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Got Rhythm?

TUTOR Richard Barrett | GEAR USED Knaggs Choptank, Vox AC15 C1 DIFFICULTY 10 mins per example

I want to define what I am calling ‘rhythm’ guitar. Many of the great blues artists such as BB King, Albert Collins and Albert King were soloists who didn’t really ‘do’ chords, but I wanted to have a play here with the guitar as a ‘featured instrument’ – not necessarily playing a solo or melody but not relegated

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