"open tuning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open tunings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open tuning (plural open tunings)
  1. (music) 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. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-open_tuning-en-noun-a6CA6UB2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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