Guitar solo

The guitar is often used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment to a voice or other instrument, or is used as an integral part of an ensemble. However, solo parts for the guitar are commonly found in a number of different musical styles. These can take the form of a section in which the guitar is heard more prominently than other instruments, or in which the guitar may be played entirely unaccompanied.

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Guitar - Rhythmic - Harmonic - Accompaniment - Voice - Instrument - Ensemble - Solo - Unaccompanied

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Unaccompanied guitar music is found in folk and classical musics dating as far back as the instrument has existed, and the use of a guitar as a solo voice within an ensemble dates back at least to the Baroque concerto. The guitar was also important in jazz, and guitarist Charlie Christian was a key figure in the development of bebop, as well as being popular among blues musicians. Today, however, the most common use of the term guitar solo is to refer to a virtuosic performance in the rock music idiom, characteristically performed using a heavily-overdriven electric guitar.

Related Topics:
Folk - Classical - Baroque - Concerto - Jazz - Charlie Christian - Bebop - Blues - Virtuosic - Rock music - Overdriven - Electric guitar

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