9 y/o kid tears it up on Guitar Hero

[DutchBoy]

Actually, that kid's name is Ben Eberle. If you spend any time at all playing Guitar Hero, as I have, you'll see his name pop up for sure. He's one of the best players in the world.

Two things:
He's said that he can play a bit of guitar, not much, but he does play. Also, claims to have the normal amount of friends, so he's not sitting in a cave playing all the time. He's just gifted. Some are.

As for the not strumming, above poster had it right. Especially, in that game, you don't have to strum ALL the notes. There are plenty of hammer ons and pull-offs, especially on THAT song, that a lot of it is tapped.

He's an amazing kid.