Guitar Guitar Techniques & Playing Styles 2

Question 1

What playing style is characterized by using a glass or metal tube on the fretting hand finger to slide along the strings?

Accepted Answer

Slide guitar

Answer

Slide guitar uses a glass or metal slide to glide along strings, producing a smooth, vocal-like tone associated with blues and country music.

Question 2

What is 'sweep picking' primarily used for in guitar playing?

Accepted Answer

Playing arpeggios at high speed

Answer

Sweep picking involves dragging the pick in one direction across multiple strings to play arpeggios smoothly and at high speed.

Question 3

What technique involves tapping the guitar body or strings with the picking hand fingers for percussive effect?

Accepted Answer

Body tapping

Answer

Body tapping is a percussive fingerstyle technique where the guitarist strikes the guitar body while playing notes to create a drum-like rhythm.

Question 4

In electric guitar playing, what does 'palm muting' achieve?

Accepted Answer

A muted, chunky percussive tone

Answer

Palm muting is accomplished by resting the edge of the picking hand's palm on the strings near the bridge, creating a muffled, percussive tone.

Question 5

What is the term for fretting technique where notes are connected smoothly without picking each note individually?

Accepted Answer

Legato

Answer

Legato playing on guitar uses hammer-ons and pull-offs to connect notes smoothly, minimizing pick attack for a fluid, singing quality.

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