On the previous page, we looked at the types of guitars and settled on the electric guitar. On this page we will look at the parts that make up an electric guitar.
The electric guitar device is shown in fig. 1.
Rice. 1. Electric guitar device
Vulture. This is the most important part of the electric guitar, since it is the quality of the neck that will determine not only the convenience of playing, but also the possibility of playing the electric guitar itself. The neck consists of two parts: the base and the fingerboard. The fretboard is the layer of wood at the top of the fretboard that holds the nut that divides the fretboard into frets. The type of wood of the base and fingerboard, as well as the thickness of the neck, affect the sound, but discussion of these issues is beyond the scope of this course.
Body (deck). The body is also the main part of the electric guitar and plays a big role in shaping the sound.
Pickups. These are devices that convert the mechanical vibrations of metal strings into electrical signals (they will not work with nylon strings). There are two types of pickups - single (single) and hambacker (humbucker).
A pickup of the “single” type allows you to get a clear sound (since the sound is picked up from one point of the string), but at the same time it picks up electromagnetic radiation well - interference, noise, background, which will be present in the sound of an electric guitar. In addition, compared to humbuckers, the single-coil produces a weak signal. To eliminate the shortcomings of single coils, a humbucker was developed, which uses two coils in such a way that the useful signal is amplified, and interference that is in antiphase cancels each other out. The disadvantage of a humbucker is that the sound is picked up from two points on the string, so there are rises and dips in the signal spectrum, which is perceived by the ear as slight sound distortion. Therefore, a humbucker will not sound like a single-coil, and both of these pickups are often found in guitars - a humbucker for playing rhythm on overdrive, a single-coil for playing solo parts in which a clear sound (without distortion) is required.
Rice. 2. Passive pickups
Above, we looked at passive pickups. However, there are also active pickups that use fewer turns on the coils, resulting in a wider frequency range (which is why using active pickups can sometimes significantly improve the sound of an electric guitar). Fewer turns - less signal level, therefore, a very weak signal is obtained at the output of pickups of this type, to amplify which a preamplifier powered by a 9V battery is installed in the body of the guitar. This is the main disadvantage of active electronics - it is necessary to replace the battery (although not often). There are different opinions about the sound quality of active and passive electronics. However, for a novice musician, this moment is not essential.
Rice. 3. Hambacker type EMG active pickup
The sound of an electric guitar is affected not only by the types of pickups and their number (using a switch, they can be turned on individually and together), but also by their position. There are three pickup positions: at the neck (neck), in the middle (middle) and at the bridge (bridge). The neck sound is low and deep when picked up, while the bridge sound is bright and high. Some pickups are designed to be mounted in a specific position - at the neck, in the middle, or at the bridge. This should be taken into account when replacing (with better) electric guitar pickups.
Pickup switch. Used to turn on the pickups individually or together, which allows you to get different sounds.
bridge (typewriter), string holder). This is the device by which the strings are attached to the body of an electric guitar. There are bridges with and without a tremolo system. Bridges without a tremolo system hold the tuning better (the “rocking” of the lever in a budget tremolo system quickly leads to detuning), but they do not allow you to lower (or raise) the tuning during playing.
Rice. 3. Tremolo systems
Tremolo systems (machine) are of the following type: Fender (Fender), Floyd Rose (Floidrose), etc. The Fender machine has a simple mechanism and only allows you to lower the system. Electric guitars with a Floyd Rose typewriter are equipped with micro-tuning and a special clothespin, and allow you to both lower and raise the tuning.
In inexpensive guitars with a typewriter, Floydrose arises more problems than with a Fender machine. Therefore, you must decide for yourself whether you need additional features (and additional problems) of the tremolo system or not.
Peg mechanism (pegs). The peg mechanism serves to adjust the pitch of the strings. Its quality affects how well the guitar will stay in tune and how much effort it takes to tune it.
Anchor. A curved steel rod that sits inside the fretboard of an electric guitar and serves to prevent the fretboard from deforming from the stress created by the tension of the strings. At one end of the truss rod is a truss nut that, when turned with a hex wrench, changes the curve of the neck. The truss nut access is often covered by a cap located at the base of the headstock (at the nut).
