Guitars

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Musical equipment; Guitars

To write a solo, note for note, off of a recording.

Standard tuning

Musical equipment; Guitars

The guitar is generally tuned EADGBE low to high.

Slide

Musical equipment; Guitars

A plastic or glass tube placed over the third or fourth finger of the left hand and used to play "slide" or glissando effects in rock and blues and other forms of traditional music.

Picking

Musical equipment; Guitars

Plucking or producing a sound on the guitar in general, either with the fingers or a flatpick. Sometimes refers to playing a single-note melody line.

Positions

Musical equipment; Guitars

A reference to placement of the left hand index finger at various frets.

Power chord

Musical equipment; Guitars

A chord consisting of the first (root), fifth and eighth degree (octave) of the scale. Power chords are typically used in playing rock music.

Pull-off

Musical equipment; Guitars

The opposite of a hammer-on. Performed by plucking a note with a finger on a higher note and pulling parallel to the fret to sound a lower note on the same string.