| STRUMMED | Sounded the strings of, a guitar perhaps |
| PLAYSUPRO | Serenades with a guitar, perhaps, and flatters (5,2,2) |
| STRUMS | Sounds the strings of a guitar or banjo with the sweep of a thumb or plectrum (6) |
| PLECTRUM | A thin flat piece of metal or plastic held in the hand and used to pluck the strings of a guitar (8) |
| STRUM | To sound the strings of a guitar or banjo with the sweep of a thumb or plectrum (5) |
| CAPO | A device fitted across the strings of a guitar to raise the pitch |
| THRUM | Sound the strings of a guitar, say (5) |
| PICKAXE | Pluck the strings of a guitar that’s needed for hard rock? |
| HARMONICS | The overtones of a fundamental note, as produced by lightly touching the string of a stringed instrument at one of its node points while playing |
| BRIDGE | Piece of wood supporting the strings of a violin, guitar etc |
| PIZZICATO | Technique of plucking the strings of a violin, eg |
| DAMPENER | A device that reduces vibration, such as on the strings of a tennis racket (8) |
| PLUCK | Pull at the strings of a musical instrument (5) |
| CONARTISTS | People pulling the strings of a racket? |
| TWANG | Strong ringing sound made by the string of a musical instrument (5) |
| TUNE | Adjust as strings of a guitar |
| COLLEGNO | Musical direction to play the strings of an instrument by striking them with the back of the bow; Italian, 'with the wood' (3,5) |
| CHORD | Harmonic set of three or more notes sounded simultaneously; or, a literary or poetic word for a string of a harp or other instrument (5) |
| INSTRUMENT | Fashionable to play guitar on the net after fashioning guitar, perhaps (10) |
| ROSTRUM | Run over and play guitar, perhaps, where the conductor stands (7) |
