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usally i listen to a little of stuff like this then i stop it and go to another site
but i like the rithim and melody and just the way it sounds so listened to the whole thing

here

i've been playing the guitar for about 9-10 years and I rarely look at the fretboard anymore, even when i'm doing lead or shredding so I'm guessing that it's not very uncommon for a blind person to be playing the guitar.

It would be pretty impressive if it was a deaf person playing the guitar.

His playing technique is very similar to Jeff Healey's; another excellent blind guitar player.

Thanks for the link.

Mr. Spindlelegs

One of my friends is severely visually impaired (blind in one eye, very limited vision in the other) and yet is the most talented guitar player I know personally. Excellent at improv chords (played Eye of the Tiger on-the-fly for an audience one night after strumming the melody once), probably helps that he can't read sheet music. He specializes in the bouzouki and plays gigs at traditional Greek Orthodox weddings.

If anyone cares:
sample bouzouki (friend playing guitar .. gets interesting around 2:08 .. apologies for my crappy recording)
sample recording (performed and compiled by him)