Its lead instrument is an acoustic guitar, played by Steele.
It is the lead instrument and is used to play melodies.
A lead instrument is usually monophonic (only able to sound one note at a time), such as a horn or voice.
The synth is not used as a lead instrument during the song, but only the opening and closing.
As was common in 1950s rock & roll, the saxophone is the lead instrument rather than the guitar.
The sound on this record is more organ-based with several songs using that as the lead instrument.
A percussion player in a rock band is accompanying the lead instrument.
With the technique Carter, who "was among the first" to use it as such, "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument".
On many of his recordings he uses the dizi as the lead instrument.
Today, it's evolved to the point where I'm playing a lead instrument.
