The advent of the American Idol Top 12 and the first season when selections from the Lennon-McCartney songbook are available for performance, reminded me of a parable. There once was a young man named Paul, who played his guitar backwards. He fingered his chords with his right hand and strummed the strings with his left. Many, who saw him, said that this was wrong. It says in the instruction manual that one should hold the pick between the right hand thumb and the first forefinger. Some said that we all know that a guitar should be tuned according to E, A, D, B, G, E notes on a scale and in that order. Some pointed out the fact that musicians had been holding their guitars in this fashion since the guitar was created. Soon, an impasse was reached.
Paul was kicked out of the band and the Beatles never happened!
Let those who have ears to hear.....
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