Guitar Glossary
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| - | + | '''Barre Chord:''' A chord where one finger is "barred" across all of the strings like a human capo while the other fingers make the chord. | |
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| - | + | '''Capo:''' A clip on device that frets the strings at any place so you can use open string chord shapes higher up the fretboard. | |
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| - | + | '''Fret:''' Officially it refers to the bars on the fretboard, though it is often used to mean the bit of fretboard in between bars. | |
== G == | == G == | ||
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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
Barre Chord: A chord where one finger is "barred" across all of the strings like a human capo while the other fingers make the chord.
C
Capo: A clip on device that frets the strings at any place so you can use open string chord shapes higher up the fretboard.
D
E
F
Fret: Officially it refers to the bars on the fretboard, though it is often used to mean the bit of fretboard in between bars.
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
Whammy Bar: A bar attached to the bridge of a guitar that changes the pitch of the string by altering the tension.
