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Old 01-30-2019, 10:54 AM
Dreadfulnaught Dreadfulnaught is offline
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thanks. Do you guys think that is how most artists who do this came to this ability, that they are gifted?

In addition to learning this skill set, I am curious about famous artists who I see do this, even way back when, and that is why I wrote "how do guitar players get to this point? Did somebody show them this? Did they just naturally think to themselves, "I wonder how I could play this and it won't sound like the normal cowboy chord shapes, what would sound cool?" Are guitar players who do this a step above in innate talent, just some natural skillset that is inherently above the rest of us? I don't say this in jest, it's a real question."
They probably are gifted. Listen to the early Beatles. They did not really play their instruments well, but grew up musically in a hurry, especially George. None of them had a music degree. Paul still can’t read music. On the other hand, there are plenty of Carnegie Mellon music grads who are selling insurance.

I have known a few.
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