Guitar Practice Test
True/False: The duple and triple subdivisions of the beat are referred to as subdivisions.
Explanation
Playing at the rhythmic places in between the beats is known as the beat. This is a necessary talent for all musicians,
but it is especially important for rhythm section members such as bassists. If you can't play the subdivisions of the
beat correctly, you'll cause endless problems for the rest of the band.
Lutenists and vihuelists in the Renaissance employed a pictorial representation of the frets and strings of the instrument called
Explanation
Tablature (or tabulature) is a type of musical notation that shows instrument fingering rather than musical pitches.
For fretted stringed instruments like the lute, vihuela, or guitar, as well as various free reed aerophones like the
harmonica, tablature is widespread.
True/False: Dedillo is the up-and-down "flicking" motion of the index finger in Vihuela technique.
Explanation
This was also utilized in the dedillo technique of the vihuela, which has just recently been brought to the
classical guitar. Some modern guitarists, such as tpรกn Rak and Kazuhito Yamashita, use the little finger
on its own, compensating for the shortness of the little finger with a long fingernail.
True/False: Coronada is a sound that is unpleasant to the ear and produces tension in music.
Explanation
When played at the same time, dissonant can sound harsh or unpleasant. Alternatively, they may just feel "unstable";
for example, if you hear a chord with a dissonance, you may sense the music pulling you towards the chord that
resolves the discord
True/False: Modes are scales with extra-musical implications that are based on different intervallic relationships.
Explanation
A mode is similar to a scale in that it is a collection of pitches that are related in some way. A mode has a
Tonic (a point of rest) and a "Dominant," just like any major or minor scale (a point of tension which needs
resolution).
Your guitar has six strings with a typical string gauge of ten. When it comes to strings, what does gauge mean?
Explanation
The gauge of a guitar string refers to its thickness. The tone of the guitar is entirely determined by the string.
The string's thickness is the proper answer.
The ________, a steady bass line that propels and forms the foundation for much of the Baroque musical aesthetic, was one of the most important developments of the new style of composition in the Baroque period.
Explanation
The correct answer
basso continuo
A steel string guitar has how many strings?
Explanation
Six strings are common on guitars. The thickness of each string varies. Strings are numbered from the thinnest
to the thickest, with string 1 being the thinnest and string 6 being the thickest. Strings 1 and 2 are bare steel
strings known as "simple strings" (unwound).
What is C's minor relative?
Explanation
There is a relative minor chord for every major chord.
In normal tuning, what are the names of the guitar strings?
Explanation
When properly tuned, the strings have a pitch when picked. The strings are as follows from the 6th string up:
E A D G B E. The strings have the same names as well.
What is the chord on the guitar if you hold the B and E notes and strum all of the strings?
Explanation
Strumming with the 5th and 4th strings held at the 2nd fret. This is the chord that is now being played.
chord in em E minor is spelled.
In tablature, the symbol for "hammer on" is h. What does the symbol "pull off" mean?
Explanation
Pull off is represented by the letter P in Tab. On the guitar, a pull off is when you choose a note and then
"pull off" the string to play another note. So you're playing two notes with one pick. A hammer on is the
polar opposite of a pull off.
The open chord in A Major contains how many notes?
Explanation
You are correct if you answered B. In the open position, build an A Major chord. Your first, second, and third fingers are
on the second fret of the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd strings, respectively. The strum begins on the fifth string, which is the A string.
Then you strum all the way down to the bottom. The notes are A E A C# E, and your response is B, with five notes.
The Em chord has how many notes?
Explanation
This is a deceptive question. Even though your fingers are on the second frets of the 5th and 4th strings, the notes
played are E B E G B E. All of the strings are strummed by you. As a result, you're playing notes on each string. D,
6 is the correct answer.
What does the # signify?
Explanation
Sharp is the spelling of the symbol #. When a note is sharpened. You add a half-step to the pitch. This
refers to the distance between one fret and the next fret on a guitar.
Do you know what this sign b stands for and what it means?
Explanation
A flat is indicated with a symbol such as b. This signifies that the pitch has been flattened or dropped by half a step.
The distance between one fret and the next fret on the guitar is half a step. So D, none of the above, is the correct
answer.
Is it true that a capo changes the key you're in?
Explanation
The notes on a guitar capo are transposed or changed in pitch. It adjusts the key by acting uniformly
on all strings. Yes, it is correct.
What is the name of the note on the fourth fret on the second string?
Explanation
When you place your finger on the fourth fret of the second string. Then pluck the string on which the C# is
being played. C#. The right answer is A. C#.
True or false: Pitch determines where a tone is in relative to others.
Explanation
Pitch is a distinct tone that has a specific character of sound. It specifies the tone's position in reference to
other tones. When you talk about pitch, you're referring to how loud or soft a sound is. After all of this, the
answer is True.
On the guitar, what is an interval?
Explanation
The distance between two pitches is known as an interval. The correct answer is A.
Semitone is a?
Explanation
In music, a semitone is a half step. It is measured on the guitar from one fret to the next. In Western music,
it is the shortest distance. The right answer is B.
If you put the capo on the first fret and play the G shape chord, the C shape chord, and the D shape chord, what key are you in?
Explanation
The capo raises the pitch of all strings by one half step. The G C and D chord forms can be played on
a guitar. G# is your key.
A step is made up of how many Semitones?
Explanation
If a half step is one fret distance from the next fret, then a semitone is a half step. Then there's a whole step,
which is separated by two semitones. Two frets apart on the guitar. Two semitones make a whole step, and
your solution is C
Half step is a?
Explanation
A semitone is a half step, and it is the distance between one fret and the next on your guitar. A and B are
both correct. C is the correct answer to the question.
What does B's relative minor mean?
Explanation
G#, did you say? You were correct if you answered yes. G# is B's relative minor.