Electronics. Located in the body of the electric guitar, which is accessed by removing the cover of the electronics compartment (in the figure it is located on the back of the body of the electric guitar). In the case of active electronics, there may be a separate compartment for a 9V battery in the body of an electric guitar.
Now you know about the device of the electric guitar, and we turn to the consideration of their types.
Therefore, we continue to get acquainted with other varieties of six-string. Today you will study in detail the device of the electric guitar and its main components. If you are just looking to buy an electric guitar, then this post is for you.
Let's introduce ourselves!
Visually, and structurally, the electric guitar still has some similarities with the acoustic guitar, but no matter how these similarities unite them, these are still two fundamentally different types of instruments. We can observe differences, both in the design itself and in the method of obtaining sound. For acoustics, a resonator hole in its body is enough for us to hear it, but for an electric guitar, a completely different approach is needed - receiving sound through a number of devices by transmitting it from pickups to an amplifying device and then outputting it to speakers. Of course, you can try to play it without a connection, but you are unlikely to do this, because this is not what you bought it for or are going to buy it for.
Well, that seems to have been sorted out! Since you are such an ardent fan of guitar music, then undoubtedly the electric guitar will become a good assistant in your work, it is possible that on long years. There are quite a lot of varieties of electric guitars today, but the differences in their design are not big, it can be, for example, the type of attachment of the neck to the body of the guitar, the type of string holder, the type of truss rod (1 anchor, 2 anchors) or the type of installed pickups, i.e. e. the differences are only in some details. Since we are talking about details, then let's see what an electric guitar consists of.
Electric guitar device
The images below show the Fender Stratocaster solid-body electric guitar, perhaps the most popular instrument in the history of rock music. For many musicians, this is the ideal form and unique sound. Well, now more about the design. The electric guitar consists of:
- Frame
- Pickguard
- Pickups
- Switch
- Volume and tone controls
- Bridge
- Cable connector
- Buttons (straplocks)
- overlay
- Labels (dots)
- Nut
- Vulture head
- kolki
- strings
- Anchor nut
- Neck attachment
- Tone cover
The example of this guitar shows the general structure of an electric guitar, and the numbers indicate its main parts. The two main components of any electric guitar are the body and the neck.
electric guitar body
It is very different from an acoustic guitar and can be either solid or hollow inside (varieties of semi-acoustic guitars) or glued together from several pieces of wood (most often one). But there is one caveat here - the more pieces it contains, the worse the sound of the guitar will be due to the fact that all the resonant properties of the wood itself will be lost at the gluing points. The only exception will be a composite of different types of wood. Electric guitars with such a body have an aggressive and harsh sound, they are mainly played with heavy music.
Hollow bodies have a completely different sound - more saturated, but quickly fades away. These guitars are best suited for playing jazz, country or blues music. Its disadvantages include the fact that a creaking sound may appear during a loud game. The quality and type of wood has a greater effect on the sound in hollow body guitars than in solid body guitars. But regarding the shape and design of the body of electric guitars, unlike acoustic ones, we can say the following - these parameters have little effect on the sound of the instrument.
From above, the body in some guitars is covered with a top - this is such a special overlay, which is made of another tree and most often serves as a decorative element rather than a functional one. But on guitars like the Fender Stratocacter, a plastic pickguard is installed. On it are located: pickups of the "single" type, and on other guitars there may be "humbuckers"; a pickup switch that allows you to turn on the pickups individually or simultaneously; volume and tone controls, with which you can adjust the level at the output of the pickups, as well as change the tone of high and (or) low frequencies.
To attach the strings, there is a bridge on the body (also called a “machine”), which can be either with a tremolo system (VintageTremolo in the picture or Floyd Rose), or without it (Tune-o-Matic or Hardtail). But to connect an electric guitar to an amplifier, a “jack” type connector (Jack TRS ¼”) is specially installed on the case, to which the plug located at the end of the instrument cable is connected. To hold the guitar on the weight with the help of a belt, special steel buttons are located on both sides, sometimes so-called straplocks (belt locks) are installed. Ok, we figured out the case, and now let's see how it works ...
