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[[Image:305px-Guitar_1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Acoustic guitar]]
[[Image:305px-Guitar_1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Acoustic guitar]]
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument which is played with the fingers or a plectrum. Most guitars have six strings. Acoustic guitars are often made of wood, and produce sound based on the acoustics of their chamber. Electric guitars do not have such a chamber, and are typically used with an amplifier, except in the case of a semi-hollowed body electric guitar can function as both an electric and acoustic.
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument which is played with the fingers or a plectrum. Most guitars have six strings. Electric guitars do not have such a chamber, and are typically used with an amplifier, except in the case of a semi-hollowed body electric guitar can function as both an electric and acoustic.
The guitar's ability to play both chords and melodies make it a versatile instrument, and the guitar is found in, among others, blues, rock, jazz, country, flamenco and classical styles.
The guitar's ability to play both chords and melodies make it a versatile instrument, and the guitar is found in, among others, blues, rock, jazz, country, flamenco and classical styles.
==Types of Guitar==
Guitars can be classified as being [[acoustic]] or [[electric]]. Acoustic guitars are usually made of wood, and produce sound based on the acoustics which resonate through the chamber of the guitar. These guitars can be used in a live performance without amplification due to the resonance and volume the guitar chamber is capable of producing.
Electric guitars are also made out of wood but are usually not crafted in a hollow-body structure to allow the strings to resonate into the chamber. Electric guitars usually have electromagnetic pickups installed which are led to an amplifier to produce the sound being played.
==Tuning==
==Tuning==