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Thanks for picking up on this Bo. I was afraid this thread would die.
Anyone? Ferenc? Dano? Mel? Can I coax Ivan out of lurk mode?
And yes, TooFastJim, you are right. The Woodies, The Fathoms, & The Pilgrims
all brought back the "chunkin'" in all its glory. The Cossacks also put it
to great use on occassion. But you Nebulas guys are carrying the torch!!!!
:)
Can you imagine the modern Dick Dale with a rhythm guitar player backing him
up? Or does he play to freely and jammy now so this wouldn't work? Thoughts?
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lookdenfer [mailto:]
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>
> What a great question! I am very interested to learn more about this
> also.
>
> Dano?
>
> --- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> > Jerry S. said that he always works up the rhythm guitar parts on
> songs when
> > learning them. The rhythm guitar parts are the hardest parts for me to
> > figure out. Does anyone have any tips? I do pretty good at picking
> out the
> > lead parts. But many times the rhythm guitar eludes me. I don't know how
> > people figure out Shadows or Atlantics songs...!
> >
> > The rhythm guitar is often buried in the mix, the chords are strummed so
> > fast, and/or its hard to pick up on subtleties like minors or 7ths, etc.
> > Sometimes I have had success by listening to the bass line. Any other
> > suggestions?
> >
> > I'd also take any suggestions on how to do the "chunking" parts, ala the
> > Astronauts or The Nebulas (I do believe the Nebulas have revived
> this long
> > lost art form). Is it just the root notes of the chords, root & 5th, or
> > what? Is the rhythm usually straight 8th notes or are other patterns
> > employed? It sounds so damn good but it's deceptively difficult.
> With all
> > that reverb splash and sproinging going on it sometimes makes it hard to
> > hear the exact rhythm (at least for me).
> >
> > I also realize the answer to all my questions may just be "practice
> more and
> > you'll get it".
> >
> > Thanks,
> > BN
