The part is all on the C# string [E tuned down a minor 3rd], so it’s really easy to keep it going. Things get a little trickier when you start skipping strings. I didn’t think it was necessary for the part to make it harder than it needed to be, so I kept it all on the C# string so I could pedal along nicely. I kept it at a tempo where I can comfortably play 16th-notes, which is 172 beats per minute. It’s still fast, but once I start getting past 180 BPM, it gets tough.
Alex Webster Connected to the Carolinas
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Guitar World
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“The part is all on the C# string [E tuned down a minor 3rd],…” Alex Webster. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-214DC34A62. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/214dc34a62
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