How to Play Amazing Grace by Mark Kroos (Guitar Lesson)
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Amazing Grace
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.
Taught by Mark Kroos in Songs with Mark Kroos seriesLength: 43:38Difficulty: 3.5 of 5
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Songs with Mark Kroos
Found in our Beginner Lesson SetsMark Kroos teaches song lessons in the style he calls "Extreme Folk Guitar."
Lesson 1
Amazing Grace
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
Petals Change
Mark Kroos teaches a lesson on his song "Petals Change".
Length: 33:29 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
About Mark Kroos
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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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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