Acoustic Guitar Player

My introduction to the Cream featuring Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker was in 1969, I was 13 years old and just discovering music.  By 1970 I had inherited four albums, Jimi Hendrix  - Are You Experienced, John Wesley Harding by Dylan, Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan and Disraeli Gears by the Cream.  To this day I’m still spooked by the Tales of Brave Ulysses of the Gears album, but another song that really caught my ears back then was Outside Woman Blues.  So to get hold of a version by Clapton doing the tune on acoustic, really brings the tune into context and shows the underlying thinking behind the song.  This is a tremendous song to add to an acoustic blues repertoire and it’s reasonably simple …if you can already play.

 For other blues check out Stefan Grossman Blues showing how to play a slow blues:

 http://acousticguitarist.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/acoustic-blues-guitar-youtube-stefan-grossman/

The other day I posted about a blues scale that I invented in my very active musical brain about 3 or 4 in the morning.  So now it’s time to dig a fraction deeper and spread it across thre octaves and also add a few guitar lick exercises.  Scales are great to add to the toolbo, but it needs to be done intelligently in a non-robotic manner, else a person can become a great scale player, yes and that’s it a great scale player. The work that I am interested in with music is about supplying things that make guitar players think, feeling first, yes, but let’s think things through to develop our musical chops, instead of just running the fingers up and down the freatboard in a ‘dig me I’m fast style’, having the ablity to play fast is good but it’s something that is just there for when it’s sensible to use it. 

How to Work with This Scale:

It’s been written over 3 octaves, from the low open E to the top E on the 12th fret of the first string. 

I have intentionally included a few open notes, this gives you the breathing space to move to the 4th fret and then the 7th. This method player is different to a lot of players that play a very horizontal stlye, straight up and down the neck.  I like the sound of the open strings, and with a scale like this it will give you some great guitar solo options.  As stated in my previous article it is a good mode / scale to use over the E7th chord in a blues. 

To download the printable version, click the following link E Blues Scale Super Altered Scale

NEW BLUES SCALE BREAKTHROUGH  

The standard blues scale has been around for quite some time, also the country blues scale, the one that is really a C# blues scale played over songs in the key of E. 

I’m reasonably confident that I have invented a new scale that is highly useable, easy to play and is more flexible over a lot of songs.

When you play the standard blues scale, the second one on my TAB and music dots chart, it sometimes sounds too blues too strong.  An alternative is what I personally call the Country Blues Scale, the third one on my TAB and music notation.  The Country Blues Scale is fantastic, sounds great over some tunes but if you look and listen to it closely it is minus the 7th (really flattened 7th) . 

I woke up about five this morning and had a brain wave, a moment of inspiration and I thought ‘ What if I take the Country  Blues Scale, remove the 6th (the C sharp) and replace it with the 7th instead. 

Why oh why have I never thought of it before and why on earth have I never seen it over 38 years of playing guitar?
Is it because we often miss the simple and obvious.

So the notes are E,  F sharp , G natural, G sharp, B and D natural.

Yes we could create hybrids of this but this is a great starting point and I’ll be adding information in the near future on how to use it intelligenty, it comfortably sits over chord one of an E blues, the E7 chord.

 I decided to call it the Super Blues Scale at this point, but may change it later.

To download this scale click: Super Blues Scale in E
 

In case you missed my previous article about Lightning Hopkins the legendary acoustic Blues Guitar Player, here’s another song  complete with sunglasses, it’s a slow blues, talking style of vocal line. This is history and it’s wonderful to have it saved and preserved on video.  It’s from the American Folk Blues Festival 1964.  His voice is outstanding in this video, see how simple his guitar part is and it stands up.  I can hear a lot of what Hendrix based his style on in this tune.  I’d be struggling to say I’ve ever heard a better blues than this.

If you want to hear another Lightning Hopkins Blues click back the link to the left

This guitar scale is the final one in may six part series on Pentatonic Scales.  As you my remember from my previous web blog posts, I decided to do a short series because many players have difficulty following through if there is too much information.  To work steadily through a half a dozen scales won’t hurt too much but the benefits will be many because a little self-discipline goes a long way.  And the way I have written most of these scales is a little unusual to try and prevent players monotonusly running their fingers up and down the fretboard, but the fingerings are interesting and I know from experience that they will force you to think a little when you play them.

