acoustic
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"One of my recent tricks is to find any weird chord that may intrigue me," plucking the opening notes of As You Lie There on an acoustic guitar.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Coltrane dominated the 1960s and died in 1967 just as acoustic jazz began to lose its luster in the U.S. with the advent of jazz rock and electronic jazz fusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The psychedelic-tinged acoustic pop song boasts one of Cornell’s most commanding and naked vocal performances: “When you’re all in pain/ And you feel the rain come down,” he sings, his voice cracking with anguish.
From Salon • May 18, 2017
There are a couple of guys in overalls, including one dude sitting against the hay bales pretending to play an acoustic guitar.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Vocabulary lists containing acoustic
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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