hi. He most likely was not picking patterns at all but rather the notes he needed to play what he was hearing in his mind. To do that you need to know the fretboard like the back of your hand and be able to break muscle memory patterns so your fingers go to the right notes rather than a predetermined pattern. The rest would be practice and raw talent. Hose' Feliciano could play like that. He would describe a piece about a battle and would tell the audience what they would be hearing including the cannons. Everyone laughed thinking he was joking and then he blew everyone away by playing the piece with every sound you would expect in a battle a century or two ago. He madw Hendrixs' American Anthem seem understated. It was amazing.
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