Most guitar players avoid the flat keys, they stick to C, D , A , G and E, because they are guitar friendly.  So let’s break the habit a little with this one and do a B Flat.  The key of B flat includes the notes B flat, C, D, E flat, F, G A  and B flat. 

But the Pentatonic I’ve used (penta being 5) is Bb, C, D, F, G .  Note the fingering of the exercise, I jump to the 5th fret after playing the open G and a few of notes later I jump up a fret.  And then decscending I move back to fret one.  Playing this way will force you to think.

To download the printable guitar scale in TAB and music notes click below:

TAB and Music Notes Guitar Scale Pentatonic Major in B Flat

My next set of six short tutorials will cover Chord Construction Made Easy

Todays video youtube post is Lighning Hopkins, the classic acoustic blues guitar player, he has influenced thousands of players across the world.  He was a Texas Blues player and was inspired by Blind Lemon Jefferson. His music holds an important part in Blues Guitar history. There are two songs here, they speak for themself, in it you’ll hear where many of the riffs and guitar lines that are played across the world have come from. Hopkins often included the talking style of vocals. It’s a music lesson in itself.

Enjoy!

It was about 35 years ago when I first purchased a Stefan Grossman guitar book on blues, in those days, very few music books had guitar TAB. That may sound odd to a lot of people now. The books back then were generally arranged for Piano/ Vocal, that means they had little to do with the guitar and were really just a piano arrangement of the tune. Here’s a few Acoustic Blues Guitar Books worth exploring to help you be a better blues player.

Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar: Mississippi John Hurt Music by Mississippi John Hurt, transcribed by Stefan Grossman. Guitar tablature songbook and examples CD for acoustic guitar. Series: Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar. 96 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.F3176GTA) See more info…

Complete Acoustic Blues Method: Beginning Acoustic Blues Guitar By Lou Manzi. For Guitar. Guitar Method or Supplement. Acoustic; Blues. Book & CD. Published by Alfred Publishing. (22866) See more info…

Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar: Blind Blake Music by Blind Blake, transcribed by Stefan Grossman. Guitar tablature songbook and examples CD for acoustic guitar. Series: Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar. 96 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.F3432GTA) See more info…

If you love acoustic guitar and also Blues, the chances are you’d like Stevie Ray Vaughan playing acoustic blues.  I saw Stevie Ray play years ago with his trio, sensational.  But I never saw him play acoustic guitar, unfortunate.  I did get to see him play that beautiful white strat, possibly the sweetest slow blues guitar I ever heard. 

On this youTube video he is playing a twelve string with his lazy strum (said in an affectionate way) , it’s in E and is called ‘Pride and Joy’

For some simple Country Blues scales to help you improvise go to: Country Blues Scales

This is the 3rd article about guitar scales, this is pentatonic major scale in the Key of E.  It’s very useful for improvising in the Key of E, it’s reasonably ’safe sounding’ and difficult to go wrong with it if you are soloing in E.  The notes are E, F sharp, G sharp, B, C sharp.  It would be useable over a standard sort of chord pattern in E which included E A and B.  Yes it is useable over other chords,  but if you are new to improvisation just get it down so it works over those chords.  You’ll notice there will be strong and weak tones.

As always, when I write scales I write them with a few twists to prevent you from becoming lazy and to help you focus on what you are doing.  The version I have written starts on the second fret, moves to the 4th, then the 7th and briefly to the 9th.

When descending, you’ll notice I’ve added some open notes on the first and second string.  This is a great way to play, because you’ll get a nice ringing tone of the open notes, almost bell like and it gives you a split-second to change frets.  The bluegrass guys are great at this. 

 The printable version is available in pdf, don’t ruin your eyes trying to work off the screen, print them out and create a folder of them all so you can work through them away from the computer, minus the distraction of checking your email

Click below for the Printable PDF TABS and Notation for guitar

Pentatonic Scales for guitar in E Tab and notation

Here is the link for Part 2 of the Pentatonic series http://the-guitarplayer.com/?p=181

Practice slowly

The Pentatonic Major scale is pretty common amongst rock players.  I’ve written it here in the key of G.  It consists of 5 notes,  G A B D E. If someone were to turn those notes into a chord it would be a G6 add9 , some might call it a G6 sus2.  It’s a fairly straight sounding scale, useful if you are reasonably new to guitar playing, it is a good foundation to work from when improvising over a G chord. 

