Guitar Guitar 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the function of the 'nut' on a guitar?
- It connects the body to the neck
- It spaces and guides strings at the headstock end of the fretboard (Correct answer)
- It holds the bridge pins in place
- It adjusts intonation at the bridge
Correct answer: It spaces and guides strings at the headstock end of the fretboard
The nut is a small slotted piece near the headstock that spaces the strings and defines their vibrating length from that end.
Question 2: What does 'DADGAD' refer to in guitar playing?
- A chord progression used in jazz
- An alternate open tuning (Correct answer)
- A fingerpicking pattern
- A type of guitar body shape
Correct answer: An alternate open tuning
DADGAD is a popular alternate tuning (from low to high: D-A-D-G-A-D) frequently used in Celtic and folk music.
Question 3: Which part of the guitar amplifier controls the overall volume output?
- Tone knob
- Master volume (Correct answer)
- Gain knob
- Presence knob
Correct answer: Master volume
The master volume controls the overall output level of the amplifier, separate from the gain which controls preamp distortion.
Question 4: What technique involves rapidly alternating between two notes on the same string with hammer-ons and pull-offs?
- Tremolo picking
- Tapping
- Trilling (Correct answer)
- Sweep picking
Correct answer: Trilling
A trill is performed by rapidly alternating between two adjacent notes using hammer-ons and pull-offs without re-picking.
Question 5: On a Les Paul-style guitar, what does the 'rhythm/treble' toggle switch do?
- Switches between clean and distorted sounds
- Selects between the neck and bridge pickups (Correct answer)
- Adjusts the tone of the volume knob
- Activates a built-in effects loop
Correct answer: Selects between the neck and bridge pickups
The 3-way toggle on a Les Paul selects the neck pickup (rhythm), both pickups, or the bridge pickup (treble).
Question 6: What is the interval between two notes that are an octave apart?
- 6 semitones
- 8 semitones
- 12 semitones (Correct answer)
- 16 semitones
Correct answer: 12 semitones
An octave spans exactly 12 semitones (half steps), doubling the frequency of the lower note.
Question 7: What is 'fingerstyle' guitar playing?
- Using a pick between two fingers
- Plucking strings directly with the fingers instead of a pick (Correct answer)
- A technique unique to classical nylon-string guitar
- Using all four fingers to form complex chord shapes
Correct answer: Plucking strings directly with the fingers instead of a pick
Fingerstyle playing uses the thumb and fingers to pluck individual strings, allowing simultaneous bass, melody, and harmony lines.
Guitar Guitar 3
What is the function of the 'nut' on a guitar?