Usage examples of "bass guitar" in English with translation to Spanish

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A bass drum, a snare drum, and cymbals were once all a composer needed to make a work sound exotic. Un bombo, una caja y platillos una vez fueron todo lo que un compositor necesitaba para hacer a una obra sonar exótica.
John played guitar and his friends sang. John tocaba la guitarra y sus amigos cantaban.
She likes that bass. A ella le gusta ese bajo.
I play the guitar after dinner. Toco la guitarra después de cenar.
You're mistaken. He plays bass, not trombone. Te equivocas: él toca el contrabajo, no el trombón.
How well can you play guitar? ¿Qué tan bien puedes tocar la guitarra?
I can play the guitar. Sé tocar la guitarra.
Tom doesn't think Mary would be willing to lend him her guitar. Tom no cree que Mary esté dispuesta a prestarle su guitarra.
Tom plays the guitar better than anyone else I know. Tom toca guitarra mejor que cualquier otro que yo conozco.
He played the guitar and she played the piano. Él tocaba la guitarra y ella tocaba el piano.
I learned to play guitar when I was ten years old. Aprendí a tocar la guitarra a los diez años.
She sings, he plays the guitar and we dance. Ella canta, él toca la guitarra y nosotros bailamos.
She plays piano and guitar. Toca piano y guitarra.
I would like to learn to play the piano, guitar or flute. Me gustaría aprender a tocar el piano, la guitarra o la flauta.
I asked Tom to play the guitar. Le pedí a Tom que tocase la guitarra.
Playing the guitar is fun. Es divertido tocar guitarra.
Tom paid a lot of money for that guitar. Tom pagó un montón de dinero por esa guitarra.
John doesn't know how to play the guitar. John no sabe tocar la guitarra.
Tom earned money by playing his guitar on street corners. Tom se ganaba la vida tocando la guitarra en las esquinas.
The boy playing the guitar is my brother. El muchacho que toca la guitarra es mi hermano.
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