A guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings
. The guitar is a plucked stringed musical instrument that probably originated in Spain early in the 16th century
. It is classified as a plucked string instrument, or chordophone, which produces sound by creating a vibration of the strings