Electric guitar neck
In terms of its structure, this part of the electruha also differs markedly from the acoustic one. What are these differences? - you ask. Firstly, it is the length and radius of the fretboard, and secondly, the headstock can be of various shapes, this is a rare occurrence for acoustic guitars. The fingerboard is glued on top of the main body of the neck and is most often made of rosewood or ebony. This is the part where you press your fingers while playing. On the fingerboard there are metal frets that divide the neck along the entire length into frets and allow you to change the tone of the strings and, accordingly, take different ones, and there are also marks / dots between these frets, clarifying and indicating for convenience 3, 5, 7, 9 and subsequent frets .
At the beginning of the neck, i.e. at the top, the nut is installed, and immediately after it comes the neck head, on the platform of which there are mechanical pegs designed to tension and fix metal strings and, most importantly, a nut for adjusting the truss rod, which prevents the neck from deforming due to tension load strings. In this example of a Fender Stratocacter guitar, the neck is not glued in and is attached to the body with 4 bolts. The cover on the back of the guitar covers all the mechanics of the bridge, as well as the electrical part.
Here is such an electric guitar device! Well, have you figured it out? Great! Now you know well what parts it consists of. Perhaps this article will help you in choosing a guitar, but we will talk about this in more detail in another article. Don't miss the next post about! Must see interesting video under the article to consolidate the learned material.
In this article, you will learn about the structure of the electric guitar so that you have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bthis instrument.
Let's take a closer look at the electric guitar:
1- neck
2- building
3- pickups (sensors)
4 headstock
5- pegs
6- bridge (typewriter)
7- volume and tone knobs
8- socket for connecting the cord
9- nuts and frets
10- pickup switch
11-strings
12 - Nut
13- lever
Let's take a closer look at the electric guitar device.
Body (or deck)
The body (or soundboard) of a guitar greatly influences the acoustic properties of the instrument, which determine how the guitar sounds through the amplifier. Decks are thick or thin, made of soft or dense wood.
It is believed that dense, heavy woods such as ash and mahogany (mahogany) give more sustain (sustain - English, the duration of the sound of notes). But not only the weight of the wood determines the sound of the instrument.
Listen to guitars made from maple or alder - medium-weight and medium-weight woods - Fender makes most of its instruments from these woods. Or, for example, very light basswood or swamp ash guitars. Guitars made from all these types of wood are in the arsenal of the world's great guitarists.
This means that by the weight of the instrument it is impossible to say unequivocally whether it sounds good or not. Light wood species sound as neutral as possible, without embellishing the sound. They absorb string vibrations more than reflect them.
The bodies of the best electric guitars are made from a single piece of wood. Cheap instruments are made from lots of small pieces of wood, with lots of glue. The more of them, the more likely the appearance of the so-called "tops" - notes that differ in sound from the rest. The optimal number of pieces of wood is three. These guitars usually sound much worse due to the loss of the resonant properties of wood in places of gluing.
Of particular note are guitars like the Gibson Les Paul, which deliberately use different types of wood (mahogany for the bottom of the body and maple for the top) in order to give the guitar the right color to sound.
Stratocaster
Les Paul
So, we note for ourselves that mahogany guitars give a softer, lower sound, more sustain ( les Paul, PRS, Ibanez and ESP).
And guitars made of alder, American linden, ash give a more sonorous, bright sound (for example, Fender Stratocaster).
The neck is the most important part of any guitar. This is the surface on which you will play, the part of the instrument that will come into direct contact with your hands. The width and thickness of the neck determine how comfortable you will be playing this instrument.
Fans of hard fast music - those who play a lot of tapping, legato and other fretboard techniques - will appreciate the wide and thin necks (you can try guitars Jackson Soloist, Ibanez RG, Washburn N series).
Classic rock and blues fans usually prefer standard, more rounded necks that are good for playing chords (must see guitars Fender And Gibson Les Paul).
