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HOW TO PLAY JOHNNY MARR-STYLE CHORDS PART ONE

In 1984, Johnny Marr’s guitar playing stood out at a time when many felt pop had become bland and overproduced. Full of chiming and jangly chords, mixed with sustained arpeggio riffing, his playing has come to define the era.

In this instalment of Chord Clinic, we’re focusing on strummed chords; in the next, we’ll take a look at the arpeggios which are an essential part of his style. Figure 1 kicks

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