fretboard
Where strings press
A fretboard is the flat surface on the neck of a guitar, bass, or similar stringed instrument where the player presses the strings against raised metal strips called frets to produce different notes.
Also called a fingerboard: She slid her fingers up the fretboard to reach the higher notes.
Tropical cabinet timber
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- inlaysEmbedded decorative elements
- nutHard-shelled seed
radius · binding · grain · wood · luthier · craftsmanship · dressing · polish
Fretted stringed instrument
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
lute · sitar · balalaika · bouzouki · oud · shamisen · electric guitar · acoustic guitar
Location or stance
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- hammer-onFret note without picking
- pull-offAccomplish something difficult
bend · vibrato · legato · barre · hand position · stretch · reach · dexterity
Process of doing
- setupHow something is arranged
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- comfortEase or soothing relief
tension · feel · touch · smoothness · responsiveness · accessibility · adjustability · relief
rosewood
Tropical cabinet timber
nut · radius · binding · grain · wood · luthier · craftsmanship · dressing · polish · flatness
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
ukulele · lute · sitar · balalaika · bouzouki · oud · shamisen · electric guitar · acoustic guitar · classical guitar
position
Location or stance
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- hammer-onFret note without picking
pull-off · bend · vibrato · legato · barre · hand position · stretch · reach · dexterity · muscle memory
action
Process of doing
- setupHow something is arranged
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
comfort · tension · feel · touch · smoothness · responsiveness · accessibility · adjustability · relief · buzzing
scale
Measure of relative size
pitch · key · semitone · whole tone · chromatic · pentatonic · mode · pattern · position · diagram
- Guitarelectric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, guitar string, guitar strap
- string instrumentsukulele, mandolin, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- Bass Guitarsheadstock, jazz bass, precision, four-string, five-string
- guitar learningchords, tablature, tabs, fingerpicking, strumming patterns
- fret thingsguitar, lute, banjo, mandolin, ukulele
- fretboardinlays, markers, dots, radius, nut