Guitar String Names

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Guitar String Names

An acoustic and electric guitar has six (6) strings. The following are some ways to remember the string names and positions on the guitar neck.

Thick strings
6 E Entertainment
5 A Acoustic
4 D Drums
3 G Guitar
2 B Bass
1 E Electric
Thin strings

or

Thick strings
6 E Eddie
5 A Ate
4 D Dynamite
3 G Good
2 B Bye
1 E Eddie
Thin strings

• Watch this video to learn the names of the guitar strings.

Guitar Anatomy

Parts of the guitar.

Tuning Pegs

Names of the tuning pegs on a guitar.

How To String Your Guitar

• "How to Restring A Guitar" from Youtube

Tune Your Guitar

• Tuner from ChordBook.com

• Watch this video to learn how to tune your guitar with an electronic tuner.

Guitar Chord Charts

• ChordBook.com

Electric Guitar Construction

• Videos about guitar construction from Fender.com
• Fender Guitar neck design (PDF) from Fender.com