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- 2 acoustic
: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
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The performance began with just Yearwood and Brooks together, the former singing lead, and the latter plucking an acoustic guitar and providing a bit of backing vocals.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
Yearwood took the lead on vocals as her husband played guitar and leaned in on backup vocals for this beautiful, hopeful tune.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
With harmonies and an acoustic guitar, his rendition is gentle, but exudes just as much emotion.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
Ofri loves to play guitar and plays soccer like her younger brother Yuval.
—NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
The program features unique arrangements of holiday favorites and fresh interpretations of traditional Christmas classics with Scott Wilkie on the piano, Pat Kelley on guitar; Nathan Brown on bass and Jeff Olson on drums.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
McCartney, Starr and Giles Martin worked together to create new guitar and drum tracks, along with string arrangements, while the AI extracted Lennon’s vocals from a lower-quality cassette recording.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2023
Gibson Custom Color Les Paul Standard From $2,799 Few electric guitars are as iconic as Gibson’s Les Paul Standard.
—Ron Hart, SPIN, 22 Nov. 2023
As Gleckman tells it, he was given a guitar at age 6, and was writing music within a year.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
Yearwood took the lead on vocals as her husband played guitar and leaned in on backup vocals for this beautiful, hopeful tune.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
With harmonies and an acoustic guitar, his rendition is gentle, but exudes just as much emotion.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
Ofri loves to play guitar and plays soccer like her younger brother Yuval.
—NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
The program features unique arrangements of holiday favorites and fresh interpretations of traditional Christmas classics with Scott Wilkie on the piano, Pat Kelley on guitar; Nathan Brown on bass and Jeff Olson on drums.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
McCartney, Starr and Giles Martin worked together to create new guitar and drum tracks, along with string arrangements, while the AI extracted Lennon’s vocals from a lower-quality cassette recording.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2023
Gibson Custom Color Les Paul Standard From $2,799 Few electric guitars are as iconic as Gibson’s Les Paul Standard.
—Ron Hart, SPIN, 22 Nov. 2023
As Gleckman tells it, he was given a guitar at age 6, and was writing music within a year.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
First Known Use
1668, in the meaning defined above
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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Nglish: Translation of guitar for Spanish Speakers
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