The thing about great guitar players is...

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a deep knowledge of chords, in both a theoretical and practical sense. Coupled with a deep knowledge of the fingerboard and they become something else.

Note I said knowledge of, I suppose one could limp along by simply memorizing the fingerboard and every possible chord. Maybe? But knowing the fingerboard and theory makes the difference.

I could list dozens of guitarists who clearly know both - Eric Johnson, Bryan Sutton, Tony Rice, Lenny Breau, Danny Gatton, and so many others.

What got me thinking about this, other than my never ending, sometimes futile attempt to do the same, was watching Dan Tyminski last night.

One man, one guitar, a bunch of songs, and even more stories, and just an absolute mastery of the guitar.

Makes one want to go back to the woodshed!!!