If you have a band, do you know what their respective roles are?
Today we're breaking down the role of the guitarist in a band in a common style of music.
The guitarist is often the flashiest of the band and is considered the heart of the instrumental group.
In fact, we all know who the heart is, the drummer and bassist have already made the main body of the music.
And the guitarist's main role is to add color to the music.
Although you may not want to accept this fact, it is true, however, the guitarist is not a poseur, not just adding color is not that simple, and how gorgeous the music can be is up to the guitarist.
The guitarist is like the face of the band, and in this age of faces, looks are important.
So don't talk about interesting souls if you don't even want to look at them.
We prefer to be friends with someone who has good-looking skin and an interesting soul.
So, that's why guitarists have to do gorgeous performances in music and besides being technically explosive sometimes they have to proclaim their personality in their looks.
It's really not easy for guitarists, compared to bassists who can't be too cool, guitarists are the ones who have to be as cool as possible, and only they know how much sweat is needed behind this coolness.
The guitarist has to put in more effort in the pursuit of technique and speed.
Again we will take you through a look at the great guitarists.
Jimi Hendrix is considered to be the undisputed master of the guitar today.
He is a self-taught genius musician and composer who virtually invented and reshaped the world of rock and blues.
He took guitar playing to the highest level and still inspires many guitarists who have played his classic Voodoo Child to one degree or another.
He also opened the door for left-handed guitarists, showing them that left-handed people can master an instrument too.
And what really sets him apart is that in an era when guitarists stuck to a consistent style of playing, Jimi combines various styles to create a fuller, richer sound.
What was amazing was that he played chords unlike some of the chords we usually press with a big horizontal press position.
He never uses his thumb to press the 6th string, while the other four fingers are free to play, something that many guitarists would not dare to try or do.
He adds so many complex sounds and rhythms to his chords that the guitar is like an extension of his body for him, with no boundaries.
One of Clapton's most remarkable gifts as a guitarist is his fluidity, successfully making the two identities of singer and guitarist one and the same.
Now in his 70s, Clapton is still performing on stage and shows little sign of slowing down.
His control of sound, including distortion, finger vibrato, and chord playing, is still loved today.
Robert Johnson recorded just 29 songs in his lifetime, but that's enough to make him one of the most memorable figures in blues history.
His huge hands could press chords that would have been impossible for the average person to put together.
His death is equally mysterious, and there is even a legend that he sold his soul to the devil to acquire such a great talent for guitar playing.