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I didn't necessarily mean dave improvising at every show. For example take the song Jimi Thing, Daves part of the song sounds different now then in the early 90's even though it is the same basic riff (if you really want to critique it, which obviously this guy does). It has also has varied in sound and style from the time it was first played until the time it was last.Easy E wrote:basically Dave plays the same thing 95% of the songs
Everyone needs to stop telling people that it's palm muted. It's muting in the left hand.pjdk28 wrote:-the riff is undeniably palm muted
-try changing the attack (angle) of the pick...mentally buckle down and drive 2-3-2 a bit more aggressively
-resist the urge to hammer on
-make sure you're using both strokes of the pick to hit the notes (sounds like you are, but thats what broke the song for me)
try down, down, up, down, up, down. thats how i do itRuslan wrote:I'm quite confident that it's not down up down up down, pretty confident that there is at least 6 strums... That's as far as i can tell, I am very confused about how to strum, as in the pattern, but there's gotta be at least 6.
I mean take ourmedia for example, if you look at the instructional made by Pat, it sounds like he's doing 8 strums (don't know how they go cause i can't see his right hand), if you look at DustyDave, he does it nice and slow, it looks like he's doing 7 at first, and then the next time he does 6.
And if you look at the performance of dave matthews on youtube, it definitely sounds more than 6 strums.
I mean this is just a beginners talk, i'm not sure about most of it, this is why i posed this plea for help. So if anyone is in the mood for giving me a lesson... anytime.
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No, you're right. I do believe he does it on the Stone a little bit, like Easy E said to control the volume level. That's not the main technique used for the riff, though, it's the muting with the left hand that gives it that 'Dave-ness'Coldchillin wrote:Palm muting is putting the base of your right hand on the bridge, no? If I am right then he barely does that.
The question being asked in the thread is how to master a song (The Stone) exactly like Dave. I'm just trying to say that everytime Dave plays a song, it isn't always the same style. So if the originator of this thread would post a specific audio or video of the exact show that he wants us to explain how is played, that may help. Otherwise you will continue to get everyone's opinion on the way they learned it, from their audio, video, or how to recording which may or may not vary from what you actually want.Easy E wrote:the only thing he really does differently on some of the main riffs is palm mute a little more often(ie jimi thing)
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That's should set a few people straight. I forget the riff after the Gm sometimes, too.Willin wrote:I just uploaded a video on youtube with some tips on how to play The Stone for you. Hope it helps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cXfZt5ilVE
In my opinion, though, what I hear most of the time Dave plays the riff is muting with the left hand of the D string instead of him actually picking that E note (2nd fret, D string). It's hard to pick up what he plays sometimes, though.Return to “Dave's Guitar Discussion”
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