shamisen
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21 sectionsContents
- Construction
- Variations in construction and playing method
- {{transliteration|ja|Hosozao}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Chuzao}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Futozao}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Heike shamisen}}
- Variations in {{transliteration|ja|bachi}}
- Other structural variations
- Variations in playing
- Tuning
- {{transliteration|ja|Honchoushi}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Niagari}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Sansagari}}
- Musical notation
- History and genres
- {{transliteration|ja|Shamisen}} in non-traditional genres
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- Audio
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The , also known as or (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.