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Tagged with acoustic-guitar strumming
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What is the strum pattern in this song? [closed]
What is the strumming pattern in We Are Sick(Acoustic) by From Indian lakes
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How should guitar strumming patterns be represented in music notation?
I am new to sheet music and I am basically a programmer. I am trying to blend technology with music and display the tabs on the screen like so for my son's YouTube channel. Now I want to integrate ...
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guitar picking noise
Quick question! When I am strumming on my acoustic guitar and I record myself playing, I can easily hear my guitar pick. It almost sounds like when you mute all the strings and just strum but not ...
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Strumming pattern confusion
I am not sure how to interpret strumming pattern in the picture. I understand that for eights it should be following DUDUDUDU structure but the picture looks like it doesn't make a sense because of U ...
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Harmonising over strummed chord, has this technique got a name?
Today I was writing a song and I came up with some embellishments over the verse that I really liked.
I was alternating over D and Am7 (open shape, usual x02010), then I slid the fretting fingers up ...
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How to identify correctly between 3/4 and 4/4 strumming patterns?
I am new to guitar and confused between strumming patterns. I know that 4/4 have 4 beats in it and 3/4 have 3 beats in it.
I can't differentiate between them, e.g :
3/4 : D DUDU D DUDU
4/4 : D D UUDUD ...
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How to correctly practice right-hand techniques (beginner)
As many other people, I wanted to learn how to play the guitar for years and finally made the decision to invest time regularly in order to get to a decent level. I am using a quality acoustic guitar ...
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How to choose the right pick?
How should I choose the right pick thickness and what are the differences between them?
I'm using a 0.5 m pick for extra light strings, but I don' t like it very much.
What is the best pick ...
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How to strum without hitting the body with the pick?
I play the acoustic guitar. I've noticed a problem with my strumming. I tend to hit the body of the guitar too much when I'm strumming with the pick. It's not very noticeable when I'm not recording. ...
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Struggling with strumming patterns
After practicing some elementary strumming patterns, I still can't get to develop any muscle-memory for it.
I seem to be able to play short duration of rhythm that appeals to my mind, and perhaps even ...
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Learning to play guitar songs using on-line tabs - how to get strum patterns?
I am a relatively new guitarist and have been using online tabs such as this one: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/beatles/let_it_be_crd.htm to learn how to play new songs.
While those tabs ...
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Right hand technique used in gypsy jazz guitar
I want to learn the right hand technique used by gypsy guitar, especially that of joscho stephan. His arm is perfectly still but the hand is moving so fast, how is he doing that? Any tips on how to ...
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Finger Issues Learning Guitar
I am currently trying to learn the guitar been doing it for a week now , finger tips finally start getting those callouses but , when I ma holding chords such as c and I try to stretch my fingers to A ...
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How to play chords on full fingerboard without looking?
Are there any secrets behind learning to play chords on full fingerboard without looking at fretting hand (except that practice is the key)? Maybe some exercises?
