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Mirek Patek - Posted - 04/12/2008: 05:53:06
I am presenting the exercise which uses the opposite way of syncopation than the three-finger rolls in 4/4 measure. While we all know the result of fitting the three-note-segments to twice four-note space in one measure, the other way is also possible and brings interesting sounds. All the following examples will be executed by right hand armed by thumbpick + two fingerpicks on I&M, the strumming pattern also with ring fingernail downbrush.
Imagine there is need for 12 notes (four times three notes) in one period of time (you can call it 12/8 measure or 4/4 measure with triplets, or two measures of 6/8 etc.). And that you have four-notes-long repetitive right hand pattern. Some examples are strumming pattern A (in case you use also ring finger nail for downbrush), picking pattern B (here the thumb and index are crossing) or C (if you do not want to cross). The right hand fingers are indicated in the tabulature instead of numbers of frets, because you can use any chord.
A B C ----R-I-M---------M-------M----- --T-R-I-M-------T-------I---I--- --T-R-I-M-----I-------T--------- --T---------T------------------- (------------------------------) The goal is to play and feel this: A -|--R-I|M---R|I-M--|R-I-M|- -|T-R-I|M-T-R|I-M-T|R-I-M|- -|T-R-I|M-T-R|I-M-T|R-I-M|- -|T----|--T--|----T|-----|- (|-----|-----|-----|-----|) and not this -|--R-I-M|--R-I-M|--R-I-M|- -|T-R-I-M|T-R-I-M|T-R-I-M|- -|T-R-I-M|T-R-I-M|T-R-I-M|- -|T------|T------|T------|- (|-------|-------|-------|) For pattern B the goal is -|-----|M----|--M--|----M|- -|----T|-----|T----|--T--|- -|--I--|----I|-----|I----|- -|T----|--T--|----T|-----|- (|-----|-----|-----|-----|) instead of -|------M|------M|------M|- -|----T--|----T--|----T--|- -|--I----|--I----|--I----|- -|T------|T------|T------|- (|-------|-------|-------|) And finally the pattern C -|----M|-----|M----|--M--|- -|--I--|I---I|--I--|I---I|- -|T----|--T--|----T|-----|- -|-----|-----|-----|-----|- (|-----|-----|-----|-----|) and not -|----M--|----M--|----M--|- -|--I---I|--I---I|--I---I|- -|T------|T------|T------|- -|-------|-------|-------|- (|-------|-------|-------|)You can achieve this goal though the intermediate stage where you stress the first note also by adding a pause after it. Or you can take following example as separate exercise. Here I find especially challenging to break the strumming pattern in different places.
A -|----R-I|M-----R|I---M--|R---I-M|- -|T---R-I|M---T-R|I---M-T|R---I-M|- -|T---R-I|M---T-R|I---M-T|R---I-M|- -|T------|----T--|------T|-------|- (|-------|-------|-------|-------|) B -|-------|M------|----M--|------M|- -|------T|-------|T------|----T--|- -|----I--|------I|-------|I------|- -|T------|----T--|------T|-------|- (|-------|-------|-------|-------|) C -|------M|-------|M------|----M--|- -|----I--|I-----I|----I--|I-----I|- -|T------|----T--|------T|-------|- -|-------|-------|-------|-------|- (|-------|-------|-------|-------|)Mirek
Edited by - Mirek Patek on 04/12/2008 09:21:03
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