·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
guitar
what it is
This tag describes songs or artists that use the guitar as a predominant instrument or influence.
✦ meet the girls making guitar →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make guitar a playlist
turn these 8 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is guitar?
This tag describes songs or artists that use the guitar as a predominant instrument or influence.
What are good guitar albums to start with?
Try Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck, Rodrigo y Gabriela by Rodrigo y Gabriela, Recreio by Lupe de Lupe, and Passion and Warfare by Steve Vai.
Who are some women making guitar?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/guitar/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making guitar, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20