Compound radius fingerboards represent a reasonable compromise: the neck is rounder closer to the head, and flatter closer to the body (pickups, typewriter). True, such necks are placed only on certain models of instruments and are more expensive than conventional ones.
The fingerboard material also makes a major contribution to the sound of the guitar, as the fingerboard itself receives vibrations from the strings and transmits them to the neck and body of the instrument, or reflects these vibrations.
It is worth noting that about 2/3 of the length of the strings pass over the fretboard, and only one third - over the body. And if the body of the guitar, in principle, can be replaced, then a poor-quality fingerboard is a damaged neck, and therefore a damaged guitar.
What separates the best neck from the worst? First of all, it's a tree. Necks are usually made from maple or mahogany.
Necks can also be made from composite materials (which are used in today's space industry and other areas) - such as "never dry" graphite.
Fingerboards that are made of wood are usually varnished to prevent them from warping due to drying. Note, however, that many celebrities such as Van Halen and Joe Satriani prefer to play unvarnished necks.
The fretboard material plays an equally important role in the sound of the instrument. There are three standard options: maple, ebony and rosewood.
Maple (a light wood that can be seen on guitars like Fender Telecaster) is soft to the touch and has a bright sound.
Ebony, almost black in color, sounds much denser and deeper.
Rosewood is a middle ground between the dense sound of ebony and the bright sound of maple. This breed has a reddish-brown hue. She is the most porous of the three breeds, and has perhaps the most "warm" and soft sound.
Typically, manufacturers have in their arsenal a large number of models, some of which are maple, some - rosewood, and the most expensive - signature models of famous guitarists - ebony.
At the same time, it is impossible to say unequivocally which necks with which fingerboard sound better than others - these three types of wood just sound differently. Maple grows in many countries of the world, it is easy to process, so its cost is low. The maple fingerboard gives the guitar a bright tone.
Rosewood is more expensive than maple to work with, and grows only in rare southern countries, so it costs more. The standard fingerboard on a decent guitar is rosewood, although this wood is also often found on expensive signature series instruments, such as Ibanez Joe Satriani and Frank Gambale models, Fender Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton.
Ebony is the densest tree. It is brought to Europe and America from the southernmost points of the planet. It is very expensive to process and requires special conditions drying and storage. You will never see an ebony fingerboard on an inexpensive instrument.
It can be said that ebony is an elite wood that is placed only on expensive signature guitars. Ebony fingerboard guitars are played by Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, George Benson and many more.
In general, we can say that each guitarist chooses for himself which wood is more convenient for his fingers to play.
Remember!
The fretboard along with the soundboard are the most important parts of the guitar. Basically, they determine its value. You can change pickups, typewriter, pegs, anything, but replacing the neck or soundboard is the most expensive, and sometimes impossible. It's easier to buy another guitar!
Pickups (sensors)
From a purely physical point of view, a pickup (or sensor) is a device that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of a magnetic pickup, the vibration of a string in a magnetic field is converted into an AC electrical signal, which is then fed to an amplifier.
This happens as follows: the string oscillates in the field created by the permanent magnet (magnets) of the sensor. Inside the coil of wire wound around these magnets, an electric current is generated, which is fed through the wires to the amplifier.
Often, buying more expensive pickups can improve the sound of budget instruments, give a new color to an expensive guitar, so let's dwell on this topic in more detail.
Pickups are divided into Single and Hambacker, passive and active.
1.Single or Hambacker. They differ even visually.
Hambecker
Singles- sensors with one coil (single - single). They are characterized by a bright, "clean" (not distorted) sound. Their design is usually based on 4 or 6 permanent magnets, around which are wound from 7 to 10 thousand turns of copper wire, 0.06 mm thick. Due to the high sound quality, these sensors are very popular.
As a result, in addition to the sound of the strings, you can also hear extraneous noise or background. This is especially true when playing with drive or distortion effects.
However, split singles with a humbucker effect are now being released. Two windings, each of which surrounds its half of the magnets, are connected in antiphase. The magnets inside each of them have opposite polarity. As a result, the problem of interference and noise is solved, while the sensors produce a traditional single-coil sound.
