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May 13, 2022 · Created for Guitar Techniques Magazine Issue GT335. I'm the monthly Classical Guitar Contributor and this month's issue features my arrangement of this fun P...
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Feb 13, 2014 · It's a shame because the bass notes make the song much more enjoyable to listen to. I play this song almost entirely with my thumb (right hand). After plucking each note, I immediately mute the string with my thumb, so as to create a pizzicato effect. The chords, however, I play normally. Have fun.
Jan 6, 2024 · To play a bend, fret a string with your ring finger, and place your pointer and middle fingers on the frets just behind it. Exerting pressure with all 3 fingers, push the string up or down against the neck and allow its pitch to rise. You can achieve either a half step or a full step difference in pitch. [2]
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Pizzicato (commonly called “plucking”) is a technique used to produce sound by plucking the violin strings with your fingers instead of using the bow. It comes from the Italian word pizzicare, which means “to pinch or pluck,” and you may see it abbreviated as “pizz” on sheet music. To play pizzicato, you simply use your right-hand ...
That’s why spiccato is considered a bouncing stroke, whereas staccato is not. Hearing the distinction takes some practice. Because the bow stays on the string after a staccato stroke, it works to stop the vibration of the note. Therefore, a staccato sound is a bit crisper and shorter than a spiccato sound. When the performer lifts the bow off ...
Use of left-hand pizzicato is relatively uncommon and is most often found in the violin solo repertoire; two famous examples of left-hand pizzicato are Paganini's 24th Caprice and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen. Left hand pizzicato can also be used while bowed notes are being held, an effect appearing primarily in repertoire of the late 19th century ...
May 17, 2024 · The bebop scale. The Dominant Bebop Scale (often just referred to as simply the Bebop Scale), is built by taking the fifth mode of the major scale, the Mixolydian mode, and adding in a natural 7 interval, producing the 8-note scale you see below. Since it is built from the Mixolydian mode, you can use it to solo in the same way, over 7th chords ...
