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    FREE music lessons from

    Berklee College of Music

    A Modern Method for Guitar


    Volume 2
    William Leavitt

    Rhythm GuitarThe Right Hand

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    Rhythm GuitarThe Right Hand ( 44 and 2 Beat)
    For a good rhythm section blend, all notes of a chord must seem to explode into sound at the same
    instant. This can be accomplished by a combination of downward, rotary forearm and loose wrist mo-
    tion, as if flecking something from the back of your hand. The pick must travel very quickly across
    the strings to match the sound of the production of a pizzicato note on the bass violin.

    NOTATION: Downstroke
    Upstroke
    Strike muffled strings; fingers in formation
    , Release pressure immediately after chord sounds

    All strokes labeled Basic are usually best when used with a guitar alone or with an
    incomplete rhythm section.

    Basic Stroke: Orchestral: The Chop


    Four, Four, and Two Beat Four, Four (often slightly amplified)

    4 - > - > , , , ,
    4 - - - - 4
    4 4 4
    J J J J J J
    Chord duration must For use with organ groups
    match notes of bass violin. and similar small combos.

    EXERCISE
    Practice in all three styles, with emphasis on the orchestral stroke.

    # 4 . G6 A b Am7 D7 b 9 G6
    .
    & 4 . .
    The principal difficulty in the above orchestral stroke is in producing the sharp, explosive attack while
    keeping the chord duration long.

    *

    Orchestral 4 or C
    Two Beat 4
    It is sometimes advisable in practice (and in use) to lightly hit the (muffled) top strings on the
    returning upstroke where rests are indicated.

    EXERCISE
    # 4 C . G6 b
    A Am7 b
    D7 9 G6
    & 4 or . ..

    Be sure to practice at slow, medium, and fast tempos. When learning this style of rhythm playing, it is
    necessary to tap the foot. First tap on beats 1 and 3, and later tap on 1, 2, 3, and 4.

    16
    , , , ,
    Orchestral Fast to C
    Very Fast Four

    Tap the foot in two (i.e. on beats 1 and 3)

    Make the upstroke sound as much like the downstroke as possible by favoring the lower strings with
    the returning upstroke of the pick. There will be a slight natural accent on beats 2 and 4, because
    the downstroke hits the heavy string first. This is good, as it is comparable to the drummers use of
    the hi-hat cymbal on these beats.

    EXERCISE
    # 4 . G6 A b Am7 D7 9 b G6
    & 4 . ..

    This right-hand technique is difficult to master but is extremely valuable. It allows you to maintain
    very bright tempos (steady as a rock) with very little tightening up.

    Chord Etude No. 7


    3: Eighth note (e) gets one beat
    8

    All notes connected by a curved line must be kept ringing.

    Moderately Fast Waltz


    %
    3 .
    & b 8 .. . .

    .
    .
    . . .
    .
    V
    2
    . 4
    3 4
    . 2 3
    . .
    .
    To coda
    3 2
    4
    . . . b .
    . .
    Rall. D.S. al coda
    1 2
    . b .
    4
    b . . b . n b ..

    Coda Rit. (poco a poco)
    .
    b . ggg ..
    g Fine
    .

    17

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