About this mod
Adds playable electric guitar instrument to Baldurs Gate 3.
There are 3 different guitars, each with unique look and abilities. They can play electric guitar version of bard songs. You can get them at the beginning of the game or buy them from merchants in each act.
- Permissions and credits
Three unique instruments are added to the game. Each can be played as any other instrument ( even without musical instrument proficiency ) and produces electric guitar version of basic bard songs.
Each guitar provides passive bonus to performance checks, charisma saving throws and unique activated ability.
Here is list of guitars in mod.

This is common model, but the most mundane are often the most reliable. Empowers its wielder to blast back enemies.
Ability: Power Chord
- Play heavily distorted chord that pushes away all creatures and objects in an area but deals no damage by itself.

This one features decorative carved head and pickguard made of unusual metal. Allows its wielder to strike enemies with might of Avernus
Ability: Avernian Riff
- Play devil-riff of Avernus, the leitmotiff of first layer of hell. Deals fire and thunder damage in wide area. Damage dealt raises with level.

This one is imbued with the essence of the Shadowfell, granting its user the power of Shadowstep.
Ability: Shadowstep
- Teleport from shadow to shadow. Afterwards, you have Advantage on your next melee Attack Roll.
🎸Where to get in game
A Nautiloid in Hell
In the tutorial chest in the room next to the pod where you find Shadowheart.
Act I
From Arron the halfling trader in Emerald Grove.
Act II
From Talli the Harper quartermaster found at the Last Light Inn.
Act III
From Thomas C. Quirkilious proprietor of the Chromatic Scale shop located in the Lower City near Baldur’s Gate waypoint.
There are 2 versions
Main file which has electric guitar version of bard songs - this works as replacer for lute songs
Optional file which uses default lute sounds
Simply drag and drop the file into BG3ModManager then drag it into active mods window and launch the game. You can also use Vortex. Mod can be used with old save files.
If you dont use mod manager you can extract the zip and place the extracted .pak file into
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods
For more info see https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Modding:Installing_mods
There are no requirements for this mod.
To uninstall simply remove from active mods or delete the pak file. Mod can be removed at any time and has no adverse effect on saved games.
🎸Video presentation
🎸Credits
Norbyte and ShinyHobo for developing and maintaining modding tools
AnteMaxx for sample mods and tutorials
HeadBangingDead for answering my modding questions
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