The most popular single coil guitar is the Fender Stratocaster.
humbuckers(hambacking - noise reduction) - pickups with two coils that are connected in series, but in antiphase, with each of them facing the strings with different poles of the magnets.
As a result, extraneous noise or background is mutually subtracted, and the useful signal is added, and the output level is twice as high as that of a single.
However, the humbucker sound itself is poorer, lower and devoid of "highs". The reason for this is that spaced apart coils (15-17 mm) give two different signals, which leads to the subtraction of some high-frequency components.
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As a result, on a clean sound, they give out a smoothed round sound, with an overload they sound aggressively, clearly and without background. Example of a guitar with humbuckers - Gibson Les Paul.
2.Passive and active.
The principle of operation of passive sensors is described above. Active pickups have fewer turns in their coils, resulting in a wide frequency response and low output.
To amplify it, a preamplifier is attached to the guitar, powered by a 9-volt “crown” battery. Active pickups come in both singles and humbuckers.
Single EMG
Hambacker EMG
Critics of active pickups say that they produce a sterile, unnatural sound that is the result of an artificially created frequency response.
The other side claims that in addition to low noise levels, active pickups expand the possibilities of the guitarist. He can play an unconventional sound and then switch to a more familiar sound.
The most famous manufacturers of "passive" - DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, Fender, Gibson; "active" - EMG.
I almost forgot: such terms when describing pickups as “Hot”, “Vintage”, “Pro” are very subjective and buying a pickup without listening to it (for example, in a store) is a complete lottery.
Bridge (machine, tailpiece)
Bridge- This is the device by which the strings are attached to the deck.
There are two types of bridges: with and without a tremolo system. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
1. Breeches with tremolo system.
A more common name is a typewriter: Fender, Floyd Rose, Kahler, are usually found on stratocasters or strat-like instruments. Their advantage lies in the ability to lower and, in some models, increase right hand the pitch of the notes on the guitar. To do this, it has a lever.
Guitars with cars Floyd Rose And Kahler equipped with a lockable “clothespin” threshold and micro-adjustment. Due to this, with the active use of the lever, the instrument does not get out of tune, and it is always possible to correct the system without unscrewing the screws of the “clothespins”.
Such machines allow you to swing the string up and down 1.5 - 2 tones and perform some fun tricks in the spirit of Steve Vai. Therefore, you can greatly diversify your game.
The main disadvantages are the following:
If a string breaks, the guitar is immediately out of tune;
- to replace the string, you need to do a lot of manipulations (climb for the key to the "clothespin", unscrew, insert, twist, etc.);
- the guitar is more difficult to tune;
- the guitar is more difficult to rebuild into a different system;
- machines of this type most strongly "eat" sustain (duration of notes);
- due to the large number of parts, these machines most often fail;
Guitars with cars Fender spared from all the tricks:
Due to their simpler design, they are less of a problem, but still:
- if a string breaks, the guitar is immediately detuned, though not so much;
- you need to use the lever more carefully, the guitar can get upset;
- the sustain is still decreasing, although this brings its own flavor;
- these machines only allow you to lower the system (swing the lever down).
2. Breeches without tremolo. They are placed on guitars such as Les Paul, Telecaster, some Heavy Metal and semi-acoustics. Their design is even simpler, the number of parts is reduced to a minimum:
They stay in tune better, they sound more melodious, and there are fewer problems with them at concerts. The disadvantage, as you may have guessed, is only one - there are no opportunities that the car gives.
Which bridge you choose is up to you, but if you're a beginner and don't have much money for a guitar, choose with or without a simple tremolo. With cheap Floyd Rose a lot more problems.
Electronics (volume and tone knobs, pickup switch, cord jack).
These parts, with the exception of the socket, serve to change the character of the guitar's sound and adjust its volume.
The pickup switch is used to select the desired pickup. Depending on the wiring diagram and the number of pickups, each switch position produces a unique guitar sound.
The socket is used to connect the guitar to the amplifier using a cord.
Nuts and frets.
