Collocations for "guitar"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "guitar" in context.
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guitar
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [steel, acoustic, electric, bass] guitar
- plays the guitar
- knows how to play the guitar
- is learning how to play the guitar
- have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar
- am taking lessons for (the Spanish) guitar
- play a [chord, song, scale] on the guitar
- [pluck, strum] the guitar
- need to practice (playing) the guitar
- plays (lead) guitar in a band
- is [rocking, jamming] out on the guitar
- the guitar needs tuning
- need to tune my guitar
- my guitar is out of tune
- take guitar lessons
- the guitar [strings, case, strap]
- practice guitar [chords, scales]
- [pluck, strum] the guitar strings
- [replace, change, break] the guitar strings
- a famous guitar [solo, player]
- a [cool, mean, famous] guitar riff
- memorize guitar tabs
'guitar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A
- God
- arrangement
- badass
- band
- bass
- chop
- custom
- customize
- dig
- dust
- electric
- feedback
- fret
- lick
- made
- naturally
- neck
- pick
- pickup
- play
- player
- poised
- practice
- rack
- racket
- refrain
- retainer
- rhythm
- rig
- scale
- solo
- stand
- steel
- string
- striped
- tasty
- tune
- tuning
- upbeat
- wail
- wanna