Economy Picking and Note Grouping Guitar Lesson

Economy Picking and Note Grouping

Tosin explains how he achieved some of the sounds in his song "On Impulse." He provides a detailed discussion of how hybrid picking and various note groupings create the signature sound of this song.

Taught by Tosin Abasi in Lessons with Tosin Abasi seriesLength: 8:50Difficulty: 2.5 of 5

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Lessons with Tosin Abasi

Lead guitarist for Animals As Leaders, Tosin Abasi brings his knowledge of extended range guitars to JamPlay.

About Tosin Abasi View Full Biography Hi. My name is Tosin Abasi. I'm the lead guitarist for Animals as Leaders. I've been playing the guitar for 15 years, and touring professionally on and off for about 6.

A majority of that time has been spent playing extended range guitar (7 and 8 strings) . I'm primarily self taught but I studied jazz and classical guitar briefly at the Atlanta Institute of Music.

The extended range guitar can offer a lot of possibilities for composition. Unfortunately, the resources available to 6 string guitarist don't exist in the same prominence for the seven guitar (especially not the 8 string guitar). Through my compositions I hope to break down my approach to utilizing the 7 and 8 string guitar in both lead and rhythm work. We'll also examine multiple techniques such as Hybrid picking, Sweeping, Tapping and Slapping.

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