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Thread #87005 Message #1621606
Posted By: GUEST,Sarah B.
06-Dec-05 - 09:07 PM
Thread Name: Joan Baez: Folk guitar
Subject: Joan Baez: Folk guitar
Can someone explain the different picking styles Joan used to accompany herself in her early career as a singer accompanying herself on guitar in the 60's. I think her skills were/are very solid. Never flashy, but, full of variety. I never sense she's playing with a pick, just different fingerpicking and strumming patterns (and walking bass line). I'm especially interested in how she was able to add such variety to her songs. I can tell from her records she probably used a capo as well sometimes. I'm a folksinger/guitarist (two year folk guitarist self-taught), who doesn't want to imitate another artist, but, who would like to figure out what Joan was doing on guitar. Is her folk guitar style as complicated as it sounds?