Metal inserts cut into the fingerboard perpendicular to the strings are called nut. The areas of the fretboard between the nut are called the frets. By pressing the strings at different nut, the length of the string changes, and thus sounds of different pitches are extracted.
Upper threshold.
A plastic or wooden plate with string slits that prevents the strings from vibrating outside the fretboard.
Strings.
The strings pass through slots in the nut and are attached to the pegs. The sound of any guitar can be degraded by using old or poor quality strings. This is an expense item in the budget of any guitarist.
The most common string manufacturers: D "Addario, DR, Ernie Ball, GHS, Dean Markley, La Bella. Elixir.
Kolki.
Six worm gear mechanisms that increase or decrease the tone of the guitar by turning the pegs and tightening or loosening the string tension.
The main thing is not to overdo it when you put new strings!
Neck head.
The upper part of the neck, on which the tuning pegs are attached.
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The guitar is a magical instrument. Her parts can be heard in any style of music - from classical to modern rock compositions. The history of this goes back to ancient times. After all, for more than 4000 years, mankind has been using related cithara, zither, lute. Often in our homes you can find this beautiful instrument, but not everyone wonders what the guitar consists of.
History of occurrence
Translated from Persian "chartra" - four-string. It was the instruments with four strings that came to the countries of the Middle East and Europe from ancient egypt and Mesopotamia. Then a fifth string was added to the guitar. It happened in Italy during the Renaissance. At this time, the number of frets on the fretboard increased from eight to twelve. The six-strings familiar to us appeared in the middle of the 17th century, and since then the structure of classical guitars has remained practically unchanged. In the 30s of the last century, a kind of guitar revolution began, and to musical instruments electronic components, amplifiers, and in the following decades, various sound effects were added.
The device and features of classical guitars
The forerunners of classical instruments were "Spanish". They had five double strings and not quite familiar to them. Then, in the 18-19 centuries, a sixth string was added to the Spanish one, musical masters experiment with forms, scale length, invent new peg mechanisms. The result is a classic that has come down to us.
So what is a classical guitar made of? The main parts of the instrument are the head, neck and body. Strings are attached and stretched on the head of the neck with the help of pegs, and it is equipped with frets and frets to change the length of the vibrating string and thereby the frequency of the sound. The body of the instrument consists of a top deck, a back deck with a shell, a resonator hole and a stand - the place where they are connected to the body. Next, consider what an acoustic guitar consists of.
The device and features of acoustics
What is this type of guitar made of? Acoustics on the device is almost no different from classical instruments. The difference lies in the size of the body and the strings - they are metal. Depending on the size, such instruments are divided into dreadnoughts, jumbo and folk guitars. Widely used in such musical styles as blues, rock, bard song, and many other song genres.
Various types of wood are used for the production of tools. Although guitars made from exotic woods are not uncommon, acoustics are made from certain types of woods. After all, every wooden element from its design affects the sound.
The device and features of the electric guitar
Electric guitars differ from acoustic and classical guitars by the presence of pickups and an electrical circuit with control knobs and switches. These guitars require sound amplification equipment. For playing at home, tube and transistor combo amplifiers with a power of 4-35 watts are most popular.
Magnetic pickups appeared in the mid-20s of the last century at Gibson. And the guitar revolution happened a decade later, when jazz musicians discovered the wide range of possible electric guitar tones.
If speak about appearance tools, the most original and popular forms are:
Other models of guitars from various manufacturers somehow borrowed the features of these instruments.
Materials for manufacturing
Above it was considered what parts the guitar consists of. What are they made from? The top deck has the most significant effect on the sound.
The traditional material for it in classical and acoustic guitars is spruce. High-level instruments have a body made of red spruce. For simpler models, cheaper varieties are used. Used for the production of the upper deck and cedar. Cedar and spruce instruments sound different, but beautiful in their own way: the former has a brighter sound, while the latter is softer and more enveloping.
Mahogany is the most popular back and sides material. The same material is used for the production of these guitar parts. In addition to mahogany, you can find instruments made of rosewood, maple, walnut, bubinga and koa wood.
