Rockstar facts & stats

Question 1

How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?

Accepted Answer

Four. The standard electric bass has four strings, tuned an octave below a guitar's lowest four.

Question 2

Which singer is widely known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'?

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley's 1950s hits made him the defining star of early rock and roll.

Question 3

What is standard guitar tuning, from the lowest string to the highest?

Accepted Answer

E A D G B E. Standard tuning is E, A, D, G, B, E, mostly in fourths with one major third between G and B.

Question 4

What does a capo do on a guitar?

Accepted Answer

Clamps across the strings to raise their pitch. A capo presses all the strings at one fret, letting you play familiar shapes in a higher key.

Question 5

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is in which city?

Accepted Answer

Cleveland. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum opened in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1995.

Question 6

The 12-bar blues, a foundation of early rock and roll, is built mainly on which chords of a key?

Accepted Answer

I, IV and V. The 12-bar blues uses the tonic (I), subdominant (IV) and dominant (V) chords.

Question 7

The 1969 Woodstock festival was held on a farm near which New York town?

Accepted Answer

Bethel. Despite its name, Woodstock took place on a dairy farm in Bethel, about 70 km from the town of Woodstock.

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