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guitar Definition

gui·tar (gi tär)

noun

a musical instrument related to the lute but having a flat back and usually six strings that are plucked or strummed with the fingers or a plectrum

Etymology: Fr guitare < OSp guitarra < Ar qītār < Gr kithara, lyre, lute

guitar Related Forms

gui·tar·ist noun

guitar Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • strum: You see him strumming a guitar in the Quit Playin ' Games ( With My Heart ) video.
  • chime: It's a feel good sound, chiming guitars and infectious melodies.
  • play: Roger just played the Spanish guitar, which is very quiet.
  • jangle: The mention of this group brings to mind three part harmony and jangling guitars!

Adjective modifier

  • acoustic: They'd write songs on the acoustic guitar, then play them live.
  • electric: I like a really good balance between the chaos of the electric guitar.
  • classical: It's a song I wrote on classical guitar.
  • 12-string: Some examples of different types of guitars are the electric guitar, the base guitar, the 12-string guitars and the non-electric acoustical guitar.

Modifies a noun

  • riff: When the opening guitar riff opens of ' Modern Way Of Letting Go ' , the crowd go insane.
  • solo: By the time the guitar solo comes in, you've reached the rainbow.
  • playing: Many classes offering courses in guitar playing have sprung up.
  • chord: Eleven years, the streets of my estate ringing and echoing with guitar chords and harsh vocals.
  • lick: T his offering may be likened to a series of trips accompanied by chiming keyboards, thrashing drums and crisp guitar licks.
  • amp: In fact I was always astonished that anyone could think they sounded like a guitar amp at all!

Noun used with modifier

  • bass: One of the reasons I moved to London was to play bass guitar in a soul group.
  • rhythm: He played the rhythm guitar part on the second half of that.
  • fuzz: Indeed, the fuzz guitar constituted some of the most pleasing I've heard in a long while.
  • slide: Spencer, for example, was an excellent slide guitar player.
  • bluesy: Oh, ' Runaway ' features a bluesy guitar solo that's pretty accomplished and it really adds to the song.
  • steel: The Lap Steel Guitar - excellent page includes background and history of the lap steel guitar, related links and steel guitar players.

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