What is an Electric Guitar?

An electric guitar is a special kind of guitar that can play music by using electricity.

How Does it Work?

Let’s think about how the electric guitar can ‘sing’:

• Strings: Just like any other guitar, it has strings that you can pluck with your fingers.
• Pickups: Beneath the strings, there are special parts called pickups that listen to the sounds the strings make.
• Electricity: When you play the strings, the pickups turn that sound into electricity.
• Amplifier: This electricity goes to something called an amplifier. The amplifier makes the sound much louder so everyone can hear it!

Why is it Special?

The electric guitar can make many different sounds and styles of music. It can sound very happy, sad, or even exciting! So when people say an electric guitar can ‘sing’, they mean it can make beautiful music that everyone likes to listen to.

Let’s Have Fun!

You can try to listen to an electric guitar being played. Listen closely, and imagine how it’s using electricity to make its music!