If you have fingers strong enough to crack walnuts and precise enough to perfectly hit the string on the fretboard, you

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Apr 25, 2024
6:28:51am

Smack'sWife All-American

can play songs without ever strumming.

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Smack'sWife

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"When the NBA Hires Just One Guitarist for the Halftime Show..."

Smack'sWife All-American

Apr 25, 5:37am

Way cool. That's gotta be a seriously sensitive pick-up

Mises

Apr 25, 5:48am

I know nothing about guitar technique so please explain where the phantom notes came from

Underhill

Apr 25, 6:24am

If you have fingers strong enough to crack walnuts and precise enough to perfectly hit the string on the fretboard, you

Smack'sWife

Apr 25, 6:28am

That does make some sense (to this non-guitarist) of how that miraculousness was being accomplished.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 25, 7:13am

You can play a note by just tapping the string on the fret on the neck. It's

ThisTimeAround

Apr 25, 6:35am

If you watch, his foot keeps tapping something on the floor. There's a name for

Corn Pop

Apr 25, 6:40am

I actually don't think he was using that based off my watching. I think he was

RGGeemer

Apr 25, 7:22am

You may be talking about a looper

deejo

Apr 25, 8:00am

I thought he was looping at first too, but the more I watched I don't think he

scottfunkel

Apr 25, 9:28am

Pretty sure he wasn't.

RGGeemer

Apr 25, 9:39am

Thanks for the answers; this makes sense now

Underhill

Apr 25, 6:46am

The official term is “hammer-on”

deejo

Apr 25, 8:03am

… and pull-off. Both techniques for making notes with left hand only

deejo

Apr 25, 8:04am

Wow

Revolution

Apr 25, 6:13am

Marcin is awesome.

scootsy

Apr 25, 6:36am

I’m just happy when my f chord is pure. That was great.

Nakedbootleg

Apr 25, 6:46am

I wish I could have that king of passion for something. I just don’t.

MormonThug

Apr 25, 6:53am

Same. Only passion I have is byu sports. Wish I had more

ColonelMustard

Apr 25, 9:56pm

Almost as good as this NBA related musical performance.

Soren Tversky

Apr 25, 7:25am

I will never NOT watch this. "It's a lyrics first song" 😂

ThisTimeAround

Apr 25, 8:06am

I doubt he's playing all the percussion. Sounds like different instruments.

CougaRad

Apr 25, 1:21pm

It's definitely all coming from the guitar. The body can produce those sounds

BigCougarLover

Apr 25, 6:20pm

I had to re-watch it a couple of times...it's all him in real time.

WVU_Prof

Apr 26, 2:29am

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