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The Finger Board also known as the Fret Board, it can only be found on a fretted instruments like guitars. The Finger Board is part of the neck, it’s the white lines going across the neck of the guitar. The Finger Board is usually made out of wood and the strings run above it.

A Whammy Bar or Tremolo arm is used to add vibrations to the music by changing the pitch in the strings. The musicians usually use this during the bridge and the tail piece.

A musician plays chords by pressing down the strings, this is called ‘stopping the strings.’ When the musician presses down on the strings and strums, it sends a vibration to the sound hole creating the sounds. Most musicians use three or four chords and come out as the top 10.

A tuning machine is used to hold a string on the guitar. If you turn it, it will tighten or loosen depending on witch way you pull it creating the high and low pitches making the music. A tuning machine can be made out of metal, ebony, boxwood or other material to make it look better.

The electric guitar was made in 1931 but the guitars were introduced by the Spanish. Spanish people made their guitars out of wood and the strings were made out of guts.