Meanings
nounlead guitar (plural lead guitars)
plural lead guitars
- An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 主音吉他
- 主音吉他 (zhǔyīn jítā)electric guitar that plays soloistically
Finnish soolokitara
- soolokitaraelectric guitar that plays soloistically
French guitare solo
- guitare soloelectric guitar that plays soloistically
German Leadgitarre
- Leadgitarreelectric guitar that plays soloistically
Japanese リードギター
- リードギターelectric guitar that plays soloistically
Polish gitara prowadząca
- gitara prowadzącaelectric guitar that plays soloistically
Russian со́ло-гита́ра
- со́ло-гита́ра (sólo-gitára)electric guitar that plays soloistically
Spanish guitarra solista, guitarra líder
- guitarra solistaelectric guitar that plays soloistically
- guitarra líderelectric guitar that plays soloistically
- primera guitarraelectric guitar that plays soloistically
- guitarra melódicaelectric guitar that plays soloistically
Swedish sologitarr
- sologitarrelectric guitar that plays soloistically
Cite this entry
APA
lead guitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20guitar
MLA
“lead guitar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20guitar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead guitar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20guitar.
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