Abacus
Full song breakdown of Fionn Regan’s track Abacus from 2006’s The End of History
About the exercise
It relies heavily on “letting ring” notes to create a shimmering, atmospheric backdrop for the vocals
Skill level:
★ ★ ★ ☆☆
Tuning:
Capo:
Capo IV
Features
- movable major/minor chord shapes
- travis-style fingerpicking
- continuous, cascading fingerstyle arrangement
- a “steady tick” or a “picking cadence”
- drives the song’s momentum while remaining minimally built
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