips about Jari For Not Exercising rigid Currently Playing Guitar.

Semi Acoustic Guitars History

In the 1930s guitar players and manufacturers were attempting to increase the overall volume of the guitar, which had a hard time competing with other instruments, specifically in large orchestras and jazz bands, due to its lack of volume. This created a series of experiments that focused on creating a guitar that could be amplified through electric currents and out through a speaker. In 1936, Gibson attempted to make their first production line of electric guitars. These guitars, known as ES-150's (Electric Spanish Series) were the first manufactured semi-acoustic guitars. They were based on a standard production arctop and had f holes on the face of the guitar which functioned as a soundbox. This model was used to resemble the traditional jazz box guitars that were popular at the time. The soundbox on the guitar allowed a limited amount of sound waves to emit from the hollow body of the guitar, which was customary of all full acoustic models before this guitar. The purpose of these guitars, however, was to be able to be amplified from electric sound waves. This was made possible by the Charlie Christian pickup, a magnetic single-coil pickup, which allowed the sound of the guitar to be amplified through electric currents.The clear sound produced by the pickups made the ES series immediately popular with jazz musicians. The first semi-acoustic guitars are often thought of as an evolutionary step in the progression from acoustic guitars to full electric models. However, the ES-150 was made several years after the first solid body electric guitar, which was made by Rickenbacker. The ES series was merely an experiment by the Gibson company in order to test out the potential success of electric guitars. This experiment proved to be a successful financial venture and is often referred to as the first successful electric guitar. The ES-150 was proceeded by the ES-250, a year later and would foreshadow a long line of semi acoustics for the Gibson company.

Type Electric Guitar History

For those not familiar with Musical Instruments This is the electric guitar, the following text is intended to help you identify the type of guitar seen from parts such as the type of body (solid, hollow, semi-hollow), scale length, pick-ups to the type of tremolo installed. By looking at these parts, we can recognize the character of the guitar, so it will be easier to determine the guitar as what we want and we need for our game. However, it should be noted that the following article does not describe the anatomy of the electric guitar (eg nut, headstock, frets, etc.).


1.Body Guitar

 In general, when seen from the model body, there are 3 types of electric guitars, namely Solid Body Guitar, Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body Body. Here's a brief description of each of these types;
Solid Body
This is the type of electric guitars are most commonly used. This guitar has a body that is intact with no cavity.
Hollow Body
It is a type of electric guitar in the guitar body where there are cavities such as the acoustic guitar. This is intended to give a 'taste' of acoustic guitar, or simply it is given an acoustic guitar pick-ups. Usually these guitars used by musicians in jazz, pop and blues.
Semi-Hollow Body
This type of guitar has a cavity at the top and bottom of the guitar, much like guitars Hollow Body. The difference is, in the middle of this guitar is still a solid wood, so it is not fully hollow body guitar. In the solid wood is usually laid pick-up, best cars.

2. Scale Length

This is the term for the distance between Bridge to Head-Nut. Size that is widely used is 25.5 "(648mm), 24.75" (729 mm) and 25 "(635mm). Here's a brief description of three of the scale;
25.5 "
It is a measure that is used in the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster. The voice on the guitar with this scale usually tends towards 'treble' with high string tension.
24.75 "
At this scale, the string tension is not too high, thus producing sound 'ngebass'. This scale is widely adopted for Gibson and Les Paul.
25 "
Of reference states, with scale guitar is easier to play. Usually used on PRS guitars, investment.

Development of The Electric Guitar

There are also things that are eccentric in the development of the seven-string guitar as popularized by Steve Vai in 1989. The idea came when he joined David Lee Roth Band in 1985, the album Crazy from the Heat. He decided that because the bassist, Billy Sheehan, often setting the bass with another formation called Drop D tuning (from top to bottom: DADG, generally EADG). In cooperation with Ibanez in 1987, finally born the seven-stringed guitar first, with the top string, alias seventh, pitched B. This guitar is called The Universe-7 String. Vai also has a guitar with a neck opposite (facing to the left and right), to prove his ability to play left-handed, ancestry.

Meanwhile, Eddie Van Halen, a pioneer in the use of the whammy bar up-down which became known as the Floyd Rose tremolo / bridge. These innovations complete with locking nut strings on the guitar. This system is known as a locking nut tremolo system.



Eddie developed a tremolo system that already exists. Namely tremolo that can only be pressed down or down (resulting in a lower tone). The old system was developed by the Fender factory and installed as standard equipment on the model Stratocaster. These innovations occurred to him in about 1976. At that time the great guitarists such as Ritchie Blackmore and Jimmy Page often have problems in tuning their guitars. Because they are often mem-bending strings too much to produce a sound that is 1½ higher tones. As a result, the strings become loose and must also be off-key tone. With a locking nut tremolo system, stringed guitar nut locked in part so as not to shift the suspense.