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The numbers on the dots will indicate which finger to position there. When looking at chord diagrams, the dots will indicate where on the fret space you’ll need to place your fingers. When beginning to play guitar, you’ll most likely start with open chords with the most popular being C-A-G-E-D. The thickest string will be the very top one closest to you starting with the 6th E string, and they will gradually get smaller in thickness ending with the 1st E string. Not every string will be the same, that is, they will have different thicknesses. To tune your guitar, figure out chords, and eventually change out the strings yourself, you’re going to have to get to know them intimately. There are 6 tuning keys: 1 for each string.There’s no way around not knowing the names of the strings. They can be turned clockwise or counterclockwise to either raise or lower the sound (pitch of the note) of the string. Sort By: Please Select One New Arrivals Best Sellers. Product Name A - Z Product Name Z - A Price High To Low Price Low To High Apply Cancel. Bodies (2) Bridges (11) Knobs, Kits, and Pickup Covers (8) Miscellaneous Parts (2). Tuning Keysare what the strings are actually attached to on the headstock of the guitar. Guitar and Bass Parts (76) Category Type Select Filter by Category Type. It is like another little bridge that keeps the strings elevated off of the Neck of the guitar, in order to allow the strings to vibrate when struck. The Nut of the guitar is the part that sits where the neck and the headstock meet one another. In sequential order, from the thickest to the thinnest strings, they are labeled: 6th or Low E, 5th or A, 4th or D, 3rd or G, 2nd or B, 1st or High E. This is pretty important, as you want to memorize the names of the 6 strings. The thinnest string is the number 1 string and is called the high E string. The thickest string is the number 6 string and is called the low E string. The Strings are the metal wires you play to make music on your guitar. It is where the string is first attached when you are re-stringing (putting new strings on) your guitar. The Tailpiece is the part of the guitar that holds the strings in place on the body of the guitar. It is mounted close to the bottom end on the body of the guitar. The Bridge is the part of the guitar that lifts the strings off of and away from the body of the guitar, so as to allow them to vibrate when plucked or struck with your right hand. It has the tuning keys mounted to it and is one location where the strings attach when putting them on your guitar. The Headstock is at the very end of the neck of the guitar. It is where you will place your left hand (for right handed people) when you press down the strings to make music. The Neck of the guitar is the long part of the guitar (about 2’ in length) that sticks out from the body of the guitar. On an acoustic guitar, it houses the sound hole (where the sound comes out). It is also the part of the guitar that has many of the other parts of the guitar attached to it. It will also sit in your lap when you hold the guitar while sitting down. The body of the guitar is the main part of the guitar that rests against your body while standing. I will first describe the parts that all guitars have and then go on to describe those exterior parts which are found on an electric guitar.Įvery guitar will have the following parts A Body, a Neck, a Headstock, a Bridge, a Tailpiece, Strings, a Nut, Tuning Keys, Frets, and a Fret Board. The parts on an acoustic guitar (i.e., a non-electric guitar) are fewer than an electric guitar. I would like for you to place your guitar on your lap so you can identify the parts of the guitar as I point them out to you. Let’s take some time here to acquaint yourself with the guitar.