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Music: 1 o 5 Music: 2 o 5

There are three common types of guitar: Electric, acoustic and bass. They each sound different, but
they all work in roughly the same way. The parts are shown below
Reading guitar tablature: The horizontal lines represent strings.
The thinnest string on the guitar is the top string on the page. The thickest string on the guitar is the

bottom string on the guitar.

This means that the line that is closest to your face is the string that is closest to your face.

The numbers tell you which fret to press down. You press down on the string just behind the fret.
Some songs only use one string. Some songs use more than one string. Make sure to play attention

to which string you are supposed to be playing.