1. Guitar Parts
What you need to
know for your quiz

2. Head
• The top of the guitar
is called the head…
just like the top of you
is your head.

3. Tuning Pegs
• The TUNING PEGS
are used to tighten and
loosen the strings of the
guitar.
• They are OFF-LIMITS to
you…you will not be
turning or playing with
them. You will not be
allowed to play guitar if
you choose to mess with
the tuning pegs!

4. Nut
• The NUT is located
at the top of the
fingerboard. The nut
helps to space the
strings out and it
holds the strings up
off the fingerboard so
the strings can
vibrate.

5. Fingerboard
• The strings run from
the tuning pegs all the
way down the
FINGERBOARD. It is
called the
FINGERBOARD
because this is where
you use your fingers
to push on the strings
and change notes.

6. Frets
• The FRETS are the vertical (up and down) bars
on the fingerboard. You do NOT push the string
down on the fret…you push between them.

7. Body
• The BODY of the
guitar is the wood
part.

8. Sound Hole
• The SOUND HOLE is
what makes us be
able to hear the
strings. As the strings
vibrate, the sound
waves go into this
opening, bounce
around (getting
louder), and exit (now
being able to be
heard.

9. Bridge
• The BRIDGE is the
piece that connects
the strings to the body
of the guitar.

10. Let’s Review
• Make sure you fill out
your study guide so you
can use it to study for
your quiz. You will take
your guitar parts quiz
during your NEXT music
class.

11. How It’s Made: Acoustic Guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XfBRdxzshI