Video tutorial: Play acoustic like Paul McCartney

McCartney's Beatles acoustic style examined

Neville Marten, Tue 20 Nov 2007, 4:21 pm UTC

Although Paul McCartney is better known for his melodic bass playing, his acoustic guitar talents should never be overlooked.

Some of his finest Beatles songs such as Yesterday and Blackbird are underpinned by a unique style that is dissected here by Guitar Techniques editor Neville Marten.

For more on all things McCartney, visit his official website.

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User comments (4)

ShaggyDog

Thu 24 Jan 2008, 10:57 am UTC

Gotta agree with leumas - the quality of video on this site is simply stunning...so much better than most of the c@*p you yet on pootube!

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Moseeki

Wed 26 Dec 2007, 1:17 am UTC

cheers for that - very interesting!

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leumas

Tue 25 Dec 2007, 8:42 pm UTC

This website is brilliant, great video!

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markd16

Sun 23 Dec 2007, 10:21 am UTC

Thanks for sharing.

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