Guitar
Guitar
Guitar (/ɡɪˈtɑːr/; Spanish: [ɡiˈtaɾ]) is a string instrument usually having six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the fingers/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the other hand.
Etymology
The word guitar was adopted into English from the Spanish word guitarra in the 1600s. In the Middle Ages the word gitter or gittern was used in England. Both guitarra and gitter came from the Latin word cithara. The word cithara came from the earlier Greek word kithara.
Related Terms
- Acoustic guitar: A guitar that uses only an acoustic soundboard to help transmit the strings energy into the air in order to produce its sound.
- Electric guitar: A guitar that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals.
- Bass guitar: A guitar-like instrument designed to produce deep bass tones.
- Classical guitar: A type of guitar that is nylon-stringed with a wide, flat neck.
- Twelve-string guitar: A steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar.
- Resonator guitar: A type of acoustic guitar with a metal resonator built into the body.
- Archtop guitar: A steel-stringed acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Guitar
- Wikipedia's article - Guitar
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