The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player’s body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand. Wikipedia Instrument family: String Instrument, Plucked string instrument Related instrument: Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar, Flamenco guitar, more Developed: 13th century