Gods of the guitar

Chapter 1

The birth of the electric myth

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Chapter 2

The golden age of rock gods

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Chapter 3

Global masters of the fretboard

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Chapter 4

The science and magic of the riff

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YOUR GOAL

Master of Gods of the guitar

Ch 3 · Global masters of the fretboard

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Glossary

nylon strings (noun)
Guitar strings made of a smooth synthetic polymer that produce a soft, warm, and gentle tone. Because they are flexible and easy on the fingers, they are the secret to the cozy, relaxed rhythms of classical and Brazilian acoustic music.

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mankai Turns out you can bypass the touring grind just by sharing short guitar clips.

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Draw the bow across the string (yeah, draw it now!) / Hear the heavy Gibson scream (hear it scream!)

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Fun Fact

Viral virtuosic: Ichika Nito practiced up to twelve hours a day to develop the clean, lightning-fast tapping technique that made him an internet sensation.

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fretboard (noun)
A strip of wood on the neck of a stringed instrument against which strings are pressed. Django Reinhardt revolutionized 1930s European jazz, masterfully navigating the fretboard with only two functional fingers.