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Demo of similar songs using the same "drawer" of the guitar tool chest (including a full mini-lesson on a Josh Ritter song), closeup of my right hand playing the song, general discussion on thumb positioning.
This three-part video is the first installment of a planned series covering fingerstyle acoustic guitar.
Here are the videos I mentioned:
(I can't find the one where Bruce Cockburn described how he plays "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" and spoke about fretting with his thumb. I KNOW I didn't dream it!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK64qc-Mbts (Bruce Cockburn, Guitar Player -- I could watch the first 30 seconds of this all day long. This shows why I mentioned him as my favorite fingerstyle guitarist.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_M5cNcRcMk (John Mayer - "Neon" -- heavy use of fretting with thumb)
Thanks!!!
Sneacker101 5 months ago