An acoustic author’s ballad, “like singing by the campfire”: minimal effects, maximum intonation. Tempo: 72–76 BPM — very calm, so you can catch your breath between the lines. Key: Am (A minor) — it immediately gives that “own” sadness, without any пафоса. The main technique: pauses, rather than an extra chord. Let the silence sound as powerful as the chords. Play with your fingers. Not with a pick. The fingers produce that very “warm” sound that you want to listen to again and again. Let the inhalation and exhalation be audible, but don’t interfere with the phrase. This is what “live” performance is. the first take without any mishaps. It’s often in the first take that you find that very sincerity