It Could Have Been (Ulli Bogershausen)

This somber tune by German fingerstyle master Ulli Bögershausen is easy to latch on to because of the slower tempo and use of open strings. But it also requires frequent jumps up and down the fretboard, an essential skill to master, as well as some huge stretches (albeit not very demanding, as they often only require two notes at a time instead of entire chords). A perfect tune to study to address these two technical challenges.

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Tuning

Standard tuning (EADGbe). You may prefer to use a capo on Fret II, especially if you have a cutaway.

Notation

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About the Artist

Ulli Bögershausen is one of Germany's top fingerstyle guitar players. He has a school for guitar in Germany. He plays Lakewood guitars and is notable for being a teacher/mentor to famous YouTube artist Sungha Jung.

As the creator of Hub Guitar, Grey has compiled hundreds of guitar lessons, written several books, and filmed hundreds of video lessons. He teaches private lessons in his Boston studio, as well as via video chat through TakeLessons.