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Musical equipment

Any device used to create sound, especially musical instruments.

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strumming

Musical equipment; Guitars

Performed with a pick or the fingers. Generally consists of brushing across 2-6 strings in a rhythmic up and down fashion appropriate to the tune being played.

tablature or tab

Musical equipment; Guitars

A system of writing music for fretted instruments whereby a number or letter appears on lines representing the strings, indicating the fret to be played.

transcription

Musical equipment; Guitars

To write a solo, note for note, off of a recording.

standard tuning

Musical equipment; Guitars

The guitar is generally tuned EADGBE low to high.

slide

Musical equipment; Guitars

A plastic or glass tube placed over the third or fourth finger of the left hand and used to play "slide" or glissando effects in rock and blues and other forms of traditional ...

picking

Musical equipment; Guitars

Plucking or producing a sound on the guitar in general, either with the fingers or a flatpick. Sometimes refers to playing a single-note melody line.

plectrum

Musical equipment; Guitars

Another name for a flatpick.