What level of guitarist are you?

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Discover Your Guitar Level

Are you curious about your skills as a guitarist? This quiz will help you assess your current level, providing insights into your tuning capabilities, chord knowledge, techniques, and more. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, this quiz is designed for guitarists of all skills!

Evaluate your abilities across multiple areas
Receive personalized feedback based on your answers
Perfect for players wanting to improve

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by StrummingStar52

Can you tune a guitar?

No, I cannot tune my guitar

Yes, using a tuner

Yes, using a reference tone (relative pitch)

Yes, without using a reference tone (perfect pitch)

What can you read?

I can't read anything at all

I can read only chord diagramms

I can read chord diagramms and TABS but no musical notation

I can read musical notation at a basic level (only treble clef)

I can read musical notation at an advanced level (several clefs)

Do you know the notes on the fretboard?

I don't know anything

I know the name of the open strings

I know the notes in the first position, but not in the higher positions

I can name any note on the fretboard

I can name any note OR chord that I play on the fretboard

How many chords do you know?

None.

Only some basic ones (fewer than 5)

I know the most common ones (5 to 20 chords)

I know advanced chords and I can transpose them using the barre technique

I know all possible combinations of chords and I can play them on the guitar

Guitar techniques

I know none.

I can strum some chords at slow speed.

I can strum chords at a fast speed

I can play fingerpicking slowly

I can play fast fingerpicking patterns

I can freely combine fingerpicking with strumming without any problems

Musical creativity

I can only play what the teacher or the sheet music tells me to play

I can improvise a simple solo

I can improvise a complex solo

I can arrange or adapt a song for guitar

I can create new compositions or songs on the guitar

Learning autonomy

I need someone to guide me through the whole process.

I can read the chord diagrams but I don't know how to strum

I can play easy songs on my own without assistance if I am provided with notes or TABS

I can play easy songs on my own with only being provided chord shapes

I can pick up easy songs by ear and I don't need a score

I can learn any song without any help. The teacher basically will correct small mistakes in my learning process

How many times have you played for friends/family or strangers?

Never. I am terrified of it.

Never, but I would like to try it out someday.

I played only once or twice for a close friend.

I have played several times (5-10) for friends and/or strangers

I have performed more than 10 times but less than 50 times for friends and/or strangers.

I have performed more than 50 times for strangers and/or friends.

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