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Elmquist and the crew also developed an instrumental break built around baritone guitar after the second chorus to set up the bridge.—Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 With their wireless guitars, Bobby Guerrero, also known as El Gallo, and Zapata weaved through the crowd playing psychedelic guitar riffs.—Ivan Kashinsky, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 Why the singer-songwriter moved to Nashville Honer started playing guitar at age 13 in church during his upbringing in Arizona, but his main passion was always competitive diving.—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025 After signing on and learning that E Street Band keyboardist Charlie Giordano would be the only other musician on the project, Campbell started his prep by relistening to Nebraska and focusing on the subtle overdubs Springsteen added to his voice-and-guitar basics.—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guitar
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Etymology
French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
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