Guitar Glossary

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'''Alternate Picking:''' Continuously alternating between downstrokes and upstrokes whilst picking. So you are picking Up-Down-Up-Down-Up etc.
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'''Sweep Picking:''' A type of picking where you "sweep" the pick through the strings, So if you where playing a 5 string arpeggion your picking would go: Down-Down-Down-Down-Up-Up-Up-Up etc.
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'''Vibrato:''' A technique where you add expressiveness to the note by quickly bending it back and forth.
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Revision as of 16:12, 20 January 2009


Contents

Guitar Glossary

A list of guitar terminology - the essential reference for guitar students!



A

Alternate Picking: Continuously alternating between downstrokes and upstrokes whilst picking. So you are picking Up-Down-Up-Down-Up etc.

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

Sweep Picking: A type of picking where you "sweep" the pick through the strings, So if you where playing a 5 string arpeggion your picking would go: Down-Down-Down-Down-Up-Up-Up-Up etc.

T

U

V

Vibrato: A technique where you add expressiveness to the note by quickly bending it back and forth.

W

X

Y

Z