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DYNAMICS Essential dynamic techniques for fingerstyle blues
The Acoustic Guitar Workshop is the home of Fingerstyle Blues tuition on the Net. This lesson is taken from “Fingerstyle Blues 2�, a ten lesson course available from acousticguitarworkshop.com
FINGERSTYLE DYNAMICS Blues Effects Hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends and slides are crucial techniques to master if you want to play acoustic blues well. It’s no exaggeration to say that you will simply not be playing the blues unless you incorporate these dynamic effects into your playing. Right hand dampening or the palm mute It is quite rare for the thumb to produce clear open notes in the blues. The right hand is normally held back against the bridge in a claw-like position to enable the palm to dampen the bass string:
String bends Bends help to emphasise the blues notes. In this example the G note is stressed against the open E bass string:
Hammer on’s and pull off’s These give playing more attack and accent to phrases:
Slides Sliding in and out of notes add to the laid back style of the blues and again helps to accent certain notes:
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TURNAROUNDS CONT To demonstrate how important effects are, let’s try a simple blues, first without effects and then with.
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TURNAROUNDS CONT And now with effects:
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