I’ve added a little twist to it (as always) because I think it’s important not to become lazy.   The first part is very straight forward. Then once you’ve hit the top note on the high sounding E string, I’ve written it so it doesn’t descend directly, it steps down (lower sounding) by missing a note and then goes back up and down etc.  This exercise, when played like this will help you to learn to play across strings and it will help you to hear intervals (the distance betwen notes). Eventually you’ll play it automatically once your hearing has developed a little.

Here’s a great guitar tip:  Learn to hum your solos (to yourself if you like, not through the front of house PA speakers ). This will help you develop a great sense of melody, what you hear in you head you’ll eventually be able to play. 

Guitar Scales Pentatonic Major in G

Part 3 will be written within 3 days, come back and visit.

Are you feeling a little stuck and having difficulty organizing your practice?

 Well, I’ve decided to do a six part  series on scales to get the old fingers going, READ ON

 This is the first of a six part series on guitar scales. I’ve done them for both TAB and guitar music notation.

The Pentatonic scale is the most basic scale used for improvisation.  It is very useful and at the same time. probably the most boring scale possible. Useful because it’s easy to master

and apply, and boring because it is so easy and useful, it is possible to get stuck on it and not venture too far away from it.

I have named this scale the Pentatonic Minor because it is a five note scale, Penta meaning five and Minor because the relationship between the 1st and second note of the scale is a tone and a half (3 frets) apart, this is a minor 3rd interval.  But lets keep it simple for now.

The guitar lends itself to this type of scale, it’s easy to play, and play it can be played fast without too much sweat because there are only two notes played on each string, this enables the player to pick up and down and then move to the next string.

If you’re just starting out just play the first 3 bars, get it going nice and steady, play in time, relaxed and with feeling.

BUT if you can already play, you’re not getting off that easy.  I’ve created an exercise that moves up the fretboard.  It starts at fret one, then moves to fret four, then seven, then ten.  I prefer to work this way than just move robotically up the fretboard fret by fret.  It will force you to think a little more.

The chords behind each one of these sclaes would be:

F minor for 3 bars,  Ab minor for 3 bars, B minorfor 3 bars, D minor for 3 bars

Practice these scales smoothly.  This is not a race!  Oh yeah, turn the tele off.

To download the 1st of the printable Guitar Scales for Rock Guitar Pentatonic Minor click the link below

 Guitar Scales for Rock, Pentatonic Minor Scale pdf

This Ali Farka Toure youTube also has Boubacar Traore. The musicians from Mali in Africa have a sound that to some of us sounds like the roots of the blues.  Listening and being inspired by musicians of other cultures is a very healthy thing to do., it will help you open up to new ways of exploring the music that is within you waiting to come out.  Blues great Ry Cooder recorded recorded a fantastic album with Ali.  A lot of the riffs these guys play are very hummable and have a nice bounce in them.  This video is well worth a look. This music has an almost trance like feel to it.

You might also like to hear Harry Manx the Canadian guy that mixes Indian music on his Mohan Vina with the Blues, I have posted at my other blog about him.  Click Here to see  Harry Manx youTube

David Grisman and Jerry Garcia are both legends in their own right.  Gerry Garcia a former member of the Grateful Dead has long moved on to wherever ALL the dead go; wheras David Grisman is a living legend that has made a name playing Dawg music, bluegrass, country, folk with some serious jazz overtones at times with players such as Tony Rice, Mark O’Connor and Stephane Grapelli to name a few.

The youtube that I have posted about today is a cover of BB King’s The Thrill is Gone, it is held together by an all acoustic rhythm section of Bass and Percussion. This is a basic A minor blues that really lends itself to classic Grisman style of mandolin improvisation which is instantly recognizable and has the classic trademark of melody and and fluent flowing lines.  The video is very theartical in its presentation and Garcia’s guitar playing although simple is perfectly suitable for this song,  the choice of f hole guitar and slightly gravely voice only add to it’s brilliance.

