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What does pont and lv mean in clasical guitar

by Mary Mc Kendry
(Ciunty Antrim)

What does pont mean? What does lv mean?

Hi Mary,

"Pont" is short for the Italian term "sul ponticello" which means to play the strings closer to the bridge and is opposite to "sul tasto" which means to play the strings closer to the fret board. Both these techniques create a different tone/feel/sound and add to the "color"of guitar.

"V1" means to play a barre chord, in this instance, the 1st fret. If it's V111, it's the 3rd fret and so on.

I hope this has been helpful.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.