The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments. Coming from the East, she quickly burst into Europe. Many countries have their own favorite genres in which the guitar is especially famous. This compact and melodic string instrument is convenient for playing melodies both at home and in a concert setting.
Instructions
Step 1
The guitar belongs to stringed musical instruments. The sound source in it is a set of strings of different thickness. This group also includes the violin, harp, cello, domra, balalaika and some other popular instruments. But the manner of playing the melodies and the way of producing sound when playing the guitar is unique.
Step 2
Externally, an acoustic guitar is a hollow body with smooth contours, and a long and narrow neck attached to it, which is called a guitar neck. On the working side, the neck of the guitar has a flat or slightly convex surface. This profile allows you to reliably press the strings against the surface of the neck with your fingers.
Step 3
The strings are stretched along the neck. One end of them is attached to a stand mounted on the body, with the other end each string is held on a special peg mechanism. The string lies on two saddles, the distance between which determines the length of the working part of the instrument. The tension of the strings is regulated by a special mechanism. It allows you to tune each string individually.
Step 4
The sound in the guitar occurs when the strings are stretched. The height and timbre of the instrument sound depends on the thickness and strength of their tension. The shorter and thinner the string, the tighter it is, the higher the sound produced from it will be. The guitarist can control the pitch by changing the length of the working part of the strings. To do this, you need to press them with your fingers at a certain fret, that is, take chords.
Step 5
Modern guitars are equipped with steel, carbon or nylon strings of various thicknesses. A set of strings is selected in such a way that they emit sounds of a strictly defined pitch in the system. The purity of a guitar's sound depends on the ability to tune it correctly.
Step 6
Traditionally, the sound of guitar playing is produced with your fingertips - soft pads or fingernails. But often a special device is used for this purpose - a mediator. It is a thin triangular or elongated plate that the performer holds with his fingers.
Step 7
The volumetric body of an acoustic guitar is capable of greatly amplifying the vibrations of the strings the guitarist touches. This transmits the vibration to the body of the guitar. The resonance created causes a change in the air masses surrounding the body, and the melodic sound from this magnificent stringed instrument spreads far around. If the guitar is held in the hands of a real master, his playing evokes the constant admiration of the audience.
