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acoustic
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the guitar family, that projects the sounds of its vibrating strings acoustically through the air. Originally just called a guitar, the retronym 'acoustic guitar' came in use to distinguish it from an electric guitar, that relies on an electronic amplification system. The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the instrument's body, amplifying the sound. Typically, a guitar's body is a sound box, of which the top side serves as a sound board that enhances the vibration sounds of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4.
Guitar strings may be plucked individually with a pick or fingertip, or strummed to play chords. Plucking a string causes it to vibrate at a fundamental pitch determined by the string's length, mass, and tension. (Overtones are also present, closely related to harmonics of the fundamental pitch.) The string causes the soundboard and the air enclosed by the sound box to vibrate. As these have their own resonances, they amplify some overtones more strongly than others, affecting the timbre of the resulting sound.
CHRIS ISAAK
Baja Sessions
(1996)
Playlist:
01 Pretty Girls Don't Cry.mp3
02 Back On Your Side.mp3
03 Only The Lonely.mp3
04 South Of The Border.mp3
05 I Wonder.mp3
06 Wrong To Love You.mp3
07 Waiting For My Lucky Day.mp3
08 Yellow Bird.mp3
09 Two Hearts.mp3
10 Return To Me.mp3
11 Dancin'.mp3...