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Does that make your tone sound five times better? In all honesty… no. Perhaps in no other area of guitar playing do you see ...

The notes E, G#, B, D and F# are an arpeggiated E9 chord. The first two times, you hear only the first four notes that make an E7 arpeggio. Then you hear the whole thing, which is a pretty cool trick.

what kind of guitar you play (acoustic, electric, bass, fretless) what type of strings you use (nylon vs. steel) how tough your fingertip skin is before taking up the guitar; ...