Parts of the Guitar A guide to the anatomy of the guitar. By: Elias Gruber Body - The part of the guitar that contains the upper bout, lower bout, sound hole, and bridge. It is the part you rest on your legs and pluck the strings. Bridge - It is the anchor for the strings, where the strings are held taut.
Lower Bout
Sound Hole
Frets - The metal lines that represent half-note intervals on the guitar. Fretboard - The flat peice of wood that holds down the frets and gives you a flat surface to push on a string and change its pitch. Head - Houses the tuning pegs and headstock. Where you tune
Strings
the guitar. Lower bout - The lower half of the body. Anchors the bridge
Bridge
and helps provide a place to rest the guitar on your leg. Neck - Contains the fretboard, frets, and nut. It is where you press your fingers down to change a strings pitch and also The Austin Arpeggio - 21
Body
