All About the Guitar

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Across
  1. 4. What is the name of the decorative piece of material around the soundhole of a guitar?
  2. 8. What is the name of the technique where the guitarist plucks the strings with their fingers instead of using a pick?
  3. 9. Which guitar-playing technique involves producing a sound by sliding the fingers along the strings without lifting them off the fretboard?
  4. 11. Which type of guitar is commonly used for playing classical music and has a wide, flat neck?
  5. 14. The guitar belongs to which musical instrument family?
  6. 17. Which famous guitarist is known for his incredible fingerstyle technique and popularizing the “thumb pick” in his playing?
  7. 18. Which part of the guitar is used to transmit the vibrations of the strings to the soundboard and produce sound?
  8. 19. The process of raising the pitch of a note by pushing the string across the fretboard is called:
  9. 21. Which guitar-playing technique involves striking the strings with a pick or fingers in a continuous motion?
Down
  1. 1. In standard tuning, what are the names of the six open strings of a guitar from the thickest to the thinnest?
  2. 2. Which guitar-playing technique involves pressing the string against the fret and then striking it to produce a higher pitch?
  3. 3. Which part of the guitar is used to change the pitch of the notes by pressing down the strings?
  4. 5. Which part of the guitar is used to adjust the tension of the strings and tune the instrument?
  5. 6. What is the term for the component that connects the neck to the body of the guitar?
  6. 7. Which guitar-playing technique involves rapidly picking the same note repeatedly to create a fast, repeating sound?
  7. 10. Which guitar-playing technique involves striking the strings with the palm of the hand to dampen or mute the sound?
  8. 12. Which part of the guitar is located at the top and is used to attach the strings to the tuners or tuning pegs?
  9. 13. The distance between the nut and the bridge of a guitar is known as:
  10. 15. How many strings does a standard acoustic guitar usually have?
  11. 16. The top, or front, of an acoustic guitar is usually made from which material?
  12. 20. Which part of the guitar is used to support and anchor the strings at the top of the instrument?