Ballad in the style of Andy McKee

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: Hey everyone! This is a song tutorial that will show you how to play a ballad with thumb percussion, in the style of Andy McKee. Here's the tuning for this short song: D Bb C F G C Change Low E string to DChange A string to Bb Change D string to CChange G string to F Change B string to G Change High E string to C The "X" mark in the tablature = Thumb The mai...

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: The first half of the song is not too terribly tricky. I'm going to touch on a few different sections, and you'll find those sections highlighted in the tab below. While you learn this song, don't be afraid to implement your own interpretations, adding your own flavor with different techniques (vibrato on chords,etc.) This is a good way to start working on...

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: The second half of the song has couple of tough spots to work on. Again you'll find the parts I touch on highlighted in the tab. The main dfficulty in the second half is the fast little run you get at the end. Try working on the run all by itself before adding the thumb hit + strum (the strumming should catch only 1 string which takes a bit of time to mast...

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