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open tuning

open tuning noun: a tuning of a guitar or other stringed instrument in which the strings sound a chord when strummed together without being pressed against the fretboard.

Noun

open tuning (countable and uncountable, plural open tunings)

  1. A tuning of a guitar or other stringed instrument in which the strings sound a chord when strummed together without being pressed against the fretboard.

Forms of open tuning

pluralopen tunings

Questions about open tuning

What does open tuning mean?
Open tuning means a tuning of a guitar or other stringed instrument in which the strings sound a chord when strummed together without being pressed against the fretboard.
What part of speech is open tuning?
Open tuning is a noun.
What is the plural of open tuning?
The plural of open tuning is open tunings.

Words near open tuning in the dictionary

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