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Spirit Hustler

Jerry Garcia, 1988
Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil” Have fun learning one of the greatest acoustic tunes ever penned by psychedelic songster Jerry Garcia
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GP Presents Spirit Hustler on July 29 in San Francisco – Win Tickets Win tickets to an existential evening of psychedelic rock at the Chapel.
Jimmy Leslie demonstrates the fingerstyle slap technique on an acoustic guitar
How the Fingerstyle Slap Technique Can Light a Fire Under Your Acoustic Playing Inspired by funk slap bass licks, this technique can add some serious dynamics to your tunes.

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Writing and Recording Acoustic Rock, Part 2

By Jimmy Leslie last updated 10 June 22

How revelations with tuning, guitars and friends inspired the Spirit Hustler track “Circlin’ the Sun.”

Jimmy Leslie performing with Spirit Hustler

Writing and Recording Acoustic Rock, Part 1

By Jimmy Leslie last updated 26 April 22

Frets Editor Jimmy Leslie shares the lessons he learned creating Spirit Hustler’s inspired recording “The Spirit of ’69.”

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