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I'm a self-taught musician so how I read music is kind of very weak and I kind of read my own version of tablature, I write my own crappy reminders on what I'm playing.

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Jason Mraz
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: June 23
Composer
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Richmond
Virginia
Jason Thomas Mraz
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