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TOP GUITAR TECHNIQUES 1)   Sweep Picking A very, and in my opinion (from experience), the most difficult technique to learn and one of the most versatile. From simple single string transitions (a term I use to describe it I don't know the actual term) and used in jazz to quick shredding in rock. Learning this skill was not only a task, but helped me more fully understand a lot of musical theory. M  Not only audibly and visually pleasing, it takes a certain amount of skill to not 'eat' the notes with right hand technique. Extremely hard to master, with many shapes to learn, (did I mention that it is RIDICULOUSLY hard to integrate into a solo? ), it is the most impressive thing for a guitarist to master. M  Used by many instrumental guitarists such as Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. -  winner333 M  This should be number 1. Better than tapping -  gemcloben Mnew V2 Comments 2 Vote E Tapping Popularized by Eddie Van Halen in the 1970s, tapping is one of the most widely
What is "the Blues" music? A Brief discussion of the definition of blues music Blues is an African-American music that traverses a wide range of emotions and musical styles. “Feeling blue” is expressed in songs whose verses lament injustice or express longing for a better life and lost loves, jobs, and money. But blues is also a raucous dance music that celebrates pleasure and success. Central to the idea of blues performance is the concept that, by performing or listening to the blues, one is able to overcome sadness and lose the blues. Among the formal, identifying musical traits of the blues are the familiar “blue notes,” a three-line AAB verse form, and a characteristic use of the familiar blues chord progression. Historically, the popularity of blues coincides with the rise of the commercial recording industry, the introduction of “race” records aimed at black record-buyers after 1920, and the emigration of black Americans from the rural South to the urban North. Man