| The guitar is a stringed musical instrument | | | | - Distortion effect. This will produce a |
| that is played by plucking or strumming the | | | | distorted and very heavy sound, as often used |
| strings, while the fingers hold down the | | | | in heavy metal and rock music. |
| strings in certain combinations, to play the | | | | |
| notes. Most guitars have six strings that are | | | | - Wah effect. The frequency of the note goes |
| tuned on the scale E A D G B E. There are two | | | | up and down each time you hit the foot pedal. |
| broad categories of guitars today, acoustic | | | | |
| and electric. | | | | - Flanging effect. This effect causes a pause |
| | | | in the signal, followed by a series of the |
| Acoustic guitars have hollow bodies, called | | | | note originally played, sounding like an |
| sound boxes, which produce the sound, and | | | | echo. |
| thus do not need amplification. However, some | | | | |
| modern ones do come with the electronics so | | | | The guitar is used to play almost any kind of |
| that it can be connected to an amplifier. On | | | | music, and is usually a big part of the music |
| the other hand, the body of an electric | | | | played by a band. Learning to play a guitar |
| guitar is solid on only semi-hollow and needs | | | | can be exciting and is a great way to |
| to be connected to an amplifier to be heard. | | | | entertain yourself and your friend. |
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| Thanks to the electronics you can produce all | | | | When you decide to learn to play the guitar |
| kinds of effects and sounds with an electric | | | | you will also have to learn tablatures and |
| guitar that is very hard or impossible to | | | | sheet music. Guitar sheet music is useful to |
| reproduce on an acoustic guitar. Samples of | | | | guide you when learning to play the guitar, |
| the special effects that can be produced on | | | | as you just have to follow the notes and |
| an electric guitar are: distortion, wah, | | | | tablatures illustrated on the sheet music. It |
| phasers, compression, vibrato, flanging and | | | | is a great tool to help you play your guitar. |
| chorus effect. These effects cause the sound | | | | By practicing frequently and being dedicated |
| produced by the same note to be different. | | | | to learning the notes, you will soon be |
| For example: | | | | playing like an expert. |
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