Dave's Right Hand....

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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Dave's Right Hand....

Unread post by dmbjimmy » Wed Apr 16, 2003 5:09 pm

What the hell is going on here!??!?!?!

I have been playing dave for almost two years and I can't understand his strumming pattern....

take for instance the verse to OSW....

tab to the song is


E:--------------------------
B:--------------------------
G:-----7----8/10-10--x-x-x
D:---8------8/10-10--x-x-x
A:-6-------------------x-x-x--
E:-------6--------------x-x-x--


my question is... Isn't dave really playing.....


E------x---x------x-x-----x----------
B---x--x---x-----x-x-----x----x-x-x--
G---x--x---7-----8/10---10---x-x-x---
D---x--8---------8/10---10---x-x--x-
A---6---------------------------x-x--x
E-------------------------------------


HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Unread post by dmbjimmy » Wed Apr 16, 2003 5:10 pm

I forgot the 6 on the E string....


point is, is he just muting everything else???

and what is trapping????
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Unread post by ericwormann » Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:50 pm

he's doing a combination of things, most of which you don't really think about after playing for a while. Your second tab might be a little more accurate, but its understood that those strings shouldn't make sound so they aren't notated as muted. You also have to learn to control how far down you strum. while dave does strum a lot, he doesn't necessarilly strum every string for every stroke. He probably hits an "accidental" string or two per strum, but you don't even notice it because he mutes well.

Trapping, I believe, is when you mute with the palm of your right hand. Kind of like a palm-mute, except you don't anchor your hand on the bridge. Its more of just muting the strings closer to the sound hole as you strum. No tones should be produced, just a muted "chuck" kind of sound.
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Unread post by duluoz » Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:13 pm

Yeah, dude. That strumming is crazy. Does anyone have any tips on getting Dave's style of strumming down?
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Unread post by Too Step » Wed Apr 16, 2003 8:16 pm

I've been playing for 2 years and i can do Typical Situation with Dave's Strum/Picking technique you just gotta keep your hand moving all the time so that you're hitting some notes on the upstroke and some on the down. Don't know if that helps or whether it's obvious :lol:

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Unread post by 4mbi3nt » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:09 pm

duluoz wrote:Yeah, dude. That strumming is crazy. Does anyone have any tips on getting Dave's style of strumming down?
try learning the stone, when doing so, attempt to strum the whole song. Every part. One thing I can notice when i play, when picking normal notes my pinky tends to anchor a little on the pick gaurd and the picking action comes from the movement in the wrist up and down (kinda of like shaking someones hand). When playing a dave tune my wrist rotates like rotating a door knob and none of my fingers are anchored. Hope that helps
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Unread post by manjingo » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:26 pm

It makes we wonder how many different type of strumming patterns Dave has in his repertoire.


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Unread post by jsgksu » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:42 pm

I really wanna see someone up close play like this. I know this is how Dave plays or whatever but it seems so impossible Ive decided not to believe it until I see it.
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Unread post by manjingo » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:54 pm

You can watch me play. I'm the next best thing to Dave ;)


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Unread post by snoopdoug1 » Thu Apr 17, 2003 5:53 am

manjingo wrote:You can watch me play. I'm the next best thing to Dave ;)


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Unread post by snoopdoug1 » Thu Apr 17, 2003 5:53 am

btw, the title of this thread is a little... umm, scary?
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Unread post by duluoz » Thu Apr 17, 2003 9:40 am

Yeah, I've been playing for over two years and I used to have trouble with even regular strumming when I began. Im fine at that sort of stuff, but when I decided to learn how to play all the Dave songs I know correctly (with the strumming) I get all jacked up. I'm trying The Stone, which I've known for like ayear, with all strumming. Do you just mute everything but what you play with the palm of your strumming hand or what?
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Unread post by manjingo » Thu Apr 17, 2003 10:22 am

snoopdoug1 wrote:Lets see it :lol:
LOL! Ummm...I said nothing. I have no right hand just two left hands. Yeah, that's the ticket!


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Unread post by 4mbi3nt » Thu Apr 17, 2003 10:52 am

duluoz wrote: Do you just mute everything but what you play with the palm of your strumming hand or what?
Sorry i should've been a little more descriptive. When strumming, don't actually play all the strings, just the ones you're supposed to, but use the same action with the right hand as you would to strum. I tend to angle my pick a little upwards, i.e. if the pick was perpendicular to the body of the guitar, I angle the pick tip slightly upwards towards my face. It's kinda like a very controlled strum only playing the stings you're supposed to (and maybe a few extras sometimes :wink:).
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Unread post by snoopdoug1 » Thu Apr 17, 2003 1:35 pm

manjingo wrote:
snoopdoug1 wrote:Lets see it :lol:
LOL! Ummm...I said nothing. I have no right hand just two left hands. Yeah, that's the ticket!


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