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Name: Peg head
Definition: Top of the neck of the guitar and holds the tuning machines or gears that are used to tune the strings.
Page: 10
Chapter: 2

Name: Tuning machine
Definition: The thing used to tune the strings
Page: 10
Chapter: 2

Name: The nut
Definition: Bottom of the peg head and top of the guitar neck. Holds the strings in their proper position
Page: 10
Chapter: 2

Name: Fingerboard
Definition: On the neck of the guitar. Where the finger goes to choose the played note.
Page: 10
Chapter: 2

Name: Frets
Definition: Object which divides the fingerboard into notes.
Page: 10
Chapter: 2

Name: The heed
Definition: Back of the neck, where it joins the body of the guitar
Page: 10
Chapter: 2

Name: The face
Definition: The front of the guitar
Page: 10
Chapter: 2
Context: Guitar
Name2: The top

Name: The binding
Definition: on the contour, hides the joint between the faces and sides
Page: 10
Chapter: 2
Context: Guitar
Name2: The purfling

Name: The sound hole
Definition: A hole in front on acoustic guitar.
Page: 11
Chapter: 2

Name: The rosette
Definition: A fancy inlay around the sound hole
Page: 11
Chapter: 2
Context: guitar

Name: Bridge
Definition: Where strings are fastened
Page: 11
Chapter: 2
Context: Guitar

Name: Bridge bone
Definition: The location where strings cross below the sound hole to go to the bridge
Page: 11
Chapter: 2
Context: Guitar

Question: What is the relative tuning of strings 1 and 2
Answer: Fifth fret of string 2 is the same sound than string 1
Page: 27
Chapter: 4

Question: What is the relative tuning of strings 2 and 3
Answer: 4th fret of string 3 is the same sound than string 2 empty
Page: 27
Chapter: 4

Question: What is the relative tuning of strings 3 and 4
Answer: 5th fret of string 4 is the same sound than string 3 empty
Page: 27
Chapter: 4

Question: What is the relative tuning of strings 4 and 5
Answer: 5th fret of string 5 is the same sound than string 4 empty
Page: 27
Chapter: 4

Question: What is the relative tuning of strings 5 and 6
Answer: 5th fret of string 6 is the same sound than string 5 empty
Page: 27
Chapter: 4

Question: Classic playing position
Page: 32
Chapter: 5

Question: The thumb is
Answer: behind the neck, approximately behind the fret played by the first finger
Page: 34
Chapter: 5
Context: Guitar

Question: A chord is named after
Answer: its bass note.
Page: 32
Chapter: 5

Question: Where should the fingers be regarding to the fret ?
Answer: Just behind the fret.
Page: 36
Chapter: 5

Name: A chord block
Definition: round dots representing the fingertips
Page: 37
Chapter: 5
Definition2: String not played are marked with an X
Conjdef: Showing part of the guitar fingerboard with
Definition3: O denote an open string

Name: An open chord
Definition: A chord played without finger on the string
Page: 37
Chapter: 5

Name: Barring
Definition: The technique of covering more than one string with the first finger
Page: 37
Chapter: 5

Name: A minor chord
Page: 37
Chapter: 5
Notation: a "m" behind the name
Intuition: Chords with more melancholy association

Name: A major chord
Definition: Chords brighter and more cheerful
Page: 37
Chapter: 5
Notation: No "m" behind the name

Question: Position of the right hand:
Page: 40
Chapter: 6

Question: How to prepar the nails ?
Answer: The right-hand nails should be long enough to catch and play the string, but no longer, because a long nail is an impedance and is more likely to break.
The nails should be shaped with a “diamond dust” or similar nail file,
and after shaping a very fine finishing paper (600 grade or better) may
be used to polish off any rough edges. The result will be a pure tone
with no scratch to it.
Page: 40
Chapter: 6

Name: Rest stroke
Definition: The fingertip is placed on the string in preparation.
Page: 45
Chapter: 6
Definition2: As the nail passes the string it catches and sounds the note.
Conjdef: Steps
Definition3: The fingertip ends the movement on the next string.
Intuition: The technique that produces the fullest sound from a single note
Definition4: It is most important to keep the finger slightly curved—do not let the joint yield as the nail plays the note, because this will weaken your attack.

Name: Index
Page: 46
Chapter: 6
Notation: (i)

Name: Middle finger
Page: 46
Chapter: 6
Context: guitar partition
Notation: (m)

Question: What is the rule regarding the finger to use in two successive picking ?
Answer: Altern between fingers.
Page: 47
Chapter: 7

Name: free stroke
Definition: Similar to rest stroke, where the finger comes clear of the adjacent string at the end of the movement
Page: 47
Chapter: 7

Name: Arpeggio
Definition: Notes of a chord played in succession
Page: 48
Chapter: 7

Name: thumb
Page: 51
Chapter: 7
Notation: (p) (for pulgar)

Name: Annular
Page: 51
Chapter: 7
Context: guitar partition
Notation: (a)

Name: Tablature
Definition: showing the strings as six lines, with numbers (or letters) representing the frets.
Page: 55
Chapter: 8

Name: Slur
Definition: a means of linking one note to another in a way that sounds smoother than playing each note separately
Page: 93
Chapter: 11

Name: Hammer-on slur
Definition: Playing the first note. Hammering with a finger the position of the second one.
Page: 93
Chapter: 11
Intuition: link two notes together where the second is higher in pitch than the first.

Name: Downward slur
Definition: The left-hand finger pulls away, plucking the string as it goes.
Page: 94
Chapter: 11
Name2: pull-off
Intuition: Descending ligado
Applied to3: Technique of the downward slur

Name: A chord sequence
Definition: The succession of chords needed for a piece.
Page: 105
Chapter: 12

Name: A hash mark
Page: 105
Chapter: 12

Name: A movable chord
Definition: A chord which, played in a different position, produces a new chord.
Page: 104
Chapter: 12
Extra: transposable