Guitar Word Search

Words in the Guitar word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

pick

Small flat piece used to strike the strings.

neck

Long part of the guitar you hold with one hand.

tune

Adjust each string until its pitch is right.

bass

Four stringed guitar that plays the lowest parts.

capo

Clamp on the neck that raises every string's pitch.

solo

Passage where one guitar plays alone up front.

riff

Short repeated musical phrase that defines a song.

frets

Metal bars on the neck that set the notes.

chord

Group of strings pressed and played together.

strum

To sweep across the strings in one motion.

bridge

Piece on the body that holds the strings down.

strings

Six tight wires that vibrate to make the sound.

pickup

Magnetic coil that turns string vibration into a signal.

electric

Solid bodied guitar that makes sound through an amplifier.

acoustic

Hollow bodied guitar that needs no amplifier.

classical

Nylon strung guitar used for classical and Spanish music.

fretboard

Flat surface on the neck where fingers press strings.

headstock

Top end of the neck that holds the tuning pegs.

tablature

Simple notation showing which fret and string to play.

amplifier

Box that boosts an electric guitar's signal into sound.

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