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Musical words

Musical instruments, or concepts closely related to music. While you can use saucepan lids as a musical instrument, you won't find them in this category.

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Fis forFret

Frets are ridges across the neck of a guitar or other stringed instrument. Frets help you to put your fingers in the right place and hold the strings down as you play. Fret is also another word for worry.

Gis forGong

A gong is a flat metal disc, usually hung vertically. Gongs are rung a little like bells, by hitting them with a special hammer. Gongs can range in size from a few inches to several feet wide.
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Gis forGuitar

A guitar is a musical instrument that is typically made from wood, with six strings, although you can also get more strings. This entry is about the acoustic guitar that doesn't require an electronic amplifier to work. Guitars have been around for thousands of years in various forms, and today they are one of the most popular instruments. Acoustic guitars are most often played as a backing instrument. Guitars are typically used in modern folk, pop and rock music, although the electric guitar is more common in modern rock and pop that you hear every day on the radio.
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A harmonica, also called a mouth organ, French harp or blues harp, is a small musical instrument that is played by blowing or sucking air through small chambers on one side of the harmonica. Each chamber has a reed in it that makes a different note. Harmonicas are most commonly heard in blues, country and folk music.

His forHarp

A harp is a stringed musical instrument where the sounding board isn't under the strings like on a guitar, but is at right angles to them, in the base of the harp.

His forHorn

A horn is a musical instrument with a limited number of notes it can play. Horns used to be made from animal horns. Modern horns tend to be made from brass.
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His forHymn

A hymn is a special kind of song that is sung about or in praise of a deity or a country.
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A keyboard is a device made up of a special pattern of black and white keys that is used to play music. Keyboards are found on lots of musical instruments, like accordions and pianos, as well as a range of electronic instruments like synthesizers.

Lis forLute

A lute is a stringed instrument, similar to a guitar but with a distinctive shape. It is most often associated with medieval times, but references to similar instruments can be found that are much older.