Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open tuning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: open -tun-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

open tunings (plural)

Questions

What does open tuning mean?: 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.

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