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=Where do we begin?=

Before you can play a guitar, it is important for you to know the various **PARTS** of a guitar.

There are 2 main types of guitars. **ELECTRIC** and **ACOUSTIC**


 * ELECTRIC** guitars have to have an amplified outlet to be heard by an audience.
 * ACOUSTIC** guitars produce sound naturally. No additional outlet is needed.

Use the links below to gather information about both the **ELECTRIC** and **ACOUSTIC** guitars. [|Acoustic Guitar Parts] This link includes pictures of an actual guitar [|Electric and Acoustic Parts] Look at diagram closely, the electric has things the acoustic does not [|Electric Guitar Parts] Hand drawn diagram

Fill in the diagram handout and turn in assignment when complete.

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