“I’m not gonna try and play this, are you crazy?!”: This nine-year-old’s lightning-quick arpeggio workout has players apologizing to their guitars

Child prodigies are hardly a new sensation, but few have come along and blown minds with such speed and fluency as nine-year-old, Maituo. 

Born in China, in March 2015, presumably with a guitar in his hand, he has been documenting his playing journey on Instagram and YouTube, where he has earned over 164,000 fans. 

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