Six Strings, Each With A Higher Pitch - Musical Instrument Guide

Musical Instrument Guide The Structure of the Acoustic Guitar Six strings, each with a higher pitch

How to refer to the six strings

Guitars typically have six strings. Each string has a different thickness. Starting from the thinnest string, the strings are called string 1, string 2, and so on, up until string 6. Strings 1 and 2 are called "plain strings" and are bare steel strings (unwound). Strings 3 through 6 are wound with metal. When holding a guitar, string 6 is the topmost string.

The thicker the string, the lower the pitch

Moving from up to down (i.e. from thicker to thinner) result in an increasingly higher pitch. The diagram below shows ordinary tuning, which refers to the tone produced from each string when not held down with the left hand.

Moving one fret increases the pitch by one semitone

As strings become shorter their pitch increases. Guitars are designed to use this property so that the pitch they produce increases a semitone each time the position the string is held down at changes.The metallic parts on the neck are called frets. A player uses his or her left hand to hold the strings down in the spaces between the frets. There are a total of 20 frets for 20 semitones. This means that, for instance, string 6 can play from low E to C on the second octave (weak). However, the strings can be difficult to press nearer the sound hole, so this area is not often used.

The guitar has a range of nearly four octaves!

Musical Instrument Guide : Acoustic Guitar Contents

Origins

• The birth of the acoustic guitar
• Changes to the acoustic guitar

Structure

• How a guitar makes sound
• Six strings, each with a higher pitch
• The rule of strings and pitch
• Key points in determining reverberation
• [Experiment1]Sound hole size
• [Experiment2]Changing the material of the top;
• [Experiment3]Changing the material of the saddle and nut

How to Play

• Let's listen to the notes
• Time to master tuning
• Playing hints

How the Instrument is Made

• Various types of wood are used to create instruments
• Guitar top decorations and bracing
• Assembling the body
• Coating and polishing gives the instrument a beautiful finish
• The final stretch!

Choosing an Instrument

• There are many types of guitars
• Some interesting types of guitars
• Must-have accessories

Care and Maintenance

• Basic care and maintenance
• Treat your instrument with care-even when not playing it
• Care and maintenance techniques to keep in mind

Trivia

• The guitar top is actually two panels stuck together
• The shape of the pick guard is dictated by the manufacturer
• Collector's item with a modern Japanese style
• Cutaways make it easier to access upper frets
• Why do the spaces between frets grow narrower down the neck?
• The order guitars and violins are strung in differs

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