Before you work with any type of material that offers play guitar for beginners instruction; you should at least be somewhat familiar with the different parts of the instrument you will be playing.  The guitar, as we know it today, is quite an old instrument.

The acoustic guitar has been around since the late 1700’s.  The electric guitar was invented in the 1930’s.  It doesn’t matter which type of guitar you are going to be playing, they both share the same main attributes.  The only real difference is the electric guitar is hooked up to an amplifier. By knowing more about the parts of your guitar, you’ll be a better musician.

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