acoustic guitar
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His mother understood he seemed to like his sister’s acoustic guitar, so she suggested he take some lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"One of my recent tricks is to find any weird chord that may intrigue me," plucking the opening notes of As You Lie There on an acoustic guitar.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Over a lightly strummed acoustic guitar, she describes a desire to get off the grid and return to wide-open spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Working his acoustic guitar with a French horn accompaniment — French horns! — he dares us to balance our relentless socioeconomic drive with our deep need to hang out, to while away the hours.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
There are a couple of guys in overalls, including one dude sitting against the hay bales pretending to play an acoustic guitar.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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