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FRETBOARD
LESS TRAVELED
A FINGERSTYLE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC Rich Severson
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Christmas is near, and there’s no
better time to learn a fingerstyle

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guitar piece. If you’re like me, I

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played guitar for years without

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together. If someone asked me to
play something I’d play a rock riff or
strum the chords to a song minus
the vocal, not very entertaining or

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impressive. Mastering a fingerstyle
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entertaining piece that I could play

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for others, plus it improved my
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ability to weave melody within my
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it and play it for them this holiday

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season and see their reaction. I’m

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sure you’ll be encouraged to learn

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new chord voicings, increased my

family and friends will enjoy. Learn

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hand picking technique, taught me

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Go to www.99centguitarlessons.
com/Christmas.html and look for
the O Little Town of Bethlehem
lesson. A demo video is available
if you’d like to see me play it, or
you can download the complete
video lesson with step by step
instructions.

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‘Till next time, I hope you and

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yours have a very Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!

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