
Mark Kroos teaches song lessons in the style he calls "Extreme Folk Guitar."
Lesson 1
In this lesson, Mark Kroos discusses and demonstrates how to play his arrangement of "Amazing Grace". In his rendition, he exploits harmonic and tapping techniques common to his extreme folk style.
Length: 43:38 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Mark Kroos plays 2 guitar necks at the same time. Originally from Lansing, MI but currently based in Williamsburg, VA he is one of the only people in the world touring his trade.
Mark Kroos plays 2 guitar necks at the same time. Originally from Lansing, MI but currently based in Williamsburg, VA he is one of the only people in the world touring his trade. His primarily instrumental style is characterized by open harmonies, polyphonic textures, incredible tapping technique, and is as entertaining to watch as it is to listen to. Live performances burst with energy and magnetism not typical of solo guitar music. Drawing influence from folk, Celtic, indie, and even punk rock artists as well as other great guitarists such as Michael Hedges, Phil Keaggy, Tommy Emmanuel and Leo Kottke, Mark Kroos has developed his own edge to the acoustic guitar.
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Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.The tuning id D,A,D,F#,A,D :)
whats the tuning for the song???
i really like you lesson, and i really like amazing grace, but your version is too difficult for me to play now.
thanks for posting a amazing lesson