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Capo

Capo - the beginning, the top
a capo - from the beginning
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Allegro

Allegro - lively, rather quick.
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Tacet

tacet - be silent.
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Tremolo

tremolo - rapid repetition of a note.
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Whole note

whole note - receives four beats in 4/4

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Fermata

fermata - a pause.
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Simile

simile - like, the same.
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Ponticello

ponticello - the bridge of a stringed instrument.
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Apoyando

apoyando - rest stroke.( classic guitar )
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Forte

forte - loud.
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Cantabile

cantabile - in a singing style.
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Prestissimo

prestissimo - as fast as possible.
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Legato

legato - smoothly.
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Monofilament nylon

Monofilament nylon: single-strand nylon strings commonly used for classical guitars.
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Phosphor Bronze

Phosphor Bronze: A small percentage of phosphorous is added to the bronze alloy on roundwound guitar strings, to help them retain their sound longer.
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Tenuto

tenuto - sustained.
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Lento

lento - slow.
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Tirando

tirando - free stroke ( classic guitar )
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Flat Wound

A flat wound string is made by winding a flat or ribbon-like metal wire around a metal core wire, to create a smoothe string less prone to "squeaking."
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Ritardando

ritardando - gradually slow down.
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Moderato

moderato - a medium pace.
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Segue

segue - go on with what follows.
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Piano

piano - soft.
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Glissando

glissando - in a gliding manner, slurred, to slide.
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Fortissimo

fortissimo - very loud.
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Opus

opus - a work or composition.
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Round Wound

Round Wound: the winding of round wrap wire on to the core of a musical string.
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Vibrato

vibrato - to vary the pitch of a note with rapid movement of the left hand.
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Poco a poco

poco a poco - little by little.
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Fine

fine - the end.
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Half note

half note - receives 2 beats in 4/4 time.
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Presto

presto - quickly.
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Largo

largo - slow and broad.
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Segno

segno - a sign.
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A tempo

a tempo - in time.
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Hammer

hammer - to produce a new note by forcefully striking the string with the left hand.
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Da capo al fine

da capo al fine - return to the beginning and play to the word "fine".
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Arpeggio

arpeggio - to play notes of a chord consecutively.
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Nickel Wound

Nickel Wound: Most nickel wound strings are made of a steel alloy with an 8% electroplating of pure nickel. The steel alloy is ideally suited for magnetic pickups and the nickel provides a cosmetic finish, oxidation resistance, and a smooth surface that won´t wear down your frets.
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Da capo

da capo - return to the beginning.
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Sforzando

sforzando - strongly accented.
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Eighth note

eighth note - receives one half of a beat in 4/4 time.
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Ball end

Ball end: the brass or plastic ball, nut or ferrule affixed to one end of certain types of guitar strings.

On some types of acoustic guitars, this ball end goes into a hole in the bridge below the saddle, and a peg is then inserted into the hole to hold the end of the string in place.

On electric guitars, a similar arrangement is used, or the ball slips into a keyhole slot.
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Grazioso

grazioso - gracefully.
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Harmonic

A chime-like tone, produced by gently picking, plucking or tapping a string while "pulling off" with the left hand from a barely-touching position directly over the fretwire, usually on the 12th, 7th or 5th frets (open).

This is a tricky technique but well worth mastering, as it can produce beautiful effects.
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Dal segno

dal segno - repeat from the sign.
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Pull-off

pull-off - to produce a new note by forcefully removing a finger from the string.
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Quarter note

quarter note - receives one beat in 4/4 time.
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Andante

andante - rather slow, a walking pace
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Rubato

rubato - robbed time.
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