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Acoustic guitar lessons: tutorials and gear-buying guides
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Spanish stars show you how it's done
It's easy to see that Rodrigo has been schooled in the electric guitar style of bands such as Metallica when you witness his blurringly fast style.Whereas his partner in crime Gabriela has a more traditional Spanish fingerstyle, Rodrigo picks everything, treating the acoustic more like an out and out electric.
In this video lesson, Rodrigo takes you through some Al Di Meola-style alternate picking runs and explains his method for reaching his frightening speeds.
Here Gabriela shows you how she uses her trademark rhythms in the context of a chord progression.
Here she explains her rhythm techniques with clear demonstrations of how they can be combined to create an impressive palette of percussive excitement and colour.
