A single finger holding multiple strings on a stringed instrument at the same time. Symbol used in standard notation for guitar. Number indicates which fret. Example: B7 (C7, CVII, VII) See Barre
B1, B2, B3, B4, ……
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Barline
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a vertical line drawn across the staff to mark off measures of a particular length, containing a number of notes whose total…
Barre
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French
a device that clamps to the neck of a plucked string instrument and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length…
Bandora
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a plucked string instrument of the lute family, popular both as a solo and as an accompanying instrument to songs of the sixt…
Baroque guitar
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an early form of the modern guitar, normally double strung with five courses unlike the six single strings on the modern inst…
Barré Chord Shapes
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Technique
Barré chord shapes let guitarists transpose harmonies while preserving familiar left hand geometry. Good setup depends on thu…
Beam Grouping
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Notes beamed in groups in a manor to distinguish the beats in a measure. See Elements of Standard Notation for Classical Guit…
Belly
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the upper surface of a stringed instrument on which the bridge rests, also called the table
Biwa
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a short necked Japanese lute, used in the seventh century in gagaku, with a cranked neck. played with an oversized plectrum.…