How do you play this?

[Donutchef]

d------------------------------------
d------------------------------------
a------5-5/4---------4-------12------
d-------------0------4-------12------
a------5-5/4--0------2-------10------
d---0---------0----------------------

ynow when ur supposed 2 play both them 2 notes at the same time but NOT play the string in between them? How ?

[bugman]

Fingerpick or mute

[Donutchef]

mute w/ palm or an xtra finger?

[LesPaulGuy]

do whats comfortable, but an extra finger can be more accurate...

[TomN]

I'd have to hear it, because the few ways of doing it can sound very different.

You can either play both notes simutaneously with your pick and your middle finger.
Use the pick for the top note and your middle finger for the bottom note. You kind of pull the bottom note with your middle finger. Depending on how much gain you are using this technique will sound quite different.

With the right amp setting it can give a very piano type of sound.

The other way would be to play the top note with your index finger and the bottom note with your second finger of your fretting hand. Let the pad of your index finger slightly touch the string inbetween so it's mutes it. Then strum all 3 strings.

Not knowing the song, I don't know which is best. But if you do the mute technique, you will hear a more percussive sound and you will hear the muted note. Because you will hear it, I would think it would be tabbed differently. Like this:


d------------------------------------
d------------------------------------
a------5-5/4---------4-------12------
d------x-x-x--0------4-------12------
a------5-5/4--0------2-------10------
d---0---------0----------------------

Because it isn't tabbed like that. I suspect the notes are played with the fingers, simultaneously and not strummed.




[This message has been edited by TomN (edited August 19, 2003).]

[Donutchef]

It's part of the beginning of My Sacrifice by Creed. I was gonna ask about what them X's mean in between there, they mean to mute it with ur finger? that correct?

[TomN]

Yup

[Donutchef]

k

[TomN]

You win. I can't do anything less than 1 letter.

[Donutchef]

i no waste my life typing, pros dun use comps/forums 2 get good

[eightmanvt]

Geez...all these guys doing their best to help...and that's how he replies? Just when I was getting impressed by the quality of responses on this site.

[the_dreamer]

An empty post will do nicely, Tomn http://www.zentao.com/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif

[guitwitit]

(more than willing to oblige)

[bugman]

¸

[Spirit]

*blink*

I think this forum needs an age restriction.

[TomN]

It will have to be 30+ Only or I'm out.


[This message has been edited by TomN (edited November 07, 2003).]

[This message has been edited by TomN (edited November 07, 2003).]

[the_dreamer]

Yeah...I agree with both Spirit and Tomn about the age thing - that'd disqualify myself from the forums, but if that would really help people from stop being so immature and thoughtless...well, it'd be worth it.

And I do still love this forum

):

[hardstarter]

lol

[SKEETER]

I do stuff like that using the pick for the lower string and using my insult finger to do the second(higher) note. It is something you have to work at, but worth knowing, you cannot play any of the country stuff after the 70s without knowing how to do that as well,........