six-string

Fretted musical instrument

A six-string is a guitar, named for its standard number of strings.

The term distinguishes acoustic and electric guitars from instruments with different string counts—like twelve-string guitars or four-string basses: He picked up his old six-string and started playing.

guitar

acoustic

Relating to sound

electricPowered by current
fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
fretsWorries or string dividers

neck · body · pickups · tuning · strumming · picking · fingerstyle · capo · bridge · nut

genre

rock

Solid earthen material

bluesMournful American music genre
jazzImprovisational American music genre
countrySovereign state or territory

folk · flamenco · classical · bluegrass · metal · punk · indie · acoustic · fingerstyle · shred

playing

strum

Brush strings rhythmically

pluckSpirit or yank
fingerpickString-plucking finger attachment
chordNotes sounded simultaneously

barre · hammer-on · pull-off · bend · slide · vibrato · arpeggiate · tap · shred · noodle

slang

axe

Bladed tool for chopping

plankFlat timber piece
woodTree-derived building material
hatchetSmall one-handed chopper

instruments

bass

Deep pitch or fish

banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant

sitar · lute · oud · bouzouki · balalaika · tres · resonator · dobro · classical · flamenco

six-string

acoustic

rock

strum

axe

bass

six-string

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