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Pro Picker Case Study: Guitar with Kenny Smith

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I call Kenny Smith the King of Smooth...he's also the King of Tone, and King of Mechanics. He has many geetar kingdoms, and he's gonna give us a tour in this Pro Picker Case Study! Kenny is a 2-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year, and influential guitarist with the Lonesome River Band, and now half of the wonderful duo with his beautiful wife, the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band!

Kenny Smith

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  1. Nate Overby ·

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Marcy Kern ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  3. Rita Alvarez ·

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  4. Bill Threadgill ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  5. Patty Lindstrom ·

    Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.

  6. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.

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