Meanings
nounrhythm guitar (plural rhythm guitars)
plural rhythm guitars
- A guitar in a band that provides rhythm, usually by playing chords or similar accompanying parts, to support the lead guitar.
Translations
Basque gitarra erritmiko
- gitarra erritmikoguitar that provides rhythm
Catalan guitarra rítmica
- guitarra rítmicaguitar that provides rhythm
Chinese Mandarin 節奏吉他 /节奏吉他
- 節奏吉他 /节奏吉他 (jiézòu jítā)guitar that provides rhythm
Czech doprovodná kytara
- doprovodná kytaraguitar that provides rhythm
Dutch slaggitaar
- slaggitaarguitar that provides rhythm
Finnish rytmikitara
- rytmikitaraguitar that provides rhythm
French guitare rythmique
- guitare rythmiqueguitar that provides rhythm
Irish giotár rithime
- giotár rithimeguitar that provides rhythm
Japanese リズムギター
- リズムギターguitar that provides rhythm
Persian گیتار ریتم
- گیتار ریتمguitar that provides rhythm
Polish gitara rytmiczna
- gitara rytmicznaguitar that provides rhythm
Portuguese guitarra rítmica
- guitarra rítmicaguitar that provides rhythm
Russian ритм-гитара
- ритм-гитара (ritm-gitara)guitar that provides rhythm
Slovak rytmická gitara
- rytmická gitaraguitar that provides rhythm
Spanish guitarra rítmica
- guitarra rítmicaguitar that provides rhythm
Swedish kompgitarr, rytmgitarr
- kompgitarrguitar that provides rhythm
- rytmgitarrguitar that provides rhythm
Turkish ritim gitar
- ritim gitarguitar that provides rhythm
Ukrainian ритм-гітара
- ритм-гітара (rytm-hitara)guitar that provides rhythm
Cite this entry
APA
rhythm guitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhythm%20guitar
MLA
“rhythm guitar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhythm%20guitar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhythm guitar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhythm%20guitar.
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