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Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Is Taylor Swift the Guitar Hero We All Need? ★ Acoustic Tuesday 231

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

Music

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Look, I'm not saying Taylor Swift is like the Beatles of pop music right now, but she's a huge deal. Which is why this episode is dedicated to T-Swift and the incredible wisdom we can get from her guitar playing. Taylor Swift's career is prolific. And through ever phase of her career, the acoustic guitar has been a mainstay. Whether it's her debut album or her folk revival albums of the past couple of years, she has fine-tuned her playing over the years. Taylor Swift has so many tricks up her sleeve. From being a masterful palm-muter to her use of open tunings, Taylor is a source of inspiration for so many guitarists. I mean, why not take a few lessons from the most famous acoustic guitarists out there today? If you liked this episode, be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you part of Taylor's acoustic guitar playing resonates with you! Featured on this episode… Taylor Swift The Marcus King Band Gibson Guitars Jared James Nichols

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're more likely to see Taylor Swift on the cover of Vogue magazine than you are any guitar magazine.

0:06.0

But maybe it's time that Taylor's guitar playing gets the credit that it's due.

0:11.0

On today's show, you'll be learning 10 overlooked and off-the-radar guitar lessons from none other than Taylor Swift.

0:17.0

Hey, TAC family, welcome to episode 231 of the Acoustic Tuesday show. This show is designed to

0:23.5

inject your guitar journey with a weekly dose of fun, focus, progress, and inspiration. Today on the

0:29.2

show, you'll be learning a superhero-level mindset that will extinguish any symptom of a guitar

0:35.1

rut you ever experience. And you're going to learn it from

0:37.9

TAC family member and Acoustic Tuesday Watcher, Alan. Plus, you're going to see what guitar lick

0:42.7

the TAC family is working on today. It's a really cool guitar lick in the key of D that's entitled

0:48.1

call and response. And you'll see why here in just a little bit. Plus your weekly dose of acoustic

0:53.0

news awaits, which includes the most soulful voice

0:56.0

you'll ever hear, the most mojo-infused guitar you'll ever see, and hear, and of course,

1:02.4

much, much more.

1:03.4

But first, let's look at Taylor Swift's approach to the acoustic guitar.

1:08.4

While Taylor Swift is known more as a singer and songwriter, I do believe her approach to the acoustic guitar is worthy of study.

1:15.1

Because when she plays solo and it's just her and a guitar, that guitar has to carry a lot of weight and fill a lot of space.

1:22.4

And she does a masterful job at it. In fact, so much so that I have 10 lessons that I want to share

1:28.2

with you, some from the songwriting world, but quite a few from the guitar world. Now, as we get

1:33.2

into this, I'll be referencing some videos and some songs, and if for whatever reason you don't

1:38.2

see any of those clips, it's simply due to copyright issues. I did my best to clear everything,

1:44.5

but in case something fell through the cracks

1:46.6

and you don't see it, I just wanna first say I'm sorry,

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