What Is Western Swing?

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This lesson is part of the course Western Swing Guitar with Matt Munisteri.

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Learn to play the classic western swing rhythm style pioneered by Eldon Shamblin, as well as “twin guitar” solos from Bob Wills’s guitarists and the soloing styles of greats like Junior Barnard, Jimmy Wyble, and others.

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Eldon Shamblin arrangements of classic songs like “Faded Love,” “Panhandle Rag,” “Right or Wrong,” and more
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What Is Western Swing?

Matt talks about the origins and main practitioners of western swing and western swing guitar.

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