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Quoting fromn WikiPedia: "A guitar is defined as being an instrument having a long, fretted neck, flat wooden soundboard, ribs, and a flat back, most often with incurved sides. Instruments similar to the guitar have been popular for at least 5,000 years. The six string classical guitar first appeared in Spain but was itself the product of a long and complex history of diverse influences. Like virtually all other stringed European instruments, the guitar ultimately traces back thousands of years, via the Middle East, to a common ancient origin from instruments then known in Central Asia and India. It is therefore very distantly related with contemporary instruments such as the Iranian tanbur and setar and the Indian sitar. The oldest known iconographic representation of an instrument displaying all the essential features of a guitar being played is a 3300 year old stone carving of a Hittite bard. The modern word, guitar, was adopted into English from Spanish guitarra, derived from the Arabic qitara and Latin cithara, which in turn was derived from the earlier Greek word kithara, which perhaps derives from Persian sihtar. Sihtar itself is related to the Indian instrument, the sitar."
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoGuitar is indeed from Persia(Iran). After crusades when Muslims took parts of Europe including Spain, a Persian musician brings Tar (a Persian instrument like guitar) to Spain and develops it according to folkloric Spanish songs to be able to play them with TAR and it turned into Guitar. And that's why it is called guiTAR.
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∙ 11y agowhat country did the first guitar come from
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∙ 11y agoguitar center
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∙ 15y agoSpain
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What is the name of a sit down guitar used in country and western music?
I think the type of guitar you are asking about is a 'steel guitar'.
In what country did the word guitar originate?
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What country did the wooden guitar originate from?
It is from Portugal.
Which country makes floda guitar?
its a korean brand. My first guitar was a korean made Floda.
Did the electric guitar come before the bass guitar?
Yes. The first electric guitar was on the market in 1932, the first electric bass guitar was on the market in 1935.
What country does the word guitar come from?
america
When was Guitar Country created?
Guitar Country was created in 1964.
When was More of That Guitar Country created?
More of That Guitar Country was created in 1965.
Who owns the country guitar on animal crossing wild world?
K.K. Slider owns the country guitar. Somehow, Sahara ended up with the country guitar. You have to give the country guitar back to K.K., who is the rightful owner.
What is the name of a sit down guitar used in country and western music?
I think the type of guitar you are asking about is a 'steel guitar'.
Where did the electric guitar come from what country or region?
America , look up a man named Adolf Rickenbacker for the whole story
Does Guitar Hero come with the guitar controller?
Yes it does.
Does Guitar Hero three for mac come with a guitar?
yes it does : )
8 When did Fender guitar come out with the Stratocaster guitar?
1954
Which country is the Gibson electric guitar from?
This guitar is from the United States of America.
In what country did the word guitar originate?
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When you buy Guitar Hero metallica does it come with the guitar controller?
Well, you can buy Guitar Hero Metallica with or without the guitar!
