La Guitarra — Guitar

[Tomisimo]

General

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{||}Spanish| English
{|}acorde  | chord
{|}ampli  | amp
{|}amplificador  | amplifier
{|}brazo  | neck
{|}cabeza  | head
{|}caja  | body
{|}cejilla  | bar (when you hold down all 6 strings with one finger)
{|}cejilla  | nut
{|}clavija , clavija de afinación  | peg, tuning peg, tuner
{|}cuerda  | string
{|}mástil  | neck
{|}nota  | note
{|}pastilla  | pickup
{|}pila , batería  | battery
{|}puente  | bridge
{|}receptor  | pickup
{|}talón  | heel
{|}traste  | fret
{|}uña  | pick
{|}plumilla  | pick
{|}púa  (Spain) | pick
{|}diapasón  | tuning fork
{|}diapasón  | pitch pipe
{|}diapasón  | fretboard
{|}trastero  | fretboard
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Verbos (los) - Verbs

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{||}Spanish | English
{|}afinar | to tune
{|}afinar la guitarra | to tune the guitar
{|}subir de tono | to go up a key
{|}tocar | to play
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Adjetivos (los) - Adjectives

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{||}Spanish | English
{|}afinado | in tune
{|}agudo | high (sharp)
{|}desafinado | out of tune
{|}grave | low (flat)
{|}bemol | flat
{|}la bemol | A flat (Ab)
{|}sostenido | sharp
{|}fa sostenido menor | F sharp minor (F#m)
{|}suspendido | suspended
{|}mayor | major
{|}menor | minor
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Tipos de guitarra - Types of guitar

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{||}Spanish | English
{|}guitarra  clásica | classical guitar
{|}guitarra  española | classical guitar
{|}guitarra  electroacústica | electroacoustic guitar
{|}guitarra  eléctrica | electric guitar
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Notas (las) - Notes

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{||}Spanish | English
{|}do | do (C)
{|}re | re (D)
{|}mi | mi (E)
{|}fa | fa (F)
{|}sol | sol (G)
{|}la | la (A)
{|}si | ti (B)
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[irmamar]

Guitarra clásica o española.

Diapasón o trastero (fingerboard?)

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Uña (la) - Guitar pick

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Uña (la) - Guitar pick

Nosotros decimos púa.

[bobjenkins]

También hay

Rasqueado / rasqueo - a strum with backs of fingers
Golpeador - tap plate
Caja / cuerpo - body

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Requinto (el) = riff?

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

También hay

Rasqueado / rasqueo - a strum with backs of fingers
Golpeador - tap plate
Caja / cuerpo - body

I've heard rasgueo but not rasqueado. Also, I though it was with a g, not a q. Body is caja, but are you sure cuerpo can also be used?

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Requinto (el) = riff?

Riff is mostly used with electric guitars to refer to figure or part of a solo. I'm not sure that requinto can be used like that.

[Sancho Panther]

I only know 'requinto' as a name for a smaller guitar (usually with a single cutaway).

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

In trio music played around here, some guitar solos that need a certain skill to play fast notes are called "requintos". That is why I thought it might be related to electric guitar riffs.


Chamín Correa is a guitar player, famous for his "requintos"...

[pinosilano]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Body is caja, but are you sure cuerpo can also be used?

You're right, Tomísimo:

Básicamente, la guitarra está compuesta por la caja de resonancia, el mástil, el puente, el diapasón, los trastes, las cuerdas y el clavijero. (WKPD)

[Sancho Panther]

A bit belatedly, I've spotted 'agudo' translated as 'high', I think 'sharp' would be more accurate; especially in UK English.

[pinosilano]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Guitarra clásica o española.

Diapasón o trastero (fingerboard?)

[Johndiv23]

Now this is interesting.

[powerchisper]

"Requinto" must be a south-american word , I am a metal guitar player and never heard of it.

"Enquintar" means to adjust the intonation at the bridge

"Quinta" is a "fifth interval"

I also know "plectrum" for "púa"

"Trastero" in Spain is quite a different thing , it means a room for storing old stuff or things not often used ( trastos )

[pinosilano]

Originally Posted by powerchisper

"Trastero" in Spain is quite a different thing , it means a room for storing old stuff or things not often used ( trastos )

Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe:

traste
1.m. Cada uno de los resaltos de metal o hueso que se colocan en el mástil de la guitarra u otros instrumentos semejantes.

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

traste.
1. m. nalgas (‖ porciones carnosas y redondeadas).

[swr999]

la guitarra flamenca: "blanca" = aros y fondo de ciprés; "negra" = de palosanto.
la tapa de las dos puede ser de pino, o de cedro.

los aros = sides
el fondo = back
la tapa (armónica) = top

[tetsuo]

Maybe this is also interesting for this thread:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapping

El ukulele es tambíen una guitarra, ¿no?
(btw. is this small sentence correct?)

[Rusty]

también

Otherwise, your sentence is correct.

[tetsuo]

Thanks. It's always this error. :-(