Instrumental Techniques - Guitar Flashcards

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1
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Pull-off

A

A swift removal of a finger from a string shortly after plucking it, causing the note to change without re-picking

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Pitch-bend

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Bending the string to raise the pitch

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Q

Slap-bass

A

Pulling the strings so they slap against the frets when picked

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4
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Picking

A

Plucking the string

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Q

Whammy bar

A

Using a lever on an electric guitar to create a wobble-sound

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Strumming

A

Playing all the strings in a chord

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Tapping

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Electric guitar technique where the sound is created by tapping the frets

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Harmonics

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Sound created by gently resting a finger on a string then playing. A gentle sounding note is then heard

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Hammer-on

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Sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on the fingerboard behind a fret, causing a note to sound without picking

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