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Guitar
Six strings, frets and a hollow body: the instrument in almost every band and many living rooms.
Look inside
Tap a name to learn about it
Tap any label or part of the guitar to see what it does and hear it. Press “Look inside” and the guitar comes apart into its 9 pieces, including the hidden ones.
The guitar's hollow body is like a drum that the strings play.
Coming soon on this page
- Headstock, tuning pegs, nut and frets
- How frets shorten the string
- Sound hole and body; acoustic versus electric
- Playing with fingers or a pick