fretboard
Americannoun
noun
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“I’m making it so much harder,” she said, removing two rings and stretching her powerful fingers across the fretboard.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
Mr. Barbosa-Lima developed such a precise touch on the guitar that the audience could never hear the telltale slide of his fingers on the fretboard.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2022
The fretboard fireworks are still there, just not at the expense of the songwriting.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2021
It was only a year later, after she became obsessed with The Smiths, David Bowie and The Ramones that she resolved to conquer the fretboard once and for all.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2021
He returned with two 12-string guitars and a Makita 6012HD power drill — and kicked off the track with a penetrating mechanical shriek, from his mangled fretboard to your ears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2020
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