• The guitar is a stringed instrument that can be played acoustically or amplified. A guitar can be used as a featured lead instrument or as a background rhythmic instrument in a variety of musical genres from classical to rock 'n' roll. Most guitars have six strings, but some guitars have as few as four and as many as sixteen.

  
  On February 5, 2009, YouTube user MysterGuitarMan posted a video titled "Guitar: Impossible." The video features a man playing "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart, arranged for two guitars and bass. The video is split into three windows, all of the same guitar player, playing the three separate parts of the arrangement. The video's description reads, "Over 1000 cuts. 6 hours of guitar tabbing. 1 hour of shooting. God knows how much editing. I know. I was bored."YouTube: Guitar: Impossible (2:24)

• Fast Facts

  1. Conventional number of strings: 6
  2. Conventional tuning (from low to high): E A D G B E
  3. First acoustic guitars developed in the 1700s
  4. First electric guitars developed in the 1930s

• Common Types of Guitar

  1. Electric guitars, which use amplifiers to project their sound
  2. Steel-string acoustic guitars, which utilize their hollow bodies equipped with a soundboard and a sound box to project their sound
  3. Classical guitars, also referred to as Spanish or nylon-string guitars, are specialized acoustic guitars
  4. Twelve-string guitars provide a fuller, more lush sound for rhythm parts
  5. Bass guitars provide the low end and are considered members of the rhythm section along with the drums

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