In this guitar tutorial I cover Chord triads using 7th chords.

Have you ever found that when you are playing guitar that your chords sound a bit BIG and that you’d like to create a bit more space for the other players? Here’s a great solution.

I learnt a lot of things from the great Jazz Guitar Player Ike Isaacs when he lived in Sydney.  One thing that he taught me was how to play triads.  His reasoning was that they were more mobile and it was easier to move a three note chord.  I find them very useful for playing fingerstyle accompaniment and it’s really easy to add a few extra bass notes here and there to make it even more interesting.  On a semi acoustic guitar like a Gibson ES 175 they can sound gorgeous. These day I play an Ibanez 105N and they sound just as sweet.

 This exercise is based totally on seventh chords, working through the cycle of fifths ( in reverse) , as soon as you start ataying it your ears will tell you where it is going.  I’ve started it  up on the 12th fret at E7.  You may like to start at bar four of the exercise just to get used to it, and when you are ready then move up to the twelfh and work your way down.

 The pattern goes E7, A7, D7, G7, C7, F7, Bb7, Eb7, Ab7, Db7, Gb7, B7.

 The fingering I use is fingers 1, 2 and 4 on the first chord then 2, 3, 4 on the next one etc

You will notice I’ve left out one of the chord notes in every chord, the 5th, but note how the seventh chord still retains its basic sound.

For the Printable downloadable version click Using seventh Triads for guitar chord playing

Guitar players and other musicians get a little musically stale, you know that feeling when you feel absolutely and totally uninspired?

One of the reasons is that it’s easy to be disorganised, sound familiar?

Another is because you’re playing the same thing over and over.

Some weeks ago I started writing a few variations on a a blues scale, things that I use unconsciously, so I thought I’d share them.  G Blues sits very nicely on the acoustic guitar.  Don’t worry if you can’t read music dots, the guitar tab is there as well and is easy to follow.

The G blues Variation that I have done is not a song. It is some scalar (new word…I just made it up) ideas that can be used over a straight blues that consists of G7, C7 and D7. Easy enough.  You’ll notice I haven’t written so the ascend and then descend, I’ve added some little twists to make it more musical.  I know many guitarists that play real hard at scales to get faster and faster and faster and faster…then eventually they play themselves off the map because they are “Great Scale Players” but are musically numb. As I’ve played for so long and have suffer every musical ailment I think a little more about what I put out. 

 The standard Blues scale, what I refer to as a Minor Blues scale is G, B flat, C,  D Flat, F

The things I put on my blogs are very good resources, the other guitar players that can play well realise this and many of the visitors don’t realise what they are getting here for free, there’s years of work offered here.

To download the printable version click G Blues Scale Variations Free Tab and Notation

Many guitar players that I have met have managed to play at very high standard but due to life’s circumstances they found themselves in situations where they virtually stopped playing guitar.  It could be because family, disillusionment with the music industry, health, substance abuse, or many other scenarios that can leave a musician feeling uninspired. Over the period of time that I have played guitar, even though I have an incredibly deep passion for music, I personally have found that have been times that I have drifted away from music. As a guitar player you often find yourself ‘between jobs’ and this is the time when a lot of life’s challenges and diversion get in the way of music.  Many of the things I discuss in my blog posts, I have never seen addressed in music books or discussed openly by most players. I have decided to write about this because I recently got together with a very good guitar player that I played with just under twenty years ago, he all but stopped playing for a number of years, this for me is a fantastic thing because good players need to play and it is a loss to all of us when they don’t.

So here are a number of things that I think will help some of the players that have stopped playing, ease back into music.

