guitar
Strummed stringed instrument
A guitar is a stringed musical instrument with a fretted neck and a hollow or solid body, played by plucking or strumming.
The acoustic guitar has a resonating chamber; the electric guitar uses pickups to amplify sound electronically.
Guitar appears in countless compound forms: bass guitar, guitar solo, lead guitar, rhythm guitar.
She's been taking guitar lessons since she was twelve.
Twisting from original state
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- soloPerformance by one
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
feedback · band · stage · concert · arena · metal · punk · grunge
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- distortionTwisting from original state
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- fuzzFine downy fibers
pedalboard · whammy · shredding · tapping · feedback · solidbody · humbucker · tremolo
Opening in acoustic instrument
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
dreadnought · parlor · concert · unplugged · wood · spruce · cedar · mahogany
Sweeping across guitar strings
- pickingAct of selecting
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- plectrumString-plucking implement
rhythm · tempo · dynamics · fretting · barre · hammer-on · pull-off · slide
Thin flexible lines
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- nutHard-shelled seed
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- headstockTuning peg mounting point
tuning pegs · body · neck · frets · inlay · binding · soundhole · pickup
Narrative poem or song
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
traditional · old-time · Appalachian · Celtic · busking · campfire · hootenanny · protest
Smooth continuous movement
- licksTongue strokes
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
- pentatonicScale of five tones
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
call-and-response · Delta · Chicago · B.B. King · Muddy Waters · Robert Johnson · bending · vibrato
Wooden percussion seat
- AndalusianOf southern Spain
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
Guitar with curved soundboard
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
- voicingsChord tone distributions
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
swing · standards · walking bass · Django Reinhardt · clean tone · fusion · smooth
distortion
Twisting from original state
amplifier · feedback · band · stage · concert · arena · metal · punk · grunge · anthem
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- distortionTwisting from original state
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
fuzz · pedalboard · whammy · shredding · tapping · feedback · solidbody · humbucker · tremolo · sustain
soundhole
Opening in acoustic instrument
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
classical · dreadnought · parlor · concert · unplugged · wood · spruce · cedar · mahogany · rosewood
strumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
- pickingAct of selecting
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
plectrum · rhythm · tempo · dynamics · fretting · barre · hammer-on · pull-off · slide · vibrato
strings
Thin flexible lines
headstock · tuning pegs · body · neck · frets · inlay · binding · soundhole · pickup · volume knob
ballad
Narrative poem or song
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
roots · traditional · old-time · Appalachian · Celtic · busking · campfire · hootenanny · protest · Dylan
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- licksTongue strokes
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
- pentatonicScale of five tones
shuffle · call-and-response · Delta · Chicago · B.B. King · Muddy Waters · Robert Johnson · bending · vibrato · turnaround
cajón
Wooden percussion seat
- AndalusianOf southern Spain
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
passionate · footwork · baile · toque · rumba · soleá · Spanish
archtop
Guitar with curved soundboard
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
- voicingsChord tone distributions
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
bebop · swing · standards · walking bass · Django Reinhardt · clean tone · fusion · smooth
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- tonewoodAcoustically selected lumber
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
woodworking · inlay · fretwork · carving · sanding · gluing · finishing · varnish · lacquer · polishing
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- Indoor pastimesboard games, card games, puzzles, video games, reading
- sound sourcesdrum, piano, violin, trumpet, bell
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
- Arabic loanwordsalgebra, algorithm, alcohol, alchemy, alkali
guitarpipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
grand piano · church organ · piano · harpsichord · orchestra
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
- folk guitarUnplugged stringed instrument for traditional music
- acoustic guitarUnplugged stringed instrument
- guitar soloUnaccompanied string passage
- air guitarMimed string instrument
- steel string guitarAcoustic with metal wires
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