A smaller than normal guitar with shorter strings and less space between frets.

A term referring to the height of the strings above the frets and fretboard.

The result of changing the tuning of one or more strings from standard EADGBE.

Picking in alternate directions (down-up-down-up).

A broken chord, usually played evenly low to high and back again.

The setting of an original or standard tune for a given solo instrument or group of instruments

From the French term barré. The technique of placing the left hand index finger over two to six strings in the fingering of a chord. The great advantage of using barre chords is that they are &#34 [..]

The act of pushing or pulling a string sideways across the a fret to raise the pitch of a note by a half to full tone or more. Used extensively in rock and blues playing as well as in jazz.

A mechanical barre that attaches to the neck of a guitar by means of a string, spring, elastic or nylon band, or a lever and thumbscrew arrangement. The capo can be used to raise the key of a song to [..]

Three or more notes sounded simultaneously.