1. Find some recordings that will inspire you to play.  Make sure they are not too complex.
2. Clean up your guitar.  Get rid of any old dirt on the fretboard
3. Change the strings; I recommend going a gauge lighter
4. Make sure your instrument is set up well
5. Allot some time to practice.  Formalise it by writing it down and stick to it

Stay there for the whole session, turn off the mobile, unplug the sign, and put a note on the door

6. Do some simple exercises to get your fretting hand going
7. Do some picking exercises (fingerstyle or plectrum) to get the picking hand going
8. Write a short list of songs that you used to play.  Make sure they are not too complex, if need be get some simple charts just in case your memory is a bit foggy
9. Don’t waste time playing snippets of music that you can’t really remember, this could dishearten you; you may end up getting frustrated
10. Be really focused but keep as relaxed as possible
11. When you finish, make sure you finish on a song that you can play reasonably ok
12. Write a plan for your next session and stick to it

There are many other things that may be useful but the ones listed above include most of the aspects that require attention, these include: 

A good working instrument

A plan

Techniques

Mental attitude

Have you ever been to watch a guitarist play and he/she spend so much time frigging around on the stage before they start playing the first song that you are already wishing you hadn’t bothered going to see them? Regardless whether it be blues, classical, rock or whatever style, it’s darn annoying.

Some  players are fantastic at chatting and tuning up before they start, they have got it down so that it’s become part of the act.  This sort of skill you are born with or it comes from years of performing.  If you don’t have this skill, there are a number of things to consider. 

Here’s a list of what you need to think about:

• Are you there early enough?
• Have you checked out the room?
• Do you know where the power points are?
• Are your cables long enough?
• What PA system is available and do you know how to use it?
• Have you done a set list?
• Is there a place you can tune up quickly nearby?
• Do you have spare plectrums and strings?
• Is your guitar in good working order?
• Do you have spare batteries if you need them?
• Do you know the tunes well enough to be performing?
• Is your mobile off?  Unless it’s part of the act

These things listed above are part of a long list of things that need to be considered if you are performing in public.

And the BIG one:  Don’t ever practice the song you are about to play on stage before you play it… I’ve seen this so many times.

And do a sound check if humanly possible and tune your instrument properly

TIRED OF PLAYING THAT SAME OLD BLUES SCALE?

In keeping with my secret desire to help raise the standard of guitar players globally, I decided to sit down and write another tutorial for those players that want to extend their playing a little when playing a blues.

Here’s why I love playing blues. I can go to many places in the world (and I have been) and sit down with a group of musicians of any standard, they don’t even have to speak the same language and we can make music together.  Blues can be simple or complex, or any standard inbetween and all the other players have a pretty good idea where things are going. What can happen though is when you play Blues over and over, you may find it can get a little predictable, and if you’re not in one of those musical moments when the inspiration tap is on, you can feel a bit musically dry.  You may not feel to fired up about playing the same old blues scale for th 24,000th time. So what I’ve done is create a few more options based around a basic A Blues. 

As you’d probably know, the foundation chords of an A Blues are A7 D7 and E7.  You’ll notice in the chords I’ve used,  instead of a D7 I’ve used a D7th with a different bass note, no big deal, just another way of playing it.  Also for the E7th I’ve used a G sharp in the bass.  Easy enough if you look closely.Now remember, always play with feeling, take your time, enjoy what you are doing.

Click the Link to download the GOOD QUALITY PRINT VERSION A blues scale variations Tab and Free Notation

Improve your Blues Guitar playing

Blues guitar players. You know when you get a little bit stale with your guitar playing, you find yourself improvising the same as you always have and you feel you want something to help break your habits.

 Well today I sat down and wrote some simple blues scales which will enable you to play a blues different to the way that you would nonmally do.   A lot of blues / rock  players are familiar with the standard blues scale E G A B flat B D E, well that’s fine but why not play with not only feeling but a bit more thought.

The scales I’ve put together go over the standard Blues in E, an E7th chord, A7th chord and a B7th chord, no big deal. 

BUT, the scale I’ve used for the E consists of an extra note, a G sharp as well as a G, you end up with a very nice sound by using five notes next to each other, (check out the TAB / Notation) the G G sharp and A B flat and B.  Just try it, your ears will tell you why I’m showing it to you.

Over the A7th, I’ve used a very simple five note scale A C Csharp E G, this really spells out the A7th chord but also having a C note gives it a very bluesy feel.  Remember, often it’s what you leave out that gives music its characteristic.

For the B7th, I’ve used a hybrid scale, a bit of this and that, it’s intentional, what I felt was required was a scale that implied a B7th chord but sat nicely with the E blues chord progression.  You’ll notice it has a B D D sharp E G A in it, I’ve played around by running the scale a little higher past the B, up to the D. 

