BASIC OF CLASSIC GUITAR (THE RIGHT HAND)

The right hand should be assumed on a comfortable position over the center of the sound hole or near the right edge. In the play, if the right hand operating far to the left, softer quality of the sound produced. Playing close to the bridge produces a thinner sound, the metallic sound. The thumb is extended slightly to the left. The wrist should be slightly elevated. Vibrating strings created by the action of the right hand fingers, use a fingernail to some extent, and also by using the thumb.

The fingers and the thumb can make two different types of the stroke. The free stroke is executed by curving the fingers slightly. After the string is touched, the finger (or thumb) passes by adjacent string in a follow-through motion. The free stroke is used in playing chords, arpeggios and similar passages.

The rest stroke is executed by holding the fingers rather straight, which necessitate moving the whole hand into a slightly different position. After the finger of thumb has touched the string, it comes to rest on the adjacent string. The principal use of the rest stroke is in the playing of scales of fragments of scale, and accented noted in the melody. The manner in which the right hand fingers are indicated is as follows:

p =  thumb (from Spanish “pulgar”)

i = index finger (1^st finger)

m = middle finger (2^nd finger)

a = ring finger (3^rd finger) ( from Spanish “anular”)

In general, the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd fingers are used principally on the three nylon strings, called the “treble” strings, and the thumb on the three wound strings, called the “bass” strings. However, there are frequent exceptions to this.

The following exercise (on open strings) should be played several times to get understand of the positioning and action of the right hand.

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Guitar has 6 strings. The highest 3-sounding strings made ​​of nylon and 3 the lowest-sounding strings are wound with metal wire. Tones produced on the instrument by picking the right hand fingertips to make the string vibrate.

Flat part of the guitar neck is divided into sections by using transverse metal rods called frets. By pressing the string with the left hand finger directly to the left of the fret we can effectively shorten the string so that only parts of it that vibrates when sound is the part between the fret and the bridge. The shorter length of vibrating string, the higher the pitch of the tones produced.

Guitar strings designated by the numbers 1 through 6. The 1^st string is the thinnest and providing the highest pitch. The 6th string is the thickest and gives the lowest pitch.

 

Tablature notation was created to make reading easier on the music on the guitar. It can be learned quickly, and you do not need to know music theory. Tablature notation shows you which string to play, it is quite important because the same note or tone can be played on several strings.

Each guitar string is represented by the line. Figures show the fret finger to pressed. 0 means open string should be played - that is, without pressing any fret. Lowest line is for the 6th string (low E), whereas the upper line is the high E string or the 1st string (thin string). This is what you see when you're playing guitar, and not when you are in front of the guitar.