The neck of an acoustic guitar is most often made of mahogany. The second most popular are maple necks. The most common fretboard is rosewood. In acoustic and electric guitars of a higher class made of ebony - ebony.
Electric guitars, like acoustic and classical instruments, are made of wood, although there are metal guitars and models made from artificial materials. "Classic" Gibson layout: mahogany body and neck, maple topboard, mahogany fretboard.
Fender instruments: alder body, maple neck, maple or rosewood fretboard.
The device and features of bass guitars
Bass guitars differ from other types of instruments in the thickness of the strings, increased scale and, as a result, large dimensions.
Such a guitar is a relative of the double bass. There are usually four or five strings, although there are six or more. stringed instruments. They play with the fingers using a specific technique, or with a mediator.
Tip: often tap the fingertips of your left hand on a hard surface to form subcutaneous calluses. They will not be visible, but in the future it will not hurt to clamp.
Lesson 1The structure of the guitar or what the guitar consists of
In this lesson, you will learn about the structure of the guitar. I strongly recommend that you do not proceed to the next lesson if you do not quite understand the previous one.
Structure classical guitar.
The guitar consists of two main parts: the body and the neck. It is very important to first learn its structure. Since then the lessons will be much more difficult.
In turn, the body of the guitar consists of:
Top deck; ; shell; springs (6); resonator hole (it is also called the voice box); socket; stand (filly).
The neck of the guitar consists of: heel; head; (or heads); pegs; sills. And of course the strings. If it is convenient for you, you can familiarize yourself with the structure of the guitar in the figure.
Some note. The stand is often called a "filly". Pegs exist to tension and loosen strings. There are usually 6 springs inside a classical guitar. They serve primarily to increase the strength of the top deck.
Well, we went through 1 lesson that opened up knowledge about the structure of the guitar, and move on to the next lesson called "Guitar Build".
Lesson 2
Guitar tuning
In a classical guitar, the standard guitar tuning is:
1 note string mi 4 string note re
2 string note si 5 string note la
3 string note salt 6 string note mi
The first string is the bottom. Thus, the system goes from bottom to top. Well, we got acquainted with the lesson called guitar tuning. This lesson is very important at the beginning of the study.
For those who are unfamiliar with the notes, it is necessary to learn them; without them, further study at the classical guitar course is impossible. Notes can be learned in Lesson 3.
Lesson 3
Sheet music and stave (staff)
5 bands - stave. The key is salt (violin).
Octave - distance from note before up to a note before. The smallest distance between notes is a semitone.
The distance between the sills - fret. Each fret is a semitone.
Half note. Where 1 is a flag, 2 is a stem, 3 is a note head
Lesson 4
Accidentals
There are signs of rising and falling sounds.
A sharp raises a note by a semitone.
A flat lowers a note by a half step
Bekar cancels the previously set accidentals
Double flat lowers a note by a tone
Double sharp raises a note by a tone
Lesson 5
The order of the notes on the fretboard
You need to learn the notes on the fretboard. This lesson completes the guitar tuning.
Lesson 6
Chromatic scale
Now it's time for practice. Now you are presented with the chromatic scale in C major. A chromatic scale is a scale built on semitones. Try to learn it. The bass strings are to be played with the thumb (P), the third string with the index finger (i), the second string with the middle finger (m) and the first, you guessed it, ring finger (a). In parentheses are Latin abbreviations that are used in all notes. But, as a rule, chromatic scales are played by alternating the index and middle fingers. You can find out about them on the page " "
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Chromatic scale in C major
Lesson 7
Duration
Music has its time, this time is defined and called duration.
Lesson 8
Letter designation of notes, chords,
keys and accidentals Letter designation of notes:
to - C salt - G
re - D la - A
mi -E si - H
fa - F si b - B
Chord lettering:
C major - C D minor - d or Dm
E major - E A minor - a or Am
Small m - minor
Letter designations of keys:
| - is | -es | |||
| Before - Cis | Re - Des | |||
| Exceptions: Mi - Es | ||||
| La - As | ||||
| Keys: E major - Es dur |
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