In the exercise I’ve also added simple chord fingerings.  This works very well on an acoustic guitar, yes also on electric, but the open notes sound very sweet on an acoustic, best played a nice late afternoon just before the sun goes down.  Take it slowly, you’ll be surprised how much there is in these simple exercises.

Enjoy it. 

To download the Free printable TAB and Notation Blues guitar exercise, click the link below now

Blues Guitar TAB Notation exrcises

To improve your guitar playing you need to get your hands on some good guitar exercises that will help get your fingers play different patterns than what they are used to.  Most guitar players get caught in a musical rut because they only play certain exercises that are repetitive and predictable.  Although I always stress that the end result needs to be good music that sounds musical and not like scales or exercises, there is still a need to strengthen the fingers on a regular basis so you’ll be equiped to play at a decent standard.

The exercise above is a  sort of a crab walk where you play to fingers then jump to the next string.  When you get this one down, try swapping the order of the fingers e.g. 21 34 21 34 etc.  I highly recommend after you have done some finger exercises, it is worthwhile playing some music.   idon’t recommend finishing the day or musical practice session on finger exercises.  It is important to get something back from the practice session, and that is MUSIC itself.

I’ve uploaded a printable version to make it is easier on your eyes.  Click the link to download

Guitar Finger Exercise - Free Tab and Music Notation

Learning to play a Twelve Bar Blues is very common.  What I’ve done is written out a simple 12 Bar blues but in a minor key instead of using the standard seventh chords. It has a much softer feel than the standard E7 A7 B7. What you will use is an E Minor 7th chord, and an A minor 7th chords instead of the E7 and A7.

 This is very soulful sounding and works well if you play it slow

Click on the link to download the printable acrobat reader pdf
E minor Blues Free Notation and Tab 12 bar blues

To improvise over this use the E minor Blues scale that is also useable over a standard blues.

You’ll find it here http://the-guitarplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/e_blues_scale_3_octave.pdf

For some guitar players the following article, tab and notation could be some of the most useful material that you have got their hands on in a long time.  Don’t be fooled by the simpleness of it.  When the penny drops and the light comes on it will open up a whole new way of playing and enable you to relax as a guitar player.

A lot of guitar players think that jazz guitart is hard.  Well it’s only hard if you’ve got someone making it that way for you, it’s really quite simple when it’s all broken down and taught by a sensible human.  Often it’s what you leave out in music that makes it sound better.  It’s very easy to overplay, to use everything you know in the one song, lots of players do that. 

I wasn’t planning to write this article today but somehow, I found myself lying on the couch and I was contemplating anything but music, whilst I was lying there a thought came into my head that there are lots of players that could use this bit of information that I’m about to share but don’t know how to go about it or probably hadn’t even considered it.

Now I’ll make this clear, YOU DON’T NEED TO PLAY JAZZ to use the information that comes out of that style of music.  The great guitarist / guitar teacher Ike Isaacs used to stress that.  He’d often asked me to play my open-tuning guitar compositions for him that I had written.

What I used a lot when working with other players was TRIADS, these are three note chords that contain the general sound of a chord.   Triads are useful because they have a lot of bounce in them, it’s very easy to move from chord to chord, and the main thing is when you play you aren’t hogging all the musical frequencies.  It’s nice to create space so the other players can be heard, also it’s easier to add little fills and move from one chord above or below.

So, what I’ve done here is I’ve taken a simple twelve (12) bar blues chord pattern and played only three note chords (triads) .  There’s nothing fancy here, just one chord played on the first beat every bar and held for 4 beats.

E.G. Chord 2 3 4 Chord 2 3 4. 

I play this sort of thing fingerstyle, but that’s not so important, you could use your thumb, pick or chopstick if you wanted to.  Just avoid the open strings or deaden out any string that gets in the way by gently laying a left hand (lefties use the other other please) finger on it or gently bump it with a spare finger.

If you are not used to using triads, get used to it.  a friend of mine was runner up in a guitar competition when he was about 20, this guy is a  very scary player, the competition had Jeff Skunk Baxter on the panel; a year or so later when I showed him how to use a number of triads it blew his brain and revolutionized his playing.   I have the philosophy that you can learn from everyone. 

To download the free printable pdf file click the link >>> E blues guitar triads made simple

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