guitar
gih-TAR
[Spanish]
A plucked stringed instrument extremely popular today, especially among folk and rock musicians. The guitar has six strings, frets (usually 19), a shape something between pear-shaped and a figure eight, a round soundhole, and usually a flat-backed soundbox. The standard tuning of the strings (top to bottom) is E2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4.
Example
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra, I
See Also
[English] electric guitarShare
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Last Updated: 2016-05-31 23:23:01