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June 10, 2022

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The most difficult guitar techniques

I distinctly remember when Steve Vai dropped his spellbinding Candle Power music video two years ago. In it (for those who've never seen it) Vai puts his truly insane "joint shifting" technique on proud display.

There's some debate about whether or not Vai came up with the technique in the first place, but either way, it takes incredible discipline to pull off, and just watching him execute it on a song loosened my jaw and made my fingers hurt.

Today, we've gathered joint shifting together with 29 other six-string skills that are among the most difficult to master. Yes, we know it's all about the song in the end, but there's something special about seeing these acts of fretboard expertise executed to perfection. See what we're talking about below.

Jackson Maxwell – Associate Editor, guitarworld.com

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