Gods of the guitar

Chapter 1

The birth of the electric myth

Chapter 2

The golden age of rock gods

Chapter 3

Global masters of the fretboard

Chapter 4

The science and magic of the riff

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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Who knew 60-second guitar videos could completely bypass the music industry?

mankai Bedroom guitarists are bypassing massive record labels using simple, short phone videos.

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

mankai See the exact strategy bedroom guitarists use to build massive fanbases without touring.

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mankai The desert blues of Ali Farka Touré

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Quiz

Which famous 1973 instrumental track by Paco de Lucía introduced jazz improvisation to flamenco music?

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Quiz

How did Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucía change the traditional physical posture of playing flamenco guitar?

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Fretboard Fables - Hits the myths behind the riffs

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mankai Sort rock facts from wild myths to discover the true stories behind legendary guitar riffs.

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mankai Paco de Lucía redefines flamenco

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mankai Spanish virtuoso Paco de Lucía revolutionized classical flamenco guitar by incorporating jazz and global influences.

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Quiz

Which West African country was home to the legendary desert blues guitarist Ali Farka Touré?

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Quiz

What type of guitar strings did Baden Powell use to achieve his warm, traditional Brazilian sound?

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mankai Gods of the Guitar

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

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mankai Baden Powell's Brazilian fusion

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mankai Baden Powell combined classical guitar technique with samba rhythms to help pioneer the bossa nova genre.

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Quiz

What traditional West African stringed instrument did Ali Farka Touré study before adapting its sounds to the acoustic guitar?

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Quiz

What style of music did Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell help pioneer alongside poet Vinicius de Moraes?

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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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mankai Ichika Nito and the internet age

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Quiz

Through what medium did Japanese guitarist Ichika Nito gain his massive global following starting in 2016?

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Quiz

What modern subgenre of rock music, known for complex rhythms and clean guitar tapping, is Ichika Nito associated with?

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Glossary

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.

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Gossip

Which global guitar style sounds most exciting?

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