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soundtracks from all those 70s car-chase scenes.
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uitar styles, and to this when you'r not playing any notes. This way,
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that base gr00 and you can execute them by picking as normal
Before we look atthe 10 examples Leame up ut relaxing your fretting: hand slightly soi’ sil
with, here are some general pointers pertain Touching the strings but not pushing them onto
the fun the fees. Your goal here isto blend in with the
‘with not too much midrange and nota sroave, not to stand out from it. Think of yourself
reverb fora tight, dry, percussive sound, Single- as an extension of the drum kit, as your role as a
coil settings work well. A godt ald 10 keeping funk raythm guitarist largely a percussive one
ming precise isto keep your picking hand Right then = on tothe 10 examples. wt‘suggested listening
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