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acoustic guitar |
a guitar that creates a soft, mellow sound and cannot be amplified or plugged into an electric outlet. It is used in a lot of different music genres, like classical, country, and pop. Some songs that use acoustic guitar include: Bubbly, Unwritten, and Breakaway |
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electric guitar |
a guitar that can be plugged into the wall and amplified. It makes loud, strong music and is used a lot in rock 'n' roll, pop, and alternative music. Some songs that use electric guitar include: Stairway to Heaven, The Great Escape, and Sk8er Boi |
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amplifiers |
an aluminum box that you can plug into an electric outlet and then plug your electric guitar into. It makes the noise extremely loud and you can adjust basically any sounds on your guitar with it. |
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guitar |
a six stringed instrument with a long wooden neck and wide wooden body. It developed from mandolins and lutes, which are old-fashioned versions if this awesome instrument |
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pick |
a small, triangular piece of plastic with curved edges that musicians might use to strum the strings of their guitar. They are really inexpensive and come in all sorts of cool, colorful designs |
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strap |
a guitar strap is a strap of material that you can attach to your guitar and use to carry around or support your guitar. It is light and portable and can come in really cool, unique designs. |
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Guitar shops |
The best places for guitars are NYC or Sam Ash! |
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Guitar Hero |
this video game is for those of you who don't have the time to learn real guitar but want to play. With your game guitar you can play along with your virtual band while following the colored dots that tell you what to do |
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band |
a group of people form a group to play or write music and possibly lyrics |
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