l'accord de guitare

English translation: the way the guitar blends in

15:46 Dec 3, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
French term or phrase: l'accord de guitare
" Term taken from a press review of a newly released jazz album. It reads: Dès les premières notes, on est conquis.La voix, son ton, sa pose, la qualité du son, l'accord de guitare" I first thought "guitar chord" to be the obvious answer, but what if it's a difference in the tuning which makes the specific guitar sound here unique? What alternatives do we have for Accord de guitare?
Ega
Local time: 10:31
English translation:the way the guitar blends in
Explanation:
The actual phrasing will depend on the following text.

It doesn't make sense to switch from the generalities of the first adjectives, and suddenly talk about guitar tuning - basically a technical detail. Makes much more sense that this be about how the voice & guitar fit together.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-03 23:00:25 GMT)
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Reading the entire article it also is unlikely that this guitarist uses non-traditional tunings to the extent that it would be worth mentioning in the opening sentence. Jazz guitarists rarely use non-traditional tunings (except maybe a drop-D bass), especially not in this kind of apparently traditional setting. (Speaking as a guitarist myself.)
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David Vaughn
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4the way the guitar blends in
David Vaughn
3the tuning of the guitar / guitar tuning
Tony M
3Guitar arpeggio
Verginia Ophof


  

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the tuning of the guitar / guitar tuning


Explanation:
I was talking about just this very sort of thing with my guitarist pal the other day, and I think you can be fairly sure that they are indeed talking about some (relatively non-standard) tuning of the guitar as having an influence on the overall 'sound'; I don't think one single 'guitar chord' would have quite the same effect, somehow...

Tony M
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Guitar arpeggio


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Suggestion
arpège
n. arpeggio, successively played tones of a chord

Verginia Ophof
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the way the guitar blends in


Explanation:
The actual phrasing will depend on the following text.

It doesn't make sense to switch from the generalities of the first adjectives, and suddenly talk about guitar tuning - basically a technical detail. Makes much more sense that this be about how the voice & guitar fit together.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-03 23:00:25 GMT)
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Reading the entire article it also is unlikely that this guitarist uses non-traditional tunings to the extent that it would be worth mentioning in the opening sentence. Jazz guitarists rarely use non-traditional tunings (except maybe a drop-D bass), especially not in this kind of apparently traditional setting. (Speaking as a guitarist myself.)

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