EasyClassic
"I have six strings but I am not a puppet. I have a body but no organs. Press me in the right places and I sing. What am I?"
Answer
A Guitar
Explanation
A guitar has six strings stretched over a hollow or solid body. Fretting the strings at different points changes their vibrating length, producing different notes. The combination of six strings and many fret positions creates an enormous range of possible sounds.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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