Phrase guide

rhythm guitar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A guitar in a band that provides rhythm, usually by playing chords or similar accompanying parts, to support the lead guitar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: gitarra erritmiko — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Catalan: guitarra rítmica — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 節奏吉他 /节奏吉他 (jiézòu jítā) — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Czech: doprovodná kytara — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Dutch: slaggitaar — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Finnish: rytmikitara — guitar that provides rhythm
  • French: guitare rythmique — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Galician: guitarra rítmica — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Irish: giotár rithime — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Japanese: リズムギター — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Persian: گیتار ریتم — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Polish: gitara rytmiczna — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Portuguese: guitarra rítmica — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Russian: ритм-гитара (ritm-gitara) — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Serbo-Croatian: ritam gitara — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Slovak: rytmická gitara — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Spanish: guitarra rítmica — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Swedish: kompgitarr — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Swedish: rytmgitarr — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Turkish: ritim gitar — guitar that provides rhythm
  • Ukrainian: ритм-гітара (rytm-hitara) — guitar that provides rhythm