Doesn’t it always happen that when you want to learn how to do something for the first time you jump in head first and sometimes don’t take the time to think about the best way to do it? When you start learning guitar playing, you want to be the new sensation on the hit charts within one day. If you’re like me you’re probably be dreaming about being the next Eric Clapton. But take a minute and think about this, you probably should learn the basics first. Why? You will be a better guitar player later on. Even the masters of the guitar started off with the basics and progressed from there. There are many things that are included when you learn guitar basics: the chords, the scales, the fingering, but perhaps most importantly, you need to learn all of the different parts of the guitar.

To begin with, one thing you should have a good understanding of is how your guitar is constructed. How is a guitar constructed?

It is important to know the different parts of the guitar because the more you know about it the more you will be able to get the guitar to make sounds the way you want it to. As you progress, you will meet different terms for the parts of a guitar and if you do not know those terms, you can find yourself struggling to learn the guitar. Let’s start this discussion with a look at the guitars body:

1. The guitar’s body is the large wooden part of the guitar. This is the part that resonates and makes a sound when the strings are strum.

2. The thin part of the guitar that is connected to the body of the guitar is called the neck.

3. The bridge is located on the body of the guitar near the hole.

4. The strings of the guitar begin at the bridge and end at the pegs, which is located on the head of the guitar.

5. The head of the guitar is on the end of the neck not connected to the body.

6. There are small metal pieces located at various intervals along the neck of the guitar. These metal pieces are called the frets. When the player presses the strings into the frets at various intervals, the strings vibrate and produce different pitches. The space between the string and the fret is called the action.

Now that you know the basics about guitar construction, you can be more aware of how you are holding the guitar when you play it. The way you hold the guitar differs for nearly every type of song you play on a guitar. If you are right handed, your right hand is your strumming hand. Thus, you hold your guitar so that your right hand rests on the strings of the guitar above the hole. This means that your left hand is your picking hand, and your left hand should rest on the neck of the guitar. If you are left handed, then you should use these directions as well, only reversed.

Now that you know the basics of what the guitar structure is, you can start to play it better, and when you speak with teachers be able to discuss it and educated manner.

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