Guitar Playing Quiz

What is Finger Picking in guitar playing?

• A method of playing a stringed instrument with the thumb and tips of the fingers rather than with a pick

• A style of playing guitar using a plastic or metal pick

• A technique for tuning the guitar strings

• A method of writing music for stringed instruments

In fingerpicking, which letter is used to represent the thumb?

• I

• M

• A

• P

What does the 'TAB' in guitar TAB stand for?

• Total Acoustic Bass

• Tablature

• Tabular Array of Buttons

• Tone and Beat

What are Ledger Lines in music notation?

• A type of musical scale

• A short line added for notes above or below the range of a staff

• The lines that represent the strings on a guitar

• The spaces between the lines on a music staff

Which of the following is the correct standard tuning for a guitar from lowest to highest pitch?

• E, A, D, G, B, E

• A, D, G, B, E, E

• D, G, B, E, A, E

• G, B, E, A, D, E

Up to which fret must a guitar player be able to read all notes on all strings?

• 5th fret

• 3rd fret

• 7th fret

• 12th fret

What mnemonic helps to remember the notes on the lines of the staff in music notation?

• Every Good Boy Does Fine

• Every Great Band Draws Fans

• Every Guitarist Buys Donuts Friday

• Elephants Go Bouncing Down Freeways

What mnemonic is used to remember the notes in the spaces of the staff in music notation?

• FACE in the SPACE

• SPACE in the FACE

• EASY as SPACE

• PLACE in the RACE

What note name is this?

• G
• E
• C
• F

Which chord is this?

• C

• D

• F

• G