The guitar is a popular musical instrument that is widely used in various genres of music. The guitar is rich and diverse history that spans over 4000 years . They have six or twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with theRead more
- The guitar is a popular musical instrument that is widely used in various genres of music.
- The guitar is rich and diverse history that spans over 4000 years .
- They have six or twelve strings.
- It is usually held flat against the player’s body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand.
- There are five parts of guitar body , neck , strings , tuning pegs and frets.
- The strings produce the sounds when played .
- Tuning is used to tighten and tune the strings.
- Small raised bars on the neck that divide the strings into different segments is called frets .
ORIGIN OF GUITAR
- Ancient Greece: The kithara 3000 BC a lyre like instrument is considered as one of the known predecessors of the guitar.
- Persia(Modern day Iran) : The tar 3000 BC a long neck lute is thought to have influenced the development of the guitar.
- Spain: The Lute 800 BC and the Vihuela 1200 BC a small gut strung guitar like instrument were popular in medieval Spain.
- Renaissance Europe :The viol and the guitarra latina evolved in the modern guitar.
- The modern guitar as we know it today emerged in the 16th century in Spain.
- Over the time guitar has undergo many changes influenced by many cultures and musical styles .
TYPES OF GUITAR:
- Acoustic Guitar: A Guitar that produce sound without electric amplification.
- Electric Guitar: A Guitar that uses electric amplification to produce sound .
- Classical Guitar: A type of acoustic guitar with a wide neck and nylon strings.
- Bass Guitar: A guitar with a lower pitch and long scale length , used to paly bass lines.
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