FEELIN'
Always play her with a feelin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s approach to playing is rather basic, yet filled with passion.
Sentimiento
Sentimiento
Aside from having a strong and distinctive guitar technique, which we’ve seen in other great guitarists, the most essential component of his success is something that we’re all aware of yet don’t usually practice or pay attention to.
Aside from having a strong and distinctive guitar technique, which we’ve seen in other great guitarists, the most essential component of his success is something that we’re all aware of yet don’t usually practice or pay attention to.
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It is that simple. Simple, in this case, doesn’t imply that you can just close the course and expect to sound like him. There are a few things that make this simple thing considerably more complex than it appears.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s approach to playing is rather basic, yet filled with passion. Aside from his strong guitar skills, it’s the feeling that gives his sound its individuality and awe-inspiring quality.
Let’s not forget, he was also a great singer.
Without feeling, excellent guitar skills aren’t nearly as appealing to the audience.
He was frequently asked for advice from other guitar players on how to improve their playing and techniques. He would always respond with the same pointers on keeping things simple, and to put passion into it. I’ll be honest with you – I didn’t think many people truly believed that was the most essential aspect.
I believe he was constantly trying to make us aware of it over the years through autographs and interviews. He’d sign his name and sometimes include one of his most famous quotes.
Always Play Her With A Feelin'
It’s not a coincidence. He knew that many guitar players were talented and maybe even comprehending books on music theory, but few had the most important piece of the puzzle: feeling.
When you play with feeling, it really doesn’t matter what you play. You can make simple riffs sound amazing, just as long as you put your heart into it.
En conclusión
En conclusión
It’s not simple to add passion or feeling to our performances, we understand that, so how did these guitar legends manage to do that?
It’s not simple to add passion or feeling to our performances, we understand that, so how did these guitar legends manage to do that? the answer is hidden in plain sight; you hear it all the time whenever you switch on their music. It’s by keeping things as basic and simple as possible.
Albert King, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Clapton, to name a few, all share one thing in common: they were all able to achieve top levels of success with just a few if not one main skill. We’ll go through it in more depth later on in this course.
In conclusion, Stevie’s legendary guitar techniques come from his simple and basic approach to notes and scales, combined with a lot of feeling.
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