Anatomy of an Acoustic Guitar

Overview of basics

• The strings are numbered from the lightest (thinnest) to the heaviest (thickest).
• Thinnest string is the first string, and the thickest is the 6th string.
• A guitar in usually in standard tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E, where 6th string = Low E, 5th string = A , 4th = D, 3rd = G, 2nd = B, 1st = High E. Note: The 0 fret is used to refer to the open note on each string.