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So you're amazed as to how Dave's rhythm guitar slaps and strums so "perfectly"...but you can't. Ask all things about Dave and his guitars here.

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Unread post by jkanter » Fri Jul 18, 2003 3:56 pm

True.....Quick Reply RULES!
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Unread post by tjmac66pc » Fri Jul 18, 2003 4:00 pm

never used it before...you're right it does rule!! ahhh you're just trying to show off all the special buttons and links you have on your site...very clever, kanter
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Unread post by jkanter » Fri Jul 18, 2003 4:01 pm

tjmac66pc wrote:never used it before...you're right it does rule!! ahhh you're just trying to show off all the special buttons and links you have on your site...very clever, kanter
Keep this as the last off-topic post in the thread.....but I just added it about 10min ago so I figured I would use it for fun.......sorry about off-topic...lata
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Unread post by tjmac66pc » Fri Jul 18, 2003 4:06 pm

i like quick reply better though....it's great, you weren't kidding!!

but back to topic...basically to sum up: Ants, Stay, rhyme and reason, and even Rapunzel have similar muting methods...

live at luther track 7 baby!! listen to that and play to that over and over and you'll get the muted strums and rhythm that D&T use...

that's what i did and it really speeds up the learning curve
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Unread post by Gombo » Fri Jul 18, 2003 5:15 pm

DmbFanJason wrote:on ants, all the muting is done with the fretting hand as kanter said
Can you explain in words how the muting is done for this song? It sounds simple to say just mute with the left hand but that doesn't help me. It looks like you have to cover the D string as well as the G, B, and E, and brush across the strings un-fretted three times? I can do this if I barre the strings but Dave seems to keep the same chord formation. I guess it's hard to explain.

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Unread post by DmbFanJason » Fri Jul 18, 2003 5:36 pm

ok well...

this is how it is when Dave starts out...

D, 1 downstroke mute(placing all 4 of your fingers over at least the majority of the strings), then slide slide....

G, 3 strokes...Up, Down, Up(placing all 4 of your fingers over at least the majority of the strings).....should make an "achicka" sound.

You really have to think of the "achicka" mute sound to get Dave's style...
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Unread post by Gombo » Fri Jul 18, 2003 5:49 pm

That clears it up a lot. Thanks Jason.
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