Guitar Physics
Next would be how you hold the guitar while sitting or standing. This is a very simple technique and very hard to do incorrectly. The back of the guitar will be flush against your midsection. If the guitar covers most of your torso, then it may be too big. If it is too big, it will be difficult to play smoothly.
Now that you know how to hold the guitar, and where to put your hands, you should know how to put the strap on the guitar, simply referred to as “strapping the guitar”. Both ends of the strap should have slits that go over the strap buttons. They may be hard to pull over at first, but this should ensure that they will not slip off while playing. If they should break while standing or sitting, if you are holding the guitar properly, …show more content…
Most songs will have a sustained note. Anything can be sustained on a guitar, but the sustain will only last as long as the string is vibrating. How thick the string is can determine how long it can be sustained. The thinner the string, the longer it can vibrate.
Double stops happen when you play two notes at the same time. Any combination of two notes can be a double stop. The most common ones will be at least one fret apart, on strings either adjacent, or one string apart. Depending on how well the strings sound in unison can create multiple combinations. These can be very useful in songs.
Chords, like double stops are multiple notes played in unison. Unlike double stops, chords can have as many as all the strings played. Chords usually make up the majority of most songs. They can be simple or complex. How flexible your fingers are can determine how many chords you can play in succession. Proper hand position is needed for chords, because of how much they can damage your wrist.
Accents are simply notes or chords plucked harder than usual to make them stand out. They are usually found on the down-beat. Anything can be accented on a guitar if it has to be plucked. Techniques that don’t require picking, cannot truly be accented. It may take time to accent a note without damaging the strings or your fingers if you chose to
Now that you know how to hold the guitar, and where to put your hands, you should know how to put the strap on the guitar, simply referred to as “strapping the guitar”. Both ends of the strap should have slits that go over the strap buttons. They may be hard to pull over at first, but this should ensure that they will not slip off while playing. If they should break while standing or sitting, if you are holding the guitar properly, …show more content…
Most songs will have a sustained note. Anything can be sustained on a guitar, but the sustain will only last as long as the string is vibrating. How thick the string is can determine how long it can be sustained. The thinner the string, the longer it can vibrate.
Double stops happen when you play two notes at the same time. Any combination of two notes can be a double stop. The most common ones will be at least one fret apart, on strings either adjacent, or one string apart. Depending on how well the strings sound in unison can create multiple combinations. These can be very useful in songs.
Chords, like double stops are multiple notes played in unison. Unlike double stops, chords can have as many as all the strings played. Chords usually make up the majority of most songs. They can be simple or complex. How flexible your fingers are can determine how many chords you can play in succession. Proper hand position is needed for chords, because of how much they can damage your wrist.
Accents are simply notes or chords plucked harder than usual to make them stand out. They are usually found on the down-beat. Anything can be accented on a guitar if it has to be plucked. Techniques that don’t require picking, cannot truly be accented. It may take time to accent a note without damaging the strings or your fingers if you chose to