Johnny Marr has been playing classic Smiths riff requests on Instagram for fans

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One of the great things that has come out of this unfortunate time of lockdown has been watching guitar heroes step up and reach out to fans stuck in their homes. Brian May has been busy doing it and now Johnny Marr recently asked people to leave their questions and requests for him via Instagram. 

Some of the many responses were for Smiths songs and he's been responding in kind. You can check Marr and his signature Fender Jaguars obliging below, and if there's anything you've ever wanted to ask Marr or find out how he plays a guitar part – now's your chance! 

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So far we've had three Smiths song riffs from Marr you can watch below and we're looking forward to hearing what other requests he responds to in the coming weeks. 

Nowhere Fast 

“Teach us any Smiths song” - @jd_0601 Johnny Marr

A photo posted by @johnnymarrgram on Apr 3, 2020 at 5:47am PDT

Girl Afraid

By popular demand. #johnnyfuckinmarr #cooloutbigstyle Johnny Marr

A photo posted by @johnnymarrgram on Apr 8, 2020 at 8:09am PDT

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Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.