Guitar, ua pluckhluag nkauj instrumentuas tej zaum originated nyob rau hauvSpainthaum ntxov nyob rau hauv lub xyoo pua 16th,muab taulos ntawmguitarraLatina, ib tug lig-medieval ntsuas nrog lub duav rov sauv lub cev thiab plaub hlua. Thaum ntxovguitartau nqaim thiab tob dua li niaj hnub noguitar, nrog rau lub duav qis dua. Nws yog ze ze rau covvihuela, covguitar-zoo li tusinstrument ua si nyob Spain in place of thelus.
CovguitarAmeslikas muaj plaub chav kawm ntawm cov hlua, peb ob chav, cov chav kawm sab saum toj ib leeg, uas tau khiav ntawm lub violin zoo li pegbox mus rau qhov nrotus chojglued rausoundboard, los yog plab; tus choj yog li txhawb nqa ncaj qha ntawm cov hlua. Nyob rau hauv lub plab yog ib tug ncig lub suab, feem ntau ornamented nrog ib tug carved ntoo sawv. Lub xyoo pua 16thguitartau kho C-F-A-D', qhov kev kho ntawm qhov chaw plaub chav kawm ntawm lub lute thiab ntawmvihuela.
