Octave twelve the ""Mando-guitar"" from 1964 to 1968. Notable users of the Mando-guitar include Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones. Most modern octave twelves are modeled after the distinctive body shape of the Vox Mando-guitar. (Some believe that George Harrison of The Beatles used it on the song "Words of Love" in 1964, but the Mando-Guitar was not introduced until the following year.) It was (and may still be, in live performances) also used on the introduction of The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice", from "Pet Sounds". Octave twelve An octave twelve is a type of 12-string guitar fitted with a
Octave standard 88-key piano keyboard, while the C an octave higher is C. The notation "8" or "8" is sometimes seen in sheet music, meaning "play this an octave higher than written" ("all' ottava": "at the octave" or "all' 8"). "8" or "8" stands for "ottava", the Italian word for octave (or "eighth"); the octave above may be specified as "ottava alta" or "ottava sopra"). Sometimes "8" is used to tell the musician to play a passage an octave "lower" (when placed under rather than over the staff), though the similar notation "8" ("ottava bassa" or "ottava sotto") is also used.