| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acoustic | guitar using natural resonance |
| 2. | action | height of strings above frets |
| 3. | alternate picking | use down and up strokes |
| 4. | amp | device that makes guitar louder |
| 5. | arpeggio | notes of chord played separately |
| 6. | articulation | way notes are shaped |
| 7. | attack | how a note begins |
| 8. | augmented | chord with raised fifth |
| 9. | barre | one finger pressing several strings |
| 10. | bass | low-pitched guitar or range |
| 11. | beat | basic pulse of music |
| 12. | bend | push string to raise pitch |
| 13. | blues scale | scale common in blues solos |
| 14. | bridge | part anchoring strings on body |
| 15. | cable | lead connecting guitar and amp |
| 16. | capo | clamp raising string pitch |
| 17. | chord | three or more notes together |
| 18. | chorus | effect that thickens sound |
| 19. | clean | undistorted clear guitar sound |
| 20. | compressor | effect reducing dynamic range |
| 21. | crunch | slightly distorted rock tone |
| 22. | delay | repeated echo effect |
| 23. | diminished | tense chord with lowered notes |
| 24. | distortion | clipped, gritty amplified sound |
| 25. | double-stop | two notes played together |
| 26. | downstroke | pick movement toward the floor |
| 27. | dynamics | variations in loudness |
| 28. | electric | guitar using electronic amplification |
| 29. | feedback | looping amplified sound howl |
| 30. | fifth | note five scale steps above |
| 31. | fingerboard | surface where notes are fretted |
| 32. | fingerstyle | playing with fingers instead of pick |
| 33. | flanger | sweeping comb-filter effect |
| 34. | fret | raised strip on the fingerboard |
| 35. | fuzz | thick, buzzy distortion effect |
| 36. | gain | amount of input amplification |
| 37. | groove | strong rhythmic feel |
| 38. | hammer-on | sound note by fretting firmly |
| 39. | harmonic | bell-like overtone note |
| 40. | headstock | end holding the tuning pegs |
| 41. | humbucker | dual-coil noise-reducing pickup |
| 42. | hybrid picking | pick and fingers used together |
| 43. | improvise | create music while playing |
| 44. | interval | distance between two notes |
| 45. | intonation | accuracy of pitch across neck |
| 46. | inversion | chord with different bass note |
| 47. | jack | socket for instrument cable |
| 48. | jam | informal group playing session |
| 49. | key | central pitch group of music |
| 50. | lead | melodic or solo guitar role |
| 51. | legato | smooth connected playing style |
| 52. | lick | short practiced musical idea |
| 53. | loop | repeated recorded passage |
| 54. | looper | device that creates loops |
| 55. | machine head | string-tuning mechanism |
| 56. | major | bright-sounding scale or chord type |
| 57. | meter | pattern of strong and weak beats |
| 58. | metronome | device marking steady tempo |
| 59. | minor | darker-sounding scale or chord type |
| 60. | mode | type of scale pattern |
| 61. | natural harmonic | harmonic made at nodal point |
| 62. | neck | long part holding fingerboard |
| 63. | nut | piece guiding strings at headstock |
| 64. | octave | interval spanning eight note names |
| 65. | overdrive | warm, pushed amp distortion |
| 66. | palm mute | mute strings with picking hand |
| 67. | pedal | foot-operated effects unit |
| 68. | pentatonic | five-note scale type |
| 69. | phaser | swirling phase-shift effect |
| 70. | pick | small tool for plucking strings |
| 71. | pickup | device sensing string vibration |
| 72. | pluck | pull and release a string |
| 73. | pull-off | sound lower note when releasing |
| 74. | recording | capturing sound for playback |
| 75. | reverb | echo-like ambience effect |
| 76. | rhythm | timing pattern in music |
| 77. | riff | short repeated musical phrase |
| 78. | root | main note of a chord |
| 79. | saddle | bridge piece supporting a string |
| 80. | scale | ordered set of musical notes |
| 81. | single-coil | bright-sounding one-coil pickup |
| 82. | slide | smooth object for gliding notes |
| 83. | solo | featured passage for one player |
| 84. | string | vibrating wire that makes sound |
| 85. | strum | brush across several strings |
| 86. | sustain | how long a note rings |
| 87. | tab | string-and-fret notation system |
| 88. | tailpiece | part anchoring strings behind bridge |
| 89. | tone | overall sound quality or color |
| 90. | treble | high-frequency sound range |
| 91. | tremolo | bridge system changing string tension |
| 92. | truss rod | neck-straightening metal rod |
| 93. | tuner | device for checking pitch |
| 94. | tuning | adjusting strings to correct pitch |
| 95. | unison | same pitch played together |
| 96. | upstroke | pick movement toward the ceiling |
| 97. | vibrato | small repeated pitch variation |
| 98. | voicing | specific arrangement of chord notes |
| 99. | wah | foot-controlled tone filter effect |
| 100. | whammy bar | arm used with tremolo bridge |
