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Bach the parts of the guitar there are three main types of guitars,the steelstring acoustic, the nylon string or classical guitar, and the electric guitar. Here is a typical diagram showing the fretboard of the guitar. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. The theory can be a bit confusing, but once you get a hold of the basic concepts, its actually quite easy to use modes on the guitar.
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