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: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
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The soundtrack — out the following day, April 18, and available to preorder now — serves as a companion album to that film, featuring 11 songs from Young’s songbook stripped down to vocals, piano, and guitar.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
To be able to act, sing, and play the guitar, that was a trifecta.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
In May, a 12-string guitar that Lennon played during the recording of Help!
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Young will be backed by Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal) and Anthony LoGerfo (drums).
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
To be able to act, sing, and play the guitar, that was a trifecta.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
In May, a 12-string guitar that Lennon played during the recording of Help!
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Young will be backed by Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal) and Anthony LoGerfo (drums).
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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