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acoustic guitar

NOUN
steel guitar
Synonyms


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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

Over a lightly strummed acoustic guitar, she describes a desire to get off the grid and return to wide-open spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Byrne’s set started 25 minutes late and he arrived on stage wearing an orange jumpsuit and holding acoustic guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

What he did bring with him was a spinet piano that he set up in the living room and an acoustic guitar that usually occupied his bedroom.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Now listen to the same phrase played by an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar with twelve steel strings34 and an acoustic guitar with six nylon strings.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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