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Percussive Fingerstyle Guitar In Use
Many of you may have already learned this, but it is part of learning how to apply percussive fingerstyle, and I think this is still one of the best songs to use this for. This actually USES the body of the guitar to create percussion as opposed to the “Aerial Boundaries” lesson that can be interpreted either way.
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Across The Lines by Tracy Chapman
Release Date – April 1988 Tracy Chapman helped restore singer/songwriters to the spotlight in the ’80s. The multi-platinum success of Chapman’s 1988 debut was unexpected, and it had a lasting impact. Although Chapman was working from the same singer/songwriter foundation that had been popular in the ’70s, her songs were fresh and powerful, driven by…
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The History of Fingerstyle Guitar
Because notes are struck by individual digits rather than the hand working as a single unit, fingerstyle playing allows the guitarist to perform several musical elements simultaneously. One definition of the technique has been put forward by the Toronto (Canada) Fingerstyle Guitar Association: Physically, Fingerstyle refers to using each of the right hand fingers independently…
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Fingerstyle Guitar: Low Melody And High Melody
In this tutorial we’ll explore low melody and high melody by studying a rendition of the song “Danny Boy” in which we’ve applied fingerstyle. The song snippet itself isn’t hard to play or even finger, but you’ll see that there are a quite a few note-related points of interest. This is VERY common in fingerstyle guitar. You really have…
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String Bending Basics
Guitar bends (also referred to as “string bending” or “bending”) are produced by moving the stopped (held down) string with the fretting hand in a direction perpendicular to its axis and parallel to the fingerboard. String bends are one of few ways to achieve micro-tonality, especially blue notes, on the guitar. In other words, guitar…
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Dani California Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Difficulty: Easy This is a fun and easy song to play, but only if you are familiar with a couple of common barre chord forms. It’s great for jamming with the band or just playing on your own. I know there’s a lot of you RHCP fans out there, so download it and play it…
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“I Did It” by Dave Matthews Band
Difficulty: Intermediate
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Have A Cigar by Pink Floyd
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
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Breakdown
In music, the word “breakdown” could mean one of several things. An instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song (the term, used in this way, is popular with the kids these days). An analysis or classification of something; division into parts, categories, processes, etc. (a lesson breaking down a song in easily digestible parts) A killer Tom Petty song with a cool lead guitar…
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Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
Common chord symbols include: C7-9, C7♭9