One of Blind Blake’s signature rhythmic ideas was a “thumb roll” in the bass. This quick note before the downbeat of the measure adds a unique bounce to the gro... Read More...
Example 3 shows a syncopated variation of a 4/4 rhythm that features a pattern of two dotted quarter notes and a quarter note in the bass. This asymmetr... Read More...
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Andalusian-born Julian Arcas (1832–82) was perhaps the greatest Spanish classical guitarist of his time. A composer and performer... Read More...
In third position or higher, it becomes possible to combine open and fretted strings to play ascending/descending intervals on nonsequential strings. This t... Read More...
The major and minor chords you already know are made up of three notes—the root (or first note in the corresponding scale), third, and fifth. The third of a... Read More...
Bracing, which refers to the internal reinforcements on a guitar’s top and back, serves two primary functions: it keeps the guitar from collapsing under str... Read More...
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